Craig
10th July 2011, 07:08 PM
Well just back from Portugal yesterday after 7 days... Never been a great fan of the European package holiday, but since my mum is on her own and with all her disabilities, it's kinda the only way she gets to the sun. (she couldn't go on holiday on her own or with people of her own age...)
Anyway, just thought I would share my thoughts on Portugal and also give a few photos... The first thing that struck me about Portugal is that it was ROASTIN ! :thud:
The next thing is that you can see there is not a lot of money there these days.... lots of broken roads, half built buildings and generally a run down nature of the places we went thro. Granted, in the main tourist areas, they look much better.. :thumbs up:
We rented a villa and we knew it was in the hills about 4 miles from the coast... Little did we know it was in a tiny village, with only a taverna in it and no road signs around it with part dirt/rock, part tarmac roads around it... This meant we didn't go out at night and I had to cook every night for dinner. (we got lost several times in the first few days and only came back into the village the same way twice !! :thud:)
Some of the nice things.... The weather was great all week, but got to 38 degrees one day until 9 at night....!
Vilamoura and Vale de Lobo are really nice little resorts. The marina was amazing and there is A LOT of money there... :cool:
Would I go back?? well, not to that villa, but maybe, as the people were really nice, even when you cut someone up on the road (by getting lost !) there were not honking of horns or shaking fists...:D
Anyway, just thought I would share my thoughts on Portugal and also give a few photos... The first thing that struck me about Portugal is that it was ROASTIN ! :thud:
The next thing is that you can see there is not a lot of money there these days.... lots of broken roads, half built buildings and generally a run down nature of the places we went thro. Granted, in the main tourist areas, they look much better.. :thumbs up:
We rented a villa and we knew it was in the hills about 4 miles from the coast... Little did we know it was in a tiny village, with only a taverna in it and no road signs around it with part dirt/rock, part tarmac roads around it... This meant we didn't go out at night and I had to cook every night for dinner. (we got lost several times in the first few days and only came back into the village the same way twice !! :thud:)
Some of the nice things.... The weather was great all week, but got to 38 degrees one day until 9 at night....!
Vilamoura and Vale de Lobo are really nice little resorts. The marina was amazing and there is A LOT of money there... :cool:
Would I go back?? well, not to that villa, but maybe, as the people were really nice, even when you cut someone up on the road (by getting lost !) there were not honking of horns or shaking fists...:D