Portugal Travel

In July 1776 a pair of Franciscan friars, Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante, were charged by the governor of New Mexico with discovering a route across the unknown Southwest to the new Spanish colony in California. They had other goals as well, some of them secret: converting the indigenous natives along the way to the true faith, discovering a semi-mythical paradise known as Teguayo, hunting for sources of gold and silver, and paving the way for Spanish settlements from Santa Fe to Monterey. In strict terms, the expedition failed.

Along the coast via Albufeira and Lagos, the journey goes inland to Al Jezur. In Lisbon, explore the narrow streets of the city with the 'Electricos' and visit the "Torre De Belem". The Portuguese kings spent the summers in Sintra, in their residences surrounded by gardens full of flowers. The Mosteiro de Batalha and the Convento de Christo, the castle of the Knights Templar are on your route north, the "cradle of the country". The old town of Porto is a World Heritage Site.

An der Küste entlang über Albufeira und Lagos geht die Reise ins Landesinnere nach Al Jezur. In Lissabon erkunden Sie mit den 'Electricos' die engen Straßen der Stadt und besichtigen den "Torre De Belem". Die portugiesischen Könige verbrachten den Sommer in Sintra, in ihren von blühenden Gärten umgebenen Residenzen. Die Mosteiro de Batalha und das Convento de Christo, die Burg der Tempelritter liegen auf Ihrer Route nach Norden, der "Wiege des Landes".

Há muitos fatores que ajudam a compreender porque viver em Portugal parece uma excelente ideia. Além das diversas belezas naturais, o país também possui uma ótima qualidade de vida. Seus habitantes tem acesso a uma boa estrutura de segurança e diversas oportunidades, bem como um sistema de educação eficiente e uma saúde qualitativa! Está cogitando mudar sua vida e partir para a “terrinha”? Então saiba que esse conteúdo poderá lhe dar uma boa base de orientação! Boa leitura, e provavelmente, boa viagem! 

Eine akustische Reise durch Spanien und Portugal: von den Pyrenäen bis zum Mittelmeer, von den Atlantikinseln bis in die lebendigen Metropolen. Wussten Sie, dass der Heilige Gral angeblich in Spanien versteckt ist? Verstehen Sie die Pfeifsprache von La Gomera? Sind Sie schon einmal zu den Unterwasser-Skulpturen vor Lanzarote getaucht? Und konnten Sie schon den schäumenden Sidra aus Asturien, knusprige Schweinekrusten aus Soria oder den Portwein aus dem Dourotal genießen.

In the late 1990s, John Pollack was working as a Washington speechwriter when, frustrated by the cynicism and hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, he quit his job to pursue a boyhood dream: to build a boat made entirely of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. Cork Boat tells the story of Pollack's improbable quest. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save their corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and eventually cajoles more than one hundred volunteers who help build the boat until their fingers bleed.