LISBON DIARIES – Discovering the Parque das Nações [Day 5]

Sorry what? You thought I was done with telling you about my Portuguese adventures? I didn’t even get to the best part yet! So I’ll keep going. A lot of people touring Lisbon forget to stop at the Parque das Nações. This part of the city is the modern part of the Portuguese capital. Most of…

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LISBON DIARIES – A day in Cascais [Day 4]

Obviously, going to Lisbon meant looking for the sun. But as much as I am the next city girl in love with exploring urban areas, I also enjoy very much a day at the beach. Following our friends recommendations, we headed to Cascais, which we heard was the Saint Tropez of Portugal. We wanted to try…

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LISBON DIARIES – Sunday in Belem [Day 3]

Here is day 3 of our August adventure in Portugal a.k.a. a sunny Sunday in Belem. In case you have never heard of this place, it is an area in Lisbon, west of the city centre. Belem is well-known thanks to the Belem Tower and most of all, because Vasco de Gama departed from there on…

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LISBON DIARIES – Exploring the Alfama & the Castelo de São Jorge [Day 2]

On our second day in Lisbon, we decided to go explore one of the most ancient and typical area of the city: the Alfama, and the famous Castelo de São Jorge.

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