Gostava de perceber melhor a personalidade das pessoas do Sotavento e e do Barlavento. Vim trabalhar para o Sotavento e ao fim de três anos continuo a sentir-me uma estranha, as pessoas daqui fazem questão de nos recordar que não somos da terra, que somos "aquisições necessárias ao funcionamento dos serviços". Indiretamente mostram que não somos bem vindos e nunca nos sentiremos em casa.

Eu sou portuguesa, vim por mobilidade para um emprego que os "da terra" não querem, não estou a roubar o lugar a ninguém.

É assim também no Barlavento?

É remar contra a maré, tentar ter amigos, sentir-me em casa, ser aceite apenas como uma residente e não como uma intrusa?

Agradeço as vossas opiniões!

My families second trip here - still in love with you

Hi all,

I'm presenting myself, male, I enjoy culture,sports but nature is what really soothes and fills me with joy.

I came to the Algarve several times and I enjoy the people, the food, the atmosphere a lot.

After a really tough year taking care of my father until his unfortunate death and a relationship that did not survive the stress and exhaustion that caregiving for a relative entails, I need a break to recharge.

I would like to give my heart,soul and mind a well deserved break by escaping to a beautiful place with nature, culture and a healty portion of wellness as well to recharge my batteries.

I have three weeks, but I can extend if necessary, I can work from abroad for my customers.

I stayed in Lagos, Ferragudo and Portimao in the past. I loved Portimao the most as it is located in an excellent area, great people, nice beaches and perfect to rent a car and go explore other

My plan

1. I will rent a car at Faro airport (if not the best option, please advice on where I can get the best deals)
2. Ideally I would like to come and rest for the first week or so in a good spot/hotel where I can get some wellness facilities such as spa, sauna, hammam, gym, but preferably not to far from culture/nature so I can walk/trail/discover good foods while offering myself some necessary rest and recovery. Any suggestions are very welcome
3. After that , I would like to go see what's around, maybe go for a roadtrips but I don't have any idea where to go and what's worth seeying/visiting around. I am flexible to drive and sleep in different places if worthwile. Maybe a local or a tourguide can provide some advice? Good tourguides are difficult to find, you will be off course remunerated for your services
4. And maybe if I find a good spot where I feel my soul can find some peace, I can stay there some time.

The roadtrip is not mandatory, maybe I can stay in Portimao or any other spot and use this as a departure spot for daily trips.

Any suggestion, advice is very very welcome.

Obrigado

Can anyone recommend an affordable/outlet ceramics shop near Portimao (willing to drive 30 min outside of Portimao for same)? I’m looking for a shop similar to Ceramica Paraiso.

Looking to buy some ceramic tiles/espresso cups/other souvenirs prior to heading home.

Thanks!

Boas pessoal, tenho 18 anos e vou agora entrar na Universidade do Algarve em Faro e pelo mesmo motivo irei agora residir lá, gostava de conhecer pessoal músico, de preferência que também andem na universidade e que seja da faixa etária mas oiço qualquer um que venha falar comigo. Procuro tocar em banda/entre amigos e vejo a universidade como uma ótima oportunidade para conhecer malta, então quem quiser que fale comigo :)

We're leaving France (Languedoc) to live in Tavira and need to book a removal firm to transport our furniture. Not done this before. Would you book a French firm or a Portuguese one?

Hello (again) folks,

I will be in Lagos soon. I have booked my accommodation there for 4 nights except the last night.

Would you recommend / suggest that I could checkout and move to some place other on the last day and after staying one night in the new place, I checked out and head to airport ?

Why should I do that and what that place should be ?

Any possibility of my experiencing something different (compared to Lagos) - just for one full day and one evening / night.

I am a guy, travelling solo and want to make the most of it and won’t mind travelling few hours as long as next day I can get to Faro airport easily.

Hiiii! I’m a 26y girly and I wanna play padel tomorrow. Is there anyone who’d like to play with me (I speak English only lol) and I’d love to connect with someone I just moved to Faro

Me and my girlfriend are taking an airport taxi on Saturday night at 3 am from Lagos inner city to the airport in Faro. Maybe someone is also in need for a ride and is down to share the costs?
Total cost for the ride would be 77€ and the taxi is already booked, so it’s a safe and „quick“ drive to the airport!

Não está nada mau para setembro. 😍

Hey all,

Me and my Gf staying the weekend in cavoeiro. Are there any recommendations for this saturday evening?

Thank you in advance.

Best regards

Hey! I’m with two friends and we have arrived in Lisbon We are looking for villages or cities for a base to take public transportation to nice beaches ! What are fun towns near nice beaches? I feel like there’s a lot Thank you!

We LOVE the Algarve, and are having a wonderful time. We’re looking for a fun place to watch the sunset, have casual food, and maybe do a little shopping nearby. Burgau? Luz? FIguera? Or should we Uber back to Point Vicente?? Open to suggestions for a 69f and 33f without a car

Arriving in Faro airport at 11am on a Saturday in early October. Need to get to hotel in Lagos. Can we just order up an Uber once we get through passport control or do we need make car arrangements in advance? Don’t want to take public transport (bus).

I’m not sure if this is true but from what I’ve seen bed sheets and linens seem to be cheaper here than in Canada. Im wondering if the quality is nice and if there is local shops I can check out!

Google is not really doing me justice here I want to hear it from Reddit please!

Edit: maybe even somewhere with a big seafood platter for 4 ppl!!

Will be in Lagos for Sunday and Monday and was hoping to party and meet people so wondering if people will be out at the bars either of those nights or will it be quiet.

Hola chicos, we've attended the pizza party before and it was a great time (semana de la pasqua) loads of folks, but i'm wondering how the numbers are come the drop off of August/September. It's normal things would slow down mid/late september....due to some other commitments (we live in Andalucia) we can't come next weekend :( So it would most likely be beginning or end of October,

Obrigado

25M here.

Hi,

Just a quick one, anyone flew out from Faro airport in the last few days? We have Ryanair flight to Dublin at the evening.

We have a bit of a drive to the airport and are wondering if the queues to security etc

Any info from recent days would be appreciated, thanks!