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Art, City, Culture, Portugal, Travel
Lisbon tip: National Tile Museum aka Tile Heaven.

If you say Lisbon, you say old streets lined with tile-fronted houses. A charming street view I just can’t…
27 May 2019
City, Portugal, Restaurants
Lisbon (secret) culinary tip: Mercearia do Século.

To share or not to share, that is the question. Should one keep a hidden gem like restaurant Mercearia…
28 March 2018
Culture, iPhoneography, Portugal, Travel
Photo journal: Primavera colors of Algarve

It is the light. When asked about why I love Algarve so much, my first answer is The Light.…
21 March 2018
Hotels, Portugal, Travel, Wellness
A luxury wellness retreat at Anantara Vilamoura, Algarve

Some people love to browse real estate websites. My guilty pleasure is scanning wellness destination websites. Each to their…
11 February 2018
Golf, Hotels, Portugal, Travel
Golf shortbreak to Madeira & Porto Santo islands

Autumn in the Portuguese islands of Madeira & Porto Santo definitely feels like high summer for those less fortunate…
15 October 2017
Food, Portugal, Restaurants, Travel
O Asiático by chef Kiko, Asian flavours in Lisbon

Spending more time at home in Algarve has many perks. Countryside – slow – lifestyle, warm weather, vegetable garden…
7 September 2017
Art, Culture, Portugal
Back to the ’60’s in Algarve with photographer Tim Motion

London-based photographer Tim Motion documented the Algarve, where he lived in the ’60’s and ’70’s. When in need for a…
10 August 2017
Beach, Hotels, Portugal, Travel, Wellness
Martinhal Hotels road trip: final stop Sagres

The highway ends and the seaside landscape becomes more barren, emptier. We are literally driving towards the end of…
7 May 2017
Golf, Hotels, Portugal, Travel, Wellness
Martinhal Hotels road trip: second stop Cascais

Our next Martinhal destination is only a 30 minutes drive from Lisbon’s Chiado base to the seaside of Cascais…
3 May 2017
City, Hotels, Portugal, Travel
Martinhal Hotels road trip: first stop Chiado (Lisbon)

The answer to the question ‘where to sleep in luxury style with (grand) kids in Portugal?’ is simple: in…
30 April 2017
Golf, Hotels, Portugal, Travel
24H in amazing Alentejo, seaside golf included.

Alentejo literally means beyond the Tejo (Tagus River). It borders with Algarve in the South, Spain in the East, Tagus…
12 November 2016
Art, City, Hotels, Portugal, Travel
Check out Lisbon’s latest Memmo Hotel & MAAT museum.

New in my dear Lisbon! Two spectacular additions to existing outspoken places just opened last month. First the new…
4 November 2016
Beach, Hotels, Portugal, Travel, Wellness
5 * Cascais seaside chic in Hotel Villa Italia.

Spoil yourself. That’s what we thought when booking hotel Villa Italia in Cascais. Facing the sea, this 5* LHW…
26 August 2015
Hotels, Portugal, Restaurants, Travel, Wellness
Must do: wine estate jeep tour at Malhadinha Nova in Alentejo.

Wine estate Herdade da Malhadinha Nova is worth a detour (and only a 45 minute drive from our Algarvian…
5 August 2015
Art, City, Hotels, Portugal, Restaurants, Travel
City short break: 24H in lovely Lisbon

Twenty-four hours in Lisbon is nowhere near enough, but you can do and see muite in 24 hours. Where to…
28 May 2015
Beach, Portugal, Restaurants, Travel
Restaurant Review | Evaristo on the Algarve beach

If you’re into grilled fish, add this one to your bucketlist. This afternoon we had grilled sea bass –…
8 April 2015