Oh Portugal... I don't know why it took me by surprise so much but it's one of those places where I had no real expectation and then just fell in love with it. I went the first time with my family in 2011 and then again recently to Madeira with my boyfriend during corona times.
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Madeira
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Algarve
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Lisbon
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Pico Ruivo
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We got up early on our first day on Madeira and hiked from Teixeira to Pico Ruivo, the highest mountain on the island at 1862m.
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Pico Ruivo
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The feeling of walking over the clouds is just so wonderful.
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Pico Ruivo
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Some dead trees on the way up
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Pico Ruivo
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Because of Corona Virus the island had just opened up to tourists again and we were by ourselves the whole time
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Pico Ruivo
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The view from the top after about only an hour hiking a nice path
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Pico Ruivo
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Let's get the drone out! My heart was racing quite a bit when we flew it over the edge.
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Pico Ruivo
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Us above the clouds!
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Pico Ruivo
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Some drone video experiment that could definitely be a music video
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Balcoes
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A short hike from Riberio to a platform for views over this very green island
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Balcoes
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View down on the platform from the drone and our hearts racing quite nervously
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Balcoes
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Enjoying each others company
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Pico de Aireiro
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You can drive all the way up to the third highest mountain to get nice views without hiking
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Pico de Aireiro
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There are some paths up there like this one
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Pico de Aireiro
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Just some view from some platform up the mountain
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Pico de Aireiro
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A dead tree against the sun making this photo almost black and white and rather mystical
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Ponta de Sao Lourenco
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Another early morning for us to hike the cliffs at the north east corner of the island
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Ponta de Sao Lourenco
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The cliffs offered a nice contrast to the very green center of the island
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Ponta de Sao Lourenco
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The walk was pretty windy and fairly busy with tourists
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Ponta de Sao Lourenco
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Looking down the cliffs
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Levada do Alecrim
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Another nice hike ending at a waterfall
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Funchal
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A day we spent at the capital and went to see the botanical garden
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Funchal
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We went on a whale and dolphin watch cruise which was pretty amazing
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Funchal
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The dolphins came really close tot he boat to play and race
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Our holiday home
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Amazing place with our own pool
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Our holiday home
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The view out of our bedroom window one cloudy morning
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Loule
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Back in 2011 I went for holiday to the Algarve coast with my family. This was one of the most beautiful beaches
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Loule
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I took a lot of creative photos during that holiday even though I didn't have a DSLR yet and only knew very little photoshop
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Loule
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This is one of my all time favourite photos I took and it was with a standard compact camera
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Lagos
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Another beautiful beach where we did a little boats tour
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Lagos
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These beautiful rocks are all along the coast in contrast to the turquoise blue ocean
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Albufeira
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I remember that a lot of effort went into this photo to get it right
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Sagres
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This is at the very south east corner of the european continent - ready for tourists to have Bratwurst
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Sagres
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26 year old young me - credit to my brother
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Sagres
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This is me trying to get the perfect shot of something with my little sony. My mum took this photo.
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Albufeira
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A beautiful little town with white houses on cliffs over the ocean
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Albufeira
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It looks a bit greek actually
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Lisbon
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We spent most of the holiday down south at the coast but I really enjoyed the couple of days in Lisbon
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Lisbon
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I had no expectation of the capital and was surprised how beautiful everything is, very colourful
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Lisbon
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Beautiful colourful houses everywhere
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Lisbon
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The city is quite hilly and these trams are very popular
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Lisbon
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Perfect timing
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Lisbon
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My first experiments with photoshop
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Lisbon
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Probably the most beautiful hotel in Lisbon
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Lisbon
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Another shot in the old town near Rossio Square