Lisbon

The clock strikes. It’s 8AM in Alfama. Alfama is that neighborhood in Lisbon you can spend hours and hours going from little cobblestone alley to little...

Lisbon and I get along for the most part – but there’s always that one thing. In this case, it’s the washing machines. If you’re a...

Being a vegetarian in Lisbon – who knew it would be this easy? Well, it wasn’t last year when I was randomly working at a hostel...

My relationship with the Portuguese language is an odd one. Maybe you agree. It recently clicked for me here in Portugal that the way I speak...

I remember scouring through Couchsurfing profiles of people living in Lisbon and passing someone whose current mission was to “Live in the present. Find a...

When you ask someone in Europe if they know of a coffee shop you can go to, they’ll think you mean “a café.” If you’re...

I have a thing with grocery stores – big ones, little ones, and most of all, European ones. They all seem to have a different,...

The only exposure I’ve ever had to Portuguese from Portugal was when I attempted to have a conversation with my uncle’s Portuguese girlfriend while grocery...

For the past three weeks of working as a bartender in Lisbon, I have heard two people bring up Oasis Hostels and tell me how...

Ok, to start this post off, let me just remind you that I am not, I repeat not a fan of small towns centered around one...

Today I learned one of my new favorite quotes, but I learned it in Portuguese so this may be a bit off: Tudo vale a...

Every traveler knows there are cities you connect with, and others you just don’t. For me, it’s been Paris, Berlin, and Lisbon – and I’ve lived in...