Luckily for me, my recent jaunt to Portugal didn’t end with pretty Porto and I got to spend a couple of days revisiting one of my favourite cities: Lisbon. This city is undeniably cool, strikingly beautiful and full of life and colour. I loved it the first time I visited and I loved it even more on my return.
Category: Portugal
Revisiting the loveable city of Porto
The colourful, laid-back city of Porto charmed me the first time I visited 2 years ago. This summer I was lucky enough to go back and fell in love all over again.
Alternative Budget European City Breaks!
Letter 130 Lost on where to next visit in Europe? I’d like to offer my input of some of my favourite European cities that suit a student…… Read more “Alternative Budget European City Breaks!”
Looking back on 2017
Letter 119 What a year 2017 has been! I would go as far as to say it has been the best year of my life, but I’m…… Read more “Looking back on 2017”
Photo Essay: Sunsets of Summer 2017
Letter 116 Whoever said sunsets all look the same are stupid. This letter will present some of my favourite photos from Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Montenegro -…… Read more “Photo Essay: Sunsets of Summer 2017”
Pretty Porto
Letter 101 It’s been a busy couple of weeks since leaving Portugal, but I have to tell you about my last stop there which was Porto. I…… Read more “Pretty Porto”
Castles + palaces + forest = Sintra
Letter 100 Sintra was a fairy tale and a place that is now very very high on my list to return to. As I was staying in…… Read more “Castles + palaces + forest = Sintra”
13 reasons why … Lisbon was the best.
Letter 99 Sometimes a place becomes special to you, not because of the city itself and the things you see, but because of the people you meet…… Read more “13 reasons why … Lisbon was the best.”
Relaxing on the Algarve
Letter 98 After a few quick stops in cities it was time, once again, to slow down and relax for a while. I don’t like rushing around…… Read more “Relaxing on the Algarve”
Letters from Lou 