Most of my long trips begin with a red-eye out of Montreal, and a fair number of those red-eyes put me down at Schiphol with hours to spend before the next leg. …
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, at the base of the CN Tower in Toronto, is a lot of fun, and the Dangerous Lagoon is the best of it. It is the aquarium’s largest …
I am usually disappointed by airport food, and by airport coffee even more. So Café Flor, on Schiphol’s D pier, was a surprise. We stopped there in May while we waited to …
Olá, sweet seekers! 🥐✨ As I wandered Baixa’s bustling Rua Augusta one festive December evening, my senses were on high alert—twinkling lights above, the rhythm of a nearby street performer, and a …
Olá, friends! ✨ If there’s one square that truly captures Lisbon’s spirit—its drama, resilience, and romance—it’s Rossio Square, officially known as Praça Dom Pedro IV. I wandered through this historic plaza on …
Olá, friends! 💫 There are places in Lisbon where history doesn’t just sit behind glass—it hums beneath your feet and dances across stone walls. One such place is the unforgettable Casa dos …
Olá, my curious and history-loving friends! 🏛️✨ One of the most incredible things about Lisbon is how the city lets the past live alongside the present. Case in point: the Áurea Museum …
Olá friends! 💛 One of the best parts about wandering Lisbon is discovering the kind of place you wouldn’t necessarily find in a guidebook—but that instantly feels like home. O Castiço, tucked …
Olá, friends! 🌺 Every once in a while, a place whispers its history to you not through monuments or museums, but through the air itself. That’s exactly how I felt in Largo …
Olá, friends! 🙋♀️ Every city has a street that feels like its heartbeat: Rua Augusta is exactly that for Lisbon. Stretching through the Baixa district and culminating at the grand Arco da …
Olá, friends! 🍜 Sometimes when you travel, a meal just stays with you—not just for its flavor, but for the story it ends up telling. I had spent that day weaving through …
Olá, friends! 🌟 It’s easy to fall in love with Lisbon at first glance: the pastel façades, the golden light, the trams trundling up cobbled hills. But what took me completely by …
Olá, friends! 😍 Lisbon is a city that delights the senses: layers of history, tile-clad façades, and architectural wonders that tell tales of kings, sailors, and dreamers. While wandering through Lisbon, Belém, …
Olá, friends! 💕 Lisbon is filled with wonderful cafés and pastelarias—but every once in a while, you stumble upon a place that completely redefines what a sweet treat experience can be. Just …
Olá, friends! 💛 Tucked just steps away from bustling Rossio Square stands a church unlike any other in Lisbon—the hauntingly beautiful Igreja de São Domingos (Church of St Dominic). I came across …
