(today's bonus post... read about how we celebrate Easter in Portugal here!) Many countries celebrate Easter in different ways and even on different dates. In Romania, as well as other eastern European countries Easter (known as Orthodox Easter) comes after the western Easter we're celebrating at the moment here in Portugal and many other Western … Continue reading Easter Eggs from Romania
Category: Travel
How Easter is done in Portugal
Happy Easter (Feliz Páscoa in portuguese) lovely readers! (if you don't celebrate it, then happy Sunday and hopefully you'll still enjoy this article!) First of all, I'd like to say that I never cared much for Easter. Since I entered adulthood, Easter was just a nice break to travel. I'm indeed a Catholic in paper, … Continue reading How Easter is done in Portugal
Postcards from Prague
I loved Prague. It was in 2017, and I couldn't be more excited. Two of my best, closest friends were coming along. In a single trip, I was going to finally meet the two cities I wanted to go the most in Europe at that time - Prague and Vienna. And while my expectations of … Continue reading Postcards from Prague
7 reasons to love solo travelling
I've spoken a few times about solo travelling in this blog. Most of my travelling is (or used to be) solo. At the start, the main reason was that I couldn't stand waiting around for others to decide to come with me. I felt I was being held back. But then I realised how much … Continue reading 7 reasons to love solo travelling
The Flora of the island of Madeira
Happy Sunday everyone! The rebirth of Spring reminded me of my last trip of 2020 to the island of Madeira. Madeira is known for its amazing rich flora. Even though it was the end of Summer when I visited, at the end of September, the atmosphere was still warm. I was immediately impressed by this, … Continue reading The Flora of the island of Madeira




