Category Portugal
Euro 2020 Match Day 15 – Belgium v Portugal
This is a match of heavyweights in Seville with both nations amongst the favourites. Belgium The Manneken Pis is the symbol of Brussels and like the Mermaid in Copenhagen and The Mona Lisa in Paris you might be left scratching your head wondering what all the fuss is about. That doesn’t stop crowds of people […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 13 – France v Portugal
Budapest plays host to the crucial match between the finalists from Euro 2016 France The Musée D’Orsay in Paris is my favourite art gallery in the world. Housed in the marvellous from Paris to Orleans railway station on the Left Bank of La Seine, it is choc full of famous paintings by the likes of […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 9 – Portugal v Germany
Two of the ‘big boys’ clash in Munich in the second game of the day. Germany Cologne is up there with my favourite German cities. Arriving by train is great as you cross the Rhine into the Hauptbahnhof, and as soon as you exit the station you are met with the colossal gothic cathedral. I […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 5 – Hungary v Portugal
The holders (Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal) kick off their defence in Budapest. The are in what is known as ‘the group of death’ along with favourites France and perennial achievers Germany. Hungary Apologies Magyars, I have only ever been to your capital on my three visits to Hungary. In 2006 my visit with Mrs Wilbur commemorated […]
Sunday Photo – The Dom Luís I Bridge, Porto in Portugal
With Portugal one of the few ‘green’ countries on the UK’s travel list, it is of course a hugely desired location at the moment. For me, Porto just edges Lisbon as my favourite city there. Now where did I store my passport…..
The Bridges of Europe – Part One, Southern Europe
Korinth (Corinth), Greece The Corinth Canal in Greece is an incredible feat of engineering and was once an important navigational route which allowed ships to enter the Aegean Sea. Carved through the isthmus at sea level, the canal is 6.4 km long with a width of only 25 metres. Impossible for modern ships to go through, […]
Harry Potter’s Portugal – Landmarks That (May) Have Inspired The Book Series
Harry Potter in Porto Most people know the story about how the amazing J K Rowling wrote the beginnings of the Harry Potter series as a single mother sat in the Elephant House Cafe in Edinburgh, often staying for hours on end with a single cup of coffee and writing the story on free paper […]
Monday Morning Blues – 25 de Abril Bridge, Lisbon
This weeks’ Monday morning blues pic comes from Portugal. The o25 de Abril Bridge in the capital is a suspension bridge across to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tagus river. It was completed in 1966, whilst a train platform was added in 1999. Built by the American Bridge Company, it […]
2018 Gone, 2019 Beckons
Travels in Europe, Asia & The Americas It is the time of the year to reflect back on the year’s adventures and look forward to what 2019 may bring. There is something different for me this year however. A recent nine-day hospitalisation has given me time to think about what the privilege of travel really […]
