Life in a Van Along the Portuguese Coast
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- Driving along the Portuguese coast is one of the most stunning drive you can do in Europe. The Atlantic Ocean, the cliffs and the views are something you can hardly find anywhere else. Forget flying from Porto to Lisbon, you have to drive and you have to take the long way around.
Watch our full Portugal series here: • Portugal 🇵🇹
After enjoying an evening in the vans by the beach we woke up, went through our newly found morning van life routine and started to drive along the coastline to Nazaré famously known as the town with the highest waves in the world. After a beautiful walk to explore the small town and a nice lunch we headed back to the vans and headed to our campsite for the night.
Sleeping in vineyards around Portugal is literally the best thing you can do. From the tranquility to the stunning views all around, vanlife doesn`t get much better than that. Using Portugal Easy Camp once again, we found a nice place to park our two vans at Quinta do Sanguinhal where we enjoyed some family time and the most beautiful sunset.
After a quick breakfast inside my parent's van we drove to Ericeira which is a small town known as the surfing capital of Europe. Tracey and I went for a little swim in the ocean but let's face it, it was a COLD PLUNGE. The water was freezing even though it was a sunny day on a beautiful Portuguese beach.
From there, we visited the world famous Pena Palace, one of the most colorful castle in the Europe. As great as it was, make sure to be there early because it is one of the most popular tourist attraction in whole of Portugal.
And for our final night as vanlifers, we stayed just outside of Lisbon, Portugal's capital at a proper campground named Lisbon Camping and Bungalows. This was very different than all our other campsites during this van dwelling trip. Very functional with toilets, showers, a pool and a restaurant but also beside the main highway with no views at all... But we needed something more "practical" for our last night to do some van cleanup and organization and also to offload our waste...
Overall, this van trip from Porto to Lisbon with my parents was an amazing trip which we would do again and again. Seeing the beauties of Portugal with a van and on your own time, is the true definition of freedom.
Portugal Travel Guide Tips:
Just in case you'd like to create your own van life adventure in Portugal, here are a few resources that you can use.
- Vans were rented from Indie Campers.
- We used Park 4 Night to find parking lots were vans are allowed overnight.
- We used Portugal Easy Camp to find wineries to stay overnight.
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Chapters:
0:00 Van Life Morning Routine
2:03 Scenic Drive Along the Portuguese Coast
3:13 Exploring Nazaré
10:03 Driving a Van in Europe IS NOT Easy
11:00 Getting Ready for a Night in the Vans
12:11 Camping in a Portuguese Vineyard
16:36 Waking Up in Paradise
18:39 Cold Plunge in Ericeira
24:43 Visiting Pena Palace
28:54 Last Van Life Night in Lisbon
30:50 Our Thoughts of Van Life in Portugal
32:29 The Worst Part of Van Life
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Watch our full Portugal series here: czcams.com/play/PLR0x0WWykhSUlmngUb7oGA9F-tmZ1CNyj.html
I thought the only magical sunsets were over water. I was wrong. Sunsets over vineyards are something else, love it. I'm loving this series, and vanlife is something I'd consider on holiday, you get to see more of the country, you don't have to move your luggage from hotel to hotel or airbnb or hostels and best of all, your snacks and food are readily available at no extra cost. ❤❤
You got that right! The van was pure freedom. Do whatever and go wherever. 👍🏼
What beautiful natural scenery
It truly was! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Some of my favorite memories 😍
100% Agree with that! :D
Wow! Stunning!
Thank you! 😊
It’s beautiful to see how you and Tracy have blessed your families. 🎉❤
Thank you so much!
Portugal is amazing. What a good idea to travel and discover this amazing country in this original way. ❤️🌞🌊
It was such a fun way to travel. Our first but not last time in a van! ❤️👍🏼
Gorgeous guys ..,🙏thanks for sharing Portugal 🥰🥰❤️🌴
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️👍🏼
Great video series! I'm very glad you are having a good time in Portugal!
Thanks a lot Luka! 👍🏼😎
David, it's amazing how much tougher our wives are compared to us (with regards to lovely Tracey carrying the heavy container of brown water and emptying it, the whole time with a serene expression on her lovely face, while Dave did the "tough" job of filming it all!!!!!!! Tracy, you go girl!!
Haha Tracey is a real warrior! 😅
@dave mani u are my favorite vloggers now currently spending time watching all your videos keep it up😊
Thanks a lot! 😍😍😍
parents have got to be very proud of y’all! Great video!
Thanks a lot man! It was a very special time to be able to share an adventure with them.
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Thanks for watching Faith and have a great rest of your day! :D
It doesn’t get better than this …Vanlife ❤ food 🥘 travel, wine 🍷 coast life Nature adventure trip..
Couldn't agree more! ❤️❤️❤️
Portugal is a great country to explore in a van. I think you already passed it...only next time add Lourinha to your coastline stop. Sunset is incredible. And of course I assume you are making your way to the Algarve...so Albufeira is a must stop destination, in fact give yourself at least 3 days if possible to enjoy all the area has to offer. Happy Travels!
Hey thank you so much for the tip! 🇵🇹
Wow David and Tracey, what a great channel you have here guys, just been watching Tread the Globe and came across you all. Well our journey begins, we will be Looking forward to some great videography and the talents of you both- Take care god bless and thank you 👍🚐🙏😇
Hey thank you so much for that! All the best :)
If you comeback to Ericeira, you should go to "Mar das Latas". One of my favourite restaurants in whole Portugal right now, I can't stop going there :)
This is well noted! ✅
I spent two weeks in Portugal in September. It's a beautiful country. When I was in Nazare, the water was flat calm. I'd love to go back to see the waves.
Same! I was really hope to see some waves.
Definitely stunning your night in the midst of the vineyard ❤❤❤❤
It was really special for sure! :)
Still following you from KE
Thank you so much! :D
Portugal and Oman i must admit are some of the most beautiful places you've visited so far.
100% agree with you on those 2.
Man, this kind a trips are priceless, specially when you do it with your family, is all about making memories and enjoy your loved ones, thank you for your work like always.
You are 100% right! Always planning the next family trip! :p
What a gorgeous area!
It truly is yes!
Thank you guys for taking us along on your magical trip. So special with your parents with you too. Cannot wait for next video. Greetings from South Africa.
Cheers my friend! We have 2 more videos in Portugal already oit and one more to come on Saturday. :)
Monster..., redbull yaach....,
Monster all the way! 😎
Beautiful vlog 🤩😇
Glad you liked it.
Sir you are a rockstar ❤❤❤
Thanks a lot man!!!
come to Gambia
Would love to!
Seeing as you drive so well on these European roads you should definitely do a road trip on the west coast of Ireland one day and meet up with us haha 😁
We would actually love that! We are looking into doing some overlanding in northern Europe this November coming. :)
It’s beautiful to see how you and Tracy have blessed your families.
Beautiful vlog 🥰😃
Thank you 😊
Will you visit Madeira?i would love to see it 😊😊
Not in this trip but we will be back
Amazing content 💯💯💯
Glad you think so! :)
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Thank you for watching :)
Hey Dave , very good video . I can do better editing in your videos which can help you to get more engagement in your videos . Pls lmk what do you think ?
Much appreciated but I like editing my own stuff. 👍🏼
21:35 😂
It was a good time hahaha!
Hey guys, any free parking somewhere?
Most places are in Portugal to be honest. The beach parking where we were was 24/7 for $0.
Yuck!! I didn't expect to see the dump!
Hahaha not the best part for sure!
O tipo de turistas video makers um pouco apalhaçados para o meu gosto.
Thank you for the feedback.