I can't remember the number of times I've used the word beautiful to describe Lisbon. The azulejo-clad buildings are beautiful. The views from the Miradouros overlooking the terracotta roofs are beautiful. The calçadas portugesa are beautiful. The pastel coloured walls of Alfama are beautiful. The orange trees (was so happy to see one!)...
Heaven's mirror
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Clara T
- 23:13
Whenever anyone asked me what I was most looking forward to when going to Portugal, my answer to them would be the hikes along the West Coast of Lagos. Coasts, sandy coves, beaches, dunes, and a sunset to top it off at the End of the World - I was sold. I booked...
Back to where I've started
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Clara T
- 02:45
So it's the year 2019. It's 6 years since I've went to my Europe trip and I'm back where I've started. I'm planning a trip to Europe this year, and don't worry, it's not a crazy-round-Europe-backpack-tour I planned out back in 2013. When I looked back at my travel itinerary not too long...
I ended up really liking Porto much more than I thought I would! I found it to be a city of unfiltered beauty with gritty medieval streets, enchanting winding alleyways and friendly, hospitable people. Dom Luis bridge, facing the Douro river It rains alot in Porto, but on the bright side, it also...
Kanazawa itinerary
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Clara T
- 02:32
Kenrokuen Garden Kenrokuen Garden is one of Japan's three most beautiful landscaped gardens,. It's more than 300 years old and it was built during the Edo period. The pine trees are the best-known trees in the garden. The umbrella-shaped thing that you see is called yukizuri, which is designed to protect the branches from heavy...