Camino Confidential

Yesterday I had to move out of my private room at Lisbon Lounge into a 4-bed female dorm. All the private rooms were fully booked for the we...

Today I visited the Resistance Museum, the Aljube. The name is from the Arab “al-jubb” meaning “well without water”, in other words a prison...

Today I took the Santa Justa lift to go up to the Baixa Alta. This is featured in Michael Portillo’s long weekend in Lisbon, if you have see...

Today was quite a challenge, as I negotiated the Lisbon public transport system. I’m staying about 5 minutes walk from the metro station Bai...

The weather in Madeira started to improve just as I was leaving. Typical! I packed my bag ready for check out and went for a quick walk down...