We had decided that as we had a double pitch and intended to stay on the Ria Formosa Camp-site at Cabanas, on the eastern Algarve in Portugal, for a while, we would put up our stand alone tent-room. It has been quite some time since we last put it up and our memories and [...]
All posts for the month November, 2011
Stand Alone Tent Room
Posted by Frances Platman on 16/11/2011
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Tavira and Olhao
The Ria Formosa Camp-site is very close to the train station and bright and early, we caught the train to Tavira, just a short ride along the Portuguese Algarve coast. By showing our driving licences we were allowed to purchase tickets at the pensioners’ rate. Having been to Tavira on a number of occasions [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 13/11/2011
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Ayamonte on Spanish/Portuguese border.
The drive from Albir, near Benidorm was beautiful as we had decided not to take the coastal route but go inland. We drove through Elche and on to Guadix, which is a town with Troglodyte caves that people are still living in. Although having visited and looked at the cave houses three years ago [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 11/11/2011
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