Monthly Archives: June 2015

Portugal: Faro

Posted on June 30, 2015 by tbeartravels

FARO 28tH, 29TH and 30TH MAY 2015 Lisbon is far behind us as we venture to the most southern Portuguese town of Faro in the Algarve Region. The reason for choosing Faro as a stopover point was its nearness to … Continue reading →

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Portugal: Lisbon Part 2

Posted on June 25, 2015 by tbeartravels

LISBON PART 2:  OUT and ABOUT  21st to 25th MAY 2015 Since September 2012 when our Encountering the Past journeys commenced I have laid down around 400 000 words. The words come easily enough and so does the general context … Continue reading →

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Portugal: Lisbon Pt 1

Posted on June 14, 2015 by tbeartravels

LISBON PART 1 21st to 25th May, 2015 The overnight sleeper train from Salamanca to Lisbon departed at 1-30am so you could say we had an early start today. At Salamanca Station we met Oscar, a young Mexican lad, who … Continue reading →

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Spain: Salamanca

Posted on June 10, 2015 by tbeartravels

SALAMANCA   SPAIN TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2015 There was no particular reason why we decided to go to Salamanca. We didn’t visit the city in the 1970s, it just happened to be a convenient stopover on the way to Lisbon in … Continue reading →

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Spain: Santander

Posted on June 2, 2015 by tbeartravels

SANTANDER CITY, OUR SPANISH LANDFALL. Wednesday 14th to Monday 18th May 2015 Bev and I were last in Spain in 1972 and at that time, it was ruled by dictator General Francisco Franco. Franco was in power from 1936 (the … Continue reading →

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