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You will do so much walking, even when using public transport in Lisbon (as we did) that your feet will hurt alot. Bring most comfortable walking shoes, old ones that you are used to.
Don't bring many clothes for two reasons:
1. You can wash at the bath/sink and hang it to dry on the window sill/balcony of your room and during summer the clothes dry fast.
2. You can find real bargain clothes if you happen to need something more. There are shops along the Praca da Figueira, at the markets (Alfama) and many other places where you can get good clothes for 5 Euro and shoes for 10.
Medicine: Bring the essential medicines that you need, but keep in mind that the pharmacies are very good and they give also medicines that in other countries need prescription. Pharmacists are very professional, know English and can give you medical advice to most minor problems.
Bring lots of film/memory as you will be taking so many photos. The prices of memory cards for digital cameras are expensive, so better bring with you.
Suntan lotion as the sun is very strong in summer and you will get burnt without noticing. Leave a Comment
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 Dr.Firas in Portugal by dr.firas
1-You can have a small one for free from the Hotel
2-If you need it just to know how to go, don't be afraid, almost all the Lisbon people speaks either English or French ;-D Leave a Comment
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 by acemj
However, if you like to travel, you'll probably enjoy reading about travel in a guidebook. For this trip, I bought the Lonely Planet book. I'm not loyal to any particular guidebook series. Sometimes LP is great, but for Portugal I had mixed feelings. Some of the towns that it said were not really worth seeing were in fact, very interesting. Overall though, the book was educational and strong on giving me a historical and cultural background about the sights I visited. It was better for pre-trip planning than as an actually reference while I was there. I think that's because it's not easy to navigate quickly and find exactly what you need at a particular moment. Fodor's and Frommer's guidebooks are, in my opinion, the most organized. If you love photography, try the DK Guides. Leave a Comment
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 by acemj
Portugal is renowned for its brilliant light and the way that it bounces off the white stones and walls of its towns. Be sure to bring a lot of film and all of the appropriate camera gear to capture this photogenic land. Leave a Comment
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 Dr.Firas by dr.firas
1-You can have a small one for free from the Hotel
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 Dr.Firas in Belem by dr.firas
Belem with its Gothic beauty is a place to be adored and you'll be forced to have loads of photos, even if the place is not so big to consider, but it is similar to the Vatican city in Rome, Belem is a little city in a city too! Leave a Comment
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 by shellseeker
In the beginning of the 20th century the small fishing village Cascais became a popular seaside resort of the well-to-do. Now over 30.000 people are living in this town, some 26 km away from Lisbon, among them many Germans. If you walk on the rather nice promenade along the beach you come to neighbouring Estoril, another famous resort with a Casino, many elegant houses and an exclusive spa.
By car: from Lisbon take the Estrada Marginal
By train: every half hour from Estaçaõ Cais do Sodré
Cascais and Estoril Leave a Comment
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 by salviano
In the winter, bring warm clothes, but you will hardly find temperatures below 5ºc.
In the summer bring light clothes, specially if you're heading to the southern beaches!
The average temperature is around 15ºc.
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 Rucksack, Safely arriving
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This tip is from my own personal experience, as I have had Big Problems having my Rucksack damaged or even destroyed by airlines, particularly on Airport Carousels,
What can happen is that one of the straps can drop in-between the lats on the moving Carousel and then as your Rucksack goes around a corner, the strap gets ripped off, I lost the entire back and carrying system from one of my rucksacks !! You Definitely don't want this to happen, Especially on the way out to start walking your Camino !!
As The Rucksack Pro-Tector has the second function as a water-resistant liner for your rucksack. It is a particularly useful piece of kit for Camino walking, Other rucksack protectors leave you with the problem of having to carry it around with you for the walk with no useful function !!
I have tried many of the Rucksack / Backpack Protectors that are available on the market and was disappointed with how they performed, So after having many problems with these decided to design and manufacture my own.
Full details of how this came about are written up on my Nepal page.
So, Obviously my own recommendation would be to get your Rucksack / Backpack Protector from . Pro-Tector
Also, after successfully designing, producing and selling the Rucksack Pro-tector for several years, I have now introduced some new lines such as a Pro-Tector Travel Wallet and a Pro-Tector Document / Valuables Travel Pouch.
If you think that any of the above would be of benefit for yourself on your own travels then please take a look at my web-site Leave a Comment
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 Dr.Firas in Lisbon by dr.firas
1-You can have a small one for free from the Hotel
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