In August, I had the opportunity to cross another country off my list and I spent 2 weeks exploring northern Portugal.
I don't even know where to begin with describing how awesome this vacation was, so instead I created another vlog to showcase some of the fun stuff we did.
Portugal is a wonderful country to visit (though I do not suggest trying to drive there from the Netherlands. Google maps says 22 hours, but it's more like 32). The cities are bustling with culture, the coast is gorgeous, the hiking is brilliant and there's cheap port, so what more do you need in life?! It's really hard to recapitulate an entire 2 week holiday in one post, but if I had to pick, there are two moments that stand out as my favorite moments of the trip. First is dinner on the beach. Half of the group decided to go to Coimbra (the old capital of Portugal), and the rest of us decided to have a relaxing evening at the campsite. Instead, we ended up packing up our chairs, our drinks and ourselves and heading to the beach to watch the sunset. One thing led to the next and before we knew it, we had ordered pizza and were having a fun night playing tag in the sand and visiting while watching the sun set. That is until the group called us from Coimbra saying that their car was stuck in the parkade. They had missed the operating hours and turns out their car was stuck there for the night. There was a brief moment where we thought we might have to send our DD to go get them, but luckily they managed to find someone who spoke Portugese and English and they called the company to come let them out.
The second evening that remains one of my favorite memories is when we were visiting Geres national park. We were at a campsite that led right onto the riverbed and one night, we decided to have a campfire! We gathered up some twigs and driftwood and sat on the rocky shore enjoying each other's company all evening. It was something so simple, but it was so relaxing and spontaneous.
Overall, it was a great holiday, so without further ado, I present to you a not-so-short photo/video summary of our trip to Portugal!
I don't even know where to begin with describing how awesome this vacation was, so instead I created another vlog to showcase some of the fun stuff we did.
Portugal is a wonderful country to visit (though I do not suggest trying to drive there from the Netherlands. Google maps says 22 hours, but it's more like 32). The cities are bustling with culture, the coast is gorgeous, the hiking is brilliant and there's cheap port, so what more do you need in life?! It's really hard to recapitulate an entire 2 week holiday in one post, but if I had to pick, there are two moments that stand out as my favorite moments of the trip. First is dinner on the beach. Half of the group decided to go to Coimbra (the old capital of Portugal), and the rest of us decided to have a relaxing evening at the campsite. Instead, we ended up packing up our chairs, our drinks and ourselves and heading to the beach to watch the sunset. One thing led to the next and before we knew it, we had ordered pizza and were having a fun night playing tag in the sand and visiting while watching the sun set. That is until the group called us from Coimbra saying that their car was stuck in the parkade. They had missed the operating hours and turns out their car was stuck there for the night. There was a brief moment where we thought we might have to send our DD to go get them, but luckily they managed to find someone who spoke Portugese and English and they called the company to come let them out.
The second evening that remains one of my favorite memories is when we were visiting Geres national park. We were at a campsite that led right onto the riverbed and one night, we decided to have a campfire! We gathered up some twigs and driftwood and sat on the rocky shore enjoying each other's company all evening. It was something so simple, but it was so relaxing and spontaneous.
Overall, it was a great holiday, so without further ado, I present to you a not-so-short photo/video summary of our trip to Portugal!
