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    Tourism: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

    by admin April 6, 2017

    It’s the simple things about Lisbon that makes me love this city so much. The sights, sounds, smells… all the small details…

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    Mouraria: The Heart of Portuguese Saudade

    by admin March 20, 2017

    When we were looking for an apartment for our big move to Lisbon, the neighbourhood we’d be living in was a big part…

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    The Big Move

    by admin March 18, 2017

    Arrival We had just finished our going away party, saying goodbye to all our family and friends… and that’s when anxious feeling started…

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    Portugal’s Underestimated Gin Scene

    by admin October 14, 2015

    It seems to be the running theme that whenever I mention Portugal to anyone, I’ll hear things like, “Why would you want…

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    Epilogue – a Thank You to Portugal

    by admin October 8, 2015

    This year has been action-packed, to say the least. Susete and I made a decision to pull the trigger on building a…

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    Return to Lisboa

    by admin October 8, 2015

    Chapter 19 Spending the night in a real life fairy tale castle is an experience that everyone should get to have at…

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    A Royal Palace and Monastic Retreat High Above the Spa Town

    by admin October 8, 2015

    Chapter 18 Another early morning, and another train ride adventure ahead of us, we leave the north of Portugal, and our host…

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    Sleepy Sunday in Medieval Porto

    by admin October 8, 2015

    Chapter 17 The rain started last night while the city slept. Waking up to wet streets, rain coming down, and cooler temperatures…

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    Journey into the Douro

    by admin October 8, 2015

    Chapter 16 The train ride into the Douro valley from Porto is thought to be one of the best train routes in…

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    Gluttony in Porto

    by admin October 7, 2015

    Chapter 15 Since we didn’t really eat all that much our first day in Porto, due to our late arrival from the…

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Aaron Okada
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