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Oporto, Portugal: Portugal’s Hidden Secret

  The soft sounds of guitar spill out onto hilly medieval streets that wind down to the banks of the Duoro River. Hand-painted rabelo boats dot the deep blue of…

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Oporto, Portugal: Portugal’s Hidden Secret
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:December 16, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Top 5 Things to Do in Faro, Portugal

Following my recent post about the Indian Ocean, I've been spending an even greater amount of time than usual daydreaming about locations on my travel bucket list. Today my daydreams are…

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Top 5 Things to Do in Faro, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:October 26, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Women Who Travel Solo: Michelle Philippon

Fear It’s December 2006. I've just turned 21, I'm by myself in Paris, and I'm absolutely terrified. I spent the past three days touring the City of Lights with a…

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Women Who Travel Solo: Michelle Philippon
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:April 24, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/France/Portugal/Solo Travel/Travel Tips/Women Who Travel Solo

Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal

  A red-dirt path stretches into the distance, terminating, along with the cliff it covers, under the cloudless blue sky. The path’s fall is interrupted by rows of shrubs, lining…

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Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:March 3, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

14 Favorite Travel Moments of 2014

2014 was a beautiful and moving year for me, filled with an unprecedented number of travel experiences that made the year pass like a travel aficionado's dream sequence. Since January,…

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14 Favorite Travel Moments of 2014
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:December 31, 2014
  • Post category:Africa/Blog/California/Costa Rica/Europe/France/Iceland/Latin America/Morocco/Norway/Poland/Portugal/Slovenia/Spain/United States

Sintra: Land of Looming Trees and Royal Palaces

  A sea of trees chases a gaggle of hills before culminating at the base of a majestic castle, yellow, red and white towers breaking up the unending blue of…

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Sintra: Land of Looming Trees and Royal Palaces
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 25, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Dine with Mamma at Home Lisbon Hostel

The dining room of Home Hostel Lisbon is packed with backpackers, each seat at the long, wooden tables occupied by a hungry body, eagerly anticipating “Mamma’s Dinner.” Six nights a…

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Dine with Mamma at Home Lisbon Hostel
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 22, 2014
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Top 10 Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal

Quiet, meandering streets wind up the hillside past bakeries where sweet smells and the soft sounds of guitar spill out the windows. The gentle slopes converge at the foot of…

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Top 10 Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 20, 2014
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Cliff adventuring in Western Portugal

Van doors slam and six bodies dart over sand dunes and bushes, racing wildly to catch the last rays of the sinking sun before they disappear beneath rolling ocean waves.…

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Cliff adventuring in Western Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 18, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Hostel in Lagos, Portugal Bura Surfhouse

  Bura Surfhouse in Lagos, Portugal is a great hostel. And it seems I’m not the only one who thinks so. The family-run hostel has a 95 percent thumbs up…

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Hostel in Lagos, Portugal Bura Surfhouse
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 14, 2014
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One year ago I cycled through Austin, the half way One year ago I cycled through Austin, the half way point on my cross country bike trip across the United States. My brother came to see me in Texas and we both got vaccinated in a great place to recover with  Mexican food.
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