Guides

• 
  Benagil Caves Boat Trips from Lagos: Which One to Book

  Speedboats from Lagos, the short hop from the Carvoeiro side, kayaks, and private charters: honest advice on which suits your group.

• 
  Do You Need a Car in the Algarve? An Honest Local Answer

  When you genuinely need one, when you don't, what it costs, and the middle path most visitors miss.

• 
  eSIM for Portugal: Data for Your Algarve Holiday

  Who needs one, who genuinely doesn't, and how to land in Faro with data already working: honest costs included.

• 
  Faro Airport to Lagos and Praia da Luz: Transfers, Taxis and Every Other Way

  Pre-booked transfers, the apps, the taxi rank, hire cars, the train and the bus: honest costs, and which one we would actually pick for your group.

• 
  The 12 Best Beaches in the Western Algarve

  From the family-friendly sands of Praia da Luz to the wild surf of the west coast, an honest local's guide to twelve beaches worth your beach bag.

• 
  Where to Drink in Praia da Luz

  The bars we actually drink in, from village locals in Luz to rooftops in Lagos, plus how the locals sort out dinner.