Country chat… PORTUGAL

[john jako]

Where was that? In the Algarve? Very low crime rates in Portugal as a whole. Lived here a couple of years now and had absolutely no bother. Had far worse living in the U.K.
Also as per OP, drugs are not legal. Any visitor into that sort of caper do not buy off the numerous street ‘dealers’ in Lisbon/Porto/Faro etc.

Oh here we go, on the defensive straight away.

 

[gonetomorrow]

We stayed in Faro. It was a laid back sort of place. There's a marine nature reserve just off it which you can boat trip to. We found ourselves on a virtually deserted beach listening to the Atlantic waves.
Also we found a C&As store in Faro. Remember them?
Portuguese tend to be quieter than the Spanish. Except Ronaldo.

 

[cronullasharks]

Went there with Mrs CT a few years back. Got chatting to a lady working in one of the shops and we ended up 'bumping' into her later on in one of the pubs. Her husband then turned up with their kid. Seemed nice enough.

Then I caught the husband trying to slip something into our drinks and also noticed Mrs CTs expensive coat was being carried off by the lady. When asked the husband said that's just what they do and tried to laugh it off. I had to be pulled off him by a number of bar staff.

Those two aside, a great bunch of lads.

Sounds awfully similar to when I stayed @JimmyJeffers place. I don't remember much of the night but I let him keep the coat.