All places featured in this video are linked here in 1 PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1fsyDfdwuLduoG-hbvH4KhXxmtlnePd7M/view?usp=share_link Thank you to Get Your Guide for sponsoring this video. Let me know if you have any questions I might answer for the follow up Porto travel guide video.

Porto is beautiful 😻

Without a doubt the best travel KZread channel!

I always feel like I am on trips with you guys. They are so casual and well done. Thank you for my trip of the day to Porto!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

That’s such a compliment! Thank you for coming along!

My wife and traveled around Portugal last November. I think Porto was our favorite overall stop. Maybe the best meal we had all trip was the lunch at Quinta de Marrocos in the Douro Valley. But DO NOT MISS the Pinhais Sardine Factory tour in Porto, even if you are skeptical about tinned fish. Also if you are driving around Porto or Gaia be very careful. We got our car lodged in a narrow side street and derailed our entire evening one night trying to get it extracted. Although it was a nightmare at least we did get to meet some of the real locals.

Another excellent guide! You always manage to make me want to go!

My go to travel channel! Thanks Paul for another amazing video. The photos at the end 😂

Perfect timing, as I’m planning a trip to Porto soon !

Wow amazing video! So happy to see another video from you. I was already interested in Porto but this has convinced me that I need to visit asap! Thank you.

Hi 👋 Once again you pulled a marvelous video out of your IPhone!! ✌️All the best!!

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this vlog as thinking of planning a trip to Porto. Thanks for all the tips 👍🏻😀

great video Paul. Hoping to go there this spring

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

You’ll have a blast!

really enjoyed this vlog and has inspired me to visit, thank you for sharing

Laughed out loud at the photos from the pink museum at the end. I love your videos!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

These legends back again!!!!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

YES, MY FRIEND!

Beautiful!

Thank you. Another masterpiece and another one added to my never ending list! Love your hair Chiaki! 😊

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

That's a great looking city ! well done.

Smashed it!! Need to go Portugal for sure now

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

You must indeed be a star! 😜

@FERNANDOAUGUSTO-fv1ck

7 ай бұрын

Just came from there

Love your videos. Aesthetic yet so informative

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I am not a wine person. I did took a bottle of Port wine back home. I did an hooole day trip to Santiago de Compostela. It was on my bucket list❤

Amazing! I took some of your recommendations in my trip to Lisbon and I loved those attractions. Look forward to visiting Porto someday.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Glad the tips worked for you!

Another well-made and highly enjoyable vlog! You should be made a travel ambassador!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

True

Have to say the frozen grapes to chill the wine tip is hard to top.

Best travel video I’ve seen! Informative, broad and engaging. I’m definitely heading to Porto after this🥳🥳

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

This is what we aim for 😀

Wonderful video! I must ask… do you have formal training as a photographer or videographer? All of the videos are so good it is extremely impressive if you are self taught. By far the best travel vlogger on KZread.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend. That’s very kind of you to say. Yes all self trained but have also had help from talented friends along the way. Sept taught for video editing too but I did go to drama school which in hindsight helps with scripting and storytelling. Thanks again. Please share with your friends.

Thank you, enjoy your videos focused on the actual place with useful tips. Enjoy your style of narrative, tips of key places, personal likes and great views of destination. Headed to Scotland & Portugal next spring so really enjoy those videos & others. Subscribed to your channel after the first 5 minutes. Appreciate the view of a true traveler vs an all about the person video. Kudos and looking forward to watching all your past & future videos.😊

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome. Much appreciated your comments as they are the reasons I started this channel. I only make around 12 videos a year so hope you’ll enjoy the back catalogue until the follow up Porto travel guide I’m working on now. Thanks again

love your work

Thanks for sharing the PDF for free, also with all links to restaurant etc. that’s generous! Thanks for the beautiful video. Good job well dine❤

Absolutely loved every second of this video. Gorgeous videography, lovely day trips, helpful tips, unhurried, well-paced narration, and so much more. Thank you my friend.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Welcome! This is the sort of travel video we make on this channel. 😍

Green city, charming. I like day 3, nature views from top and the river.

My favorite travel channel; I have designed some of my travel itineraries based on their videos

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support and glad you’ve found them useful! Please share with your friends! 😍

This Porto travel vlog is an absolute gem! The way you showcase each place is both captivating and informative, making me feel like I'm right there with you exploring this beautiful city. Porto indeed seems like a must-visit, with its art deco architecture and delightful attractions. 🇵🇹 The Douro Valley looks like a perfect day trip, and the quirky Harry Potter rumor adds a unique twist to the adventure. Can't wait to plan my own Porto trip, thanks to your wonderful insights! 🌟

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Welcome to our channel. This is the sort of travel vlog we make. 😀

Love your commentary ❤

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Love your comment

Love photos at the end 😂 You guys had fun and that’s cool :) Great video as always ❤

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

😜 thanks for making it that far! (You should see the ones I didn’t include 😂)

@kamilabourdo2214

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey I’d love to 😂

A very informative video about Porto. You hit all the right notes. We have been many times. It never gets old for us. My family background is Portuguese. Hope you and Julie are doing ok. Sending well wishes from Richmond, Va. Jim, Harriet and Yuki

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thanks but I think you mean Chiaki 😅

Excellent video both in taste and professionalism! I born there: It's simply the most stunning place of the World... where true and splendid nature meets perfectly with man's art, the perfect combination that makes the magic Porto city and out areas stand out.

@SuitcaseMonkey

7 ай бұрын

That’s great hearing from a local! Glad you enjoyed.

amazing video!

@GreatCityAttractions

7 ай бұрын

Nice information about a great city

You definitely need a Patreon. Wish your vids have a weekly schedule. You always create a master piece with the relevant infos a traveller needs to know. Amazing video!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Thing is, I DO have a Patreon lol

Ahhh. Simply delighted by the way you shared some of the treasures of our beautiful city of Porto and the Douro Valley. And to underline the grandeur of this beautiful valley, I congratulate you on the choice of music at minute 14:00. Please share that one with me... 🙃

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel. This is what we specialise in doing here for travel inspiration!

Thank you so much!

Very informative 👍 Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to travelling to Porto next week.

I visited Porto,Lisbon in March 2024. Porto is a very beautiful city.People are friendly. Lot off ❤️ from India

Hello from Toronto Canada. Thanks for making this video. It looks like there was quite a bit of lovely art deco architecture. The hotel looked attractive. It’s interesting how this fervent Harry Potter rumour got started and remains persistent. Anyway, great job as usual.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I wonder where it started…

You are lucky. The lower bridge part was beeing repaired at the time of my visit.

Thank you for your awesome page. We will be on our way to Porto and Lisbon in June, and your videos are the most helpful. I am grateful for all the tips, thank you. Downloaded the pdf. Looking forward to experience Portugal for the first time 🙌🏻

@SuitcaseMonkey

9 күн бұрын

Enjoy

I just got back from Porto Portugal and it was so amazing I want to move there

Born again 😂😂 Thank you for the excellent and informative video!

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

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Muito bem! 👌

Really enjoyed your video. I’ve been to Porto before but didn’t get to Douro Valley or World of Wine. Definitely reasons to go back - if not to have your own rosé fueled photo shoot 😂.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I’ve seen it often described as a two day city but we still missed stuff

@JessicaGioglioTravelLifestyle

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey Same! I believe I had three full days when I went and I still missed things (and didn't go to Douro Valley). Oh well, a reason to go back ;)

Great video guys! We are here now and going to try some of your suggestions! Cheers, Chris and Jim

@SuitcaseMonkey

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Let us know how you get on!

Good day-Suitcase,very outstanding . =))

Great video! I went to Porto last week and really liked it, but I have to say, it felt soooo heavily populated by tourists which made it difficult to see most attractions as the queues were either ridiculously long or all the tickets were all sold out. I think we preferred Lisbon although Porto has amazing sights such as the Luis L Bridge and Igreja do Carmo church - both must sees 😊

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

That’s interesting to hear. We were late July and didn’t find it busy enough to have an impact like that. Good to know! What tickets were sold out?

@alicejade3657

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey Tickets for Livraria Lello, Igreja a Torre dos Clerigos and Bolsa Palace were all completely sold out. I would defo advise anyone to prebook over a week in advance, just in case. Wish we'd had more time to go further into Douro Valley as that looks stunning 😃

Awesome video, thanks.

Adorable Pays ⛱️👍❤️

Hermoso la ciudad

hope to go end of December...wish me luck

Great video I'm heading to Porto in a few days and you have given me lots of ideas on what to do but I have to ask what day was the market on by the Douro river thanks

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Hey. To my knowledge they are every day. But I’ve linked in I believe on the description PDF or just search on google maps for it for opening hours

Thanks - Suitcase; this is my key city to visit in Portugal - mainly want to view / walk across the bridge 12:00

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. The Porto travel guide video will be out this Friday so stay tuned!

Very nice video and tps

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Porto ❤

Genial 👌🏻

Impresionante

👏🏻 🥰 🍷

About the JK Rowling / Lello thing: years ago, the bookstore had a whole section dedicated to Harry Potter and would advertise it heavily. Rumour has it they never paid royalties though, so once they were pressed for it and negotiations failed, Rowling publicly disavowed them and they completely removed that section and any mention of Harry Potter from all of their media. Rowling for sure knew the bookstore (trust me, when you live in Porto it's impossible not to, unless you're a newborn). Now, to say it inspired locations in the books is something else, but there's probably a lot to this story that we don't know.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’m sure you’re right. I can see it possible though, that in the mid 90s when she was there, before the internet and such, it would be possible to not have visited. There’s a bunch of places I haven’t been to in London and if the internet didn’t exist I would be less informed about them. So it’s possible. But I know what you mean.

@lucashungaro

8 ай бұрын

​@@SuitcaseMonkey Good point, I failed to consider that! But yeah, something happened a few years ago that caused them to remove all references to HP, and right around that same time Rowling made the post. Not taking sides of course, as both Rowling and the bookstore are in it for the money, and it surely helps the store a lot to be associated with HP. Still, it's an amazing place! Shame it's always packed with people. Anyway, congrats on the video, it's a great showcase for the city! Oh, and next time try the Francesinha at Santiago or Lado B. From the looks of it you went to Brasão, which has a good Francesinha, but not as good as these two. :)

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

@lucashungaro thanks! I’ve actually just released part 2 to this Porto video which is more of a travel guide and I mention both of those. 😀

@lucashungaro

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey Awesome! Going to check that out. :)

If you think the Francesinha sandwich is borderline questionable you may want to avoid the cuisine in the USA, lol. As an American I saw that on a menu and was like, oh, what a reasonable menu item

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

😂

@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg

8 ай бұрын

Or Canada, where something called "poutine" is popular. French fries with melted cheese and gravy poured all over them. As Dame Edna said when performing in Canada, "it looks like something someone already ate."

@lfsm9380

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Hermosa

When did you go? When we went last month, all the trams were shut down...

Bien

Lindo

You Crack me up.

😍

❤❤❤❤

I like to see how you guys get around, by bus, taxi, train?

@SuitcaseMonkey

7 ай бұрын

Hey check out my Porto travel guide video I cover transport there

Are you going to Lisbon at all on this trip ?

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Already been. There’s two videos on this channel about Lisbon

@HorizonHoppers28

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey yes thanks mate

I was considering booking the same douro valley tour. Do you recommend it, or should I pay more money for a more exclusive tour? Thanks

@SuitcaseMonkey

2 ай бұрын

Hey. I wouldn’t include it as a thing to do if I didn’t recommend it. If you’ve got the money exclusive is always best but as long as you are ok with a busy boat, we loved the whole day

What iPhone used to shot? Any gimbal?

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

No gimbal. 14 pro. I have a video on this channel that talks about how I film

@parthnanav3564

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey Thanks. Two more questions please. How you record sound and what editing software you use.

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

sound is just recorded straight from the iPhone when on holiday. To do the voice over I use a Shure MV5 and pop shield. I edit with FCP. For editing I have done a whole video on my second Carry on Monkey channel about how I edit videos.

please do one for southern Spain, i.e. Andalucia and also Southern Italy

@metarus208

8 ай бұрын

also Isaac region of Thai or southern Cambodia. Please also visit South India, esp Chennai and Bengaluru.

come to Georgia (Country) 🥰🥰

Question: if we go to Europe for the first time, do you recommend us go to Lisbon and Porto, Lisbon and Madeira or Lisbon and Barcelona? So hard to decide. Is Lisbon and Porto so alike with each other? Or both worth the time

@SuitcaseMonkey

2 ай бұрын

Hmm. Interesting. I would say that if you want different experiences I wouldn’t do Lisbon and Porto as they are similar. From an ease POV Lisbon is probably easier/cheaper to get to from most places. We personally preferred Porto but Lisbon is great too. If you want diversity stick Madeira on there as number two. If you want two cities then Barcelona is different enough to be a great companion. Enjoy.

@summerliu3394

2 ай бұрын

Thanks❤

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If u don’t mind me asking, can we order the famous dish with pork and alcohol

@SuitcaseMonkey

3 ай бұрын

Not sure but I’d guess not

Hi there how did you purchase train tickets from Lisbon to porto

@SuitcaseMonkey

2 ай бұрын

Hey. We didn’t. It’s two separate trips from London

beeing repaired at the time of my visit.

Como

❤😅

I accidentally hit the thumbs down button! Sorry! If you see it it was a typo, was meant to tick the thumbs up! :)

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Haha no worries. If you tap the thumbs up, I believe it changes it to up and cancels the down. I appreciate your honesty!

I don't belive the harry potter authur could live in Porto for 2 years , be mad on books but NOT have visited that great book store. Not very likely

Is this video good for learn english ?

I miss 60 FPS video. It would have been better to watch

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

If space was unlimited I’m with you. But going to 4k was a bigger priority. If it makes you feel any better you’re probably the only person to have noticed 😂 so congrats!

@himanshupashte7147

8 ай бұрын

@@SuitcaseMonkey yeah, i like 60 FPS videos. I can understand space needs for it 😄. 4K looks beautiful. By the way, i like your videography & especially narration in background when you talk about the places

@SuitcaseMonkey

8 ай бұрын

Cheers

Is Portugal 🇵🇹 the coolest place on the planet?

I dont respect engoieh people😅 0:30

Bien

Como

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