Forte de São Filipe

3 years ago

Who was this 16th century fortress designed to protect? Forte de São Filipe, Setubal (photo: Brent Petersen) Philip II of…

Cascais, a daytrip from Lisbon

3 years ago

A short train ride from Lisbon, Cascais, Portugal is a wealthy seaside enclave with lots of fun things to make…

Don’t believe online reviews of restaurants in Europe

3 years ago

Online rating sites don't take into account cultural differences. You're finally taking that Covid-delayed trip to Europe! Yay! You get…

Portugal’s public washhouses

3 years ago

Lavadouros have traditionally been places where ladies (it's almost always women) come to wash clothes, chat with neighbors, and sing.…

Regatta of Bathtubs and Unusual Boats

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The annual Banheiras e Insólitos Regatta of Baía do Sado is a celebration of homemade (barely) seaworthy boats in Setubal,…

Lángos

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The fried dough dish is a classic street food in Hungary. Lángos Origin Story Homemade Lángos (photo: zserbo.com) Historically, bread…

A 6 Hour Journey for a Coffee Drink

3 years ago

Trying to find a specific specialty coffee drink proves challenging in Lisbon. Mazagran origin story Our first Mazagran in Lisbon…

Sintra’s Travesseiro pastry

3 years ago

The culinary highlight of Sintra is the Travesseiro. This light and flaky pastry is filled an egg yolk and almond…

QR Codes in restaurants are the worst

3 years ago

Restaurants are replacing paper menus with QR Codes and it has to stop! QR Codes Origin Story The QR (Quick…

Vegan Pastel de Nata

3 years ago

Lisbon's famous egg custard tart has a vegan version. Pastel de Nata origin story Pastel de Nata is by far…