Forty minutes from central Lisbon, Ericeira's breaks are consistent enough to build a routine around: surf at 7am, drive back for a shower and breakfast, work from a café until early evening. It's the closest I've come to a genuinely sustainable 'surf and work' balance anywhere in Europe.
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A Work-and-Surf Week in Lisbon That Actually Balanced Both
Mornings in Ericeira, afternoons at a café desk — the routine that made remote work and surfing coexist.
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