The BPM Festival 2018 Portugal – Improved and Refined
While traveling to Faro, Portugal last year, our conversations and thoughts were filled with speculation and intrigue. Having traveled extensively throughout Europe, we know the “lay of the land” so to say, and were excited to see how The BPM Festival would re-create the magical experience that we all knew and love. The primary question wasn’t if BPM would deliver, but how? As our aircraft touched down in 2018, we had a baseline (bassline :)) for our expectations, and were curious as to how the festival would expand upon the previous year’s experience. Exiting the Faro terminal, we quickly learned there was an ongoing taxi strike in the region. Thankfully, for us and many other festival attendees, the Algarve region of Portugal is Uber friendly, and rides are extremely affordable. Our driver was hospitable enough to provide an iPad, with SoundCloud and a LTE connection for the journey to Portimao. Speaking with various drivers throughout the festival, we came to learn that many of them were from the surrounding areas. Recognizing the opportunity, due to the taxi strike, these drivers were staying in Portimao specifically for The BPM Festival. Combined with the shuttle buses that BPM provided throughout the event, transportation in and around Portimao was seamless, and unaffected by the strike. Having survived the previous year, we were aware of the […]