Cascais and Sintra
Royal stories from castles and palaces Have you been to Sintra and Cascais? Charlie heard this question a few times when she talked about her visits to Lisbon and it was time to see those places. Sintra and Cascais are connected by train and you can get
Drift Away: Surf and Yoga Retreat in Portugal
Surfing and Yoga in Ericeira It all started with the surf movie Undercurrents that Charlie had watched and written about a few years earlier. The filming took place on the island of Jersey and featured the retreat organiser of Drift amongst others. Since then, Charlie wanted to
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
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
Meo Pro Portugal 2022 in Peniche
World-class surfing in the Wave Capital After two times at the Quiksilver Pro in France, it was time for Charlie to head to another world tour competition in Europe: The Meo Pro Portugal was on in Peniche between 3rd and 13th March 2022. Charlie was there from