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Hammam in Chefchaouen, Morocco.
Tips Posted onDecember 15, 2019May 17, 2020

Retreats during your holidays – a message from the massages’ fan

3 min. readAlthough I’m not the “lying under the sun holidays” kind of guy, you can count me in for a spa retreat or a massage experience […] Read More

Samsonite-luggage
Luggage, Packing, Tips Posted onNovember 27, 2019November 14, 2020

The best lightweight luggage for travels

< 1 min. readTravel luggage is something you will want to invest in, sooner or later. From my experience, good luggage goes a long way from moving your […] Read More

airplane seats
Planning, Tips, Transports Posted onOctober 28, 2019May 22, 2020

How to choose the best airplane seats

2 min. readBefore the internet, there was snail mail. Before low-cost airlines, there were road trips, boat trips… Today, flying is almost mandatory for a short trip, […] Read More

Planning a trip
Luggage, Planning, Tips, Transports Posted onSeptember 6, 2019November 14, 2021

Useful tips to plan a trip

6 min. readWhere to start? Assuming you have already chosen your country of destination, you will most likely be conditioned by the options to travel there and […] Read More

Rab Microlight Alpine Womens’ Jacket
Clothes, Tips Posted onAugust 31, 2019May 17, 2020

“Rab Microlight Alpine Womens’ Jacket” review

2 min. readIt happens very rarely that I like certain clothes or footwear so much that I would like to spread the word. And this is a […] Read More

Turkish Airlines
Planning, Transports, World Posted onAugust 16, 2019May 22, 2020

How to get a free hotel or a tour in Istanbul

2 min. readWhen we’re planning our trips, searching for possibly cheaper routes of that trip takes a big part of that planning. The invested time in possible […] Read More

tripit
Planning, Tips Posted onAugust 3, 2019May 22, 2020

Apps a globetrotter needs before even leaving home!

3 min. readIf you travel solo or in big groups, if you like to wander or overly plan everything, modern smartphones are a great way to gain […] Read More

Don't forget the insurance while you travel.
Planning, Tips Posted onDecember 15, 2018November 6, 2020

What is the best travel insurance?

3 min. readLast year (2017 October), 5 of us travelled to Ethiopia for holidays. The last days at home, Pedro and me thought maybe it would be […] Read More

Travel guides: love them or ditch them?
Planning, Tips Posted onDecember 4, 2018November 14, 2021

Travel guides: love them or ditch them?

< 1 min. readIf you browse a little, you’ll find a variety of very different opinions on them. For one, it was more than once that we found […] Read More

Our brunch in Turkey
Tips, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 29, 2018May 24, 2020

When you eat well, you need to sleep well!

3 min. readAs Anthony Bourdain so well put it in one of his first visits to our country: “Portugal is the place where you end up a […] Read More

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