Hopping on a Lisbon tram during pandemics
2019. 8.30 a.m.. Middle of the week. Long line of tourists waiting to experience a tram ride. 2020. 8:30 a.m.. Middle of the week. Here we are in…
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Hunting great places to eat in Lisbon
I confess that the title of the article is a bit misleading. We don’t go hunting for great places to eat in Lisbon, especially these days (with two…
Costa Vicentina on an Indian summer
Costa Vicentina is the place to drive and slow down the car because really, why the rush to get anywhere when you're right next to the ocean?
Cacela Velha, a dreamy little village in Algarve, Portugal
When I think about the art of slow living, a little village by the sea, with a beach down the cliff and a tiny whitewashed church come to…
Wind down in the Botanical Garden of Principe Real
With 1300 plant species, the Botanical Garden mirrors the history of the Portuguese colonization in its plants from Africa, Brazil and Asia. The writer, Thomas Mann, also fell…
Prado restaurant in Lisbon, where the light, greenery and food coexist
When we entered the restaurant there was nobody and we became hesitant whether it’s one of those pretentious places… Then again, we forgot we are parents and now…
Tropical, oriental, blissful: about our love affair with the Monserrate Park
For weekend escapes, some have the Alps, others have the Carpathian Mountains and Lisboners have the Sintra Park. With a microclimate and the possibility to trek through its…