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Port Germein

Port Germein is a town on the Spencer Gulf, just north of Port Pirie.

Get in
Port Germein is just off the A1 around 260 km north of Adelaide, and an hour or so south of Port Augusta. The A1 leaves the coast at Port Wakefield and, with the exception of the salt lakes at Locheil, takes a direct route lacking in attractions. The Copper Coast Highway is an alternate route, hitting a few towns along the coast.

See

 * Wooden Pier - the pier at Port Germain is the longest wooden pier in South Australia, and the walk out to the end of it is around 1.6 km. If the tide is out, you can actually walk most of that distance under the pier, out of the sun.

Do

 * Crabbing - is likely the largest tourist activity in Port Germain. Large Blue Swimmer and Sand Crabs are easily seen and frequently caught off the pier.

The town hosts the annual festival of the crab, each New Years.

Swimming at Port Germein can be a challenge, starting with the walk out to the water, which can be easily over a kilometre at low tide, and very shallow water at high tide. Blue swimmer crabs are easy to tread on, and really do nip your toes if you do.

Perhaps better to settle for a picnic by the sand.

Eat
There is no take-away food or cafe in Port Germein, and your cooked food option is the pub. They do toasted sandwiches in two varieties only, and other more traditional pub fare.

Go next

 * Down to Port Pirie

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Port Ghalib

Port Ghalib (Arabic: پورت غالب port ğāleb ) is in Marsa Alam (Arabic: مرسى علم  marsa `alam ) along the southern Red Sea Coast of Egypt, 67 km south of El Quseir City.

Understand
Port Ghalib is resort town on the southern stretch of the Egyptian Red Sea coast. It is served by Marsa Alam airport, which is just outside of the resort, and sits around 60 km north of Marsa Alam town, and 75 km south of El Quseir. The resort is a purpose built settlement, set around a marina, and containing several large, integrated resorts, mostly aimed at the European package tourism market, and heavily orientated toward watersports. Wind-surfing and diving are both very popular here. The resort is much quieter than those further north such as Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, and consequently the coral reefs receive less traffic, and are consequently in better condition, though less so than those in the far-south, such as the remote outpost of Hamata.

Climate

 * See also: Egypt

The climate is sunny and very dry. Rainfall is almost non-existent. Summer days are very hot and summer nights are quite hot. Winters are warm with mild nights.

By sea
Port Ghalib is accessible by sea through its international marina, which features a Harbor Master, Customs and Immigration Office.

The marina is fully equipped to fully serve yachtsmen sailing the Red Sea. Operated and managed by UK-based Camper & Nicholsons, the marina features Caltex diesel and petrol fuel supply, ship repair yard, ferry terminal, electricity and water supply, and solid waste disposal. The berths also offer communications, laundry service, transportation service and medical attendance.

By land
Port Ghalib can be reached via the coastal highway which runs north to El Quseir (75 km), Safaga (165 km), Hurghada (225 km) and points north. Cairo is 685 km distant, and is better reached by air. To the south the road leads to Hamata and Berenice (170 km, 2 hr), and points south. The border between Sudan and Egypt along the Red Sea highway is disputed, and not open to tourist traffic.

See
The resort itself is entirely purpose built, and has little intrinsic interest in and of itself. The main draw is the Red Sea, with rich coral reefs and marine life, and the desert hinterland. It's possible in the resort to arrange trips to the Pharaonic sites of the Nile Valley, either as (very long) day trips, or multi-day trips that spend 1 or 2 nights in Luxor. El Quseir and Marsa Alam are both "real" towns, the former of which has some historical interest as being a dockyard and port since Pharaonic times.

Do

 * Port Ghalib is all about the various flavours of watersports. There's wide array of aquatic activities, which include parasailing, banana boat, windsurfing, jet skiing and most notably scuba diving. Some hotels have excellent house reefs, making them a good option for snorkelers.
 * Dive boats may make direct trips to some of the Red Sea – and the world’s – most famous marine parks, including Daedalus Reef, Brothers Island, Zabargad Island and Rocky Island, all sites with excellent scuba diving, with reefs generally in excellent health. Both day boats and liveaboards use Port Ghalib as a jumping off point for exploring the southern reefs. A few even venture far south into Sudanese waters, though you will need to have Sudanese visas and a booking already arranged in advance, as few ships run such long trips, and they often sell out a year or more in advance.
 * Adventurers and sports fanatics can challenge themselves in a game of tennis, cycle or take an exhilarating safari desert ride for a true Bedouin experience.
 * Entertainment can be found in the bowling alley, VIP disco club, horse academy and full arcade center for children.
 * For relaxation, guests can indulge themselves in the world-renowned Six Senses Spa.

Buy
The heart of Port Ghalib is its marina and corniche waterfront area with yachts from around the world. Here visitors and residents can lose themselves in 165 retail outlets boasting a variety of galleries, boutiques and shops with a rich variety of Oriental and Egyptian arts and crafts, harking back to the ancient trading days.

Eat and drink
Several cafés and food and beverage outlets can be found on Port Ghalib's corniche. These include TGI Friday’s, Grand Café, Costa Coffee, Fusion, Pizza Hut and Baskin Robbins.

Sleep
Four hotels with a total of 1,170 rooms are operating on the resort.

Go next
For most people, Port Ghalib is the end of the road. Settlement to the south is sparse.
 * ... back to El Quseir, Safaga or Hurghada

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Port Gibson

Port Gibson is located in the western region of Mississippi. It is the county seat of Claiborne County and named for its founder, Samuel Gibson. It is located approximately 61.5 miles west of Mississippi's capitol city, Jackson.

Port Gibson is known as the city "too beautiful to burn", as proclaimed by U.S. Major General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, according to local legend.

Port Gibson is the third oldest city in Mississippi and was founded in 1802.

Understand
Port Gibson is a pretty but quiet and small city-- from its size, some people may think of it as more of a town. It has a couple of grocery stores, service stations, a drug store, and a few restaurants to fill basic needs but nothing exotic nor fancy. For more excitement or variety, the cities of Vicksburg and Natchez are both an easy drive on well maintained Highway 61. The historic architecture is well worth a look if driving through this area. It is also a convenient base for exploring this section of Mississippi.

Get in

 * Car: You will find Port Gibson at the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 (N-S) and the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Do

 * Annual Heritage Festival is held on the last weekend in March
 * Port Gibson Christmas Parade is typically scheduled for the first Saturday in December
 * Port Gibson Christmas Caroling is a night of caroling on the first Thursday in December
 * Annual Blues & Cruise Thru History Motorcycle Rally and Show

Buy

 * Cultural Crossroads on Main/Market Street at Fair Street. Community center for quilt making. Also has a display of quilts and artifacts from the Rabbits Foot Minstrel Show Troupe which was headquartered in Port Gibson in the early 20th century. Used books for sale and irregular rummage sales.
 * Cultural Crossroads on Main/Market Street at Fair Street. Community center for quilt making. Also has a display of quilts and artifacts from the Rabbits Foot Minstrel Show Troupe which was headquartered in Port Gibson in the early 20th century. Used books for sale and irregular rummage sales.

Eat

 * Grant's Place Highway 61 a short distance north of the intersection of Highway 18, north of the old part of town. "Home Cookin'".  Chicken, catfish, and burgers, breakfast time to 3pm.
 * Georgia's Old Depot Main/Market Street, south of the Piggly Wiggly. Menu includes items such as steak and duck. If you want anything fancy to eat within town, this is the option.
 * Georgia's Old Depot Main/Market Street, south of the Piggly Wiggly. Menu includes items such as steak and duck. If you want anything fancy to eat within town, this is the option.

Go next

 * Windsor Ruins -- impressive ruins of large plantation house that burned down in the 19th century, about 20 minute drive South of town-- off the main highway but the route is well marked.
 * Plantation Houses -- several pre-Civil War plantation houses can be seen in Claiborne and nearby Jefferson Counties.
 * Vicksburg -- Larger historic city about a 25 minute drive north on Highway 61. Shopping or eating desires you can't fill in Port Gibson you can probably find in Vicksburg.
 * Natchez-- Another beautiful larger historic city, about 45 minutes south on Highway 61.
 * Jackson, Mississippi --State Capital.

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Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt is a gulf city and capital of Rivers State in the Niger Delta area of South South Nigeria and is the centre for the oil industry in the country. English is generally spoken, but Ikwerre (the indigenous language) of the Ikwerre people is also spoken at the Ikwerre villages, and Pidgin English is widely spoken across all demography, as found in most parts of the country. Port Harcourt was named after Lord Lewis Harcourt, the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1913.

Understand
Port Harcourt generally known as the 'PH City' is one of the beautiful places to visit in Nigeria. Port Harcourt was formed in 1912. In 2016, Port Harcourt was home to about 1.2 million people.

By plane
You can easily get into Port Harcourt by plane.
 * Port Harcourt International Airport, . There are two international flights operated by Qatar Airways and Lufthansa.  It is a 1 hr 10 min flight  if you fly in via Lagos or Abuja.

By train
Rail service to Port Harcourt is not operating as of July 2022. However, The is on Station Rd.

By bus
There are various bus stations and services available to get you into Port Harcourt. Some of which are:
 * God is Good Motors (GIGM): This is a popular bus service that can get you into port harcourt, air-conditioned bus.
 * Agofure Motors
 * Chisco
 * ABC Transport
 * Peace Mass transit

By boat

 * From Nembe by ferry.
 * Marine Base water front

See

 * Izumini River - an hour's drive outside of the city
 * Izumini River - an hour's drive outside of the city
 * Izumini River - an hour's drive outside of the city
 * Izumini River - an hour's drive outside of the city

Eat
Rice, egusi soup with eba or fufu, pounded yam, papper soup, ogbono soup.

Budget
Suya is a kind of spicy meat kebab. Available at the side of any road cooked over charcoal. Wash it down with a Coke, called locally a mineral, or a bottle of the local Guinness or Maltina.

Drink
There is great night life here.

Try Cheers Bar in GRA every Sunday! Place is absolutely packed with guys and girls being treated to awesome music by Nick and Smart. Food is great, service is friendly and the beers are cold!

Also on weekends Wine Bar, Bunga Villa (as the locals call it) and Aristo House are great!.

Mid-range

 * Mina Hotels is a relatively nice and clean place - the rooms are quite large and do not have that "wet" and old smell other hotels in this price range usually have.
 * Mina Hotels is a relatively nice and clean place - the rooms are quite large and do not have that "wet" and old smell other hotels in this price range usually have.

Splurge
Le Méridien and Novotel are the two hotels in town which offer high-quality accommodations.

Stay safe
Port Harcourt is the centre of oil business in Nigeria. Some people have a strong feeling that the oil is "stolen" from them by local government in cooperation with foreign companies. There are frequent riots, worker strikes and regular reports of kidnapping.

Some bars and clubs, nevertheless, seem relatively safe even during the night.

Go next

 * Calabar
 * Nnewi
 * Warri

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Port Hardy

Port Hardy is a district municipality of about 4000 people (2016) in the North Vancouver Island region of British Columbia. Port Hardy is a transportation hub for air, ferry and marine networks, and serves as the gateway to the Central Coast, the Cape Scott and North Coast Trails, and BC Ferry’s northern terminus for the Discovery Coast run and Prince Rupert.

Understand
Beaver Cove, near the BC Ferries Terminal, is the oldest known site of human habitation on Vancouver Island (circa 5850 BCE). The first contact with Europeans occurred in 1836 when the steamship S.S. Beaver was sent on an exploratory trip by Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). To exploit coal deposits, the HBC to establish a fortified trading post at Beaver Harbour around 1848, and named it “Fort Rupert” after the company’s governor, Prince Rupert, Duke of Bavaria. Though little of the fort remains today, the Kwakiutl First Nations (Indigenous people) continue to reside adjacent to the former fort site. Port Hardy’s population grew to a little over 5,000 residents while the Island Copper Mine was operating from 1971-1995 about 16 km south of the town. The open-pit porphyry copper mine employed over 900 employees from Port Hardy and the surrounding communities. Today, the former mine is a wildlife habitat and pit lake biological treatment system.

Visitor information

 * Tourism website

By car
Take the Island Highway from ferries docking at Victoria (500 km, about 5½ hours driving) or Nanaimo (385 km, about 4 hours) from Vancouver, and follow it until the northern end.

By boat
Ferry terminal:

 * Served by two routes:
 * From Prince Rupert (16-22 hours) via Klemtu (7.75-11.5 hours) and/or Bella Bella (8-9.5 hours). The ferries travel through the beautiful Inside Passage that connect the North Coasts and Central with the Port Hardy. The number of sailings per week varies by season, and depart up to every other day in the summer.
 * From Bella Coola (10 hours). Operates several days per week in the summer only. Otherwise, travelers from Bella Coola can take a ferry to Bella Bella and transfer to reach Port Hardy.

Airport

 * . BC Transit bus route #4 operates a few trips to the airport from Monday to Friday.

Airlines

 * Flies to Port Hardy from Vancouver (3 times a day, 1 hour travel time, $195-245 one-way) and Bella Bella (twice a day $165-200).

By taxi
Water taxi services are also available at the dock for the North Coast Trail.

Do

 * North Island Calendar of Events Festivals, Concerts, Sporting events
 * Some of the best scuba diving on the planet, though the water is cold and conditions are tough (so significant prior experience is expected), is available offshore from Port Hardy. Try Browning Pass Hideaway or God's Pocket Resort.
 * Hike
 * Hike

Drink
Some of the hotels and inns listed below have pubs.

Go next

 * Cape Scott Provincial Park
 * Coal Harbour
 * Winter Harbour

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Porthcawl

Porthcawl is a small seaside town in Mid Glamorgan, South Wales.

Get in

 * the A4229 road links the town to junction 37 of the M4
 * First Cymru X2 service runs every half an hour to Cardiff via Bridgend and Cowbridge.
 * Bridgend is the nearest mainline station.

Seaside
Porthcawl is a traditional holiday resort and in its heyday its beaches were very popular with holiday makers from the nearby south Wales valleys. Beaches include:
 * Trecco Bay, A large sandy and rocky beach stretching eastwards from Porthcawl
 * Rest Bay
 * Coney Beach

Do

 * Coney Beach is a trad fairground with rides and amusement arcades.

Golf
Portcawl has some excellent golf courses:

 * Porthcawl Elvis Festival is held around 23 Sept each year, with the next on 23-25 Sept 2022.

Buy

 * Stormy Down Market, Stormy Down near Pyle. Market and car boot sale held every Sunday.

Eat
Being a classic British seaside resort, Porthcawl has many classic British fish & chip shops.

Go next

 * Southerndown
 * Port Talbot
 * Bridgend

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Port Hedland

Port Hedland is an industrial port in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of 15,471 (2020). It exports iron ore from the mines inland, with huge freight trains bringing the ore to the docks. It has accommodation and you might stop over on the way to Broome, or in the secondary town of South Hedland 13 km south. You're unlikely to linger unless you're in the mining or shipping business.

Understand
In the dreaming, a huge blind snake dwelt in a freshwater lagoon, but carved a sinuous channel through to the sea. The Kariyarra and Nyamal people call this place Marapikurrinya, which may refer to its hand-like pattern of freshwater creeks, or to the peninsula on which the town now stands, literally a headland. European settlement of the Pilbara was held back by the lack of good harbours along this coast but they persevered, and in 1896 the town was established and laid out on a grid. At some point the snake took umbrage at the disturbance and departed, to who knows where.

There was a gold rush in the 1890s at Marble Bar, but Port Hedland remained small until the 1960s, when vast deposits of iron ore were found inland. The company city of Newman was founded, an astonishing network of private railways replicated the windings of the blind snake, converging on Port Hedland which burgeoned into a major industrial port. And so it remains. The industry is south side of the town peninsula, on Finucane Island across the channel, and all around the estuary. Dust blows everywhere; the mines are far inland but with half a billion tonnes exported through town annually, some of it is destined to get under your contact lenses. The ore is shipped out to make steel, and there are also large salt pans, and other minerals such as lithium, so Port Hedland plays an important part in Australia's economy. BHP is the company running the mines and the port, while their spin-off BlueScope makes the steel.

May to August is the best time to visit: it's not exactly cool, but it's less torrid. October to March is very hot, the town slumbers, and from December it's the cyclone season. In 2021 Pilbara quailed before the approach of Cyclone Seroja, but a fluke collision with another cyclone diverted the storm south, and the Gascoyne coast was wrecked instead.

is where the bus will drop you, on 13 Wedge St near the tip of the peninsula. It's open M-F 9AM-5PM, Sa Su 9AM-3PM.

Get in
Port Hedland has several direct flights a day from Perth with Qantas, Virgin and Alliance. They take two hours and you might pay $600 return. Local flights by Aviair and Nexus Airlines are from Karratha, Newman, Geraldton and Broome.

is 11 km southeast of Port Hedland and 11 km northeast of South Hedland. The cafe and bar is only open around flights; smoking is permitted on the terminal forecourt. The airport has car rental from Thrifty, Enterprise and Poshly. A taxi to either town takes ten minutes and might cost $40.

Integrity Coaches run 3 nights a week from Perth, taking 29 hours along the coast via Dongara, Geraldton, Carnarvon, Exmouth and Karratha. One bus a week runs inland on the Great Northern Highway via Mount Magnet and Newman, taking 22 hours. The bus stop is at Port Hedland Visitor Centre, and the adult fare in 2022 is $600 return. These buses continue east from Port Hedland to Broome, another 7 hours.

By road you have the same choice as the bus routes: 1750 km by the North West Coastal Highway or 1628 km inland by the Great Northern Highway, both taking 18 hours.

Don't come by rail unless you're a train driver or a lump of iron ore. Company railways haul the ore 426 km from Newman to the port, and the trains are almost 3 km long. Could it hurt to tack a coach or two on the end? The sea port is likewise busy with ore freighters but has no ferry or cruise ships.

Get around
Bus 870 runs M-F hourly from Wedge St by the Visitor Centre to South Hedland, taking 40 min. It doesn't serve the airport.

Taxi operators in Port Hedland are Hedland Taxis and H-Ride (app-based). Rideroo is a ride-share scheme.

You really need your own vehicle hereabouts, not least for the air-con.

See

 * Courthouse Gallery (aka The Junction) exhibits work by local artists, which is for sale. It's on Edgar St by the Visitor Centre. Hours roughly Tu-Sa 9AM-4PM but may vary, free admission.
 * Marapikurrinya Park at the north end of Wedge Street gives a close-up view of the freighters.
 * Street art is dotted here and there. Most is around Wedge St and the Visitor Centre, check with them for outlying examples worth seeking out, such as the big water tanks east on Wilson St.
 * is the lyrical name of the sand spit north side of downtown, made of harbour dredgings. Its beaches are safe for swimming. The shore stretching east is Cemetery Beach, which shades into Koombana.
 * Sea turtles: several species are common, but the town's signature beast is the Flatback, Natator depressus. It's 80-90 cm long with an olive-green to grey carapace which is less domed than other species and upturned at the edges. It nests Nov-Jan and the hatchlings emerge Dec-March, with Cemetery Beach a major rookery. These areas may be cordoned off in season and in any case you must stay clear of nests: volunteers patrol each morning and log the turtle tracks and nests. Hatchlings head out to sea but don't go far, dwelling in the 60 m depth zone. Males never return to land, while the females return to lay clutches every 2 or 3 years.
 * Koombana is the main beach north side of town. Multiple access points, for instance by the Hedland Hotel (see Sleep) where there's a viewpoint over beach and town. There's also a small park here and the Gratwick Aquatic and Fitness Centre.
 * Rock of Ages is the rugged shore east of Koombana. Don't swim here.
 * is a good place to watch the ships queuing to come into port. But the big attraction is the staircase to the moon, a natural effect seen on the Pilbara coast March-Oct on the full moon spring tides. Water caught between the ripples on the sand flats exposed at low tide creates the image of a golden staircase towards the rising moon. Viewing times are published locally, eg by the Visitor Centre. They may forget to mention that you also can see the moon in broad daylight, by swivelling your binoculars south to the beach beyond the creek, where clothing is optional.
 * is the most easterly beach access, then the highway swings inland. It's a popular edge-of-town spot for strolling and fishing.
 * is a lookout on the road into town where you can view the salt-extraction lagoons and the massive freight trains trundling to the port.
 * is just about the only cultural attraction in South Hedland, an art gallery on Hedditch Rd by the stadium. It's open M-F 9AM-5PM.
 * is a striking rock formation 50 km east of town, on the highway to Broome at the turn-off for Hwy 138 to Marble Bar. It resembles a gaping mouth and is also called Turtle Rock or more correctly Mikurrunya Hills. In the dreaming, the rock is Mikurri's estranged wife.
 * is a striking rock formation 50 km east of town, on the highway to Broome at the turn-off for Hwy 138 to Marble Bar. It resembles a gaping mouth and is also called Turtle Rock or more correctly Mikurrunya Hills. In the dreaming, the rock is Mikurri's estranged wife.

Do

 * Tours organised by the visitor centre's walk around town, and go out in boats round the harbour. They remain suspended in 2022.
 * Golf: PH Golf Club is west side of South Hedland.
 * Go to the races: PH Turf Club has thoroughbred flat-racing May-Aug. Enter from McGregor St near Hedland Hotel.
 * Swimming pools are at Gratwick Centre on McGregor St in Port Hedland and the Aquatic Centre on Leake St in South Hedland.
 * Matt Dann Theatre and Cinema is on Hamilton Rd in South Hedland, north side of Wanangkura Stadium.

Buy

 * Boulevard Shopping Centre is the main strip in Port Hedland, corner of Anderson and McGregor St. Woolworths is open M-F 7AM-9PM, Sa Su 7AM-8PM.
 * Fuel: don't leave town on less than half a tank. Ampol Roadhouse by the airport is open daily 5AM-10PM. They don't have rooms, but you can shower.

Eat

 * Bernie's is by Silver Star on Port Plaza and open M-F 9AM-3PM.
 * Hedland Harbour Cafe is on Wedge St by the Visitor Centre and open M-Sa 6AM-2:30PM.
 * Heddy's Bar and Bistro is part of Hedland Hotel, open M-F 5:30PM-9PM, Sa Su 11:30AM-9PM.
 * Boulevard Shopping Centre has a handful of fast food places, such as Chicken Treat, Ayesha's Cafe, Yummy Noodle and The Bakehouse.
 * South Hedland has a dozen places in the shopping centre a block south of the stadium. There's a couple more opposite Club Hamilton and a few more along North Circular Rd.
 * Boulevard Shopping Centre has a handful of fast food places, such as Chicken Treat, Ayesha's Cafe, Yummy Noodle and The Bakehouse.
 * South Hedland has a dozen places in the shopping centre a block south of the stadium. There's a couple more opposite Club Hamilton and a few more along North Circular Rd.

Drink
No stand-alone bar in Port Hedland so head for the hotels or restaurants. Liquor Barons store is at 23 Anderson St downtown, open M-Sa noon-7PM. There's another liquor store in Boulevard Shopping Centre.

Sleep
Accommodation in town is expensive for mid- to basic quality, but you may just have to pay. Distances in the Pilbara are great and the other towns are no better.
 * Esplanade Hotel is closed for refurbishment in 2022. The restaurant and bar remain open.
 * Landing Resort opposite the airport is a very basic motel. Some visitors found themselves in the trailer park.
 * BHP Port Haven Village 1 km east of the airport is usually booked out to mine workers.
 * The Port Hedland Golf Club has unpowered sites for $20 per night. The sites are not shaded and suffer from road and rail noise at all hours, but there are bathrooms, drinkable water and washing machines.
 * Landing Resort opposite the airport is a very basic motel. Some visitors found themselves in the trailer park.
 * BHP Port Haven Village 1 km east of the airport is usually booked out to mine workers.
 * The Port Hedland Golf Club has unpowered sites for $20 per night. The sites are not shaded and suffer from road and rail noise at all hours, but there are bathrooms, drinkable water and washing machines.
 * Landing Resort opposite the airport is a very basic motel. Some visitors found themselves in the trailer park.
 * BHP Port Haven Village 1 km east of the airport is usually booked out to mine workers.
 * The Port Hedland Golf Club has unpowered sites for $20 per night. The sites are not shaded and suffer from road and rail noise at all hours, but there are bathrooms, drinkable water and washing machines.
 * The Port Hedland Golf Club has unpowered sites for $20 per night. The sites are not shaded and suffer from road and rail noise at all hours, but there are bathrooms, drinkable water and washing machines.

Connect
As of Feb 2022, Port Hedland has 4G from Telstra and Optus but no signal from Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.

The library in Boulevard Shopping Centre has internet access. It's open M-F 10AM-5PM.

Go next

 * East the next major town is Broome, which was a pearl-fishing centre and is now a beach resort.
 * West the next is Karratha, a mining town.
 * Exmouth is the way to Cape Range National Park and to Coral Bay.
 * Hwy 138 loops south from Fish Rock via scenic Doolena Gorge and baking-hot Marble Bar to Newman, where it rejoins the Great Northern Highway.

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Porthmadog

Porthmadog, formerly Portmadoc, is a small coastal town in Gwynedd with a population of 4,000. It has a picturesque harbour.

Understand
William Madocks built a sea wall in the early 1800s that reclaimed the region for agricultural land. The town grew during the 19th century and by 1861 had a population of 3,000. The town became significant as a port, but that part of the local economy declined with World War I. 19th-century wharves still survive, but the harbour is used by leisure yachts.

By train
Porthmadog station is on the Cambrian Coast Line which runs from Machynlleth to Pwllheli. Travel to Machynlleth is from either Aberystwyth or Shrewsbury.

The town is also served by the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway from Blaneau Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon and the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway.

By car
On the A487, the Fishguard to Bangor trunk road. The A498 runs north from Porthmadog to Beddgelert, giving access to Snowdonia. The A497 runs west through the southern Llŷn Peninsula to Criccieth and Pwllheli.

Do

 * Wales Coast Path
 * Wales Coast Path
 * Wales Coast Path
 * Wales Coast Path

Eat
The town has a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a bistro, and various pubs serving food, including one at the station of the Ffestiniog Railway situated at the end of the Cob. The village of Tremadog is about a fifteen minute walk and enjoys four food pubs on its square. There are also numerous take-aways, including Chinese and an award-winning Fish & Chip shop.

Sleep
The town has a good selection of Bed and Breakfast guest houses and makes a good base for exploring North-West Wales.

Go next

 * The Portmeirion village is about two miles away.
 * The Lleyn Peninsula is an easy drive.
 * Snowdonia National Park stretches both North and South from here.
 * Criccieth
 * Harlech

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Port Hope

Port Hope is a municipality of 17,000 people (2021) in Ontario northeast of Toronto.

Downtown Port Hope is well known as a shopping destination for antiques and other specialty items and is widely regarded as one of the best-preserved main streets in Ontario.

Understand
Besides Port Hope, other communities within the municipality include: Campbellcroft, Canton, Dale, Davidson's Corners, Decker Hollow (ghost town), Elizabethville, Garden Hill, Knoxville, Morrish, Osaca, Perrytown, Port Britain, Rossmount, Thomstown, Welcome, Wesleyville (ghost town) and Zion.

History
The First Nations (Indigenous) people of the region called the area "Ganaraska", and it is what they called the river that flows through the town. The name originates from Ganaraske, the first Cayuga village at the current townsite. The Cayuga, part of the Iroquois Confederacy, had migrated there from New York in 1779, after suffering extensive damage as British allies at their homeland in New York state during the American Revolution. In 1793, United Empire Loyalists became the first permanent settlers of European heritage in Port Hope, which they called Smith's Creek after a former fur trader. Mills and a town plot were developing by the turn of the century. After the War of 1812, more British settlers were wanted, and a better name was required. After a brief fling with the name Toronto, the village was renamed in 1817 as Port Hope, after the Township of Hope of which it was a part, which in turn had been named for Colonel Henry Hope, lieutenant governor of the Province of Quebec.

Relatively slow growth from 1881 to 1951 resulted in much of the town's original architecture not being demolished in the name of progress. Port Hope's downtown is celebrated now as the best-preserved 19th-century streetscape in Ontario. With over 270 heritage-designated buildings throughout the municipality, Port Hope has a higher per capita rate of preservation than any other town or city in Canada.

Port Hope is known for having the most low-level radioactive wastes in Canada. These wastes were created by Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited and its private sector predecessors, as a result of the refining process used to extract radium from uranium ore.

In 2002, a large amount of contaminated soil was removed from beachfront areas. Well over a billion dollars is expected to be spent on the soil remediation project, the largest such cleanup in Canadian history. The effort is projected to be complete in 2022.

By plane

 * Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga is the closest major airport.

By car

 * Highway 401, exit 464 is the main highway access point to Port Hope. It is about 100 km east of downtown Toronto and 85 km west of Belleville.

By train
For more frequent train service offered by VIA Rail Canada, travel to Cobourg, about 12 km to the east.
 * Operates between Ottawa and Toronto including stops in Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque, Kingston, Napanee, Bellevile, Trenton, Cobourg, Port Hope, and Oshawa. Operates daily.
 * Operates between Ottawa and Toronto including stops in Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque, Kingston, Napanee, Bellevile, Trenton, Cobourg, Port Hope, and Oshawa. Operates daily.

Get around
Most of the places of interest are with downtown Port Hope or within walking distance of it. A few sites may need a car.

Port Hope Transit provides two local circular bus routes. Single ride ticket is $2.50 for adults (18-54), $2 for seniors (55+) and children (4-17), and free for under 4.

Heritage buildings
Port Hope has over 200 buildings with a heritage designation. Fifty of them are concentrated between 1 to 201 Walton Street in the downtown area with a few more on several intersecting streets. The following is a sampling of addition heritage buildings located away from Walton Street. Few would be open to the public but all are visible from a public sidewalk.

King Street
King Street (east of the Ganaraska River) is a quiet residential street with about a dozen heritage houses including the following:

Churches
Near the downtown area are a few old churches built between 1855 and 1906.

Do

 * Take a walk around downtown Port Hope. It isn't big and it is considered to be one of the best preserved 19th century streetscapes in Ontario.
 * Three 18-hole golf courses are in this area.

Go next

 * Cobourg is a ten minute drive east of Port Hope along Lake Ontario.
 * Peterborough is a 30-40 minute drive north on County Road 28 (Ontario St).

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Port Hope Simpson

Port Hope Simpson, population 529, is a tiny, isolated hamlet in southeastern Labrador.

Understand
Port Hope Simpson was established in the 1930s as a company town, exporting timber to paper mills in Corner Brook until 1948. Exploitation of forestry and timber resumed briefly from 1962 to 1968, with seasonal cod and salmon fishing becoming an economic mainstay in 1970. The Newfoundland cod fishery was closed in 1992 but crab, shrimp and scallop fishing continue.

The Alexis River is popular for recreational salmon fishing.

Get in
Port Hope Simpson, a deep-water port, is accessible by Trans-Labrador Highway, by air and by sea.

By car
Access is taking Highway 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway). The highway opened as gravel in 2009 and was paved by 2022.

From the north, take Route 510 from Cartwright (187 km). There are limited services in Cartwright village and nothing at all at Cartwright Junction. Between Goose Bay and Port Hope Simpson, a 410-km stretch of road through Cartwright Junction has no population centres, no fuel and no services. Highway 510 ends 13 km west of Goose Bay, where it intersects with Highway 500. Highway 500 travels between Goose Bay and the Quebec-Labrador border (also part of the Trans-Labrador Highway) near Labrador City

From the south (and the ferries at Blanc-Sablon) take Route 510 from Forteau through Red Bay and Lodge Bay. A few services (fuel, food, lodging, banking, souvenirs, airstrip) are available en route at Mary's Harbour. An additional 62 km of road (so 222 km in total) continues to Port Hope Simpson.

By snowmobile

 * Extensive snowmobile trails connect Port Hope Simpson to Cartwright, Black Tickle, Charlottetown, Mary's Harbour, Battle Harbour, Lodge Bay and Red Bay.

By boat
As Port Hope Simpson is now accessible by road, its reliance on outport ferries has been greatly curtailed. Traffic arriving from beyond the end of the road network arrives by sea at Goose Bay, Cartwright or Blanc Sablon, then travels on Trans-Labrador Highway.

 * M/V Marine Eagle provides daily service northbound from Charlottetown and Port Hope Simpson to a few small in-region outports with no highway access.
 * M/V Northern Ranger, based in Lewisporte, no longer calls at Port Hope Simpson; service south of Cartwright/Black Tickle has been curtailed and the traffic carried by road. It continues to carry traffic from Goose Bay/Cartwright to points further north, where there is no road.
 * At Blanc-Sablon, there is a ferry to Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula and a coastal ferry which stops at multiple inaccessible outports going westward toward Sept-Îles.

Get around
By boat, ferry, car, truck, snowmobile, snowshoes, skis depending on the time of year. Deep water port with docking facilities, regional airstrip, helicopter pads, groomed snowmobile trails, Nordic ski trails and overnight cabin.

Fuel and repairs are available at P & K Sports and Automotive and at Penney's Pitstop; there's also a fuel station at the Alexis Hotel.

Do
Activities include hiking, camping, fishing, angling, snowmobiling, whale watching and iceberg spotting.

The Alexis Hotel provides guide and tour services to explore the 'Big Country' around Port Hope Simpson and operates various activities such as geocaching (find all ten geocaches and take a digital photo with the banner found in each to receive an Alexis Geocache T-shirt), dog sled rides (for a half-hour or half-day), bingo (8PM Thursdays, year-round) and a photography contest (the Photo Discovery Circuit). Pitts, Props and Prosperity dinner theatre (7PM summer Wednesdays) recalls local history from the 1930s and Sir John Hope Simpson's establishment of the settlement. A day each on skis, snowmobile and snowshoes is offered to groups of six or more as a three-day event; other activities include snowshoeing or cross-country skiing on local trails or scenic un-tracked back-country through wooded hills, scenic valleys and frozen ponds, ice fishing for trout and smelts, fly fishing (salmon or trout), canoeing and kayaking. One can also watch birds, icebergs, whales and wildlife.

Drink
There is a restaurant/lounge and a liquor outlet at the Alexis Hotel.

Connect
Connectivity is limited. There is a small post office; there is no mobile telephone service.

Charlottetown
Tiny outport 50 km (30 miles) north of Port Hope Simpson, small airstrip, few or no services. Ferry connections to otherwise-isolated communities Snug Harbour and Fishing Ships Harbour.

Mary's Harbour
Small crab-fishing village on Trans-Labrador 510, 50 km (30 miles) southeast of Port Hope Simpson, population 475. Mary's Harbour has a small airstrip with Air Labrador service and a ferry crossing to Cape Charles.

 * Battle Harbour National Historic District, a restored fisheries ghost town (established 1750s, abandoned 1960s) is on an island reachable by a one-hour sea crossing from Mary's Harbour. The boat to Battle Harbour makes one run daily, leaving Battle Harbour at 9AM and Mary's Harbour at 11AM, which is awkward as accommodation in the historic buildings on the island is expensive ($225/person for admission, return ferry trip and one bunk overnight in a shared-accommodation bunkhouse is the least expensive, short of paying $2/foot for dockage to bring your own boat plus the $15/person admission. Most of the other overnight options are $500 and up, and the Battle Harbour boat is scheduled to preclude a same-day trip).

Go next
If continuing north, set your watch back a half-hour between Port Hope Simpson and Cartwright as most of Labrador (north of the tiny, dying fishing outport "Black Tickle") uses Atlantic time (AST/ADT). All points between Port Hope Simpson and Forteau (inclusive) use Newfoundland time.

 * Cartwright (Labrador) is 90 km off what passes as the "beaten path" on the Trans-Labrador Highway. There are no services or fuel at Cartwright Junction; Cartwright itself has food and fuel but no hotel, bank or repair garage.
 * The Trans-Labrador Highway onward to Happy Valley-Goose Bay is 410 km of wilderness with no fuel or services. Don't attempt this without a full tank of fuel.

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Port Howard

Port Howard is a small settlement on the island of West Falkland in the Falkland Islands. The settlement is the centre of a 200,000 acre (800 km²) sheep farm, with twenty permanent human residents and over 42,000 sheep. Visitors to Port Howard are offered a glimpse of camp life along with excellent fishing and hiking opportunities.

Get in
Nearly all visitors to Port Howard arrive on a FIGAS flight, landing on a grassy runway which will almost certainly need to be cleared of sheep and other livestock.

There are also daily sailings from New Haven on East Falkland to Port Howard allowing easy access to Port Howard by road from Stanley.

Get around
The settlement is tiny, so you will be able explore it on foot.

See

 * Dolphins - the settlement's jetty is a good place to spot Commerson's dolphins. Believe it or not, a few bangs with a metal pipe on the side of the jetty are usually enough to summon any cetaceans that are in the area!

Do

 * Fishing. Port Howard offers some of the best fly fishing in the islands, with the Warrah River boasting the West Falkland's record sea trout.
 * Wildlife viewing. Like most places in the Falklands the wildlife around Port Howard is fearless and relatively abundant.  Seals, penguins and numerous other birds can all be found within walking distance of the settlement.

Eat
Unless invited to somebody's home, you will get all your meals at the Lodge. Pack lunches are provided to travellers wishing to spend the entire day out.

Drink
The Lodge has a small bar that works on an honour system.

Go next

 * Carcass Island
 * Goose Green
 * New Island
 * Pebble Island
 * Saunders Island
 * Sea Lion Island
 * Stanley
 * West Point Island

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Port Hueneme

Port Hueneme is a city in Ventura County.

Do
The main attraction in this port town is its beach. Hueneme sports the best sand beach in Ventura County. Along with its ample sand beach, the pier is a great spot to take a leisurely stroll and see Hueneme from a new angle - from the ocean looking in. You can catch great views of the Channel Islands as well as the wonderful sunsets that often grace the horizon. In the summertime, this beach is packed with locals and tourists alike that flock here to enjoy this iconic Southern California playground.

Buy
The majority of the shopping in this port town exists in a series of strip malls along Channel Island's Blvd between Victoria on the west and Ventura Rd on the East. In this area, there are a variety of restaurants, ranging from Carl's Jr, to Sushi, to sit-down Mexican food to fine Italian food. There are also a few grocery stores, banks, coffee shops, clothing stores and knick-knack shops.

Eat
Andy's Seafood is a seafood establishment at the foot of the pier that serves up fresh seafood fast. The prices are ~$10–15/person but it is worth it given the quality of the food and the fantastic location.

Go next
Oxnard - Located between 2–3 miles north or east.

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Port Hughes

Port Hughes is a coastal town of 600 people (2016) on the western side of Yorke Peninsula. It is a popular tourist destination, and the towns of Moonta Bay and Moonta are nearby.

Understand
Port Hughes is the location of the Dunes Port Hughes, a golf course designed by Greg Norman.

Get in
Port Hughes is a small diversion when driving north from Adelaide towards Port Augusta on the A1. If you are travelling for the journey, and not for speed then Port Hughes offers a much more pleasant side trip.

Do

 * Port Hughes is a popular fishing destination, with many fishing charter tour operators using it as a base.
 * Port Hughes Jetty is a popular site for scuba diving and snorkelling.

Connect
Cellular (mobile) telephone network reception may not be available in many areas especially those distant from cellular network repeater towers normally located along the major highways and near larger townships. Hilly terrain will also effect reception. In an emergency seek higher ground. Some networks provide a poor coverage in regional and rural areas. It is generally considered that the best reception is available from either Telstra or Optus when in areas such as Yorke Peninsula.

For emergency services including police, fire services and ambulance call 000 from any telephone and ask the operator to connect you. Such calls are placed without charge to the calling party.

Go next
Moonta Bay, Moonta, East Moonta, North Moonta, Yelta

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Port Huron

Port Huron is a city in Southeast Michigan, the second-busiest border crossing (with Sarnia, Ontario) in the state.

By car

 * From the south take Interstate 94 east
 * From the west take Interstate 69 east

By train

 * Route stopping at Port Huron:
 * Blue Water operates daily between Port Huron and Chicago including stops in Flint, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Niles, and New Buffalo. Travel time to Port Huron from from Flint is 1.5 hours, from East Lansing is 2.5 hours, from Kalamazoo is 4.25 hours, and from Chicago is 6.5 hours.
 * Neighbouring Sarnia in Canada has a daily train from Toronto.
 * Neighbouring Sarnia in Canada has a daily train from Toronto.

Go next
Sarnia is across the Blue Water Bridge in Ontario, Canada.

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Portillo

Portillo is a ski resort in Central Chile. It is close to the Argentine border, and the skiing area runs right across the serpentine road to Mendoza.

Understand
For 60 years, Portillo has given the ski and snowboard enthusiasts a unique experience. With an extraordinary skiable terrain, natural beauty and numerous facilities and apres ski activities, Portillo is a tourist destination for all ages. It has ski slopes for all levels, 14 lifts, certified instructors are committed to help guests enjoy the ski and snowboard, people feel like home. To make it even more pleasant experience, passengers in Portillo should not wait to get on the lifts.

Get in
The road to Mendoza in Argentina runs past the resort. Try to flag down a bus or hitchhike. The hotel will organize a shuttle back to Santiago for a reasonable price.

By bus
Hotel Portillo will pick you up in Santiago and shuttle you to the mountain, it's a 2- to 3-hour trip. Also, any bus heading to Mendoza will drop you off at the resort. However be cautious because if they shut down the road due to weather they will not let a bus through, they do let the shuttles through most of the time.

By car
The resort is easily reached from Santiago in a few hours by car. An excellent but expensive highway (2200 pesos one-way for a small vehicle, possible to bypass a tunnel on the way back, saving 1600 pesos) takes you to Los Andes, where you make to turnoff and start the climb to Portillo. The road from here is decent but often carry heavy traffic. Have chains with you in winter, when there is frequent heavy snow fall. The road is sometimes blocked by trucks failing to do the ascent to the border.

By thumb
Getting a lift on a truck is an easy prospect, as there are a constant trickle of them slowly making their way to and from Argentina. But the smaller car the faster. You'll save hours (or even days!) if picked up by private vehicle.

Get around
If put off by the steeply priced ski passes, you can ride the lower slopes and hitchhike back up with trucks. Bring your own gear or rent in Santiago and try to look as if you actually do have a pass. Although very possible for adventurous travelers, it's not generally recommended. Critics of this money saving activity argue that the tickets are less expensive than in the US and on par with Europe. They also call skiing without a ticket "stealing", a description budget travelers find preposterous and wrong in every important way. What ever is your belief, you will not get to take full advantage of the higher mountain terrain without utilizing the lifts. And consequently will be rather bored - if you're not a decent skier don't come here and if you are you need a lift pass and want the helicopter.

See
Make sure you get to Tio Bob's. Lunch on the top of the mountain offering spectacular views of the resort.

Do

 * The skiing is great, the resort is filled with open flowing runs. The most enjoyable aspect are the off-piste powder hunting, easily accessed by screeing from the lifts. The Roca Jack, Condor and one new one the name escapes me are the world's only sling shot lifts (aka va et vient). It's not a regular chair lift, it actually looks like a giant slingshot. There are runs for beginners and pros alike, but timorous intermediates may find they spend more time in the bar and restaurant than on the relatively few slopes that are prepared for their ilk. Incidentally the word "queue" doesn't exist hereabouts.
 * Backcountry skiing and snowboarding is very possible. You'll find great open powder slopes right by the road. Competition from other backcountry hikers is non-existent. Bring appropriate avalanche rescue equipment. Beware that most of the runs is concave and gets very steep at the top. Be careful. You can supposedly check conditions with the resort before setting out. They operate heli-skiing.
 * Pool bathing. There is an outdoor pool in the resort. It is heated through the mountains own geo-thermal heat, and it's a relaxing alternative to skiing. And was populated by the boys and girls of MTV Brasil on my last visit.  Not exactly relaxing, but definitely an alternative to "feeling the powder of the Andes".
 * Helicopter sightseeing seeing the altimeter in 5 digits when you are still on the ground sets the tone nicely and Aconcagua close-up is quite something.

Buy
Cigarettes before you get here, if they close the road due to snow you may find smokes get rationed, having a supply of your own will (1) keep you sane if you are fond of the evil weed, and (2) make you extremely popular in the bar and club.

Eat

 * Hotel Portillo is all-inclusive with food and non-alcoholic drinks. The meals are spectacular and the attention to detail reflect the amount you pay. They offer four meals a day and give you one free lunch at Tio Bobs where you can try their Parillada.  Service is efficient to the point of comicality: they'll get you through 3 courses in 40 minutes.
 * The closest supermarkets are in Los Andes. Stock up here if self-catering. The minimarkets and Copec service station halfway sell snacks for double the price in Los Andes.

Drink
Don't leave Portillo with out having quite a few Pisco Sours. It's a Chilean speciality and the mascot of the mountain. It's made from grapes along the lines of Brandy. There is a bar in the hotel.

The Posada is the spot where all the locals hang out. It's right outside the hotel and half the price. Gets busy after midnight when the workers get off for the night.

Backcountry
There is no organized camping close to the slopes. When going backcountry you'll find most flat spaces along the noisy road. Toilets are available in the hotel for non-guests. Bring warm sleeping gear in winter.

Go next
If you've got the wonga and the weather's right for it, take the helicopter transfer. Just don't touch the quick release door lever.

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Portimão

Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha ("Rocky Beach"), and there are numerous others nearby.

Understand

Portimão (poor-tee-MOW - rhymes with "clown", /puɾ.ti.ˈmɐ̃w/) is former fishing and shipbuilding centre has developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast.

By plane

The airport in Faro, away, has domestic and several international routes from across Europe. Or you fly to Lisbon.

By train
Trains on the rather slow regional line between Lagos and Faro stops here, it's about a 1½ hour journey from Faro, for connections to Lisbon change trains in Tunes just over half an hour to the east. Most trains continue on to Vila Real de Santo António on the Spanish border after a short layover in Faro. The train is the cheapest way to get here from Lagos (Portugal) and only takes half an hour.

By bus
Flixbus goes from Lisbon, Porto, Faro and other towns to Portimão. Eva Bus offers numerous daily connections from Faro. There are also 5-6 daily connections from Lisbon (3 hours, €19) on the Expresso Qualidade service, and once daily from Seville (6 hours, €19) on the Lagos-Sevilha service. The bus station is on Largo do Dique a bit north of the centre, about 500 m south of the road bridge.

Regional buses arrive here from Lagos, Albufeira, Faro and others towns of the Algarve.

By boat
Portimão is a sea port.

Get around
The main beach area, Praia da Rocha, is 3.5 km away from the centre of town. You can walk between them but you'll see only motorways and apartment blocks for half an hour.

There is a pretty reliable public bus system for travelling around and outside the city for €1.65 (Jan 2024). Tickets can be bought inside the bus. Google Maps contains the timetables, handy for an easy navigation.

E-hailing taxis are available by Bolt and Uber.

Do

 * Wild dolphin watching trips sail from Marina de Portimão in Praia do Rocha.
 * Football: Portimonense SC play soccer in Primeira Liga, Portugal's top tier. Their home ground Estádio Municipal de Portimão (capacity 9,500), is just south of city centre.
 * Visit, one of the most popular maritime caves of Portugal, with or without an expert guide. You can rent a paddle board on site.
 * Take a catamaran cruise and have a barbecue on the beach after visiting caves.
 * Take a catamaran cruise and have a barbecue on the beach after visiting caves.

Buy
The main street shopping area has a wealth of nice shops supplying clothes, jewelry, and ornamental objects.

Groceries can be bought in the many minimarkets. In the city centre Spar has a somewhat bigger variety of products, for a large supermarket check one of the two Pingo Doce. At Praia da Rocha Intermarché Express and Spar have a decent variety of products. Nearby the Mirachoro Apartment Hotels, are Lidl, Aldi and the large supermarket Continente.

Budget
In the city centre you find fresh baked goods in Spar and in Praia da Rocha in Spar and Intermarché.

Stay safe
Along the main road of the beach promenade of Praia da Rocha are a lot of drug dealers who openly ask if you want to buy something. They are not dangerous, just pesky. Still it is remarkable that the city and the police seem to do nothing against it. The more tourists complain about that, the earlier the drug dealers may disappear. You can do so at the tourism information center (Posto de Tourismo) and at the Policia de Tourismo, which are 2min walking away from each other on the beach promenade. Another way is writing a complaint e-mail to both turismo.praiadarocha@turismodoalgarve.pt and divportimao.faro@psp.pt (police).

Go next

 * Lagoa - lovely beaches
 * Lagos
 * Monchique
 * Sagres
 * Silves - castle

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Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson, often called "Port Jeff" for short, is a village in Suffolk County, Long Island. It is a historical village where good food, friendly people, and pleasant waterfront views can be found.

Understand
Port Jefferson is a village in the town of Brookhaven. It was the largest shipbuilding center in Suffolk County in the 1800s. It was incorporated in 1963.

By train
Port Jeff is the last stop on the Port Jefferson Line of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). Trips to and from Manhattan's Penn Station take approximately 2 hours and cost $18.25 at peak times and $13.25 off peak.

By car
From the Long Island Expressway take Exit 64. Head North on Rte. 112 until the end (about 9 miles). Rte. 112 becomes Rte. 25A at Nesconset Hwy. When you hit the intersection take a right at the blinking yellow light. Continue until you hit Main St.

By ferry
You can enter the village by walking or driving off the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The address for the ferry in Bridgeport is: 330 Water St # 2, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The address for the ferry in Port Jeff is: 102 West Broadway.

By foot
The village is home to mostly foot traffic. To really see the unique shops and restaurants it's best to ditch the car for the day and get out and walk around. But be aware in the spring and summer the village is full of visitors due to the warm weather, so parking is very limited. It’s best to arrive earlier in the day to beat the traffic.

Do

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 * You can go to Bridgeport, Connecticut by ferry. From there, New Haven and several other places are easily reachable by train.
 * If you want to go toward New York City but prefer not to spend the time and money to go all the way there, consider Huntington, which is about half way to the city.
 * Farther east, there are areas of beautiful coastline that are comparatively sparsely inhabited.

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Port Klang

Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Kelang or Pelabuhan Klang) is the principal port in Selangor, a state of Malaysia. It also serves as the port for the Klang Valley, Malaysia's most developed region where the capital Kuala Lumpur is located.

The only reason a traveller will come to Port Klang is to take the ferry to Dumai or Tanjung Balai Asahan, both in Sumatra, Indonesia was history. Like most port cities, Port Klang has a seedy feel to it and much of its built environment consists of warehouses, offices, and port infrastructure.

Port Klang actually consists of three distinct ports. The port nearest to Port Klang town is known as the South Port. There is also a North Port and the newly developed Westport located on an island just off the coast of Port Klang.

By road
Port Klang lies at the western end of the Federal Highway, the main expressway linking the major centres of the Klang Valley like Klang, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur.

An elevated expressway linking the South Port (and hence Port Klang town) and North Port connects to the Shah Alam Expressway which then leads to the North South Expressway.

Port Klang is about 40km from Kuala Lumpur and 8km from Klang.

By bus and taxi
The Port Klang bus and taxi terminal is inconveniently located about 1km inland from the port area. One can walk the distance but the heat, noise and pollution may make it an unpleasant experience.

 * Transnasional and Cityliner buses, which belong to the same company, are the main buses serving Port Klang. No. 710 links Port Klang with Klang and Kuala Lumpur (Pasarama Kota or Klang Bus Stand) every half hour while No. 126 shuttles between Port Klang and Klang.
 * Other operators, such as Wawasan Sutera and Metrobus, also operate buses between Kuala Lumpur and Klang.

By train
The railway station is located just outside the port area across the road from the ferry terminal. KTM Komuter, Klang Valley's commuter train network, links the station with Klang (20 minutes) and Kuala Lumpur (one hour 10 minutes) with trains once every 15 to 20 minutes.

By boat
The ferry terminal - with the grand official name Passenger Cruise Terminal - is located in the port area where the Federal Highway (which is a two-lane city road at this point) meets the sea.

There are no domestic ferry services (except for boats to nearby Pulau Ketam). Ferries leave for Dumai in Riau province and Tanjung Balai Asahan in North Sumatra province, both on Sumatra, Indonesia.

 * To/from Dumai: There are several operators and agents selling tickets at the terminal
 * Indomal Express/Malaysia Express by Doyan Shipping (Tel: +60 3-3167 1058). Departure times written on signboard at ticket counter, usually about 9am. RM100 one-way. Journey takes just under 3 hours.
 * MV Pelita Jaya Express/Sabang Marindo II by NKH Ferry Services (Tel: +60 3-3166 0122). Daily departures at 10.30am. RM80/150 one-way/return.
 * To/from Tanjung Balai Asahan:
 * Aero Speed (Tel: +60 3-3165 2545/3073). Daily departures except Sundays at 11am.
 * MV Aman Satu by Sweeting Trading Sdn Bhd (Tel: +60 3-3165 7501). Daily departures at 11am. RM100/190 one-way/return.
 * MV Boeing Sky King/Boeing Sky King II by Lautan Mewah Entreprise (Tel: +60 3-3166 0390). Daily departures at 11am. RM100/190 one-wat/return.

While Dumai allows for visa on arrival, Tanjung Balai Asahan does NOT issue visas on arrival and travellers need a visa in advance.

Malaysian citizens do not need a visa for a stay of up to 30 days in Indonesia and can enter at either port.

 * Costa Cruises use the Star Cruise Terminal at Westport. Taxis are available outside the terminal rates are quoted in Ringetts for single and return journeys. Example prices: Terminal to Port Klang City RM60 returm. Terminal to KL including sightseeing RM240. Terminal to KL RM180. SCT to KL airport RM90 (as of 2009). A taxi is required to reach the Port Klang train station as well.

Get around
Walk to get from the ferry terminal to the railway station and bus and taxi terminal. Port Klang town just beyond the bus and taxi terminal and can also be reached on foot.

Do
Chitirai Poornima Hindu Festival - in early May the area around the train station becomes a spectacle of Hindu devotion as pilgrims make their way under various painful burdens and chemical influences to the nearby Hindu temple.

Unless you are here on shipping business, there is not a lot to do in Port Klang except to catch the ferry or to move on to Kuala Lumpur or other destinations.

Like in many other port cities, Hokkien is widely spoken here.

Eat
Most locals head out to the Bagan Hailam area for good and relatively cheap (for the Klang Valley) seafood. Restaurants line the road and most are built on stilts over water. Other areas famous for seafood include Pandamaran and Teluk Gong, both south of Port Klang.

The town of Klang, 8 km away, is famous for the pork rib soup bak kut teh and worth a visit if in the vicinity.

Go next
Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) is a mangrove covered island off the coast of Port Klang. The entire village is built on stilts and makes for an interesting day trip. About 15 ferries per day (RM7 one way, 45 min, the last boat from the island leaves at 5.30PM on weekdays and at 6PM on weekends and holidays) run from the Pulau Ketam jetty beside (and not inside) the Passenger Cruise Terminal. The island is popular at weekends as people from as far as Kuala Lumpur make the trip for good seafood.

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Portland

There is more than one place called Portland:

Australia

 * Portland (Victoria) – in Victoria (state)

Jamaica

 * Portland (Jamaica) – a parish on the northeast coast of Jamaica.

United Kingdom

 * Isle of Portland – a town (and not a true island) in Dorset, England

United States of America

 * Portland (Maine) – a city in New England, Portland is the largest city of Maine.
 * Portland (Oregon) – a city in the Pacific Northwest, the largest city with the name and the largest city in Oregon. Named for Portland in Maine.

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Portland (Maine)

Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles (161 km) north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants making it the largest city in Maine. Portland is a small seaside city with a high concentration of shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, tours and many things to see and do. Many people commute to Portland to work, and the city's population significantly increases in the summertime.

By train

 * Route stopping at Portland:
 * Downeaster operating five or six trains in each direction daily between Brunswick and Boston with stops Freeport, Portland, Old Orchard Beach (seasonal), Saco, Wells, Dover, Durham, Exeter, Haverhill, and Woburn. Travel time to Portland from Boston is 2.5 hours ($25 one, way $39 round trip)
 * Downeaster operating five or six trains in each direction daily between Brunswick and Boston with stops Freeport, Portland, Old Orchard Beach (seasonal), Saco, Wells, Dover, Durham, Exeter, Haverhill, and Woburn. Travel time to Portland from Boston is 2.5 hours ($25 one, way $39 round trip)

By car
Interstate 95. Access from the north and south on the Maine Turnpike (I-95). Many drivers coming from the south take Exit 44 to I-295 into downtown Portland. This exit carries a toll. An alternate route to avoid the toll involves continuing approximately half a mile north on I-95 to Exit 45 (marked for the Maine Mall), exiting, then taking the second exit on the right for I-295. The route is less than a mile out of the way and is toll-free, such that many Portland residents refer to Exit 44 as the "Tourist Exit" because local residents know to avoid the toll.

U.S. Highway 1 is the more scenic route, while U.S. Highway 302 provides access from West.

By boat

The Cat, a high-speed passenger and auto ferry, operates a route between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Get around
Portland, and Maine in general, does not have an extensive public transportation system, so renting a car is generally the best option. While 5PM traffic can get a little congested, driving in Portland is not a daunting task.

The Old Port and Downtown Arts District areas are very walkable and pedestrian friendly.

By Uber
UberX should be available 24/7. It's slightly cheaper than a taxi. Surge pricing generally happens only on Friday and Saturday nights after 1AM when the bars close. UberX is also available to pick up and drop off at the Portland International Jetport.

See

Do

 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.
 * U.S. Highway 1. Be sure to drive up this scenic coast-hugging road whether on a clear or foggy day.

The Old Port
The Old Port is nestled against the busy port and home to 19th century streets filled with boutiques, galleries, restaurants, bars and coffee shops. The district sells everything from one-of-a-kind jewelry and designer jeans to best-selling books and surf boards. The Movies is a small independent movie theater on Exchange Street and The Nickelodeon is a larger theater on Temple Street. Fore Street and Wharf Street offer a number of bars and the area fills with partiers on Friday and Saturday nights in the summer. The Casco Bay Ferry to the islands leaves from Commercial Street. The Narrow Gauge Railway and Museum is located off Commercial Street.

The Arts District
The Arts District centers around Congress Street, which runs through the center of the city. The Portland Museum of Art sits in Congress Square across from the Eastland Park Hotel and next to the Children's Museum of Maine. Galleries abound in the Arts District, as do restaurants and watering holes. The Maine College of Art, which houses the Institute of Contemporary Art, and SPACE Gallery are both located on Congress Street. The music venue One Longfellow is located on Congress where it enters the West End and the Portland Stage Company is housed among a cluster of galleries at the top of Forest Avenue, near Congress. Congress street is home to an L.L. Bean outlet store and in Monument Square you can find a permanent farmers' market called the Public Market House. On Wednesdays between May and November other local farmers sell local produce and flowers and in the square.

The Arts District includes more businesses that cater to local residents, but there are also several great used books and music shops:

The East End
The East End includes India Street, Middle Street, Washington Avenue and Congress Street as it heads up Munjoy Hill. This neighborhood contains many restaurants, galleries and small shops. At the top of Munjoy Hill is the Portland Observatory and the St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center.

Eat
Portland offers a sophisticated restaurant scene, with chefs focused on locally sourced food. The city offers white tablecloth restaurants serving tasting menus to cheap eats selling burritos. The abundance of lobster, haddock, clams, scallops and other seafood allows restaurants to sell these usually expensive items at reasonable prices. In the Old Port and especially on Commercial Street, there are many seafood restaurants. Portland is the most ethnically and culturally diverse city in Maine. This means the city offers up Vietnamese, Thai, Polish, African, Middle Eastern, Greek, Japanese and Indian restaurants. Most of these places are inexpensive and delicious. Being home to many eco-conscious people, Portland offers a number of dining options for vegetarians and vegans. Portland also has the second highest restaurant per capita in the country, second to Seattle.

Drink
Portland, and especially the Old Port, has a reputation for many bars and pubs of varying caliber. From bars for longshoremen and lobster men, to pub serving micro-brews brewed on-site, to night clubs, there's something for everyone.

In addition there are numerous bars and clubs along Wharf Street a cobblestoned alley in the Old Port.

Stay safe
In keeping with Maine's reputation as a relatively crime-free U.S. state, there is no place in Portland a visitor should feel like they shouldn't visit during the day. As in any city, be alert in areas that are not well lit at night or deserted. Act with common sense and you should have no trouble.

Maine state liquor laws require all bars to close promptly at 1AM. The Old Port's numerous bars empty into the street at this time. Some rowdiness is to be expected, but there is always an increased police presence on busy nights.

Radio
Radio stations serving the Portland area include:

 *  News/Talk : WMEA 90.1 FM (NPR), WGAN 560 AM/98.5 FM (conservative)

Television
Television stations serving Portland include:

 * WCSH Channel 6: NBC.
 * WMTW Channel 8: ABC.
 * WGME Channel 13: CBS.
 * WMEA Channel 26: PBS.

Consulates

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Go next

 * South Portland
 * Falmouth. A northern suburb of Portland, offering Mackworth Island, an island with a pleasant hiking trail.
 * Bailey Island/Orrs Island Home of the world's only cribstone bridge, allowing water to flow through uninterrupted.
 * Old Orchard Beach, a beach resort town reminiscent of the Jersey Shore. south of Portland.
 * Freeport, home of L.L. Beans and many outlet stores.
 * Kennebunkport south, charming fishing village offers beaches, antiques and a sneak peek at George H.W. Bush's summer estate.
 * Cape Elizabeth for beaches and lighthouses.
 * Saco on Route 1 south of the city has an amusement park (FunTown USA), waterpark (Aquaboggin), IMAX and a variety of tourist shops and restaurants.

title: Portland (Maine)