Compared to London or New York, Porto is good value. That said, it’s always possible to blow your budget at tourist traps wherever you travel when you don’t know what you’re doing. Follow these budget-friendly tips and you’ll come home without breaking the bank. Where To Stay Before you arrive in Porto, be sure to […]
Lisbon Chronicles Built in the seventeenth century as a hunting lodge for the first Marquis de Fronteira, D. João de Mascarenhas, a hero of the Portuguese War of Restoration, this beautiful palace is located on the edge of Parque Florestal de Monsanto, in Largo de São Domingos de Benfica. The Palace was enlarged in the […]
Cities like Berlin, New York, Sao Paulo and Mexico City spring to mind when thinking of street art. However, Lisbon has some of the world’s finest graffiti.
This summer I had the fantastic opportunity to visit some amazing places with some good friends of mine. Top of my list to visit was the Algarve (needed to work on my tan) and the seaside town of Portimão did not disappoint.
Around July, four close friends shared an unforgettable experience in Lagos, Portugal. Celebrating friendship (and a birthday), this group had the adventure of a lifetime immersed in the natural beauty of Portugal. Check out Becky Love’s Portugal Adventure and her blog Live for Love (and a little cake) for the full story: Oh My Lagos
Hello everyone! My name is Tarek, and I’m from Bruxelles. My passion for video editing takes me all over the world, exploring new sights and sounds for me to create my videos. I started building hyperlapse videos after one of my trips abroad; it perfectly captured a unique perspective of culture, in a way that […]
Many know Aveiro as a Portuguese coastal city permeated by a saltwater lagoon, its picturesque moliceiro boats, and the famed traditional sweets called ovos moles. Yet, very few people are familiar with the odd but surely entertaining São Gonçalinho festivities. This one-of-a-kind annual celebration that starts every January 10th, is natural to one of the […]
Aveiro is a Portuguese coastal city located between Lisbon and Porto. In the last couple of years, the city has been attracting visitors and the attention of international media that insist on calling it “the Venice of Portugal”— a comparison that we strongly disagree with, and a premise that might leave many tourists disappointed. That’s […]
Portugal is a beautiful and scenic place that is so rich culturally that the best moments in Portugal will be those where you spend time closest to their culture. Be it sipping their savory wine or their authentic cuisine, Portugal will always provide a different experience to your senses. And the marvelous architecture speaks for […]
Alfama is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Europe and surely one of the most picturesque of Lisbon. This medieval neighborhood escaped the earthquake of 1755 and keeps its Moorish and Jewish roots in many of its traits and characteristics. The beautiful views of the city and the Tagus seduce both the travelers and the Lisbon […]
Compared to London or New York, Porto is good value. That said, it’s always possible to blow your budget at tourist traps wherever you travel when you don’t know what you’re doing. Follow these budget-friendly tips and you’ll come home without breaking the bank. Where To Stay Before you arrive in Porto, be sure to […]
Lisbon Chronicles Built in the seventeenth century as a hunting lodge for the first Marquis de Fronteira, D. João de Mascarenhas, a hero of the Portuguese War of Restoration, this beautiful palace is located on the edge of Parque Florestal de Monsanto, in Largo de São Domingos de Benfica. The Palace was enlarged in the […]
Cities like Berlin, New York, Sao Paulo and Mexico City spring to mind when thinking of street art. However, Lisbon has some of the world’s finest graffiti.
This summer I had the fantastic opportunity to visit some amazing places with some good friends of mine. Top of my list to visit was the Algarve (needed to work on my tan) and the seaside town of Portimão did not disappoint.
Around July, four close friends shared an unforgettable experience in Lagos, Portugal. Celebrating friendship (and a birthday), this group had the adventure of a lifetime immersed in the natural beauty of Portugal. Check out Becky Love’s Portugal Adventure and her blog Live for Love (and a little cake) for the full story: Oh My Lagos
