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What to do during your first visit in Porto, the beautiful Portugués city? 1. Porto patterns One of the most emblematic representations of Porto’s history and culture are those beautiful tiles we see all over the city which are known as azulejos. They come in different colors, but most commonly, they are in white and …
This an artcle about our personal route on the history of São Miguel and how and where the old Empires fought to have it under their control. For more information about São Miguel click here. The island was probably discovered between 1426 and 1439 and was called "Ilha Verde" according to ancient maps of the …
Nature at its best, this is how I could briefly summarize our experience on São Miguel island in Açores. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHI0Hh2Pu4I Even though January is considered there as off-season, and we haven’t seen the famous Hortensia flowers in full bloom... and the fact that the island is indeed tiny, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and influenced …
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Cabo Verde is a diverse archipelago; each island is different. And Boa Vista, even after having crossed it through its roads, paths and out of every known track, is still difficult for me to define. It is authentic in the sense that it has its own life apart from tourism, but tourism is still an …
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Soy un amante del vino. En realidad, una vez, escribí una novela sobre vinos y, sinceramente, nunca antes había probado un vino de Villány.
“He sido un paria en París México me atormenta, Buenos Aires me mata, Pero siempre hay un tren Que desemboca en Madrid …” from Joaquín Sabina We arrived twice to Buenos Aires, first from Puerto Iguazú, we landed in the afternoon on Aeroparque Internacional, and after a short walk in Puerto Madero and a nice …
We spent a week in Uruguay and on its coastline this August. We had on our plan three places to visit, in the following order: Colonia del Sacramento, Montevideo and Punta del Este. We were also hesitating to go further to Punta del Diablo, but finally it didn’t fit into our schedule. 🇺🇾 We came …
Africa, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the middle of nowhere, 10 tiny islands including the awesome Boa Vista in Cabo Verde. A combination of cultures, hidden beaches, unknown places... oh how much I was waiting for getting there!! Indeed Boa Vista In the morning of 17th of January, in Sal Rei, on …
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Ramen? In Barcelona?! YES 🙂 Here comes the top 5+1 list of where to eat Ramen in Barcelona with the best ramen places in town based on our preferences. 😋 Yes, I know. If you come to Barcelona, normally you want to enjoy the Catalan food, some Jamón, the rices, the tapas, occasionally some pinchos, …
This is an article about some useful quick facts about the country, to have Cape Verde on our mental map and help you on your visit. This facts are based in our own experience around a trip in January 2019. Sal Rei , Boa Vista Why we call it Cabo Verde Historically, the name Cape …
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