Background: One of my favorite places to visit while I was in Lisbon was the Jeronimos Monastery. The Monastery is best done in conjunction with your visit to the Belem Tower and Monument of Discoveries. The walk itself from Belem Tower to the monastery takes approximately 15 minutes and much …
Unfortunately we cancelled our trip to Porto because of how bad the weather was during our stay in Portugal. It rained almost continuously during the day while we were in Lisbon and when we checked the forecasts and saw that things were only going to get worse. We didn’t see …
Researchers from Science magazine have intentionally lost over 17,000 wallets in over 25 different countries to test where you are less likely to be a victim of petty crimes. The results are not exactly what you would think.
Just like everyone else in the world at the time, I remember intently watching the news each week for updates regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-370. Now over 5 years later, key components of the investigation still remain unsolved and many families are still left with unanswered questions. …
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and is quite possibly one of Europe’s smallest and most charming capital cities. The city itself predates London, Rome, and many other European cities by centuries and is the westernmost capital on the European continent. Lisbon was once considered one of Europe’s best kept …
A month ago I had an expiring IHG Annual Free Night Certificate (I wish it was an affiliate link) that had to be used up. Since I hadn’t gone anywhere in a couple of months I took this as an opportunity to make a trip to the City for some urban …
Well now I certainly feel like I have seen it all. Yesterday morning on our last day on the island of Santorini, I went out for a early morning stroll in Oia, seeing that there were a few clouds in the sky. Having shot sunset at Oia Castle the prior …
Hello again everyone! Just to reintroduce myself if you haven’t read any of my guest editorials previously. I am Maanasa, Teja’s little sister (who in recent posts has received a somewhat of a reputation for just watching Netflix on our trips. Yes I did read that my dear brother you …
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that my favorite place to visit on Earth is Switzerland. I’ve written quite a few articles describing this and I don’t think I will ever stop raving about the beauty of this country. But within Switzerland itself there is even more of …
After an early afternoon stroll in Colmar, we made our way to our final destination in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland.
