Friday 29 June 2012

Traveler's useful information

Traveler's useful information
 
 Aeroports all around the world: http://www.amadeus.net/plnext/meb/TripTools.action?SITE=BCEUBCEU&LANGUAGE=GB

Associação Portuguesa de Agências de Viagem e Turismo (Portuguese Travel Agencies Association): http://www.apavtnet.pt/

Route Planer: http://www.viamichelin.com/

Currency Converter: http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

Weather: http://weather.yahoo.com/

International phone area codes: http://www.amadeus.net/plnext/meb/TripTools.action?SITE=BCEUBCEU&LANGUAGE=GB

Confirm your flight: https://www.checkmytrip.com/plnext/XCMTXITN/CleanUpSessionPui.action?SITE=XCMTXITN&LANGUAGE=PO

Traveler's Tips - Secretaria de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas: http://www.secomunidades.pt/web/guest/listapaises

Destination Guide: http://www.amadeus.net/plnext/meb/TripTools.action?SITE=BCEUBCEU&LANGUAGE=GB

Lonely Planet Guide: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/uk

Rough Guides Reference Book: http://www.roughguides.com/

ATM Machine Locator: http://visa.via.infonow.net/locator/global/

World Map: http://maps.google.com/

All Around the World Subway Locator: http://www.amadeus.net/plnext/meb/TripTools.action?SITE=BCEUBCEU&LANGUAGE=GB

Portuguese Official Health Site: http://www.portaldasaude.pt/

World taxi rates: http://www.worldtaximeter.com/

Worldclock: http://www.amadeus.net/plnext/meb/TripTools.action?SITE=BCEUBCEU&LANGUAGE=GB

Travel and Health: http://www.apavtnet.pt/editor.php?id=27&menu=2

Security: http://www.secomunidades.pt/web/guest/seguranca

World Health Status: http://www.who.int/en/

World Electric Guide: http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

TripAdvisor - Hotel reviews and photos: http://www.tripadvisor.com/

UNESCO - World Heritage List: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

European Union - Passengers' rights: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passenger-rights/pt/index.html

Thursday 21 June 2012

MTB - Rail of Merouços - 1 day

Guided tour with mountain bike Penedo de Gois Gois to the village, with a drop of average altitude of 400m.

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Tuesday 19 June 2012

Schist Villages, Nature Zen (short adventure) - 5 days

If you are looking for some quiet days in the nature, rest and relaxation activities like Shiatsu, Ayurveda, Tui Na or Yoga, this is your program. Based on a recently renewed stone cottage, with eco-efficient techniques to make the house environmentally friendly, this is the perfect spot to discover also local cuisine selecting the ingredients directly from the organic garden.

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Tuesday 5 June 2012

A taste for great living




In Portugal, we know we have the best qualities in the world: peace of mind and an epicurist attitude towards life. Where else can you travel safely and enjoy so many earthly pleasures? Exactly - Portugal has the best food, marvelous landscapes and authentic traditions, without social convulsions, ephidemcs, inflation or touristic crowds. Too good, but still true!
Though Portuguese remain as generous as ever, gastronomy and lifestyle have improved dramatically. You will now find tradition embedded in haute-cuisine and old dark taverns converted to luminous esplanades. The art scene has been exploding and nightlife is trendier than ever.
Come and get this affordable luxury experience while it´s still a secret for a few.
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Best Restaurants South TravelTailors
THE BEST RESTAURANTS OF THE SOUTH
From Lisbon to the Alentejo, here´s an example of our suggestions: located on the ground floor of an ancient palace, the restaurant has the gastronomical signature of a chef known for his wisdom when it comes to aromatic herbs. The menu has an Alentejo cuisine as its starting point and develops its creative inspiration through Mediterranean flavors. The beautiful dining room with vaulted ceilings is elegantly decorated. Spacious tables, beautiful linens, proper glassware and culinary excellence inspire refinement.
Also the finest landscapes, towns, vineyards and palaces are spread all over the itinerary for your delight. Start indulging...

Historic journey to Portugal TravelTailors)
ROMANTIC ROUTE, NORTHBOUND
This TravelTailors' program takes you to discover the most romantic secret places of Portugal, northbound: hotels, palaces, rivers and gardens in the Douro, Buçaco, Aveiro and Oporto.
It proposes wonderful hotels and intimate fine dining options, suggesting ideal activities for two as well, such as boat trips, SPA and sweets' tastings. Perfect for an incomparable honeymoon!
Medieval and Jewish Heritage TravelTailors
MEDIEVAL AND JEWISH HERITAGE
TravelTailors offers you a discovery of the legacies of the Middle Ages, religious orders and the Jewish heritage in Portugal. From the Beiras' mountains to the plains of Alentejo, you'll live ancient legends.
A short piece of the itinerary: located on the slopes of Serra da Estrela and crowned by the granite mass of the old castle, Belmonte was the birthplace of the navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, who in 1500 discovered Brazil. The community of Belmonte holds an important factor in Jewish history, associated with jewish resistance to the religious intolerance in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Bike ride Lisbon TravelTailors
RELAXING BIKE RIDES IN LISBON
Take a bicycle ride along the Tagus River, from the city of Lisbon to Belém, and enjoy the fresh breeze and the stunning views!
Or discover Lisbon riding an electric bicycle and get to know our wonderful city and its 7 Hills - where the most beautiful places in Lisbon wait for you.
Another itinerary might be Linha de Cascais, having its beautiful beaches and the blue Atlantic ocean as a backdrop.
Affordable & chic! Fancy a ride?

Medieval and Jewish Heritage in Portugal - 4 days

TravelTailors offers you adiscovery of the legacies of the Middle Ages, religious orders and the Jewish people in Portugal. From the Beiras' mountains to the plains of Alentejo, you'll live ancient legends.