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Trendy downtown Lisbon boutique hotel– Internacional Design Hotel

The Internacional design hotel is housed in a building with classic architecture that gives it regal appearance. It’s trendy and modern from the inside out. Calling itself a design hotel, I was looking forward to seeing the décor of my room. I was not disappointed. The Internacional design hotel has four distinct room concepts— urban, tribe, zen, and pop. I Continue Reading »

Sports and leisure activities in Lisbon

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For all those who travel to Lisbon who would like to enjoy watching or practicing sports, games or leisure activities, here are a few ideas of what one can do to entertain oneself during a visit to the beautiful Portuguese capital. Lisbon is a city that has many activities for all those who wish to Continue Reading »

The 5 Best Clubs in Lisbon, Portugal

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There’s nothing quite like a summer in Europe, the sun is shining, the swimwear is out on display and people’s cash is burning a whole in their skimpy little pockets. This is when backpackers need to be careful, because that monthly budget suddenly becomes a weekly one! But you know what? Don’t worry about it, Continue Reading »

The 5 Best Beaches in Europe

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Since my epic ‘visit every country in Europe’ plan was unveiled I’ve been quite all too excited about hitting up some awesome beaches around the Mediterranean. European Gothic churches and old school cathedrals are all well and good but there’s nothing like bikini glad European chicks, lazy days and a sunset on the sea. Continue Reading »

Portugal named cheapest place to eat in Europe

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With the unstable financial situation of the UK unlikely to improve anytime soon, budgets are certain to be the main priority for holidaying Brits. For this reason, Portugal is expected to remain one of the most popular destinations, having recently been named the cheapest place to eat in Europe. According to the Post Office Holiday Continue Reading »

‘Peixe em Lisboa’, Lisbon Food and Flavours.

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Peixe em Lisboa is the annual food festival dedicated to fish and seafood, Portugal’s biggest gastronomic event. The best chefs and the freshest fish gather for 10 days in April to bring you the best fish dishes in Lisbon. In a tourist destination, one could not ask for any more that what Lisbon has to Continue Reading »

Walking around Portugal

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If you are not an architect or architecture geek and/or student you may not know much about contemporary Portuguese architecture as it doesn’t enjoy as much fame as superstar Spanish or British architecture by Santiago Calatrava, Richard Rogers or Zaha Hadid. However this country has given birth to one of the greatest talents of contemporary Continue Reading »

5 Awesome Places to Visit in Portugal

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If we can get over our mutual hatred for Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal can be a great place to visit on your trip to Europe. It has managed to create a reputation for itself as a boozey, lads holiday type of place but there’s a whole other side to Portugal waiting for us to explore. So Continue Reading »