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Ready for a road trip.
Europe Posted onDecember 11, 2018May 24, 2020

European road trip

4 min. readWhen I was young, my parents would take us to other countries for holidays in our car. We did some 2 or 3 day trips […] Read More

The river in Tourém is quiet and wide.
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 10, 2018May 24, 2020

Tourém and smuggling routes

< 1 min. readThere are some places that are very difficult to explain. Tourém is one of them. Spain Although we are in Portugal, Tourém is surrounded by […] Read More

"Leitão à Bairrada".
Centre, Down to Earth, Food, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 10, 2018September 28, 2020

Bairrada

2 min. readNo, it is not the name of a place, it is not the name of a restaurant, it is not the name of a region. […] Read More

Our food in Madeira. The first ones are limpets or "lapas" in Portuguese.
Bars, Down to Earth, Food, Madeira Posted onDecember 10, 2018May 24, 2020

The best limpets in Madeira

< 1 min. readWhen we visited Madeira (my first time, Lina’s second :)), we were lucky enough to meet up with a friend of mine who was visiting […] 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

The "Sushi Ya" experience.
Food, High-end, World Posted onDecember 3, 2018May 24, 2020

Sushi in Japan

2 min. readWhen we traveled to Japan, one of our goals was to try a proper sushi. Personally, I like sushi a lot, I could eat it […] Read More

Portuguese architects in Greece
Architecture, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 1, 2018September 7, 2024

Architecture heaven?

4 min. readThe Porto School Siza Vieira and Souto Moura are only two of many Portuguese architects who have been shaping the human landscape for the last […] Read More

Above - "posta", bellow - "leitão".
Food, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 30, 2018September 28, 2020

Three Portuguese dishes I like the most

3 min. readAll vegetarians can skip this post because my favourite Portuguese dishes are all meaty. In general, I think Portuguese cuisine is not so well known […] 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

Toll charges in Portugal.
Tips, Transports, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 28, 2018January 19, 2021

Toll charges in Portugal

4 min. readWhether you like to do it on your own, you don’t have much time, or you just like to escape the rundown path taken by […] Read More

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