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Tips and advice for tour cycling in Portugal.

10. July 2022 · 44 comments · Categories: Cycling., Portugal

Tour cycling in Portugal.

Tour cycling in Portugal.

I have been cycling in Portugal several times over the past 17 years and have covered many parts of the country by bicycle, so here is some general advice about tour cycling in Portugal, seen from my perspective.

Hiking to Ponta de Sao Lourenco.

02. November 2019 · Write a comment · Categories: Madeira, Portugal, Walking

Hiking to Ponta de Sao Lourenco.

Hiking to Ponta de Sao Lourenco.

Madeira is an island with many great hikes. I have taken many over the years, and hiking to Ponta de Sao Lourenco has to be one of my favourite hikes on Madeira.

Hiking to Lagoa do Fogo on the Azores.

22. October 2019 · 1 comment · Categories: Azores, Portugal, Walking

Lagoa do Fogo

Hiking to Lagoa do Fogo.

I just went hiking to a volcanic crater, on an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. You should do that too.

Cycling along the Ecopista do Dao in Portugal.

14. August 2019 · 3 comments · Categories: Cycling., Portugal

Ecopista do Dao.

Cycling on the Ecopista do Dao.

I just did a cycling tour from Coimbra to Viseu. This was one of the best cycling routes I have ever taken. And most of it was along a cycling trail called Ecopista do Dao.

The giant ghost hotel on the volcano.

07. August 2019 · 13 comments · Categories: Abandoned places, Azores, Crazy stuff, Portugal

Inside the ghost Hotel Monte Palace on the Azores.

Inside the ghost Hotel Monte Palace on the Azores.

On the Azores you have one of the strangest hotels I have come across in a long life of travel. A massive 5 star hotel that has been abandoned almost from the day it was built.