Sunny Lisbon

As I have said before, I usually travel on a tight budget, and this year was no exception. Still I try to enjoy as much as I can, living those days with as much comfort as my wallet allows.
One of the easier places to cut your expenses it’s the food. I always try to eat [...]

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During the 90s, Portugal experienced a growing number of rock festival spread all over the country, most of them happening in remote and peaceful grounds, far away from the big cities. That is the case of festivals like Sudoeste and Paredes de Coura, that take place in, literally, the middle of nowhere, so can enjoy [...]

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Globalization is everywhere and running fast and Lisbon is no exception. In the last decade shopping malls have been growing in Lisbon like mushrooms, unfortunately with a not so differentiated offer of shops among them. One of the biggest Portuguese companies, Sonae, has invested in two of the major shopping centers in Lisbon, the [...]

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Visiting a city is usually a feast to the eyes. A new landspace, historical buildings, the famous painting. In this post I want to tell you about what else you can taste, feel and hear in your Lisbon visit. Please, make sure you enjoy them all.

Pasteis de Belém – They can be found in one [...]

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The Casino Lisboa is more or less a new space. It open doors in 2006 but it was  an old dream from it’s owner, Stanley Ho, already owner of Casino Estoril and other casinos in Macau. The building of a casino in Lisbon was controversial : allegations were made that it would increase the gambling [...]

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