The Reality of Madeira: The Mountain Water Grid
Travellers who know Madeira through resort brochures often imagine an island of gentle promenades and manicured subtropical gardens. The working reality is…
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Cheap flights to Madeira: the runway on pillars, and the bus that stops short of town
Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport has a reputation online that its own paperwork does not support. No operator, regulator, aviation authority, or…
The Reality of Porto: The City That Sold Its Name
Porto gave its name to one of the world's most famous products, and the product promptly moved out. The city's namesake wine…
Cheap flights to Porto: the Ryanair door to northern Portugal, the metro that meets your plane, and the night the city sells out
On one of my early trips to Portugal, I booked a flight to Lisbon and planned to spend my holiday exploring the…
Cheap flights to Lisbon: the airport inside the city, the TAP stopover trick, and the passport queue everyone forgets to plan for
On my first landing in Lisbon, I scheduled a dinner reservation in the city center shortly after my flight's arrival time. I…
The Reality of Porto: Granite, Trade, and the Working River
Stand on the upper deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge at dusk, looking down at the dark, muscular current of the…
Lisbon: Trams, Tiles and the Reality of the Climb
You hear Alfama before you see it. As you turn off the wider streets into the lane-maze of the old Moorish quarter,…
Porto: A Guide to Portugal’s City of Port Wine
Portugal's second city, Porto, is a soulful place of steep granite lanes, tiled churches and port-wine lodges stacked along the Douro River.…
The Algarve: A Guide to Portugal’s Southern Coast
Portugal's sun-drenched southern coast, the Algarve is famous for golden cliffs, hidden coves and some of Europe's best beach weather. But there…
Lisbon: A Guide to Portugal’s Capital of Seven Hills
Spread over seven hills above the wide Tagus River, Lisbon is one of Europe's most captivating capitals — a city of pastel…