I booked this trip at 11pm on a Tuesday after a meeting where someone used the phrase “synergize our deliverables” for the third time in an hour — my corporate brain needed an escape hatch, and fast. I typed “somewhere beautiful, somewhere with good food, somewhere not here” into a…
Month: November 2025
Things to Do in Croatia: A Region-by-Region Guide
When I left my job without another one lined up, everyone thought I was having a breakdown. I was. But I was also buying a one-way ticket — to Croatia, as it turned out — and those two things were more connected than I knew at the time. What I…
How to Travel Portugal on a Shoestring Budget: A City-by-City Guide
By February, the grey had settled in so deep I could feel it behind my eyes. I needed sun, warmth, and a place where winter was someone else’s problem for a few weeks — and somehow, on a budget that had no business funding a European escape, Portugal kept coming…
Sipping Through the Vineyards: Exploring Portugal’s Wine Regions
I never took a gap year. I went straight from high school to college to a career, doing every sensible thing in the right order — and somewhere around 32 I realized I’d been meaning to see the world since I was 17. So when a friend mentioned she was…
Portugal’s Coastline: A Complete Guide
The week my company went fully remote, I opened a map and asked a question I’d never seriously asked before: if I can work from anywhere, why am I still sitting in this apartment? My finger landed on Portugal almost immediately, tracing a coastline that seemed to go on forever…
When is the Best Season to Travel to Portugal
After our youngest left for university, the house got very quiet very fast. My partner and I looked at each other over dinner one night and said, almost simultaneously, “So… where do you actually want to go?” Portugal came up within about thirty seconds — sunny beaches, centuries of history…
Is Lisbon Worth Visiting? A History Lover’s Guide to Portugal’s Capital
Three weeks after my relationship ended, I did the only thing that made sense: I booked a solo trip somewhere I’d always wanted to go but had been waiting for the “right time” to visit together. That place was Lisbon — and standing alone on a sun-warmed cobblestone street in…
