A 21 Year Old Experiences the Algarve
You have just touched down at Faro Airport on the Algarve Coast in Portugal for your dream holiday - 21 years old and on your own! You go straight to the car hire section in Faro airport hoping it will be reasonably priced. You discover that the companies with offices in the arrivals section are recommended for short sightseeing trips and weekend getaways. For driving further on a leisurely holiday - which is what you are doing - you will hire a Faro Airport Taxi or a Faro Airport Transfer.
The people at the airport are very friendly, and you find out that some companies at car hire Faro Airport don't hire cars to people under 23 - scary stuff! You are advised to check your petrol before leaving as you should have the first full tank for free - great news - more Euros to spend on shopping!
Driving out Faro Airport, you turn down the West Coast. The roads are well signposted and not crowded. The scenery is breathtaking. You revel in the fact that you can stop wherever you like and stay for as long as you like. The best fun is always at resorts hidden away from the popular holiday routes - and now that Faro airport is far behind you and your hire car is going like a bomb, you have the freedom to look out for these special hideaways.
At home, I remembered more about my adventurous holiday. When I drove past Lagos in my car hired at Faro Airport, I found this secluded little beach in a town called Figueroa. I walked down a fairly long valley area and all of a sudden the sand and the sea were there! The cliffs that rose up behind me were unusually high, making this a much protected, private little beach - oh how beautiful it would be for moonlight walks!
Also in Lagos I visited the Zoo - what an amazing place and what scary animals! And I happened to be in town for the Silves Beer Festival - what a fantastic experience! And at Portimao - I actually caught a huge game fish in the game fishing capital! Just you try to reel in a monster fish!
When I finally got my hire car back to Faro Airport I was exhausted! Over 5 million tourists pass through here during peak season. And I take my hat off to the car hire people at Faro Airport - fantastic people and so polite. Oh no, I just remembered that I left my hire car with an empty petrol tank!