cowboy wrote: Because Real Football is kinda rough, they need to "cut to a commercial" now and then whilst the bodies are dragged off the field of play.

While the rest of us have time to get a beer and a hot-dog!!

Now that Quasimodo & Esmeralda have entered the picure, please see the entry in the Jokes section.

At the risk of incurring somebody's wrath for going off topic, the comments on coffee reminded me of a story my father related: He was in charge of a British Army field kitchen in Southampton during WWII, set up to give sustenance to GIs arriving on troop ships for the preparations for the Normandy ...

The train has a club/bar car. The usual array of snacks and drinks, including beer, available from the bar. The menu is restricted, but adequate, and as far as I could tell, served just by one attendant. He took orders and served in the first class car; I'm not sure if he did the same in second clas...

The only experience I have is on the service from Faro to Lisbon. We were in CVO last month and drove to Tunes to catch the InterCity train just before 8:00 am to Lisbon for the day. Everything was fine, the trains were clean; breakast served on the way out and dinner on the way back by a charming c...

Just returned from a great week in CVO and stayed at Vilas do Mar -ideally situated; great sea view from the terrace; very clean. It's only a short walk down the hill to the square. Getting back to the apartment is a different story, but a fortifying break at Charly bar before attempting the climb h...

I'm getting ready to get out of town for the start of vacation; first a week in the UK and then a week in CVO. Before I leave, however I had to express my thanks to the members of the Forum for enhancing my education in such a rich manner in such a few short weeks. Not only do I now know where to fi...

In a similar vein ... We recently attended a wedding in San Antonio, about 200 miles from Houston. Lots of out of town guests and the wedding was superbly planned. On each table at the reception and at brunch the next morning there was a flower arrangement, in the middle of which was a replica of th...

For all those fortunate souls going to Carvoeiro before I get there on 12 July, please feel free to leave me a drink behind the bar at Smilers.
Cheers!!

My last visit to cvo was in '84 - we were staying in a villa just outside Armacao de Pera and wandered into Carvoeiro one day. I remember it as a pretty place with a sizeable British ex-pat community. The other thing I remember about that visit was a bar/restaurant/pottery store in Porches on the ma...

Maddi, Apologies for the anonymous response earlier. Now you've prompted me to register. I've been visiting the Forum for several weeks and I've enjoyed the banter. So now I've taken the plunge. My reason to visit the site was to get the latest scoop. I will be visiting Carvoeiro in 2 weeks after an...