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Marokko Motorradreise
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- 4. okt. 2023, 11:45
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 623 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Alijó Jardim da Avenida Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro 41.278347, -7.47605641°16’42” N 7°28’34” W
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Portugal - Alijo
4. oktober 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Morgens starteten wir von Vale do Rossim aus wieder ein Stück zurück, da wir die Serra der Estrela noch etwas erkunden wollten. So ging es zwei Stunden lang extrem kurvige strecken an den Berghängen lang.

Nach der Mittagspause ging es dann weiter in den kleinen Ort Alijo, wo wir uns aufgrund der mittlerweile niedrigen Temperaturen Nachts, in eine Jugendherberge einbuchen (16€ inkl Frühstück, da kann man nichts sagen).Les mer
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Ein Sessellift haben wir in Thailand noch nicht gesehen 🤣👍 [Mami und Walti]
10.10.2023SvarOversette
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Reisende Covid trip reimagined 23
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- 25. mai 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 129 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Pinhão Quinta de Val da Figueira 41.17989, -7.55422541°10’48” N 7°33’15” W
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Day based in Pinhao, walking & boat
25. mai 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Quinta De La Rosa breakfast and an attempt to find a Dr for Eke, unsuccessful as the small villages don’t have Drs. Chemist of some help, and some of Cecily’s meds.
Rest of us went on the scheduled walking am walking trip with Fernando, who was a ‘rough diamond’ and so different from city guides. We had a non stop commentary for 3.30 hrs. We were taken by van up into the hills behind Pinhao, and walked down & down & down. It got very hot! We were entertaining with foraged food; almonds, loquats, blackberries etc. all the while hearing about his life of military service, inc Afghanistan, Timor, and travels to Australia etc, winery work, you name it.
He asked us if we knew when a guide was telling lies? The answer was “when his lips were moving”!! Very enjoyable insight into local activities, land ownership, tourism etc.
pm we set out on a yacht to ‘motor’ up the Duro for two hours. Guide was ok once we got him to talk but I was feeling very sleepy in the sun.
Bought fruit & cheese etc for dinner outside our lovely rooms.Les mer
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Reisende I'm exhausted reading about your adventures! Is there a rest day soon???
25.05.2023SvarOversette
Reisende You were certainly high above the village. Is it vineyards on the highly terraced land?
25.05.2023SvarOversette
Reisende Hi Sue, yes, it’s all intensively planted in grapes; except the very steep parts which have olives. Lots of grand old buildings in the villages are uninhabited! We were told that the Portuguese hold on to them for the land. Probably family issues! Average wage Euro 33,000 / yr, min wage per month 700. Euro.
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Reisende Covid trip reimagined 23
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- 24. mai 2023
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 120 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Pinhão Quinta de Val da Figueira 41.179835, -7.55419741°10’47” N 7°33’15” W
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Pinhao, Quinta Da Pacheca & Mateus
24. mai 2023, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Breakfasted at Quinta Da Rosa; excellent position overlooking the river.
Sailed off in the van to follow the Tour Taylor (TT) instructions to Quinta Da Pacheca for wine tour & tasting at 1030. Wine has been produced here since 1538, when it was a monastery. 2005 it was developed into an upmarket hotel. The traditional 18th century house has been restored, and is now a wonderful blend of old and new. Lunch had been booked by TT and was the best food so far.
The rest of the afternoon was pretty much written off; but someone had to do it!
I managed to drag the crew to Villa Real (palace) of Mateus! Now you all remember the Mateus bottles with candles stuck in them - the height of sophistication in the 1970 NZ. I was pleased to see that in the intervening 35 yrs they hadn’t completely dropped the ball! Bought back great memories of touring here with Geoff & z Lucy in 88. Especially Geoff’s concern about the dead lady in the pond! The marble statue is still reclining in the pond. The garden was quite good, lots of box hedge trimming to do.
Achieved laundry in Villa Real, bought cheese etc for dinner to try and reign in the excesses! We are not winning 🥇Les mer
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Reisende Trust you are gathering some recipes x
24.05.2023SvarOversette
Reisende Beautiful looking meal!
24.05.2023SvarOversette
Reisende I have been waiting and waiting for Followingpenguins to pop up somewhere and today I went looking and voila!! You’ve been very busy while I’ve been wondering🤣. Must take notes on your best accommodation recommendations in case we do similar with Dave and Lou. Olive harvesting here today so better get cracking. Mine are prolific but small so hard work for the reward. 💕
24.05.2023SvarOversette
Reisende Great news re Penguins! The olives here can be very small as well, so don’t dispair🤣. Pickle you olives with pride! How did the quince work out? 👍
25.05.2023SvarOversette
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Reisende Portugal and Paris - July 2022
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- 26. jul. 2022
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Høyde: 650 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Favaios Adega Cooperativa de Favaios 41.266632, -7.5000741°15’60” N 7°30’0” W
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Heading back to Porto - via Favaois
26. juli 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This was my favourite day! Fresh baked bread and what is now my favourite drink (although I may never get to have it at home!!) Favaois ❤️
We watched as Donatella made the famous four corner bread of the region, then learned about the history of the muscatel wines before getting to the most important part – the tasting! Muscatel with tonic water, lemon and sprig of mint, served as an aperitif – YUM!
We had a lovely lunch of traditional Portuguese foods and then back to the ship as it transited back down the Douro to stop in Regua for the night.Les mer
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Reisende Covid trip reimagined 23
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- 23. mai 2023, 21:12
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Høyde: 123 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Pinhão Quinta de Val da Figueira 41.179851, -7.55434441°10’47” N 7°33’16” W
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Porto, Guimaraes, Amarante, Pinhao
23. mai 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Left Porto with the planning & precision of a military manoeuvre, and that was just to navigate our way to the top of the street and wait for Euan & David to retrieve the car from the parking building and navigate out way out of the city!
Good travelling on the wonderful sweeping motorways. Side thrip to Guimaraes, where Portugal was born!
Impressive Palace of the dukes of Braganza, plus a ruined castle further up the hill. Lovely town.
Amaranth is a quiet town with a pleased river, huge church of Saint Goncalo, then on to Pinhao and Quinta (wine-growing estate in Portugal)
La Rosa.
Great accommodation; we have our own private terrace and the swimming pool just down some steps. Temp here 27c at 4pm; still 21 at 9,30pm.Les mer
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BiBuWorld Roadtrip 2019
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- 15. sep. 2019, 16:26
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 636 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Favaios Adega Cooperativa de Favaios 41.27, -7.50541°16’12” N 7°30’18” W
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Adega Cooperativa de Favaios
15. september 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Eigentlich haben wir heute Ruhetag. Da aber das Internet in unserer Unterkunft heute ständig streikt und an eine Mobilfunkverbindung schon gar nicht zu denken ist, setzen wir uns ins Auto, um mit unseren Oldies telefonieren zu können. Dass wir dabei an einer Winzergenossenschaft vorbei kommen, ist nicht wirklich ein Zufall. Jedenfalls wandern drei Kartons mit Flaschen in unseren Kofferraum.Les mer
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Reisende PORTUGAL 2023
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- 31. mar. 2023, 13:15
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Høyde: 407 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Casal de Loivos Igreja de São Bartolomeu 41.20043, -7.53412841°12’2” N 7°32’3” W
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Stomp those grapes!
31. mars 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Surprisingly, the grapes are still stomped with bare feet to make the wine here. The stompers work a two hour shift. Sounds to me like it would be fun for about 15 to 20 minutes. About as long as I like to ride a tram.Les mer
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Marokko Motorradreise
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- 5. okt. 2023, 08:33
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Høyde: 620 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Alijó Jardim da Avenida Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro 41.27835, -7.47575841°16’42” N 7°28’33” W
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Portugal - Bragança
5. oktober 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Unseren letzten Stopp in Portugal machten wir in Bragança, welches auch das offizielle Ende des ACT ist. Der Weg dorthin führte durch die Weinregion Portugals und viele kleine Orte. Bragança an sich war nicht sonderlich schön, bietet aber als größere Stadt alle möglichen Einkaufsmöglichkeiten. So hatten wir uns für den kommenden Morgen, einen Termin beim örtlichen FirstStop vereinbart, um unsere mittlerweile gut 10.000km gelaufenen Reifen (die Reifen auf beiden Motorrädern, hatten vor der Tour schon 2-3.000 km drauf), wechseln zu lassen.

Da auch in Bragança die Temperaturen Nachts um die 10°C lagen, wichen wir hier wieder auf ein günstiges Hotel aus. Also Augen auf beim Ausrüstungskauf... Ein Schlafsack mit entsprechendem Temperaturrating, hätte uns hier einige Nächte in Unterkünften sparen können!Les mer
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Portugal
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- 29. mai 2023, 15:00
- 🌧 20 °C
- Høyde: 417 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Casal de Loivos Quinta do Jalloto 41.199289, -7.53291641°11’57” N 7°31’58” W
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Douro Tal
29. mai 2023, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Das Douro-Tal ist die älteste Weinregion der Welt und eine der landschaftlich schönsten Gegenden Portugals. Leider war das Wetter erneut nicht auf unserer Seite. Seit dem Bom Jesu hat es unaufhörlich geregnet, sodass wir auf dem Weg zu unserer Unterkunft auch den Matthäus Palast auslassen mussten. Gegen Abend gab es zumindest ein kleines Zeitfenster um den Blick etwas schweifen zu lassen.Les mer
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BiBuWorld Roadtrip 2019
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- 15. sep. 2019, 17:34
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Høyde: 447 m
- Portugal Distrito de Vila Real Santa Eugénia Cabeço das Amarelas de Santa Eugénia 41.34856, -7.405641°20’55” N 7°24’20” W
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Taberna a Fonte
15. september 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Im Dorf gibt es genau eine Kneipe: die Taberna a Fonte. Es bleibt uns also nichts anderes, als hier allabendlich einzukehren. Das ist aber nicht weiter schlimm, denn die Portionen und die Preise sind die Wucht. Wir fühlen uns wohl hier. Am Samstagabend feiert ein Paar seine silberne Hochzeit hier. Eben noch fühlten wir uns etwas fehl am Platz, doch dann sind wir auch schon mittendrin im Geschehen. Wir sind eingeladen zu Sekt und Kuchen. Einen Schnaps müssen wir auch noch trinken. Wir werden das gute Essen vermissen.Les mer
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