Hey Mandy and Lee, thank you again for a wonderful video especially highlighting the back streets of Evora. Looking forward to your next video in the Algarve especially the restaurants, Authentic British Fish and Chips, Full British breakfast, Irish Pub and Bar and let's not forget the Pigs and Cows restaurant in Faro. LOL. More British influence than Portuguese there. Stay safe and keep smiling. God Save The King.
I love reading your comments, Mike, as I never know what we're going to get 🤣😂 Évora is a fascinating city in which to just wander around and look at the beautiful buildings. We had a great time there, and I'm so pleased we visited. Faro next... but I think we somehow missed the places you mentioned! ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers Sacred Heart of Jesus Mandy, how could you miss all the British restaurants and pubs? Especially in Faro and Albufeira. Will we have kippers for breakfast, Mandy dear, Mandy dear. LOL. Stay safe and keep well.
@@mikemurphy2112 Hahhha... genius, and slightly bonkers. I think we may have let the side down in Faro! We hope this finds you well and maybe, like me, settling down for hours of queue watching! Wishing you a grand weekend! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Hey Mandy and Lee, it's me again. Let's talk regions in Portugal, what's your favourite and least favourite region in Portugal and why? I trust you both are keeping well and staying safe. I have funeral fatigue.
Hello Mike! We're glad to know we're a respite from funeral fatigue. We were watching the queue for the queue for a while, and had to tear ourselves away. Thank you for your great question... and it's one that I'm going to add to our list for our first ever Q&A. I can't guarantee your question will be answered this time round but we'll make as many Q&A videos as is necessary to cover everyone's questions. I'll let people know when their question comes up as have kept a note of on which video it was asked! We're thinking to have the first one ready to celebrate 9k subscribers... it was supposed to be 5k but you know, life passes by. I hope you have an enjoyable Sunday and we look forward to hearing from you again soon! ~ Mandy
Also had an overpriced and crappy meal in Evora! In a restaurant recommended by our tour guide. But the cathedral there has a restaurant with good food and ok prices, for future. Also there’s a small family establishment near the aqueduct that is very very popular with locals. Hard to get in but the soup is worth the wait.
Thank you for the great suggestions, Ellen. We show the menu for the Cathedral restaurant in our 1st Évora video... €7.50 for a main. We walked past a very popular family restaurant near the New gate in our 2nd Évora video but it was too busy for me to get close to the menu to get a photo. It might be the same one as your one with the great soup! Thank you for taking the time to write, we really appreciate it. ~ Mandy 😀😁
I've stayed in 100's of hostels, but it's been about 4 years since the last one - not sure I could sleep in a shared dorm room again - perhaps it's a sign of getting old!
I'm with you on that, Frugal Mr B. Our last dorm was in Warsaw in March 2020... and it was the breaking point for me with all the blokes snoring loudly, talking loudly and sleeping in their Y-fronts! I told Lee no more dorms for me... but I'm actually starting to miss them! We've had such great conversations in dorms, and I'm guessing that if we do anymore hostel Workaways, we're likely to be in a shared room! I suspect that we'll be filming from more dorms in the next year or so, especially if a double room is way more than twice the price! 😀😁 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers I agree with you - I've met some great people that I would not have met without being in the hostel, and I enjoy the community especially in the kitchens, so if I do stay in a hostel again I think it would have to be a single room - but then the price might change my mind!
@@FrugalMrB Accommodation prices at the moment in Europe are still really high... maybe in an attempt to make up for 2 years of lost earnings. Our double room in Évora worked out cheaper than 2 dorm beds but that's not always the case. That's one of the reasons I'm so pleased we now have housesitting and Workaway as options whilst on the road, as they can be a great break from travelling and also to help stretch out the travel budget 😀😁 ~ Mandy
Thank you for your Evora video. I also find this town not very cheap and like you said you have lots of place where you have to pay to enter and besides the value for a meal is higher than other portuguese places. And by the way the name Portas de Moura means that that are the dors to Moura, one portuguese town in Alentejo region south of Evora. I hope that you enjoyed your stay in this town and I look forward for more videos in Algarve region. Cheers. Luís
Hello Luis. Thank you so much for your excellent comment and for the information about the correct meaning of Portas de Moura! I really should have checked that, and am so happy that we have such well informed viewers as yourself who watch our videos with a great attention to detail and can provide the correct information! 🙏😀 I hope I didn't come across too negatively in this video, but we never want to just sugarcoat things, and we definitely found Évora to be more expensive than say Tomar or Caldas da Rainha. All of that aside, we did have a great time during our stay in Évora, and would love to go back sometime to explore the Alentejo region. I hope you enjoy the upcoming Faro videos. As always, thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Luis, we really appreciate it! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Library 📚 looked interesting , need to checkout more in my travels. Who in what’s all holy in a kitchen boils milk in a kettle 🙄 thinking they be making a latte or flat white , onwards and upwards 😎👍
Libraries are blinking brilliant, revolt7! Free wifi, free toilets, free comfy seats AND excellent books to peruse! I heartily recommend public libraries to all Frugal Travellers ! ~ Mandy 🥳😁😀
Hahhha... Lee's been scouring secondhand shops for years,looking for a Lee teeshirt! That didn't work out, so he bought himself one online for his birthday in March... and is as pleased as Punch with it! I think he should go for all the colours 😂🤣 ~ Mandy
Hello Mike. Thank you for your kind words and support... I'm actually a bit less positive in this last video so I hope I don't get too much flack 🤣😂 Reality, not glamour, all the way! Looking forward to hearing your views on my (for me) scathing reviews 😀😁 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers My heavens Mandy, I thought it was me you were referring to about the scathing reviews. I was just in the process of jumping over the wharf. LOL
Thanks guys, I enjoyed your Evora videos. Definitely added a few sights to my itinerary for next year. And I think my group might like a Japanese meal for a change so will book in there too.
Thank you so much, Cindy! We really appreciate your lovely comments and your enjoyment of our videos 🙏😁 There is so much to see and do in Évora, and I'm sure you and your group will have a wonderful time! We look forward to hearing all about it, and will be thinking of that sushi buffet! ~ Mandy 😀😁
After viewing your videos on Evora, I am left with the impression that Evora and surrounding area is one of your least favourite areas in Portugal to vacation for an extended period. Keep up the great work, really appreciate your videos.
Hello Jacob. Thank you for taking the time to comment... it's always great to hear from viewers as otherwise we're making videos in a little bubble, so we really appreciate the kind feedback! I think Évora had a tough act to follow after Tomar, as Tomar is so well set up up for visitors on a budget... and there weren't the crowds we experienced in Évora! I love the Roman Temple and it's still a highlight for me, and the 2 buffet restaurants were great... but yes, I wasn't a big fan of Évora or of the noisy people staying at our hostel. The buildings were so beautiful though and the locals were friendly, so we would definitely go back to Evora, but maybe during winter when it's not so hot 😉😂 Thank you again for taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 😁😀
We've spoken about doing it one day... it would be an amazing experience! Our lovely friends, for whom we housesat in Nazaré when Ma and Gaz were over, actually did the Caminho from Porto to Santiago de Compostela in August, but said it wasn't too hot as they did the coastal route! ~ Mandy
Hello Amigos Boa Tarde to you both! I so appreciate you showing us around. Like all of Portugal I’ll enjoy seeing Évora but it does help to have your reviews! Note to self: it’s going to be more costly! I know these videos are months behind where you are now… but I’m hoping you were able to visit West Alentejo, including Sagres. I can’t recall if you been through Sagres… I know you are traveling by bus mostly. You’d love that part of Portugal, I think! Hugs to you both!
Hello Jen! It is always so wonderful to hear from you - your positive energy is so lovely! Évorais is a very pretty town but yes, pricier than others... I can see why it's so popular though. We haven't been to Sagres unfortunately, as I do really like the beer 😁 It's definitely an area of the country we'd love to explore. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such lovely comments. Sending big hugs from Praia d'el Rey ! ~ Mandy 😁😀
@@FrugalTravellers Olá Mandy, big hugs back. I think our friend is keeping you two tied to Praia d'el Rey, ha ha. They certainly are taking advantage of being in Europe. Ha ha. Take care... (and lovely comments are all you should get... for all the wonderful content!!) xx
Hello Carolina 😀 I've looked in secondhand shops for years trying to find a Lee teeshirt, but in the end I had to bite the bullet and buy a new one. It makes me smile every time I wear it! I was wearing it the other day in a restaurant when Mandy said my name, and the waitress laughed when I said yes, it really is my name 😂👍 ~ Lee
Hello TheScouser43! I agree that Évora is magical & would love to return during the cooler months and spend more time exploring the town and surrounding area. What was it about Évora that captivated you so much? For me it was hands down the Roman Temple and the yellow and white buildings ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers I loved wandering around the old streets, the ease of getting around on foot, and the safety as a woman. I stayed in the Moov hotel at the top of Rua Raimundo both times. Inexpensive, clean, and in the remains of an old bullring! I was there at the end of September the second time and in April/May the first, both times independently - not an organized tour. There were tourists of course, but they were very manageable! Loved the video, brought back a lot of great memories. Loved the Chapel of the Bones and, particularly, the nativities exhibit (not religious in the slightest, but they were stunning).
@@TheScouser43 I can see how much you enjoyed your times there in your wonderful description. We walked past the Moov hotel - I took a video clip of it but didn't end up using it. I think you chose better times to go as late May was so hot when we were there! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences of beautiful Évora! ~ Mandy 😁🙏
Hi guys, great video as always. Just an FYI, what the west refers to as "moores" are not arabs, but the native North Africans and their real name is Amazigh (wich means free men) !;)
Hello Max. Thank you for your lovely comment, and we're pleased you enjoy our videos. Thank you also for the information... this was new to me! We appreciate you taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 😀🙏
Enjoyed your Evora series. Always wanted to go but will save it for we we're retired so that we can go in winter or spring. We vacation in Portugal during the summer for now and I know Evora is unbearably hot then. Thank you and keep up the great work 👍
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Martin. I was unsure if 4 videos on Évora would be too much but I really wanted to share our experiences there, so it is great to hear such positive feedback! It's a wise idea to not visit in summer - it was 36C in May and I was struggling with that, so 46C in August would be way too hot for me! We hope you enjoy our upcoming videos and we always love to hear from you! Thank you for taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 🙏😀😁
Hey Mandy and Lee, thank you again for a wonderful video especially highlighting the back streets of Evora. Looking forward to your next video in the Algarve especially the restaurants, Authentic British Fish and Chips, Full British breakfast, Irish Pub and Bar and let's not forget the Pigs and Cows restaurant in Faro. LOL. More British influence than Portuguese there. Stay safe and keep smiling. God Save The King.
I love reading your comments, Mike, as I never know what we're going to get 🤣😂 Évora is a fascinating city in which to just wander around and look at the beautiful buildings. We had a great time there, and I'm so pleased we visited. Faro next... but I think we somehow missed the places you mentioned! ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers Sacred Heart of Jesus Mandy, how could you miss all the British restaurants and pubs? Especially in Faro and Albufeira. Will we have kippers for breakfast, Mandy dear, Mandy dear. LOL. Stay safe and keep well.
@@mikemurphy2112 Hahhha... genius, and slightly bonkers. I think we may have let the side down in Faro! We hope this finds you well and maybe, like me, settling down for hours of queue watching! Wishing you a grand weekend! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Hey Mandy and Lee, it's me again. Let's talk regions in Portugal, what's your favourite and least favourite region in Portugal and why? I trust you both are keeping well and staying safe. I have funeral fatigue.
Hello Mike! We're glad to know we're a respite from funeral fatigue. We were watching the queue for the queue for a while, and had to tear ourselves away. Thank you for your great question... and it's one that I'm going to add to our list for our first ever Q&A. I can't guarantee your question will be answered this time round but we'll make as many Q&A videos as is necessary to cover everyone's questions. I'll let people know when their question comes up as have kept a note of on which video it was asked! We're thinking to have the first one ready to celebrate 9k subscribers... it was supposed to be 5k but you know, life passes by. I hope you have an enjoyable Sunday and we look forward to hearing from you again soon! ~ Mandy
Also had an overpriced and crappy meal in Evora! In a restaurant recommended by our tour guide. But the cathedral there has a restaurant with good food and ok prices, for future. Also there’s a small family establishment near the aqueduct that is very very popular with locals. Hard to get in but the soup is worth the wait.
Thank you for the great suggestions, Ellen. We show the menu for the Cathedral restaurant in our 1st Évora video... €7.50 for a main. We walked past a very popular family restaurant near the New gate in our 2nd Évora video but it was too busy for me to get close to the menu to get a photo. It might be the same one as your one with the great soup! Thank you for taking the time to write, we really appreciate it. ~ Mandy 😀😁
I've stayed in 100's of hostels, but it's been about 4 years since the last one - not sure I could sleep in a shared dorm room again - perhaps it's a sign of getting old!
I'm with you on that, Frugal Mr B. Our last dorm was in Warsaw in March 2020... and it was the breaking point for me with all the blokes snoring loudly, talking loudly and sleeping in their Y-fronts! I told Lee no more dorms for me... but I'm actually starting to miss them! We've had such great conversations in dorms, and I'm guessing that if we do anymore hostel Workaways, we're likely to be in a shared room! I suspect that we'll be filming from more dorms in the next year or so, especially if a double room is way more than twice the price! 😀😁 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers I agree with you - I've met some great people that I would not have met without being in the hostel, and I enjoy the community especially in the kitchens, so if I do stay in a hostel again I think it would have to be a single room - but then the price might change my mind!
@@FrugalMrB Accommodation prices at the moment in Europe are still really high... maybe in an attempt to make up for 2 years of lost earnings. Our double room in Évora worked out cheaper than 2 dorm beds but that's not always the case. That's one of the reasons I'm so pleased we now have housesitting and Workaway as options whilst on the road, as they can be a great break from travelling and also to help stretch out the travel budget 😀😁 ~ Mandy
Thank you for your Evora video. I also find this town not very cheap and like you said you have lots of place where you have to pay to enter and besides the value for a meal is higher than other portuguese places. And by the way the name Portas de Moura means that that are the dors to Moura, one portuguese town in Alentejo region south of Evora.
I hope that you enjoyed your stay in this town and I look forward for more videos in Algarve region. Cheers. Luís
Hello Luis. Thank you so much for your excellent comment and for the information about the correct meaning of Portas de Moura! I really should have checked that, and am so happy that we have such well informed viewers as yourself who watch our videos with a great attention to detail and can provide the correct information! 🙏😀
I hope I didn't come across too negatively in this video, but we never want to just sugarcoat things, and we definitely found Évora to be more expensive than say Tomar or Caldas da Rainha. All of that aside, we did have a great time during our stay in Évora, and would love to go back sometime to explore the Alentejo region. I hope you enjoy the upcoming Faro videos. As always, thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Luis, we really appreciate it! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Library 📚 looked interesting , need to checkout more in my travels. Who in what’s all holy in a kitchen boils milk in a kettle 🙄 thinking they be making a latte or flat white , onwards and upwards 😎👍
Libraries are blinking brilliant, revolt7! Free wifi, free toilets, free comfy seats AND excellent books to peruse! I heartily recommend public libraries to all Frugal Travellers ! ~ Mandy 🥳😁😀
I love you guys, great video
That is so lovely of you, Caetano! Thank you very much for such a wonderful compliment! ~ Mandy 🙏😁
Ahh man it is a beautiful city
It truly is a beautiful city... and that Roman Temple is absolutely stunning 😀😁 ~ Mandy
Ha ha ha! I like Lee's tee-shirt! How have I not noticed that before?!
Hahhha... Lee's been scouring secondhand shops for years,looking for a Lee teeshirt! That didn't work out, so he bought himself one online for his birthday in March... and is as pleased as Punch with it! I think he should go for all the colours 😂🤣 ~ Mandy
Hey Mindy and Lee, looking forward to watching your last video on Evora. Waiting with bated breath here. Thank you. Keep on smiling.
Hello Mike. Thank you for your kind words and support... I'm actually a bit less positive in this last video so I hope I don't get too much flack 🤣😂 Reality, not glamour, all the way! Looking forward to hearing your views on my (for me) scathing reviews 😀😁 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers Scathing reviews from me?
@@mikemurphy2112 No, on my scathing reviews of lunch and other hostel guests! 😂🤣 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers My heavens Mandy, I thought it was me you were referring to about the scathing reviews. I was just in the process of jumping over the wharf. LOL
@@mikemurphy2112 I'm pleased it was cleared up asap 😁😀 ~ Mandy
Thanks guys, I enjoyed your Evora videos. Definitely added a few sights to my itinerary for next year. And I think my group might like a Japanese meal for a change so will book in there too.
Thank you so much, Cindy! We really appreciate your lovely comments and your enjoyment of our videos 🙏😁 There is so much to see and do in Évora, and I'm sure you and your group will have a wonderful time! We look forward to hearing all about it, and will be thinking of that sushi buffet! ~ Mandy 😀😁
After viewing your videos on Evora, I am left with the impression that Evora and surrounding area is one of your least favourite areas in Portugal to vacation for an extended period. Keep up the great work, really appreciate your videos.
Hello Jacob. Thank you for taking the time to comment... it's always great to hear from viewers as otherwise we're making videos in a little bubble, so we really appreciate the kind feedback! I think Évora had a tough act to follow after Tomar, as Tomar is so well set up up for visitors on a budget... and there weren't the crowds we experienced in Évora! I love the Roman Temple and it's still a highlight for me, and the 2 buffet restaurants were great... but yes, I wasn't a big fan of Évora or of the noisy people staying at our hostel. The buildings were so beautiful though and the locals were friendly, so we would definitely go back to Evora, but maybe during winter when it's not so hot 😉😂 Thank you again for taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 😁😀
IB has a life long dream to walk the Caminho de Santiago.
We've spoken about doing it one day... it would be an amazing experience! Our lovely friends, for whom we housesat in Nazaré when Ma and Gaz were over, actually did the Caminho from Porto to Santiago de Compostela in August, but said it wasn't too hot as they did the coastal route! ~ Mandy
Hello Amigos Boa Tarde to you both! I so appreciate you showing us around. Like all of Portugal I’ll enjoy seeing Évora but it does help to have your reviews! Note to self: it’s going to be more costly! I know these videos are months behind where you are now… but I’m hoping you were able to visit West Alentejo, including Sagres. I can’t recall if you been through Sagres… I know you are traveling by bus mostly. You’d love that part of Portugal, I think! Hugs to you both!
Hello Jen! It is always so wonderful to hear from you - your positive energy is so lovely! Évorais is a very pretty town but yes, pricier than others... I can see why it's so popular though. We haven't been to Sagres unfortunately, as I do really like the beer 😁 It's definitely an area of the country we'd love to explore.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such lovely comments. Sending big hugs from Praia d'el Rey ! ~ Mandy 😁😀
@@FrugalTravellers Olá Mandy, big hugs back. I think our friend is keeping you two tied to Praia d'el Rey, ha ha. They certainly are taking advantage of being in Europe. Ha ha. Take care... (and lovely comments are all you should get... for all the wonderful content!!) xx
@@JenShea Thank you so much for being so lovely! ~ Mandy 😀😍
I find it so amusing to see Lee in his Lee tshirt. It’s like an inside joke!😊
Hello Carolina 😀 I've looked in secondhand shops for years trying to find a Lee teeshirt, but in the end I had to bite the bullet and buy a new one. It makes me smile every time I wear it! I was wearing it the other day in a restaurant when Mandy said my name, and the waitress laughed when I said yes, it really is my name 😂👍 ~ Lee
I've been to Evora twice and would still go back again. Something magical about the place!
Hello TheScouser43! I agree that Évora is magical & would love to return during the cooler months and spend more time exploring the town and surrounding area. What was it about Évora that captivated you so much? For me it was hands down the Roman Temple and the yellow and white buildings ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers I loved wandering around the old streets, the ease of getting around on foot, and the safety as a woman. I stayed in the Moov hotel at the top of Rua Raimundo both times. Inexpensive, clean, and in the remains of an old bullring! I was there at the end of September the second time and in April/May the first, both times independently - not an organized tour. There were tourists of course, but they were very manageable! Loved the video, brought back a lot of great memories. Loved the Chapel of the Bones and, particularly, the nativities exhibit (not religious in the slightest, but they were stunning).
@@TheScouser43 I can see how much you enjoyed your times there in your wonderful description. We walked past the Moov hotel - I took a video clip of it but didn't end up using it. I think you chose better times to go as late May was so hot when we were there! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences of beautiful Évora! ~ Mandy 😁🙏
Hi guys, great video as always.
Just an FYI, what the west refers to as "moores" are not arabs, but the native North Africans and their real name is Amazigh (wich means free men) !;)
Hello Max. Thank you for your lovely comment, and we're pleased you enjoy our videos. Thank you also for the information... this was new to me! We appreciate you taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 😀🙏
Enjoyed your Evora series. Always wanted to go but will save it for we we're retired so that we can go in winter or spring. We vacation in Portugal during the summer for now and I know Evora is unbearably hot then. Thank you and keep up the great work 👍
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Martin. I was unsure if 4 videos on Évora would be too much but I really wanted to share our experiences there, so it is great to hear such positive feedback! It's a wise idea to not visit in summer - it was 36C in May and I was struggling with that, so 46C in August would be way too hot for me! We hope you enjoy our upcoming videos and we always love to hear from you! Thank you for taking the time to write! ~ Mandy 🙏😀😁