What is there to do in Praia da Luz, Portugal?

im 17 and going on my first holiday to praia da luz this summer with my boyfriend and his family.
any tips on anything to do round there?

Anybody know the name of a Kung-Fu TV series that was on in Portugal in 1987?

This TV series was on Portuguese TV during the summer of 1987 ,and during the 1987 Portuguese elections. I was staying in Sesimbra on a family holiday and loved the TV programme.

McCanns: Kate and Gerry run scared and will not fly back to Portugal for reconstruction ?

We read unsurprised that the two self confessed serial child neglectors and MAIN SUSPECTS, Kate and Gerry McCann, have refused to fly back to Portugal to take part in a Crimewatch style Police reconstruction.

Sadly it appears that the two ‘mistaken’ doctors have decided their own skin is more important than finding their missing daughter – They fear police want charge them with neglect over their woeful treatment of their children at night while on a ‘family‘ holiday in Praia da Luz last May.

whats more important – taking park in a reconstruction to help find Madeleine ? or running scared to save their own skins ?
Source: http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=mccanns-it-s-still-no-to-a-rerun&method=full&objectid=20420935&siteid=93463-name_page.html
http://www.the-news.net/cgi-bin/google.pl?id=959-3

Why do I feel so unhappy tonight?

even though nothings wrong. My best friend is on a two week holiday in Portugal and this year we are not going away cause my dad as work commitments although he promised to take us in Sept, he tells us (my mum and me) that it’s his turn to cover the holiday period, he is a pediatrician (spelling) and this is the first year that we are not going away at summer. He wouldn’t let me go on holidays with my friends family cause i had the chance to. Sorry if that was long. I feel lonely tonight

Where is Madeleine McCann?

Did Madeleine wander away from her families holiday apartment in Portugal only to be snatched by an abductor ? Are the Mccanns trying to raise more funds to find her ?
It is a question people will always ask because the human mind needs to understand .Like any missing child her wherabouts is of the greatest importance . She had a life, she was young ,she was a beautiful spirit.I do not live under a stone but in the Universe !

can someone explain why these so called sightings of madeleen?

get reported straight away to the police,or even why not go up and ask them who the little girl is.call out her name wait for a reaction.seems to me these sightings and i hope she is alive are people just attention seeking. i mean if they were that sure why not do something about it

A woman called police in the eastern town of Tongeren near the Dutch border on Saturday after seeing a couple with a small girl at a roadside cafe.

“She has considerable dealings with children and she was convinced the girl was Madeleine,” a prosecution spokeswoman said. “There is a bottle and straw that the girl probably drank from and we are testing them.”

The couple were described as a Dutch-speaking man of about 40 and a English-speaking woman of around 25. Tongeren legal authorities have drawn up photo-fit pictures of the pair.

The results of the DNA test should be known next week.

Madeleine went missing on a family holiday to Portugal on May 3, since when there have been dozens of possible s
allen b you selfish prick. the reconsidolation of this poor girl and her parents or your bust nose.you coward ,not the sort of bloke i would want in the trenches with me.ps all you would have to do is film them on your phone for gods sake.pps like i said coward

What type of sharks inhabit the waters of Portugal?

Hi all. I holiday in the Algarve, Portugal almost every year. I’ve waded through the sea before but have never actually been swimming in the sea there. In July, I’m going to Portugal with family but this time my two crazy brother-in-laws are coming and they’re saying they want to go swimming in the sea. I heard there are oceanic white tip and even great white sharks in the seas off Portugal. Is this true? Are there any records or reports of a shark attack in Portugal? I’d like to know if there is any risk.

Portugal Theme Parks Anyone?

I need some help. I am going to Portugal on my holidays this summer. We are staying at a house beside Lisbon for a week and then near Porto for a week. However my family were wondering if there are any theme parks or even water parks near where we are staying? We don’t mind if they could be two or three hours away.

Thanks!

Please help me with holiday in Spain or Portugal!?

I would like to go to Spain or Portugal with my family. We are a family of four. Where are the nicest places to go in Spain or Portugal? And do you know any nice hotels that aren’t too expensive. Please help me!!!
I am looking for a beach holiday

i met a guy in portugal, how do i find him?

okay, i met a guy in portugal. i was on holiday with my family and we met this couple and they had a son called Liam, he was 14 at the time. I was to embaressed to talk to him but i wanted to. He got the mini bus with us to the restaurant Valverdi and i could have talked to him then but i didnt :/
how could i get in touch with him ?? x

how to get a consent form to fly under 16?

i’m away for a week in the summer and it clashed with the family holiday so i’m going to fly over to portugal and meet my family at the airport. i have got an email from the portugue embassy saying i need to get a letter signed by Garda police in order to fly by myself to portugal. how do i get a form for them to sign? can i get it anywhere on the Aer Lingus website?

I am going to Vilamoura, Portugal?

Hi
I am 13 and in september i am going on a big family holiday because its my grandparents 40th wedding anniversary. We are going on to Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. There is a age range of 5 – 63. Has any-one been there if so is it a good place. And is there any places we should go ( we have cars )

Thanks

does anyone know of nice hotels for a family holiday within sensible distance of Rijeka in Croatia?

Don’t really know exactly where Rijeka is – but Easyjet fly there for not a lot of money! Also how does the cost of things compare with, say, Spain or Portugal

Would you take your 7 month old on holiday with you?

So we have a family holiday coming up (my husbands side) and were going to portugal, the only thing is I dont really want to take my 7 month old.. I dont know why really..Im kind of scared about her getting sunburn or heatstroke and I dont really want to take her to a place that I dont know much about .. do you think its safe?
my mum has offered to look after her and she sleeps right through the night

Now a festival for Gerry Mcgrub current news?

The father of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann is to tell a major media festival about his experiences.

Gerry McCann will talk about the role television and the media have played in the hunt for his daughter, organisers of this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival said.

The youngster was snatched from her bed during a family holiday to Portugal on May 3 – two months ago – and the case attracted widespread media attention

Now forgive me for asking another Mccann question but isn,t this festival in August?
How does Gerry Mcann know his daughter won,t be found by then?how can he arrange to do something like this until the day before its aired in hope she may be found upto that date.
Another celebrity filled festival!!
A G
this was all i was asking i wouldn,t arrange anything in advance knowing she could be found anyday.I mean this event is towards the end of august so its a long way off.

Can anyone give me an opinion on my personal statement?

I live in Portugal and i’m applying for medicine in the UK. I’m just about to send my application form but i’d just like to have an opinion on my personal statement, please:

I will always have vivid memories of the two events in my life that made me realise that I wanted to be doctor. They both occurred in the same year, and although I was only eight at the time, I was able to understand the greatness of medicine and the fragility of life.
Firstly, I remember being hit by a wave of relief when the doctor walked into the waiting room and told my mother and I that my father’s life-threatening ear surgery had gone better than expected. This was when I fully grasped the power of medicine: the ability to save a person is one of the greatest things known to mankind. Nevertheless, I am also familiar with that gut-wrenching feeling of waking up to a phone call from the hospital informing my mother that my great-grandmother had just passed away. This experience made me realise just how fragile life is: in a second, it can all be over.
After these two events, I wanted to know more about medicine and the ways it can be used to save lives. So, I started a collection of books, videos and figures of the human body then being advertised on television. Every two weeks I would receive a book, a video and a plastic replica of an organ, things that I immediately read, watched and placed in the correct spot in my human body replica. I could never wait for the next ones to arrive: the intricacy of the human body intrigued me and ever since I have been curious to learn as much about it as I can.
Therefore, I chose Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics at secondary school, subjects I not only knew would be important for medicine, but was also sure I would enjoy. Along with Philosophy, these have been my four favourite subjects throughout my schooling. I have just begun my last year, and will be taking, amongst others, Biology, Special Project, PE, Mathematics and English. I strongly believe that knowing how to work in a group as well as individually is an invaluable life skill, all the more for a medical career, and these classes, especially PE and Special Project allow me to develop in this area. Moreover, in Year Five, I was elected Deputy Class Representative, which means that I have known responsibility since a young age, and this year I have once again been elected Class Rep. I am also very eager to be envolved in my schools decisions and day-to-day life, so this year a group of collegues and I will be running for Student Council.
My desire to help others has led me to volunteer at a nursing home, and I must say assisting the elderly with their everyday activities, helping them to have fun or just sitting down and talking to them is extremely rewarding. Volunteering further helps me improve my communication skills, sense of responsibility and autonomy, all of which I think are important in a physician. In the coming Christmas holidays I will be taking a First Aid course and shadowing a doctor at my local hospital, where I hope to observe an operation and come into contact with a variety of patients.
Apart from my interest in my studies, I also enjoy going to the gym and going out with my friends and family, especially to the beach. Indeed, doing physical activities, especially swimming has always been a great passion. When I was five, I started lessons, and right from the start, I knew I would love it. I went on to win various certificates and badges, but I had to stop when I was eight, because at that age I moved to Madeira.
I want to study in the UK not only because of its international reputation, graduate prospects and considerable student satisfaction, but also because I was born and raised there until I was eight: it is my country of origin. I also have close relatives living there whom I can contact at any time, which I feel is very important when you are making such a change as leaving secondary school and starting university. Ultimately, my goal is to become as successful a professional as I can, and I know that by studying in the UK I will have the opportunity to do so.

Thanks

McCanns: parents so drunk their three children were taken into care ?

We read with disgusted that a British couple on holiday close to Praia da Luz in Portugal got so drunk their three children were taken into care. Hotel staff called the authorities when the pair seemed unable to look after the two boys, aged six and one, and a girl of two. With their crying children beside them, the man, 35, passed out in reception and his wife, 32, vomited before blacking out. The parents were taken to hospital and the children placed in a care home.

While not drawing direct comparison with the self confessed serial child neglectors and MAIN SUSPECTS Kate and Gerry McCann and their growing wine list before and at the Tapas bar, at least this British family managed to keep their children with them even if they were blind drunk.

What is it with British familys abroad with alcohol and child neglect ?

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/05/05/drunk-holiday-brits-children-taken-into-care-89520-20406018/
Goaty – I dont know the ‘b——d that took her’, nor do I even know if their was one. The investigating Police force have never confirmed or denied that Madeleine was ever abducted. We only have Madeleines parents, who are also suspects in the case, word for that.

Media Hype about Madeleine Mccan?

It was really tragic that the little girl was abducted. My heart goes out to the family.

I am myself a parent and I can well imagine how the family would be feeling.

The only thing that is a bit odd is that this case has got way too much attention. Please dont get me wrong but I think there is some reason behind it. So much so that people have been talking about closing borders

There have also been some criticism on Portuguese police not doing enough. This is true and the reason is that Portugal is not a survelience society like UK is where your every move is being captured on the CCTV.

Why the media is not interested so much in the abduction cases that happen in the UK.

By the way, how can the parents be so stupid and careless to leave their 3 children sleeping in the hotel room and that too at a holiday resort. I would never ever think of doing that. Unbelievable.

Help? i need a country from the EU to do a powerpoint on it’s like a project but i can’t think of a country.?

i can’t do spain because i was going to do it so i need another one.
ive thought of portugal and italy but is there anything else?
i need to pretend im a travel consultant and a family of 4 have come and asked me tom arrange a holiday for them in the EU.

these are the things i need to include so i’ve got to be able to find these on the internet thank you.

a brief history of the country stating when it joined the european union.
a map showing the location of the country within europe with the neighbouring countries marked as well as the capital cities , main rivers and mountain ranges.
some main facts about the culture and geography of the country including capital cities,main foods etc.
write a itinerary of the family for one week explaining what they will do each day, where they would stay etc.

by the way i cant do the uk and i don’t even know what a itinerary is!!
so please help me. thank you and please tell me the locations and capital for the country.

and also please do not say why i’m not at school because it’s a teacher training day

xxx thanks! xxx

i live in england
my teacher said spain is easy because loads of people have been there and its common which i think is really annoying lol

help? i need a country from the EU to do a powerpoint on its like a project but i cant think of a country! ?

i can’t do spain because i was going to do it so i need another one.
ive thought of portugal and italy but is there anything else?
i need to pretend im a travel consultant and a family of 4 have come and asked me tom arrange a holiday for them in the EU.

these are the things i need to include so i’ve got to be able to find these on the internet thank you.

a brief history of the country stating when it joined the european union.
a map showing the location of the country within europe with the neighbouring countries marked as well as the capital cities , main rivers and mountain ranges.
some main facts about the culture and geography of the country including capital cities,main foods etc.
write a itinerary of the family for one week explaining what they will do each day, where they would stay etc.

by the way i cant do the uk and i don’t even know what a itinerary is!!
so please help me. thank you and please tell me the locations and capital for the country.

and also please do not say why i’m not at school because it’s a teacher training day

xxx thanks! xxx

Is my dad TOO strict? What should I do?

Ok, so my mother and father were raised in Portugal, so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it. I doubt it. Anyways, I’m 17 and I turn 18 in October. My mother and I think my father is extremely strict. I will explain why:

I’m not allowed to wear a lot of make up. Only mascara because it’s not that noticeable since my eyelashes are already dark. I’m not allowed to wear revealing clothing. So this means I am not allowed to swim around my father because he thinks bikinis are too revealing. If I do swim around him, I have to wear a baggy shirt over top. I am not allowed to go anywhere but school and work. There’s a park about 2 minutes away from my house, and I’m not allowed to go there often. If I am allowed, I have to take my cellphone so my dad can call every 30 mins. I have to be home before the street lights come on. I’m not allowed to go to the mall, and when I do go to the mall, I lie and tell my dad I’m going for a job interview. My mom understands what is going on, and she tries to talk to my dad but he just doesn’t listen. My mom actually is the one who encourages me to tell him lies so I can just go out and enjoy time with friends. My mom knows a lot of things. We get along great. She knows I have a boyfriend that I’ve been with for almost 3 years. If my dad ever found out if I had a boyfriend, I would be grounded. If he EVER found out I was sexually active, he would kill me (not literally.)

I understand that I’m still young and STILL need atleast some boundaries. I completely understand that. It’s just incomprehensible to me when he finds it acceptable to treat me like a 10 year old. I spend most of my days and weekends watching movies, because I’m not allowed to leave my house.

Am I over-reacting? Am I acting like a typical teenager complaining about her strict parents? Or do you agree with me when I say he is too strict? Does anybody have any suggestions on what I could do to help him realize that I am almost an adult and should be allowed to do more things? Thanks in advance.
I should also add that I’ve made it clear to my parents that I want to be out on my own by the time I am 18 because of his behavior. I don’t know if I truly mean it, or if I’m just saying it to scare him.

My girlfriend just randomly ended our amazing relationship (please help!!)?

This month would have been our one year together and also her birthday. She recently just got back from a trip to Portugal with her family, she was gone for 10 days. Before she left she made me cupcakes that said baby I love you, she bought me a new shirt, and some cool ear rings, wrote me a letter for everyday she would be gone, and made me a mixtape. I bought her flowers and made her a mixtape and bought her a pandora charm for the bracelet I bought her. When she was boarding the plane she said , “baby I am absolutely head over heals for you, why do you think I am always begging you for a family!? When I get back we’ll never have to go on a trip without each other again.

Also the day before she left we were laying in her bed listening to the mixtape she made me and she was crying in my arms. She was afraid that I was going to leave her while she was gone and I kept reassuring her that wouldn’t happen.

When she was gone she could only call me like once every 24 hours because she didn’t have a phone over there. At first I was excited to hear from her but then I started to get jealous because I felt like I wasn’t too much of a priority for her to call me as much as possible.

I was being selfish and I’m sure she was having the time of her life and when she called me I was kind of a bummer.

When she finally got back to America she called me when she landed and I was kind of “meh”. I was like “you do t sound too excited to her from me and she said the same thing. I just felt lonely and unloved, and I wanted her to pursue me. So she said “do you even want to be with me? And I was like “I don’t know.” which of course I did I just wanted her to chase after me. But she didn’t. She didn’t come after me. She started taking down our facebook status, our pictures, our tweets. She didn’t even contact me the next day. Then finally she just said we need a break and she seems happier than ever. She is like not even hurting about this.

How is it possible to walk out of a relationship where you are that much in love and not feel depressed? Has she honestly moved on? Last night I called to confirm the breakup because I couldn’t go on living in limbo anymore, she was crying a little and stuff, but she said “I cNt be unfair to you”

So today I’m feeling pretty lonely, going over the trips we’ve been on together and just trying to figure out how she is having such a good life and she skipped the depression!

Will her depression come later when I’m all healed? Can some people just walk out of loving relationships and not feel anything?

She also said that the thought of leaving never crossed her mind before the trip.

Thank you for any advice

My girlfriend just ended our relationship so randomly! (someone please give advice)?

This month would have been our one year together and also her birthday. She recently just got back from a trip to Portugal with her family, she was gone for 10 days. Before she left she made me cupcakes that said baby I love you, she bought me a new shirt, and some cool ear rings, wrote me a letter for everyday she would be gone, and made me a mixtape. I bought her flowers and made her a mixtape and bought her a pandora charm for the bracelet I bought her. When she was boarding the plane she said , “baby I am absolutely head over heals for you, why do you think I am always begging you for a family!? When I get back we’ll never have to go on a trip without each other again.

Also the day before she left we were laying in her bed listening to the mixtape she made me and she was crying in my arms. She was afraid that I was going to leave her while she was gone and I kept reassuring her that wouldn’t happen.

When she was gone she could only call me like once every 24 hours because she didn’t have a phone over there. At first I was excited to hear from her but then I started to get jealous because I felt like I wasn’t too much of a priority for her to call me as much as possible.

I was being selfish and I’m sure she was having the time of her life and when she called me I was kind of a bummer.

When she finally got back to America she called me when she landed and I was kind of “meh”. I was like “you do t sound too excited to her from me and she said the same thing. I just felt lonely and unloved, and I wanted her to pursue me. So she said “do you even want to be with me? And I was like “I don’t know.” which of course I did I just wanted her to chase after me. But she didn’t. She didn’t come after me. She started taking down our facebook status, our pictures, our tweets. She didn’t even contact me the next day. Then finally she just said we need a break and she seems happier than ever. She is like not even hurting about this.

How is it possible to walk out of a relationship where you are that much in love and not feel depressed? Has she honestly moved on? Last night I called to confirm the breakup because I couldn’t go on living in limbo anymore, she was crying a little and stuff, but she said “I cNt be unfair to you”

So today I’m feeling pretty lonely, going over the trips we’ve been on together and just trying to figure out how she is having such a good life and she skipped the depression!

Will her depression come later when I’m all healed? Can some people just walk out of loving relationships and not feel anything?

She also said that the thought of leaving never crossed her mind before the trip.

I’ve already cried to her multiple times and bought her flowers and wrote her a sweet letter. This is a complete shock and she sometimes gets watery eyes the two times I talked to her.

Thank you for any advice

I want ur opinion! ppl keep saying i look spanish, italian, arab, etc. Is it true?

some ppl say i look spanish, italian, brazilian, arab, or indian. I’m spanish (spain) and portuguese (portugal).I want to know what u guys think

Here are some pics of me, I am the one w/ dark hair and the one w/ white shirt
thanks and be nice! Im just doing this to know what u guys think! DON’T BE RUDE!

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always cold and weird leg bruising?

I always have cold hands, i was in Portugal recently, it was 28C and i was still in my hoody and jeans, my dads skin was warm but my hands were so ice cold he yelped when i touched him, im always cold all the time and wear 3 tshirts under my shirt at school.

I have also noticed i am getting a lot of bruises on my legs but don’t remember injuring myself, there was a very large purple and green one on my calf about the size of a coke can base! It wasn’t in a place where i could have easily banged it either?
Anybody know whats up?

Should the girlfriend and I move to Portugal?

We may have the opportunity to move to Portugal, with jobs, and accommodation from England, I also have family over there and have been there many many times for holidays. However, if things go wrong we would have to come back to England and start again……is it worth the risk?

Does anyone here go to Parque Da Floresta in Portugal for a holiday?

I go to Parque Da Floresta in Portugal every year with my family and I was wondering if anyone else here does, and if you do what number do you stay in??

What a scary world we live in today where a 3 year old can be abducted from her holiday apartment?

I’ve been following the story of Madeleine McMann,a 3 year old girl, who was abducted from her families holiday apartment whilst in the Algarve Portugal. I believe this is the 8th night she is missing. I feel awfully sad for her parents, and have absolutely no idea what they must be feeling. I sincerely hope she will be found alive and well. How does everyone else feel about this situation? Has anyone said prayers for her and her family? Its truly a scary world we live in today.
Yes i’m aware that children go missing everyday all over the world, but I was asking about this because its a current event, and because its been all over the TV in the past week. I’m not saying that I care any ‘less’ about the thousands of other children who go missing, but i’m asking about this particular one because it happens to be on my mind at the moment.
And sorry if I gave the impression i’m ‘shocked’ by these events. I’m not, and i haven’t been living in a cave with wolves my whole life either! Its just these events have led me to think ‘What have we come too’? I know this sort of crime has been happening for years, but isn’t anyone asking why? Why is it getting more and more frequent? Thats all I’m saying.

how much spending money is needed in portugal for family?

Im going to portugal on August 20th with a group 6 including me (my 3 young childen… 6years / 5years / 3years) and two adult friends (both 24) We are all non alcoholic drinkers therefore wont be interested in clubs etc as it will maily be a holiday for the kids. Accomodation is already paid for but we are going self catering. Having never been to portugal before we have no idea on how much things cost. How much spending money will the entire group need for 2 weeks? Please help

First family holiday with our 23 month old son…?

We are thinking of going on holiday in september this year with our (then to be) 23 month old son. It will be the first ‘family‘ holiday with him, so we dont want to go far (he has flown from spain to the UK etc but never away on holiday) we would like to go somewhere in europe, either driving (we live in Barcelona) or flying. We like to go to cultural places where we can visit lots of different sites and markets etc, but need to take into consideration having a toddler with us, has anyone got any ideas as to where we could go? i like the thought of portugal, but know very little about it….we have always gone together on ‘backpacking’ holidays, which arent so easy anymore! we will have a total of 8 days, at thew beginning of september, any advice much appreciated! thanks

how would you show that you are THE BIGGEST fan of something in only ONE picture?! [a band]?

well i’m about to enter a contest and the deadline is… in 6 days.
today’s the 10th and it ends on the 16th.
the main thing is that i have to email a pic of how big of a -band- fan i am.
if it’s good enough then i’ll win a special PRIZE.
then i get to go to a private concert with a few other -band- fans.
in a ‘secret location’ :O
yeah. i can’t wait.
but i just have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER about how the pic should be!
maybe i should wear my -band- shirt and pose in front of my -band- poster?
or show me sitting in front of my laptop on the -band- official website?!
i don’t know!!!
ugh. but yeah. i really need some help.
i’m suprised that i haven’t said a bad word since i started typing this…
hmm…
so yeah.
but if i do win, then i have to jump on a plane in… portugal [?] and go to the ‘secret location’ in germany. i’m in the united states…
i don’t even know if my mom will let me.
and i need a passport…
and i might not be old enough…
the for sure concert is on the 20th.
omg 10 days until it’s actually happening.
but the deadline is in 6.

so yeah, please help.

ohhh and the ‘-band-’ is tokio hotel

Why did my ex leave me?! What do I do now. I need help please, anyone.?

This month would have been our one year together and also her birthday. She recently just got back from a trip to Portugal with her family, she was gone for 10 days. Before she left she made me cupcakes that said baby I love you, she bought me a new shirt, and some cool ear rings, wrote me a letter for everyday she would be gone, and made me a mixtape. I bought her flowers and made her a mixtape and bought her a pandora charm for the bracelet I bought her. When she was boarding the plane she said , “baby I am absolutely head over heals for you, why do you think I am always begging you for a family!? When I get back we’ll never have to go on a trip without each other again.

Also the day before she left we were laying in her bed listening to the mixtape she made me and she was crying in my arms. She was afraid that I was going to leave her while she was gone and I kept reassuring her that wouldn’t happen.

When she was gone she could only call me like once every 24 hours because she didn’t have a phone over there. At first I was excited to hear from her but then I started to get jealous because I felt like I wasn’t too much of a priority for her to call me as much as possible.

I was being selfish and I’m sure she was having the time of her life and when she called me I was kind of a bummer.

When she finally got back to America she called me when she landed and I was kind of “meh”. I was like “you do t sound too excited to her from me and she said the same thing. I just felt lonely and unloved, and I wanted her to pursue me. So she said “do you even want to be with me? And I was like “I don’t know.” which of course I did I just wanted her to chase after me. But she didn’t. She didn’t come after me. She started taking down our facebook status, our pictures, our tweets. She didn’t even contact me the next day. Then finally she just said we need a break and she seems happier than ever. She is like not even hurting about this.

How is it possible to walk out of a relationship where you are that much in love and not feel depressed? Has she honestly moved on? Last night I called to confirm the breakup because I couldn’t go on living in limbo anymore, she was crying a little and stuff, but she said “I cNt be unfair to you”

So today I’m feeling pretty lonely, going over the trips we’ve been on together and just trying to figure out how she is having such a good life and she skipped the depression!

Will her depression come later when I’m all healed? Can some people just walk out of loving relationships and not feel anything?

She also said that the thought of leaving never crossed her mind before the trip.

I’ve already cried to her multiple times and bought her flowers and wrote her a sweet letter. This is a complete shock and she sometimes gets watery eyes the two times I talked to her.

Oh and she is also all googly eyed over this guy who is in a touring band that is from Europe and tours 48 states a lot. This is obviously a rebound and this guy obviously won’t commit to her, I mean why would he when he has girls in every state, right?

Also, she goes out of her way to make me jealous and she also called me 3 times today but i ignored her.

What’s going on!?

Thank you for any advice

torn between two boys?

Oh for heaven’s sake! Thinking about this whole situation makes me cringe all over again but I just cannot figure out what to do. Naturally, I am ridiculously indecisive and it takes me a very long time to actually make a decision.. I find that I over think things.

Anyways, the story:
I’ve liked Joe since September. He’s my best friend. He’s smart, sensitive, hilarious and a tad dorky. Recently, it seems that he’s been reciprocating feelings, flirting and whatnot. He tells me I look beautiful. He made sure to talk to me on Christmas like he promised. He took my hand and danced with me and held me close. He’s amazing. He asked to get together on Saturday. So what’s the issue, right?

The issue is that I also started falling for my new friend Michael, who is a constant flirt. I spend a lot of my day with him, and when I’m not with him somewhere at school I’m with Joe. Michael and I definitely did not get along when we first met. I’ve known him for two years and I couldn’t stand him until I started getting to know him. I mainly disliked him because I found him obnoxious and in-your-face-rude. Turns out, I was wrong. He’s music obsessed (like me), sensitive yet insensitive. He’s hurting and I can tell. He tells me about his problems and his dreams. He plays the guitar and I sing. He tells me how he wants to go to Portugal to visit his dad’s grave. He tells me how his band members kicked him out of the band. He tells me the problems in his life and I help fix them. He’s a bit of a trouble maker though, unlike Joe, he’s getting sent to the office, smoking weed and partying on weekends. Because of who he was the past two years, the teachers and faculty don’t want to give him a chance, to help him out anymore. They simply assume he’s going to cause problems and it breaks my heart because I see his potential.

Anyways, Michael wants to get together on Friday.

I don’t know if I should pick between the two or hangout with both and see which one I connect with more. I mean, from the academic aspect Joe and I connect perfectly, and from the social aspect (minus the drugs and all-weekend-partying) Mike and I connect perfectly.

This is killing me because I care about them both so much. I need a little bit of guidance as to what do to.

The only thing is.. I don’t thing my parents would approve of Michael. My parents love Joe. Michael enjoys screamo music, is attached to his headphones and has spacers in his ears.. Joe is NOTHING like that at all. Michael is definitely not their cup of tea. They like clean cut, well behaved, driven kids. (Ex. My pony tail can’t be messy but tied back neatly. My school shirt can’t be untucked. ect.)

going to a a portugueses school; how can i fit in?

ok so in January i’m going to live with my dad in portugal (i currently live in england with my mum) so, i wanted to know like what to wear to school. i’m currently in year 9 so i’ll be going into year 8 right? anyway if it matters i’ll be living in Moita. what do kids there Wear? would i be ok if i use a t-shirt, jacket and jeans? the language isn’t going to be a problem because i can speak fluently but the rotting bit well…i suck at it (i got an A in my Portuguese GCSE i toke last year because of the writing section).do they have lockers? will the teachers be nice?

Do you need reminding what kind of a Kunt Jamie carragherl is ?

Do you need reminding what kind of a **** Jamie carragherl is ?
“Sitting on the England coach as it prepared to drive us away from the World Cup in Germany, I received a text message. ‘F*** it! It’s only England.’ I’d just missed a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out against Portugal. Around me were the tear-stained faces of under-performing superstars. England’s so-called golden generation had failed. Again. An eerie depression escorted us on the short trip back to the hotel, but as I stared at my phone and considered the implications of the comforting note, I didn’t feel the same emptiness I sensed in others. There’s no such concept as ‘only England’ to most footballers, including many of my best friends.”

2. “Whenever I returned home from disappointing England experiences one unshakeable, overriding thought pushed itself to the forefront of my mind, no matter how much the rest of the nation mourned. ‘At least it wasn’t Liverpool,’ I’d repeat to myself, over and over.”

3. “I confess: defeats wearing an England shirt never hurt me in the same way as losing with my club. I wasn’t uncaring or indifferent, I simply didn’t put England’s fortunes at the top of my priority list. Losing felt like a disappointment rather than a calamity.”

bf trouble?can anyone help me clear my mind?i’m so confused

long story.i know i’ve repeated this question but i want more opinions.
I’m from Portugal and been living in the UK for the last 5 years,my current bf left the country to be with me,so he have been living together for the last 3 years.we went on holiday to our home country and suddenlyy he decided to stay in portugal.drop is uni (he didn’t enjoy his course anymore)and try to start all over in portugal.i have my parents in the UK and i like my uni and want o finish it so there was no way i would stay there with him and he knows that.i though he was leaving me,but he says he want us to be together because e loves me very much and can’t imagine lie without me.i don’t believe in long term relationship but he wants us to have a go.
i love him so much and miss him loads.i’m so confused i don’t know if i should end the relationship if i should give it a go.i don’t have any one to speak about this (no best friends in the UK)and my family is trying to avoid the subject because they were very upset with him and don’t want to upset me.
thank you for reading this and any words of wisdom will be veryappreciatedd.
thank you

help with bf please?your opinions?

long story.
I’m from Portugal and been living in the UK for the last 5 years,my current bf left the country to be with me,so he have been living together for the last 3 years.we went on holiday to our home country and sudenly he decided to stay in portugal.drop is uni (he didn’t enjoy his course anymore)and try to start all over in portugal.i have my parents in the UK and i like my uni and want o finish it so there was no way i would stay there with him and he knows that.i though he was leaving me,but he says he want us to be together because e loves me very much and can’t imagine lie without me.i don’t believe in long term relationship but he wants us to have a go.
i love him so much and miss him loads.i’m so confused i don’t know if i should end the relationship if i should give it a go.i don’t have any one to speak about this (no best friends in the UK)and my family is trying to avoid the subject because they were very upset with him and don’t want to upset me.
thank you for reading this and any words of wisdom will be very apreciated.
thank you

i’m so confused.don’t know what to do?

long story.
I’m from Portugal and been living in the UK for the last 5 years,my current bf left the country to be with me,so he have been living together for the last 3 years.we went on holiday to our home country and sudenly he decided to stay in portugal.drop is uni (he didn’t enjoy his course anymore)and try to start all over in portugal.i have my parents in the UK and i like my uni and want o finish it so there was no way i would stay there with him and he knows that.i though he was leaving me,but he says he want us to be together because e loves me very much and can’t imagine lie without me.i don’t believe in long term relationship but he wants us to have a go.
i love him so much and miss him loads.i’m so confused i don’t know if i should end the relationship if i should give it a go.i don’t have any one to speak about this (no best friends in the UK)and my family is trying to avoid the subject because they were very upset with him and don’t want to upset me.
thank you for reading this and any words of wisdom will be very apreciated.
thank you
why would a proposal help?we haven’t even finish our studies

LOL …….has Shambo been doing something naughty around Rothley again?

THE parents of Madeleine McCann were angry and upset yesterday after neighbours were sent leaflets claiming they were to blame for her death.

Vile campaigners put copies of the four-page publication though every door in their home village of Rothley, Leics.

Produced by the “Madeleine Foundation”, it included “Ten Reasons Why Madeleine McCann was Not Abducted”.

Maddie vanished in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007 when three. The leaflet says if she died in the family‘s holiday flat those who caused or allowed the death “got away with it”.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/2589609/Maddie-villagers-get-McCanns-did-it-letter.html

michael – I dont find a missing child amusing. I find the circus the parents created to disguise their own neglect in this case amusing.

Newest news on Madeline Mccann?

I live in Thailand, and before and after Madeline was taken or killed while on holiday with her parents in Portugal, I was out of the country, so I’ve missed out on the media circus.

I’ve looked at a few answers in here, so I might just be asking the same question, but am I the only one on here that doesn’t find the parents a bit creepy lately? Regardless of what they’re going through, do you not get a gut feeling about them?

Would they have been treated so well had they not been a ‘respectable’ looking family unit, being Catholic and also doctors?

If I’d made this mistake, I think as a gay man that I would have a lot less sympathy than they’ve had. As it is, I think the public are going sour against them, and more and more each day I am hearing how people are saying they could NEVER leave their kids. Yet, the media seems to be sympathetic towards them!

Could they have done this to their girl, and if she doesn’t turn up, will they ever be safe in the UK?

Why does the person doing the breakup hurt later on? (please answer)?

I just got dumped a little over a week ago and I’ve been studying breakups a lot. This last one was my 2nd big breakup in my life. They were over the exact same thing too. The girls both “wanted to experience being a teenager”. Both girls out of high school wanting to go out and flirt with whoever, party wherever, and smoke all the weed they want. (which I find not attractive at all.

The first girlfriend, we were together for one month shy of 2 years and she cheated on me and dumped me right before out 2 year. I busted my *** trying to get her back but it only pushed her further away. So I finally gave up. Months later she was begging for me back and thank God I was strong enough to deny her and told her to hit the road. Its been a year an a half since we broke up and she just started texting me again talking about how miserable she is and how I was the only guy that had everything she wanted in a relationship and she would give up everything, including her current boyfriend if I gave her the word. She said she is still not over me.

The girls I fall in love with, I give them everything. I fall so deep in love with them and give them things that other jerks are incapable of giving them, like the sweet small things that mean a lot. But I also have a temper that is probably a reason that pushes them away in the first place, but seriously it’s not breakup bad though. I guess it’s like a balance.

So this second girl that just broke up with me, She went on a 10 day Portugal trip and before she left she bought me a shirt, baked me cupcakes that said “baby I love you”, wrote me a letter for everyday she was going to be gone, made me a mixtape, wrote me a letter and told me what each song meant to her on the mixtape. She cried in my arms on her bed because she was so scared to leave me to go to Portugal. When she comes back, I was kind of being argumentive and she just wanted a “break”. This was a complete shock to me. Like this just seemed impossible! she said she wants to experience being a teenager and to have no regrets.

This month would have been our 1 year. We were so happy! we went through so much together! We had a baby but we lost it =[, we went to disney world with her parents, her whole family loved me. Like this is like getting married and then getting divorced the next day. Like it just doesnt happen like this.

What I'm asking is, do you think she will hurt later just like the first girl did? Do you think after she gets all this BS out of her system she will want to crawl back to me? I've had no contact for like 5-6 days so far. She sent me a text 3 days ago that said "You can hate me, but ill never stop loving you until the moment I stop breathing." and i didnt reply and today she sent me a song "little girl" by robert francis. If you would read the lyrics and maybe have an idea why in the world she sent me that. That song sounds like something I would send her, not the other way around.

I still didn't reply to that either.

I've been extremely depressed but i notice myself slowly getting over her, but still miss her badly.

Is her clock counting down til her depression or what?

thank you in advance

Arrogant pretty boy is back soon..?

I just saw an article of Ronaldo boasting about his golden boot and whatnot, and all bias aside I still can't stand the guy.
"With this Golden Boot I have changed football a little. Usually strikers won it and I'm a winger," he said when he was recieving it in Portugal,
then he goes on to saying "When I put on the (United) shirt, I give my all. And I'm already in the history of the club," he said. "When I play again the fans will love me again."

Does anybody else find him a prick?
I mean he scores a lot of goals, but he can't play as a team, it's always the Ronaldo show,
is he REALLY worth all the hype?
I don't fancy him at all! He royally bothers me, when I saw that headline I just had to know if I was the only one.
What sportsmanship does he have? Or teamwork?

How great does Cesc look in this picture....?

... don't you agree that he looks perfect in this pic.... like the shirt was made for him.... )

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ruz-25PxbDA/R-vJ08MobPI/AAAAAAAABQ0/8cr1RDPN3nI/s320/fabregas%2Bin%2Bbarca%2Bshirt.jpg

Q2: What's wrong with this picture??

http://www.leblogfoot.com/wp-content/uploads/Mohamed/Portugal/Nani.jpg

Why England failed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

This question is mainly for Scottish and Irish fans who have been stuck-up dogs about England's failure. Well please listen carefully.

In England, we are a country who put their club before their country. Chelsea fans would rather Chelsea win the Premier League than England win the world cup. West Ham fans would have preferred to avoid relegation than England win the world cup. Newcastle, West Brom and Blackpool fans would rather of gotten into the Premier League than England win the world cup etc etc... Because, for some reason - we put our club first, country second.

Why? Because the Premier League is the biggest and best league in the world which is showed all of over the world by over 1billion people each week (including illegal streaming). The English players are most recognised because of the Premier League, not because of their English shirt and are seen as international role models because of their time at Manchester United, Liverpool etc than because they scored a couple of goals in a friendly against the world champions for example.

Rooney played in yesterday's embarrassment and it was clear that he was gearing himself up for Manchester United's pre-match friendlies.

If you put 1 player from each of the 11 best teams in the world, for example Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Bayern etc and told them to play football together without any training or anything like that, they would lose to any TEAM that they play. Whether it is Brazil or non-league side Wimbledon. And for some reason England played their best 11 individuals and not the best team for the country. Lampard and Gerrard are too similar to play together which has been seen time after time again. What's great is that we always have a spare. If Lampard plays first and he gets injured or tired, on comes Gerrard vice versa. How managers can not see that is beyond me.

Also, because of the mentality of the Premier League, the players are immensely tired and can not perform well. 38 Premier League games, The FA Cup, The Carling Cup and the Champions League - it's too much. In Germany they only have 18 games and not as many cups so it's not as extreme and the level of the bundesliga is not as strong and fast as the Premier League.

I don't think Capello was to blame or any individual because no one in the world can force 11 top players to mould together except for a few special one's who are underrated. For example, Roy Hodgeson transformed Fulham from a pathetic club who were constantly on a relegation battle to Europe League runners up in two seasons. He bought a couple of players that were good for the TEAM and made sure that they worked well together, and they were not the best players in the world either.

So when you say 'England are shlt, that's why they failed' you are wrong. It's because the moulding together of the team is just not there which dents the teams physical and mental strength when playing brilliant teams like Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina etc.
I wouldn't say they destroyed us. They scored an offside goal and two counter attack goals. England scored two good goals and one was chalked off.

If it had been 2-2 things could have been very, very different.
Mingbai - What an earth are you talking about you silly yank! England and the USA were by far favourites to get out of the group. And most people thought that if the yanks held England to a draw, that you would win the group on goal difference, which is exactly what happened. Except, most people thought we would both have 7 points, not 5. So shut up you idiot - Americans everywhere thought they were going to win the tournament, beat England and beat Ghana something you failed with on every single one. Stick to rigging your own elections [florida 2000]; killing your own people [9/11 inside job]; eating your bodyweight in McDonald’s and playing your own crappy sports that are not played outside your Mexican-invaded borders, capeché?

going on hot holiday, quite self concious – tips?

I’m going to portugal next week, and I’m just a bit nervous about what i can wear there seeing as its so hot, because i’m quite self concious. i’m trying to move on from an eating disorder, so i’m not that confident in a bikini – is there anything that can cover me up to swim in, that wont cling to me like a wet t shirt? what tops can you not see peoples shape underneath?
I also self harm, mainly on my upper thighs, so i want to wear board shorts when swimming. i dont want to look like a right freak though – will i? be honest
Thanks in advance! X

Spain & Portugal Holiday Help Needed Please?

Hello all. This summer im planning to travel to Spain & Portugal for holiday with the family, and i need help from anyone who’s been to those 2 countries to help me know which area’s most toursits visit and the best attractions of both Spain & Portugal.

If anyone has any information please post here as im really looking forward to visit those 2 countries but i need to know what to do.

Anything wow in both countries please post here. thank you in advance.

Is Alykes, Zante suitable for family holidays?

Can anyone tell me about prices, for food and drink, i.e. 3 course meal at night time what would it cost?Are prices in Greece the same as Spain & Portugal?

If you go to Portugal or Spain as a rule for your “family” holiday?

Are you really going to be able to relax this year.
Will you be ok for the kids to go and play at the pool, with their holiday friends, go to the sweetshop under the apartments, pop into the bar for a pepsi by themselves?

Or is it going to be a military operation, with lists and head counts every 2 minutes?

Be honest. How are the two child abductions in less than 1year going to affect your way of thinking.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Guy U. Probably ? lol. pathetic answer from you, which is not like you usually.
JoJo. More cases? When, where , why, how , who? I am sure there have been other cases, but none that we knew of before Madeleine was stolen. Joana Cipriano was the first one we heard of, in hindsight and in light of Madeleine’s abduction. Other than that???? Provide links and back ups to your quotes please.
Dave S. Spanish Gypsies are not like UK Pikey’s or Travellers apart from the fact that they don’t sh*t on their own doorsteps.

The Gypsy Kings for example are real Spanish Gypsies love. Cultured and exotic.

How much can I realistically expect to pay for a family holiday in the sun?

2 adults 3 children, self catering,say in Spain/Portugal.. Not in a busy, busy resort, we only need a supermarket and a pool!
we want to get away may next year.For two-three weeks.
Thanks.

Things to do in Lisbon, Portugal?

I am going on holiday to Portugal with my family this summer. We are planning to spend a few days in Lisbon before heading to the coast and I was wondering what things there are to see in Lisbon and what you guys would recommend?!