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Tomar – The Town of Templars
After our long day out in Coimbra we decided to stay another day and just loiter around the areas of town closest to the van. To eat breakfast in...
Downtime in Coimbra – Ancient Capital of Portugal
It's Wednseday 27th February and today is our 23rd on the road since we up and walked out of that Morrison's supermarket back in Edinburgh. Today...
Aveiro – Is it Really the Venice of Portugal?
Iggy the Hymer motorhome has moved again and is currently sitting quietly in a Sports centre carpark in the little Portuguese town of Aveiro. It is...
Porto – City of Soft Light & High Bridges
On our first morning in Porto we set off bright and early for the three mile walk along the river Douro from Afurada fishing harbour into the city...
Driving Along the Douro to Porto
Iggy the Hymer motorhome is sitting by the mouth of the Douro river in Afurada, Porto. ( 41.142951, -8.648327 ). Outside the van the air rings with...
Into the Interior – Mountains & Viseu
It was with a bit of a gut wrench that we left Almeida in the morning to contune our journey through Portugal. I had really taken to the charms of...
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