Destinations Portugal9 blogsEurope 2013Invaded by GermansYes, it’s true! I’m in Europe and I’m am actually being invaded by Germans. Well, at my hostel anyway… Not to say this is a bad thing. I suppose using… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 1Will I ever get there?I never thought of how long the day would be starting the trip. My journey from Vancouver to Lisbon first had a stop in London. The flight from Vancouver to… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 2Checking out the neighborhoodEven though I hadn’t had much sleep the last few days, I was wide awake at 7am. I got up and headed to the kitchen to find the complimentary breakfast… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 3Running in cavesSo, I found out a very important life lesson – don’t run in dark caves and definitely don’t do it running backwards! More on that later… But first – day… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 4ExpoToday Johanna, Keissi and I took a short 20 minute metro trip to the east of Lisbon where the old Expo 98 lands are. It’s a beautiful area with great… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 5Relaxing by the beachToday I decided to explore the coastal region of Cascais about a half an hour to the west by myself. I took the day to reflect both on me and… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 6Vancouver weather catches up with meWell, it was inevitable I guess. After 5 days of sun to start my trip, I woke up this morning to pouring rain. Ick. My plan for today was to… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 7Heading northI was running out of things to do in Lisbon so I decided I would head up to Porto for a couple of days. It’s about 3 hours north from… read moreEurope 2013 | Day 8Mission: Taylor FladgateDay 8 started early once again. It’s weird – after years of going to bed at 2 or 4 in the morning and getting up at noonish, I’ve now converted… read more
