Did I ask something inappropriate ?

The silence is deafening.

Bobb

Hi Bobb,

Sorry about that! Could be that most of us on this forum tend to have more experience of the Algarve rather than the rest of Portugal and/or we haven't heard of Rick Steve's guide book. Speaking generally, I would have thought in early May you would find accommodation fairly easily, if you start looking in the early afternoon, but if you can pre-book at least a couple of stays it will allow you more time looking at the places you're travelling through rather than searching for a room. If Rick Steve gives you email/web addresses it should be easy and cheap to pre-book. Lots of Canadians use the http://www.tripadvisor.com forum and you may get better results there.

Lots of luck and I hope you have a great holiday and get to stay in some fantastic places. Post again when you've been as I expect we'd all be interested to know how you got on.

Thanks for your help Rose. I did make a connection with a fellow motorcyclist in Porto who is helping us find rooms in several small towns.

I actually REALLY liked your apt and had my wife talked into it but it was not available when we needed it.

Bobb

Yes I think Roseweb is spot on. I only know that Algarve as my apartment is in that area. Next time try the Algarve, when I was there this time last year a bowling team from Canada was there.

We ARE staying in the Algarve [Near Carvoiero] for the first week of our time but I wanted to see some of the "real" Portugal rather than spending my whole vacation in a seaside resort which would be much like any Caribean place we have been.

Yes I am looking forward to the sun, bars and food but also want to see some small villages and country side

Bobb

Hi Bob, Try http://www.visitingportugal.com maybe you can find accommodation from this site. A lady from Lisbon runs this website called debs k she is often on the forums @ a website called INVALID URL you could have some luck from this. Cheers Jayjan

Thanks for the sites. First one looks beautiful and I would love to surprise my wife but 300 Euros a day is out of my range.

Could not get the second site up so I wonder if it is gone.

Bobb

Hi Bob, Found some sites for you to browse for accommodation in Lisbon & Porto that maybe helpful,

http://www.Hotels-direct-lisbon.com

http://www.ghrshotels.com

http://www.gtahotels.com

http://www.otel.com

Also for Porto http://www.travigator.com/portugal.htm

http://www.eurotravelling.net/index1.htm

If you cant get the link direct from this page try typing them out fully on a search. Cheers Jayjan

My man and I stayed in Lagos last summer. Your wife may like where we stayed. http://www.algarvehoneymoon.com/suites/

We loved the algarve and I hope you have fun there.

Hi, try http://www.laymyhat.com there is a comma at the end on the previous post which is why it wouldn't open. Cheers & good luck with your holiday.

Hi Deb, very observant person, there is too, a comma, silly woman me, I only just noticed it, musta been havin a senior moment when i typed it or a bottle of red wine lol Cheers Jayjan

Hi Jayjan I have more than most of senior moments, the only reason I noticed it is because I have done exactly the same thing myself & spent ages trying to open a page!! Glad I could help. Deb.