Portugal Archives - Travelers Sandbox Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:15:06 +0000 en hourly 1 Alvor, Portugal: On Guard https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/alvor-portugal-on-guard/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/alvor-portugal-on-guard/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:13:27 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=9109 Alvor Alvor is a quaint little seaside village in Portugal’s Algarve, and home to at least one super cute guard dog. Welcome to week 281 (6/9/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. My brain is mush after interviewing 60+ students the last two days, and hearing about their final presentations. Those happen next week. This is the […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/alvor-portugal-on-guard/feed/ 12 Porto: Port Wine Tour at House of Sandeman https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-port-wine-house-of-sandeman/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-port-wine-house-of-sandeman/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:13:56 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8979 Port Wine Join me this week sipping port wine across the Douro river from Porto in Vila Nova de Gaia (usually known simply as Gaia). Welcome to week 269 (3/10/16) of Travel Photo Thursday.  We’re pretty easy going here at BTS, but please remember to follow a few guidelines… To join in the Travel Photo Thursday […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-port-wine-house-of-sandeman/feed/ 23 Portugal: Beautiful Porto https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalbeautiful-porto/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalbeautiful-porto/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2016 06:44:37 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8962 Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday, week 266 (2/18/2016), and beautiful, rainy Porto. This is a very quick post for me this week. I am back in Barcelona, and had a very trying day yesterday. My wallet was stolen on the subway, and I am still dealing with all of that. I didn’t […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalbeautiful-porto/feed/ 24 Porto, Portugal: Livraria Lello & Irmao https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-portugallivraria-lello-irmao/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-portugallivraria-lello-irmao/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:26:43 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8949 Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday, week 265 (2/11/2016), and Porto’s stunning Livraria Lello & Irmao. We’re pretty easy going here at BTS, but please remember to follow a few guidelines… To join in the Travel Photo Thursday fun simply post a photo on your blog. Return here and place your link in […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/porto-portugallivraria-lello-irmao/feed/ 14 Portugal: A Delicious Prix Fix Menu https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-a-delicious-prix-fix-menu/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-a-delicious-prix-fix-menu/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 07:40:23 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8939 Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday, week 264 (2/3/2016)! Anyone who has traveled in Europe knows that prix fix menus are a common occurrence in restaurants across Europe. Today, join me on a photo tour of amazingly delicious prix fix menu at the 3 Marias close by the seaside village of Olhos D’Aqua, […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-a-delicious-prix-fix-menu/feed/ 17 Portugal: Beautiful Algarve https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/beautiful-algarve/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/beautiful-algarve/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:26:53 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8931 Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday, week 263 (1/28/2016).  I’m well into my third week in the beautiful Algarve. In spite of having a website house that keeps suspending the blog (hopefully fixed!), and finding an Internet provider that is not going to bankrupt me (long story), there is lots to smile about […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/beautiful-algarve/feed/ 15 Portugal: Algarve’s Praia da Oura https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalalgarves-praia-da-oura/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalalgarves-praia-da-oura/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:26:08 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8925 Welcome to week 263 (1/21/2106) of Travel Photo Thursday, and Portugal’s stunning Praia da Oura. I’ve actually been busy with work and tax related stuff most of this week, so the merry making of being on holiday has kind of taken a back seat. Thankfully, I have finally been able to decipher all of the […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugalalgarves-praia-da-oura/feed/ 27 Lisbon: Museu Nacional do Azulejo https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/lisbon-museu-nacional-do-azulejo/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/lisbon-museu-nacional-do-azulejo/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:14:58 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8911 Welcome to week 262 (1/14/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. This week, please join me on a photo tour of Lisbon’s fascinatingly beautiful National Tile Museum. Visiting this museum was high on my list and I was not disappointed. Both the museum’s stunning historical home and it’s breathtaking contents are worthy of a few hours of […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/lisbon-museu-nacional-do-azulejo/feed/ 19 Portugal Moments: A Photo Essay https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-moments-a-photo-essay/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-moments-a-photo-essay/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:59:57 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8901 Welcome to week 261 (1/7/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday, and our first post from Portugal, and of the new year. Last week was a huge miss because my site was under attack by hackers trying to break in, so my host took the site down. I don’t get how the tech people can’t see what’s […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/portugal-moments-a-photo-essay/feed/ 27 The Best Beaches to Visit in Lisbon https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/the-best-beaches-to-visit-in-lisbon/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/the-best-beaches-to-visit-in-lisbon/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:51:55 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=6067 Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, lies on the Atlantic coast and boasts a number of scenic  beaches. It’s an ideal  getaway for those looking for a city break, along with a chance to relax at the beach. Being right on the Atlantic, the beaches have something of a reputation to uphold, and there are quite […]

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