Lisbon Writer's Festival
June 14th 2010 01:17
It's a tough gig.
Having foregone both the Sydney Film Festival and Sydney Writer's Festival, I had made a big sacrifice and a tough decision.
Yes, I decided to travel to Europe. Determined to not feel too many withdrawal symptoms (backed by the decision to quit smoking before the trip) as to ruin my European Vacation, I made a clean break from the family and friends that have been such a big part of my life and did the runner - equipped with a camera phone and an international sim card - without the running shoes.
The trip was absolutely unforgettable, life-reaffirming, and well worth the experience. If you haven't been to europe before, and have only the slightest inclination and funds with which to do so, I can highly recommend it.
I travelled with a small pioneering group of 20, through Topdeck Tours, to Spain, Morroco and Portugal, and then a group almost double the size through Busabout, to Sorrento and surrounds. All while stopping in between to do my own thing in Venice and buy a flamenco guitar in Madrid.
Possibly my favourite place would be Lisbon, in the heart of Portugal. I chose Topdeck because they included more of Portugal than most other tour agencies, and realise now what a wise decision it was. Somehow managed to stumble across the Lisbon Writer's Festival while there, which was one of many festivals we stumbled across in Sportugal, but this really was the icing on the cake.
Even though I couldn't read the books they were selling, nor understand the talks they were giving, it was a privilege to be in the right place at the right time, one more time.
Feel free to check out the photos from the travelling on my new blog, Really Long Link
Having foregone both the Sydney Film Festival and Sydney Writer's Festival, I had made a big sacrifice and a tough decision.
Yes, I decided to travel to Europe. Determined to not feel too many withdrawal symptoms (backed by the decision to quit smoking before the trip) as to ruin my European Vacation, I made a clean break from the family and friends that have been such a big part of my life and did the runner - equipped with a camera phone and an international sim card - without the running shoes.
The trip was absolutely unforgettable, life-reaffirming, and well worth the experience. If you haven't been to europe before, and have only the slightest inclination and funds with which to do so, I can highly recommend it.
I travelled with a small pioneering group of 20, through Topdeck Tours, to Spain, Morroco and Portugal, and then a group almost double the size through Busabout, to Sorrento and surrounds. All while stopping in between to do my own thing in Venice and buy a flamenco guitar in Madrid.
Where my guitar was made, and bought
Possibly my favourite place would be Lisbon, in the heart of Portugal. I chose Topdeck because they included more of Portugal than most other tour agencies, and realise now what a wise decision it was. Somehow managed to stumble across the Lisbon Writer's Festival while there, which was one of many festivals we stumbled across in Sportugal, but this really was the icing on the cake.
Lisboa!
Even though I couldn't read the books they were selling, nor understand the talks they were giving, it was a privilege to be in the right place at the right time, one more time.
Feel free to check out the photos from the travelling on my new blog, Really Long Link
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