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What I Liked About Porto

April 29, 2017 1 Comment

It’s been two days since arriving in Porto and holy sh*t this city’s gorgeous. Not only is it warmer here than it was on that semi tropical island in the Atlantic I just came from but only because I lucked out with perfect weather. I booked my hostel for only two nights which is never enough and today I start my camino de Santiago after I finish this update… This is going to be formatted less like an article more like an update. With that said… Of Porto, I liked… The Rabelo wine boats that cruised along the Douro River…

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All Things Azores – ABC’s of Getting Around Azores

April 26, 2017

Whether you’re looking to hide away in a dormant volcano for the rest of your life or just an escape from your orange faced president, the Azores islands may just be your answer. To be honest, I had never heard of Azores before I booked a ticket here, it was merely a convenient layover on a cheap ticket I found to Porto. This volcanic archipelago is situated 1,500km from the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic ocean and if you’re currency is the Euro then you’ll find it very, very convenient to vacation here. Being a frugal language geek I’ve…

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Nida Lithuania and why you Must Go there

May 17, 2016 1 Comment

Nida Lithuania. Besides being the name of a pretty Lithuanian girl, she’s a lot more than that. Say that to any Lithuanian, or that you’re going there and you’ll be the envy of their eye. Not only is it the village in which my grandfather, Viktoras Miliunas, wrote his novels, it’s a part of my childhood. She’s a gem that won’t let you down when you visit her… Nida used to belong to Prussia since it was captured by the Teutonic knights around the mid 1200’s. Eventually after the second world war she was assigned to Lithuania. With that said Nida Lithuania has a look…

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