An iconic road trip on a vw t2 Campervan
The VW T2 Camper is an iconic symbol of carefree rolling freedom. It has been dragging artists, surfers, family and adventurers since 1950. When you attempt to drive it, it’s always intrepid, so you have to relax, slow down and take your time.
Then, your holiday’s starting and you will feel a member of a community of explores. When you park your car, you will see some smiling people coming to talk to you, and you can be sure that they are keen to talk about their epic adventure, whether it’s the time they drive through Portugal and be engaged with their beloved one, they are part of the same community as you are and they still feel to be on the Woodstock elevator…
Everyone who travels on a VW T2 camper has a great story to tell
Everyone who travels on a VW T2 camper has a great story to tell: do you want to listen the mine?
We rented “Brasilia” by @siestacampers in Faro. Her name comes from “Brazil” where she has been manufactured at the factory in Sao Paulo. From 1953 to 2013, she was one of the last Volkswagen Kombis of this classic car produced by Volkswagen for a long time. Compared with earlier models, it has some major improvements, including a biofuel engine that reduces CO2 emissions. She comes with everything included for you to have an amazing retro campervan holiday around the Algarve coast.
As said, driving it has been a little bit hard at the beginning and you feel like you have to relearn to drive like you are going to get again your driving licence but after almost 30‑40 Km things get better and you feel safer. Maybe that’s it what lights up the moments spent with Brasilia with an irresistible charm.
Even if slowly, you will grind out many kilometers while the landscape out there flows frame by frame from the windows like in a movie.
At sunset the magic comes
We have been at the border between Praia da Zimbreirinha and Praia da Bordeira in 2017 for the sunset: “how great would it be to spend the night here in a camper?” we said to ourselves that time. And the idea to come back to that wild oceanic coast came to life. “We will be back again sooner or later!” we concluded.
This year it was time to make our promise come true, so the first evening we headed to Praia da Zimbreirinha and parked Brasilia on the cliff. Out of the ordinary we found our personal gateway on that cliff for one of the most romantic sunset.
This has been one of the best moment we had during our recent road trip in the Algarve Coast. We had had dinner recently when the magic atmosphere appeared while the warm evening lights slowly gave the way to a sky full of stars.
Are you a dreamer?
Imagine to be, suddenly, immersed under that sky full of stars and feel the connection with the atmosphere and the universe at large down there.
Look, then, to the sky to be inspired or to march towards your goals and dreams.
Luca Oliveri 
I miss staring at the stars at night. It used to be my stress reliever. Anyway, what a nice trip you had here. I haven’t experience riding a van like that but maybe soon. Keep posting.
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