The final stop on our journey was a few hours train ride from Lisbon. Along the Algarve, in southern Portugal it was the town of Lagos. Nice little harbour town, although tourists were obviously around town it hadn't succumbed to the high levels of tourism that other areas on the Algarve had. The harbour was really nice and we had a beautiful apartment with a big balcony looking out over the boats. The old town was a short walk and had a decent amount of little...

So, our final leg of the journey.... It was to be even closer to home but also a country I'd not yet been to. The first stop in Portugal was the capital Lisbon. Nice little city, small for a capital so kept it's old charm. Nestled in between a few hills with a castle looking over the city. We had a great apartment with a big balcony looking out to sea. The first day we pottered around town, as always we sampled a few of the local beers and some local food! The...