AUGUST 1987 – The Villa Quinta Avalon near Porches at the Algarve coast in Portugal. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
My very first genuine holiday trip brought me through France and Spain to Portugal. I was just 21 and had a couple of weeks to spend, so my girlfriend and I drove all the way from Northern Germany to the Algarve in Portugal. We did not worry about anything. The distance of 3,100 km (1,900 mi)? No problem. The money? We did not need much. What could possibly happen? So we took our sturdy Mercedes Benz Diesel to Portugal and drove non-stop to experience a wonderful – but too short – vacation in an exciting country at the end of the world (at least it felt that way.)
We stayed at a camp site outside of Armação de Pêra and did not just go to the beach but explored the area as well. One day we drove the M530-1 towards Porches. I noticed this villa in the distance. It rested on top of a small hill, and it looked perfect. I still remember my thoughts when I saw it: “THIS! Must be the perfect place to live. Too expensive to buy today. But when I am older… I want to live here.” Again, I was just 21, and pretty naive about life and living.
Needless to say, life had different plans for me, and so my dream remained just this – a dream. But a very pleasant one.
Imagine my joy when I realized that Jonas and Birgit, the owners, offer an appartment in the villa on Airbnb.
Hmmmm. Now I need to find some time to go to Portugal. 😉
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | August 1987 |
| Location | Porches, Portugal |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | 13 x 18 cm Print |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 8789 x 5916 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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