Backpacking trip 2018

Time of travel
Sunday December 31, 2017 - Sunday October 14, 2018
Route
Budapest - Lisbon - Belém - Lisbon - Santa Cruz - Ponta Delgada - Azores - São Miguel island - Furnas - Ponta Delgada - Ponta Da Ferraria - Sete Cidades - Ponta Delgada - São Roque do Pico - São Caetano - Velas - Porto - Barcelona - Rome

After 3 years on the big yellow rock (Malta), I really wanted some green. I found out about the previously unknown Azores islands thanks to an internet search, and since they were also called the Hawaii of Europe, I knew right away that I had to go there one day.

My life turned out in such a way that I really needed to be just me and my backpack for a while. The trip of several months gave me experiences that I can carry with me for the rest of my life.

Let’s go to Portugal!

It’s been exactly a year since I last wrote about Malta. In summary, after three years and four months, I felt that the island does…

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Let’s go to Portugal!

First day in Lisbon

As I wrote, I traveled with only a backpack. Based on preliminary readings, I have selected a backpack that can theoretically be carried at any…

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First day in Lisbon

Second day in Lisbon

My second day was quiet and calm. The sun wasn’t shining, the weather was gloomy, and I was only walking the surrounding little streets northeast…

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Second day in Lisbon

Castelo de S Jorge

On the first really nice day, I walked to the castle, which is most worth going up because of the view. The line meandering at…

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Castelo de S Jorge

Belém

On Tuesday, the 17th, I walked to Belém, which is 7km from the accommodation. Along the way, I ran into an Árpád Szenes museum, which…

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Belém

Lisbon with friends

Fate brought it so that a total of four of my friends (two couples: Eszter / András and Illus / Péter) were also tourists in…

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Lisbon with friends

Santa Cruz

On my penultimate day in Lisbon, I thought I was getting up to make one of my childhood dreams come true: to walk along a…

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Santa Cruz

Dolphin and whale watching

Dolphin and whale watching didn’t do anything brilliant, mostly because I managed to pick a pretty grey day. If nothing else, it’s good for one…

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Dolphin and whale watching

Hell???

The place I came here bears the incomprehensible name of “Miradouro da Boca do Inferno”, which can be translated as “Lookout from the Mouth of…

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Hell???

Who is who

One of the benefits of hostel life beyond cheapness is that you can meet great people. Those who stay in such a place are usually…

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Who is who

Pico

So, as I promised, I’ll write about Pico in a little more detail, given that I was lucky enough to climb as well.

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Pico

Sao Jorge island

Now we go to the island of Sao Jorge, which is located opposite Pico. The 246 square kilometers cover just over nine thousand people.

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Sao Jorge island

Porto

We arrived at the last stop in Portugal, the second largest city in the country, Porto. Although the city has a population of only 240,000,…

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Porto

Barcelona

I can’t sing ode from Barcelona because for some reason the city didn’t catch me. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and comfortable cities, but…

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Barcelona

Rome

Rome is the last stop on the 170-day journey and its perfect end. You could write a good few thing about the city, like two…

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Rome