Coolest Museum in Humlebaek
For some reason there is a museum of modern art in Denmark named Louisiana. According to Wikipedia, the name of the museum derives from the first owner of the property who named the villa after his three wives, all named…
a perfect daytrip to cascais and a farewell to portugal
by this point in our trip (15 days in portugal; albufeira, porto as well as lisbon), we were already smitten by all of portugal’s offerings. the people, the food, the architecture, the graffiti, the desserts and the beaches. we heard…
first 24 hours in dubrovnik
jojo: what do i like? -KING’S LANDING! -in all seriousness, out of all the old towns that we’ve been to, dubrovnik is quite amazing. the city walls were originally built in the 7th century and fortified throughout the 12th-17th centuries. …
walking around lx factory and underground lisboa
previously an area that was used for manufacturing, lx factory on the southwest side of lisbon is home to some really shops, cafeterias and artistic studios ranging from design to marketing to actual studios. the area spans less than a…
the famous lisbon tram 28
what to do in lisbon as a tourist? well the majority of the guides will tell you that timeout market is a top draw in terms of food. taking the trams/elevadors would be another. at the top of almost every…
The Real Pastel de Nata
Since our sampling of the most famous Portuguese tarts in Macau, we of course had to try them in their native land. They are known as pastel de nata and we ate a lot of them all for the sake…
first 24 hours in kotor
jojo: what do i like? -unbelievable scenery. the drive here involved taking multiple tunnels through the mountainous terrain of montenegro as well as passing well developed beach towns bar & budva along the adriatic sea. kotor is nestled in a…
daytrip to caparica beach from lisbon
we took a day off of stairclimbing the streets of lisbon and headed south to squeeze in a beach day. our original plan was to head to cascais but since we woke up late (something that’s been happening more regularly),…
weekly recap #19 – santorini, saranda & tirana
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. santorini (hotel, 4 nights, thira), saranda (hotel, 5 nights), tirana (hotel, 2 nights, skanderberg square) q. favourite meal a. limani in saranda. we’ve had some good meals this week…
the graffiti of lisbon
if you’re arriving in lisbon through the airport, the first thing you’ll notice outside its taxi stand is the giant mural of dozens of eyes of the world. i can’t even count how many we passed and i was unfortunately…
