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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 of research of course. The stand out ones are listed below. Our first one we […]
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our last night in porto brought us back to the hood of the cleric’s tower to a small restaurant called casa dos santo antonio. they specialize in portuguese tapas which are called petiscos. what intrigued us the most was how the food is ordered. it actually ‘isn’t’. you basically sit and await the next dish […]
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our travel budget has seen a lot of ups and downs over the last four months, most notably when we arrived in hong kong as the number of flights and train rides have gone up drastically. we’ve been trying hard to stay on budget so the majority of our meals will be casual (99.9% of […]
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port wine is a portuguese speciality produced only in the duoro valley north of the city of porto. the city itself is quite small and a lot of ground can be covered quickly in terms of sightseeing so we spent an afternoon walking around the vila nova de gaia area of the city which is […]
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after seeing virtually no art in albufeira and many large murals on the way from the airport to the train station in lisbon, i wasn’t sure what to expect in porto. from a relatively small and historically important city, i expected the streets to be ‘cleansed’ of any unwanted art, similar to what granada is […]
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what to eat in porto? like all other cities i’ve visited on this european leg thus far, the answer has been ‘seafood’ with octopus and cod as some specific meals. well, i’m out of luck when it comes to shellfish (octopus and squid included) and i’ve had bacalhau already which is something along the lines […]
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so we found ourselves in porto, another european city rich with history and as we were planning out our daily itineraries, both of us let out a collective sigh as it came time to decide which sights to see. i’m trying not to be jaded but it feels like we’ve seen so much in such […]
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we arrived in porto after a nearly 8 hour travel day from albufeira (2.5 hour drive + 3 hour bus ride with some cab rides in between) and while we had just spent the better portion of a week sitting on beaches, are completely zonked for energy. with the exception of two really good bbq […]
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jojo: what do i like? -small, quaint and beautiful city. from the orange rooftops to the coloured & tiled facades to the street art to the cobblestone streets (as in the streets, not just the sidewalks), it’s so vibrant -cheap & casual food – we had 3 sandwich meals (as in steak, shaved beef and […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. albufeira (airbnb, 4 nights), porto (airbnb, baixa, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. flor dos congregados. restaurant has been open for 100+ years and still run by the latest generation of the same family. it wasn’t a particularly fancy dinner though the restaurant itself […]
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