Charles Mercier January 22, 2025 - 4:27 pm

Travel photos

It was raining hard on and off most of the day and towards the end of the day, I didn't have my Sony. These are just smartphone photos from Portugal.

3 Comments

Alan Brown January 23, 2025 - 9:26 am

Thanks for posting Charles. t's good to see that even though you don't take your preferred camera along you are still looking to get the best out of what you have.

Whereabouts in Portugal are you? We have yet to make our own trip after multiple attempts to visit the Algarve were frustrated during the COVID era.

Charles Mercier January 23, 2025 - 1:10 pm

Alan Brown [Edited]

I've done extensive traveling in Portugal. Lisbon is okay. I think it's a bit overrated. St. George Castle is a nice area if a bit overcrowded. I do love Porto. As for the Algarve, I like the walks/beach cliffs around Lagos and a little town called Tavira. Coastlines are beautiful. Madera is great if you rent a car to get to the remote areas. Inexpensive flights can be had from Portugal. As for travel, I think Spain and France have better old buildings, culture and history. Food is much cheaper in Portugal though.

Alan Brown January 24, 2025 - 9:46 am

Charles Mercier

Thanks Charles, I'll keep all that in mind.

As a side note, my son went to Albania recently and LOVED it (he's well traveled). VERY cheap and beautiful, albeit that the infrastructure is lacking.

Happy travels!