Vacationing in Portugal.

Crime in Portugal is overblown by the media. The population also have a tendency to be drama queens. Petty crime is up in Portugal, true. But, still remains oen fo the safest per capita. Like some of you already stated, nothing some common sense can't deter.

 

hey frank cunha, im from near aveiro, and they have a place called tele-pizza,(practically the same as pizza hut) and they also have a mcdonalds near the feira nova. i was wondering the same thing-when people go to portugal on vacation, why would you want to eat from those american fast food restaraunts?

i always get the same stories about crime in portugal. my grandma owns a 2 story house, and the bottom is rented out to other people. and just the other day there car was stolen at night.

 

One thing that is not blown out is the amount of drugs in Portugal. I couldn't go more than 30 minutes without someone offering to sell me drugs. I'll admit it though I had to eat at McDonalds. My girlfriend is not Portuguese and after two weeks in Acores when we got to lisbon she needed a little taste of home. I kept eating at this place called the Pans Company ( Portuguese version of Subway) it was sooo good they made the best sandwiches!

 

Aveiro I like the quote I believe Nuno its the Venice of Portugal. I agree, I been to Feira Nova, I also like the New Mall in the middle of the city. With all the Fashions of the World.

 

Anybody try the Cintra beer? I kindly like it, its not as strong as the Sagres.

 

yes, Aveiro truly is the Venice of Portugal. they have all these canals that you can actually ride via boat if you wish. Plus, the city is simply beautiful. its clean, full of shops and places to visit, and some great restaurants and nightlife. Not to mention the sidewalks and monuments, they are all so nicely decorated and add an amazing effect to the feel of the city.

and if you love the beach, its a short car-ride away.

GO BEIRA MAR!

 

The goal keeper gave the game away in the 90m. Easy ball to grab, in the air, he drop it and Kibuey for Leiria scored the goal.

 

When everybody was waiting for the final whistle of the game, a easy ball that the Beira-Mar goalkeeper should able to hold, he just drop it in front of the net.

Two points give away.

 

Important three points for Leiria and Cajuda.

 

trying to save my money for next year European Cup, if I don't make it to Portugal this year will be the first time in 15 years.

 

Same here. I wanted to go this year, but I'm waiting, and trying to save for Euro 2004.

 

anybody got any intentions of going to Portugal these year, I will be leaving on the 12 of August and will be back on the 16 of September, time for a lot games

 

Eu sou siumento [Jealous?]. Eu foi o ilha do Sao Miguel em 1995. Eu adorei.
Eu gostava da visitar o Portugal - Lisboa, Leiria, Algarve, Porto, Braga, Guimaraes, etc. Ainda vai chegar uma temp q eu voi visitar essas partes todos.

Agora so preciso da aprender a falar, escrever, e ler Portuguese melhor.
Alguem quero ensinar? Vai ser dificil, mesmo assim, eu paga bem!

 

I studied portuguese before going to EURO 2004 and it made the trip much more enjoyable. nao lembro como falar agora. I never practice any more, but I'll follow this thread or if you start another. I'd appreciate learning more portuguese!

 

Great thread... oh and this is true as well. I was in Belem and was stopped 3-4 times by guys that offered me some hash, after declining they'd go ahead and offer some coke, or 'coca'. But I'd rather prefer to return home without any help from the Canadian Embassy.

I just got back from portugal 2 days ago and it was truely 100x better then i had imagined. On top of it i was able to watch Sporting play Estoril for my first live game.... I'll be returning real soon!

 

They have to get rid of the ciganos and east european criminals there as soon as possible!!!

I'm Portuguese and i hate to see that!!!

 

In that case then they'll have to get rid of Quaresma, who is a cigano!

 

I thought that was ironic as well . The truth is there is a crime problem with some of the new immigrants from the east but they also do a lot of work Portuguese don't want to do. Go to any contruction site in Portugal and you will see tall blonde Ukrainians.

 

This one is for Frank:



Aveiro 'Portugal's equivalent to Venice'. Great place to visit and people actually live here.

 

Quaresma 10, how ironic is it that you want to get rid of all the "gypsies" in Portugal and you are using Quaresma as a name tag?

In case you didnt know, Quaresma is a Roma ( Its not politically correct to call them Gypsies). Im sure they arent all bad.

When I was in Amsterdam a few years ago, my friend was pickpocketed by a guy who then claimed he was doing us a favor in returning his keys and wanted us to give him money to get them back. He first started buzzing around me but being a girl, we tend to be more intuned to our own personal safety than guys are ( we seem to be conditioned that way) and he could tell I was catching on so he knocked into my friend, and took his keys from his front pocket. I can tell you onething, he almost ended up having me push him in to a canal and he was not a cigano.