Alfama – the original quarter of Lisbon
Outside the city walls and yet so close to the centre Before Charlie had gone to Peniche to see the Meo Pro Portugal, she had spent one day in Lisbon which was exactly enough for a free walking tour in Lisbon and a trip the Christ Statue.
Trip to Belem
Views over Lisbon from the water After the free walking tour in Lisbon, a street art walk, and a guided tour through Alfama, there was one thing left that Charlie wanted to do in Lisbon: A tour to Belém – the birthplace of the original Pastel de
Street Art in Lisbon
Street art, urban art, public art If graffiti in London’s Shoreditch, Charlie’s street art tour in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the urban art in Cologne already left you impressed, Lisbon will make you speechless. Street Art isn’t hard to find in the Portuguese capital. There is
Exploring the West Coast of Portugal
Vicentine Coast Natural Park It was Nina, the other solo traveller Charlie had met at the hostel in Faro, who had told her about a day trip to the west coast of Portugal. Nina had booked that tour for the day after they had travelled together from
The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez (2022)
UK movie premiere at the London Surf Film Festival 2022 After an extended break during the pandemic years, the London Surf Film Festival was finally back at the Genesis Cinema in 2022 and it came with a bang: a documentary about the legendary surfer Gerry Lopez and
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
Out of the water and onto waves made of concrete “Vert skating was the kind of skating that was done in pools, where you could get airborne and be weightless. The other style, which is what I did, was called freestyle - tricks you could do on
Faro
A stop by the beach Charlie had been spending most of the winter in the Canary Islands. She had been to the Billabong Surfcamp in Fuerteventura for New Year’s Eve, lived a month as a digital nomad in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and checked the surf
Travelling along the Algarve: From Faro to Sagres
Stopover in Lagos After two days in Faro, Charlie had a train and bus connection to Sagres on the Saturday. The train would leave Faro at 12.25 to Lagos. She would have a stopover of about 5 hours in Lagos before taking the coach to Sagres in
Wavy Ocean Earplugs
Protecting your ears in cold water Whilst Charlie prefers surf trips to warm destinations like Portugal, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria or Andalucia, she also surfs occasionally in the UK. As anywhere in Europe, the surf conditions are best in the winter months when water and temperatures can get
Coffee shops to work from in Playa de las Américas
Coffee and lunch for digital nomad surfers Charlie spent a week at the Blackstone Surfcamp in Tenerife. The surf camp is near Adeje along the west coast whereas the surf centre is in Playa de las Américas. There is a transfer between the two places every day