Europe
Ten Scenes of Lisbon After Dark
Lisbon is as fascinating and enchanting a city when night fell as it is during the hours of light; from the raw energy of Bairro Alto to the elegance of its plazas… […]
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Europe
Lisbon’s Gourmet Fast Food Scene at Mercado Da Ribeira
The Mercado Da Ribeira has been Lisbon’s main food market since 1892 and in May 2014 Time Out Lisboa transformed one of the enormous halls into its current foodie’s paradise for hipsters and bohemians, family treats, healthy eats and gastronomes on a budget… […]
Travel Talk
Everyone is in a Rush to be a Slow Traveller
Some people equate slow travel with tranquillity – peace, quiet and sleepy villages; as though absorbing a place can only be done somewhere where the… […]
Travel Talk
Travel and Tourism Trends for 2014
The ITB World Travel Trends Report by Messe Berlin GmbH highlighted some surprises relating to current future travel trends. One thing that is certain in 2014 is… […]
Food & drink
Are Brits Really Terrible Tourists?
We can’t be bothered to attempt to speak anybody else’s language. We only want to eat food we’re familiar with. We get outrageously drunk and either want to… […]
Greece
Best Cruise Holidays for Instant Sunshine
If you want to reach the sun on a cruise later in the year, I can recommend Hawaii between December and April and this is also the ideal time to go whale… […]
Food & drink
Café Society in Guimaraes
The line between bars and cafés in Guimaraes, and indeed in Porto, is distinctly blurred. Having been brought up in a pub culture where bars serve alcohol by default and coffee by exception, it was a novelty to see alcohol drinkers in cafés and coffee sippers in bars. […]
Travel Talk
How Budget Airlines and Anti Terrorist Measures are Helping to Perpetuate the Global Recession
As the world enters 2012 still locked in the grip of global recession, isn’t it about time someone noticed that a sizeable section of consumers who travel on budget airlines are handcuffed when it comes to retail spending in their destination? […]
Guimaraes
Nightlife in Guimarães
There’s a bit of a blur between coffee shops, cafés and bars in Portugal with some places having a different personality after dark. Most cafés in Guimarães sell beer, wine and spirits. […]
Guimaraes
What To See in Guimaraes
A popular day excursion destination from Porto and Braga and a summer time magnet for its art, music and cultural events, 2012 sees Guimaraes in Northern Portugal take on the mantle of European Capital of Culture which should up its visitor numbers considerably. […]
Food & drink
Alheira, the Portuguese Sausage that wasn’t a Sausage
Chicken, beef, partridge and, or quail is mixed with wheat bread, garlic, olive oil and a secret mix of spices and made into a horseshoe shaped sausage which can be fried, grilled or barbecued… […]