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Hamish Elton visits Portugal

June 8, 2019 by David Herd

Hamish Elton visits Portugal

Hamish Elton visits Portugal on one of his many overseas junkets, he is a member of the worldwide Entrepreneurs Organisation, whose goal is “to provide learning and networking opportunities for its members”. If you would like more information just follow THIS LINK.

Nobody I know travels more than Hamish does, he is a director of a company called HealthCert who train doctors in Australia & overseas on the treatment of skin cancer. Hamish is based in Thailand & travels to Australia several times a year to assist with HealthCert seminars.

Hamish is the selfie king.

No male in the northern hemisphere takes more selfies than Hamish, if you want proof just follow THIS LINK.

Great photo

Having a beer with Rodrigo Koxa, world record holder, largest wave ever surfed at the famous Nazare break in Portugal.

Have a look at this wave.

Brazil's Rodrigo Koxa sets record for biggest wave ever surfed

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Rodrigo ‘Koxa’ Augusto do Espírito Santo is a Brazilian professional big wave surfer and extreme water-man who broke the world record for largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré, Portugal, in November 8, 2017.

Time to check out some food.

As well as the selfie king & a world traveller, Hamish certainly is a bon vivant who has the ability to eat huge amounts of food without putting on any weight. 🙂

Fabulous restaurants & delicatessens

One of the many mouth watering venues.

Bar Terraco de Santa Luzia

TripAdvisor rating of #1,798 of 4,476 Restaurants in Lisbon.

Restaurant Row Lisbon

No shortage of places to eat in this fascinating city.

You gotta love the terracotta roof.

Roof, what roof? I don’t see any roof.

OK, now I see them.

One of the interesting things about Lisbon is the lack of high rise buildings.

Here are Hamish’s comments on Lisbon.

“First impression of Lisbon was the Taxi from the airport to my hotel in the city centre. The airport is very close the city – it was about a 15 minute drive, and there was no traffic at midday on a Sunday. First thing you notice is the lack of high rise buildings. There is still some 10-15 story buildings so it’s not a flat city like Vientiane but nothing much taller. Certainly not that you would call “high-rise”.

In the old city there is nothing more than about 6 stories tall – and most of those have rooftop bars.

This is the view from the number one rated rooftop bar at the Hotel Mundial.

Make sure you take time to explore the Alfama district which is an old part of the city set on a steep hill leading up from the riverside with a lot of hidden small shops, restaurants and bars.”

Tuk Tuks.

“The old city is quite compact and you can walk to most places, however there are now many Tuk-Tuks available to run your from place to place – as it is quite hilly. Don’t worry – the Tuk-tuks are all electrics so there is none of the noise or small you get form the ones in Bangkok. IT’s a great idea and I think many more cities will start to introduce them – especially where there are narrow streets. They are also a great resource for finding good local sights or places to eat.”