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Eugénie’s story: from Belgium to Portugal

As promised, I am asking to international travellers and people living and working in a foreign country to share their life […]

Europe

Sintra is a fascinating town hidden in the woody pine-covered hills of the Serra de Sintra famous for being one […]

Europe

Six Unmissable Things to See on a Day Trip to Cascais Cascais is the perfect day trip when visiting Lisbon […]

Europe

Must-Do Attractions over a Weekend Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and one of the most ancient cities of the […]

Travel Quotes

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”― John A. Shedd

“The world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page. - St. Augustine

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do"- H. Jackson Brown Junior

"The best view comes after the hardest climb." Unknown

"Once a year go to some place you have never been to" - Dalai Lama

"Travel makes you modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world." - Gustave Flaubert

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

"Great things never came from comfort zones" - Anonymus

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine: it is lethal" - Paulo Coelho

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - Lao Tzu

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks" - John Muir