Author: Carina
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TRAVELLING during the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – Emergency Trip
Disclaimer: This travel happened in end of May, two weeks after the lockdown reopening announcement in France (where I currently live). The borders between EU countries were still closed, and to fly you had to make a strong case. In my case, the reason was a family health emergency. I had to fill in a […]
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A MICHELIN DINNER IN LYON – 4th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (FLOWER YEAR)
It’s now been four years since I’ve married. For this year’s marriage anniversary I planned for a dinner at a one-starred Michelin Restaurant in Lyon, France. According to folk tradition, partners exchange flowers (and fruits) on this day. And it happened that spring was just around the corner, and all the flowers were sprouting, making […]
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AN INDIAN WEDDING IN HYDERABAD, INDIA
DISCLAIMER: Ready yourself before visiting India! The faint of heart can find this experience a bit daunting. You will see the extreme in its many forms. But its genuine people and lifestyle will make you want to go back. 😉 NOTA INTRODUTÓRIA: Prepare-se bem antes de visitar a Índia! Pode achar esta experiência um pouco […]
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: CHAMONIX & CHAMROUSSE, FRANCE
CHAMONIX It was in 2017 that I spent my first Christmas outside of Portugal. I spent it with my husband in Japan. Even though we missed our family, we had a really good time. This year around, we decided to spend our Christmas in Chamonix, once again just the two of us.Chamonix is a ski […]
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TOP 5 THINGS TO DO IN ANNECY
Located in the southeast of France, in Haute Savoie, Annecy is an alpine village worth visiting in a one day trip. You can easily add this to your trip to Chamonix, Lyon, Grenoble (France), or Geneva (Switzerland). It’s easy to get there by bus (Flixbus or Ouibus-BlaBlaBus) or by train (sncf). Localizada no sudeste da […]
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SEOUL (서울) – INSIDE A KOREAN DRAMA
After having lived in Seoul, I realized that I did not post about it as much as I could have had. I was so bewildered by the whole experience that I didn’t feel ready to write about it. I needed to wait some time to settle the fuss and look back to my experience with […]
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BEST OF DUBAI IN 3 DAYS
I hope you already had the opportunity to read my last post about Dubai.In the following post, I will share the best things to do in Dubai in 72 hours! 🙂 Espero que tenha tido a oportunidade de ler o último post sobre o Dubai.Hoje partilho o que fazer no Dubai durante 72 horas! Fique […]
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DUBAI – FREE STOPOVER, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Last October, my husband and I went to a wedding in Hyderabad, India. While I was researching for some of the best ways to get there, I found that a great option was to travel with Emirates, doing a layover in Dubai. What I was not expecting to find out was that Emirates has a […]
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SEOUL, COFFEE PARADISE – BEST CAFÉS
One of the things I miss the most about living in South Korea, Seoul, is the coffee shop culture. To this day, I am yet to feel the same excitement for trying new trendy spots as I did in Seoul.First of all, if you are planning to visit or are already living in the city, […]
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Best Places to visit in ALGARVE & COSTA ALENTEJANA
If you are planning a trip to Portugal between May and October you should definitely include the beaches and natural parks in the south of Portugal. If you are a surfaholic, you need to visit the southwest coast (Costa Alentejana), which goes all the way down to Sagres in the Algarve region. If on the […]
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BLAZING SEVILLA, SPAIN – 2 DAYS
Last March, I celebrated my 3rd wedding anniversary (2nd w. anniversary here; 1st w. anniversary here; wedding post over here) in the South of Spain. We spent a total of 2 days (and 2 nights). We had plenty of luck with the weather. On mid-march, it was warm with temperatures peaking around 30º Celsius. It […]
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WHAT TO SEE/DO IN COPENHAGEN IN 2 DAYS
Copenhagen, København in Danish, is the capital of Denmark. Denmark is a Scandinavian country bordered by Germany and linked to nearby Sweden by the Öresund bridge. It’s part of the European Union, but it has its own currency, the Danish Krone. Danish is the official language of Denmark. Copenhaga, København em dinamarquês, é a capital da […]
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK #2 – 6 DAYS ITINERARY
After my brief introduction to New York City (here) let us get started in more detail with the Great American journey 🙂 I will share some restaurant and breakfast spots around the Little Italy area (where I stayed). In the end, you can find a map with all the places. Após uma breve introdução à […]
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK #1
After living in East Asia for one year and seeing on it reflections of the American ultra capitalistic way of living, I knew that my next big travel would have to be the USA! I wanted to see if one of the US’s largest city, New York City, would be as breathtaking as Hong Kong […]
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OXFORD, UK – COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
My husband and I traveled to Oxford, UK, in the fall of 2018 to visit a dear friend and her family. We arrived on a Saturday around noon and we came back on the next Monday morning.Oxford is an enchanting British city with centuries of history. It has an outstanding architecture and its university has […]
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