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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 […]

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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

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

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

"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

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

“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

"Great things never came from comfort zones" - Anonymus

"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