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Street crime Lisbon
53 Reviews Photo: What did I expect? I slippied my camera into my coat pocket rather than returning it to my handbag as we ran (hobbed in my case - I'd recently had knee surgery) to catch a tram to Belem on our...
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Danger places Porto
3 Reviews Porto is a lovely place and I had no problems in any areas. An amazing place where I felt safe and could explore all day. lovely people, infrastructure, food, all of it. My only word of caution is the...
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Hassles from people on the street Lisbon
31 Reviews There are loads of guys trying to sell "drugs" in Downtown Lisbon. Usually they are gypsies, but maybe other sorts of people do. They moved along now to Bairro Alto as they discovered a new area to...
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By night Porto
3 Reviews Had a fine weekend in Porto. We were squeezing so much into the couple of days we were there, we never really visited the cathedral. So, walking back from Ribeira (riverside) late one evening, I...
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Taxi rip-offs Lisbon
14 Reviews I would like to inform all of you that came to Lisbon. Lisbon Airport has to main taxi points. One is the down point and the other is the upper point. The better, is to pick up a taxi is from the...
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Metro Porto
3 Reviews I'd pay for each journey in cash if possible. But that's difficult on the Metro as many stations only have ticket MACHINES which are often all totally buggered. Andante card is confusing to buy and...
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Dangers to your health Lisbon
9 Reviews The area between Praca de Figueria and Martim Moniz is only 5 mins from the main square (Rossio) and is teeming with prostitutes standing at doorways and corners. It is done very openly, I was very...
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Drinks Porto
3 Reviews The wine of Porto is famous, it gives away a sweet taste at the lips and there is the danger not to stop drinking... So (even sometimes!) watch these nice boats where it is carried and have a break...
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Annoyances for tourists Lisbon
22 Reviews Unless you are studying Portuguese tiles, or visiting Madre de Deus church, or having plenty of time, I think you could skip this museum. It's interesting and well organized, but Lisbon is, for...
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Parking Porto
1 Review Traffic in Porto can be chaotic. Rush hours often prove to be stressful and moving around by car can take a lot of time. So if you are driving in Porto be careful with rush hours and take that into...
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Don't go to jail! Lisbon
6 Reviews Look at the pictures: It's centrally located. It's an outstanding building. It's not cheap... it's free. Guests use to stay for long periods. But... that's the last "hotel" I would recommend in...
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This isn't dangerous at all, but I didn't know where else to put this information :-)If you're a religious (christian) person and would like to burn a candle in a church, don't be supprised to find a machine in Portugese churches like the one in the picture. You basicly just have to drop a coin in, and the electric 'candle' wil burn the time you have paid for.....
The roads in Portugal are apparently the worst in Europe and have the most road accidents. When my family first arrived there we spent hours trying to use a road map to find the hotel we were staying at! Unless you're a fairly confident driver, you may want to stick with some sort of public transport. Crossing the roads can be quite dangerous as well.
We climbed this cliff top and it seemed ok getting there but I really was frightened on the way back as there was nothing to hold on to and one slip would have been adidos (dont know the portugese word)
The only concern about traveling outside the 'Tourist' areas is the language barrier. And this is a minimum condition compared to many other countries I have visited. I speak both English and French so I managed to get by rather well. In the out-of-the-way towns the locals may only speak Portugeuse. Their dialects can be difficult for someone like me trying to learn their language. But we got by using hand and facial manuveurs I thought I was not capable of!
Although the weather is OK throughout the year in Madeira, your trip will be more pleasant if you take a 'poncho' or an umbrella along with you. There was no cold or cool in September 1999, but the wet clothes are not comfortable for most of us...
Well, one day when i was in Oporto this guy tried to pick me up in his Citroen Safari! OK, so I was wearing shorts and it was extremely hot... about 30*C, but even though he offered me money... sorry, he really wasn't my type! YUK!
Be careful in the larger cities, particularly Lisbon, where bag-snatchings and wallet stealing seem to be on the increase.A gang will surround a couple, grab the lady's purse and the gentleman's wallet and speed off. If you are sitting on a bench, keep your handbag firmly in front of you. To avoid these problems, store most of your money, passports etc in the hotel safe, use a hidden pocket, or a fanny pack under your shirt or blouse, and carry only the money you think you will need.In the Algarve, it is quite safe to walk out at any time of the night. However, don't invite trouble. It hasn't happened yet, but you don't want to be the first to have a bag snatched. There is little violent crime in Portugal. If you are travelling by car, use the same precautions as you would in North America. Don't leave anything in plain sight in the car, and don't leave luggage in the trunk.
The Atlantic Ocean is beautifull but maybe dangerous for the two reasons: high waves (especially on the southwest cost) and tides. The high tide comes slowly but if you sleep alone on the empty beach (it's really possible to find such a beach on the southwest coast)you may be suddenly awaken completely wet. On crowded and flat beaches of Algarve (south coast) waves are low or very low; during high tide the beach becomes too narrow, so its better not to reserve place close to the ocean. MORE INFORMATION IN MY TRAVELOGUES. WELCOME!
The one thing that I saw as a relly big scare was the traffic. They drove very fast even on small roads, just big enough for two lanes. On the motorways the speed was over 150 Km/h.Other than this I saw Portugal/Algarve as a very clean and not more dangerous than any other country.
Do not do this when you are traveling. I was positioning my car to enter a parking spot. I backed up no more than a foot and crash. The young lady driving this car had pulled up right behind me. The policia and everybody were very nice. I offered to go to a garage and get the headlight fixed. The 'other' damage and the headlight came to $220 dollars. I negotiated it down to $165 dollars and everybody was happy. Getting into an accident is always a nightmare. There was no damage to the rental.
Lapa Palace Lisbon
4 Reviews and 206 Opinions Great weekend. Best hotel in Lisbon for gardens and outside pool 5* and so not cheap. Excellent...
Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa Porto
2 Reviews and 303 Opinions I have no words to explain how much I liked the place. I paid 50 euros for a double room and What a...
Hotel Calheta Beach Madeira Island
1 Review and 219 Opinions Calheta has a marvelous marina and have the only beach of yellow sand. It´s situated in the West...
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Q: hi guys, was jus postin this for sum help n sum advice, wats the night life like in albefuria in april time, im on about goin on ...
A: You meant Albufeira; isn't it?
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