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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
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  • Post published:December 16, 2015
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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
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  • Post published:October 26, 2015
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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
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  • Post published:April 24, 2015
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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
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  • Post published:March 3, 2015
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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
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  • Post published:December 31, 2014
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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
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  • Post published:August 25, 2014
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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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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
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  • 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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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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  • Post published:August 14, 2014
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