Well.... What an adventure, after 15 months I couldn't have imagined a better trip. The places we'd seen, half of which I never even knew existed before we began. Making great friends from far flung places around the world and experiencing more things in this period of time that I didn't think most people would experience in a life time.... A sorry heart saying goodbye to the adventure but always more to look forward to. Quite easily the best decision I have eve...

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...

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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...

Our trip to Barcelona was the second time I'd visited the city but the first was with my bro so involved nearly zero sight seeing! This time around we were determined to see more! We arrived a day after the family and met up with them mid-morning. The apartment was really nice and a far cry from most of the places we'd stayed in whilst travelling! We would be moving apartments after the first few days as well and that definitely wasn't going to be anywhere fancy...