We hoped on a plane to Lisbon and joined Calito the next day. I didn’t know what to expect except for a twisted Portuguese accent. The hotel was insane, a room covered in mirrors. The first impression was good, plenty of history everywhere we looked, good food, cheap prices and no shortage of females. Adding that everyone spoke perfect Portuguese or English it all seemed so convenient!

We had a bit of a rest and went out for dinner with Calito and some of his friends. I had a rabbit, delicious.

After Dinner, everyone went home and I hung around in Bairro Alto. The place reminded me of Rio.. I was pumped, my last proper time out had been in Spain. In spite of my willingness to have a good time, I found the vibe to be somewhat heavy, especially by the dudes. Everyone told me I would need to go with a girl to get into the local club, but it was hard to meet chicks and not have a guy feeling threatened and cutting in, even if they didn’t know them.

Provence - France

The third day was the best, Soliris and I went to Cassis, a beach filled with French hotties. That place made me realize how much difference a well balance diet makes in the life of a person. The French ladies, even in their fifties or more, are still fit and solid. I saw the oldest faces on the hottest bodies, mind blowing. Considering getting a French wife after this experience lol

I met a group of 4 chicks, but they were a bit too immature. I thought they might be older because they were smoking as we walked past. Wrong. They didn’t even know how to say hi in English, it was truly hard to establish communication. But they were pretty nice, so no obstacle was too much. The talk went for long, although not far due to language limitations. I eventually realized the blue ocean was a better feature than themselves on that beach so I sneaked out for lunch with my sister.

My last full day there was spent pretty much on my own. I declined an invitation to go to some market thing - best decision. Did my physio, a bit of pilates, some writing and had a beer. Good to have a break of the everlasting mission travelling can become.

They're serious about their food

 

zhe pool

Rescued the princess from the castle just like Mario bros hehe

That photo captures well Ira's quick wit. Legend!

zhe fields

I didn't know trains were that comfortable

Mum and Ira

Provence was the next stop. Everything went wrong on Wednesday morning. First fuck up: I woke up too late. This caused us to arrive at the Dorsey museum too late and into a huge line. We didn’t bother waiting. Back at the hotel, we packed up and headed to the train station, only to find out we misread the timetable and missed the train by one hour. £300 and 1 hour later we were hopping on the fucking train. Quite a comfortable ride actually, things got back on track from there. Ira, Mum’s friend, picked us up from the station at Provence and took us to the cosiest place ever. Surrounded by pristine green fields, the 4 bedroom house is the sanctuary we needed at this stage. Jumping in that pool was the closest thing to surfing I’d done in ages, so I was happy. Ira is awesome by the way, she has a story about everything! Fair enough after seventy something intense years of life.

Provence is a lot Frencher than Paris. No one knows a word in English there. With the great structure we had staying at Ira’s, all we had to worry about was where to eat. As in any country town, the food is off chops, being France, it’s as good as it gets.

With our host’s everlasting positive attitude and remarkable looseness, we all joined her vibe and had a great time. The first day was a quick tour in the city, the second was a tour around the neighbour towns checking out some fields of stuff.

Paris

Ze Louvre, Paris

Ferrraaaaaaaariiiiii mucking around at the Italian airport

Moulin Rouge is the best!

Tired and hot, we headed to Paris on Saturday morning. It was a bit of a long trip and we just wanted to chill at the hotel for a bit once there. The first impression was great, what a cool city, it made me wish I was there for a year when I was 15 just to skate around and learn the language.

I was lucky to have my ex-girlfriend Julie to show me around. Our 4 days in Paris went extremely quick. With a native’s company I was able to make the most of it, she was that nice and patient to us! The city is amazing, so much history, yet modern. The highlights couldn’t be other but the Bateaux-Mouche ride, Moulin Rouge, the hilarious French Accent and the food

Every meal was an absolute gastronomical orgy. This is what the whole trip was about: eating the most amazing food in the world. After Spain and Italy, France was still surprising. We went Hotel Costes one night, a fancy joint, and I was worried nothing would ever taste that good again.

Venice - Italy

This has to be the hottest place on earth. We found a beach in Venice and I dipped myself all in the water, leaving only the head out with a hat on and didn't move till it was time to leave!

Leonardo's Museum, he's the guy that invented pretty much everything!

Venice masks

This actually is a street, it even has a name!

 

San Marco

 

A nigga lost in Venice