Postcard of the Week: Porto, Portugal
Last weekend myself and my aunt Caroline (the one with the really successful career in the travel & ski industry) hopped over the border from Spain to Portugal by […]
Night Trains: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
You don’t come across too many night trains any more – they’re all going bust due to budget airlines and everyone’s desperation to get to their destination as fast […]
Moving to Madrid… in under 2 months!
Back in June 2013 I wrote a blog post about a 6-month international assignment I’ve arranged in Madrid, starting in February and ending in July 2014! This 6-month placement […]
Why You Should Learn… Portuguese
Following on from my post last week about learning Arabic, here’s the sixth post in my series on the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. No. 7: […]
Postcard of the Week: Azulejos
Azulejos are bluish tiles that are found all over Portugal, especially in Lisbon. In this colourful city it’s actually more unusual to find a wall without decorative tiles than with. […]
Guest Post: The Life of an Intern in Lisbon
Annalisa Moscatiello gives us an insider’s peak into life in one of Europe’s hidden gems: Lisbon. Lisbon has a light and warmth that charms and fascinates any traveller. I’ve […]
Postcard of the Week: Lisbon
On the back of this postcard from Lisbon is this quote by Eça de Queirós: Athens produced sculpture, Rome developed law, Paris invented revolution, Germany discovered mysticism. And what about […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 