Tag Archives: Portugal
This is not the place to check  your fare class. It's already too late.

Want Miles? Always Check Your Fare Class

If you fly a lot, chances are you are kind of obsessed with earning miles. Frequent flyers know all the tricks to maximize the value of those miles. First and foremost is to always, always fly the same airline – or at least the same airline alliance. For the past five years I would go to […]

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Pena Palace Sintra Portugal

A Day Trip from Lisbon: Sintra, Portugal

Despite the fact that our trip to Lisbon, Portugal was only for a long weekend, it is always nice to get out of the city! Portugal, and Europe in general, has the distinct advantage of being quite small and packing in lots of history, architecture and landscapes into a tiny geographic area. Just 30 minutes […]

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Eating Our Way Through Lisbon

Recently we took a trip to Portugal for a long weekend. Exploring Lisbon on foot was fantastic. But we also enjoyed the opportunity to head out of the city and explore the castles and coast of Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca. Like most of our trips, the day often revolved around food. From the […]

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A Weekend Trip to Lisbon?

Last weekend Chandra and I took a trip to Lisbon. Chandra’s birthday is coming up and since I’ll be away at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, I wanted to do something extra special as an early celebration. Some people thought that since we live in New York, going all the way to Portugal for only […]

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A Day Trip to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

I love side-trips.  Sometimes a good side-trip can be even better than the main trip.  Since we’re all about maximizing our time traveling we try to pack a lot in.  This means that when I discovered Colonia del Sacramento (just “Colonia” to locals) while planning a trip to Buenos Aires, I knew we had to […]

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Rocinha favela - the largest in Rio

Visiting the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Favelas are supposed to be what we would call ghettos, slums or townships. They are a large part of what Rio is known, and often feared for.  Visiting the favelas of Rio, especially the largest favela, Rocinha, is a very special experience.  Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio, and is located about […]

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