Author: Marlene Marques

  • LET’S GO TO OPORTO’S RIBEIRA!

    LET’S GO TO OPORTO’S RIBEIRA!

    It’s one of the visit cards of the city. Oporto’s Ribeira, in Portugal, is one of the most beautiful local neighborhoods and a mandatory stop for anyone passing through the city.

  • ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK – WILD NATURE

    ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK – WILD NATURE

    Experience the incredible wildlife of Addo Elephant National Park. Discover the majestic African animals that roam the park during morning safaris.

  • Caldeira Velha, São Miguel – Bathing in earth’s heat

    Caldeira Velha, São Miguel – Bathing in earth’s heat

    They’re little paradises hidden on deep green slopes, with water running rail paths, emptying into puddles and pools that draw us to lingering baths.

  • MUNDAKA — THE BASQUE DRAGON

    MUNDAKA — THE BASQUE DRAGON

    In Portugal we have a saying: “From Spain, neither good wind nor good marriage”… well, it sounds better in Portuguese. But the truth is that the country has many things that are worth going against the popular saying. And Mundaka is one of them.

  • THE BAZAAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS

    THE BAZAAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS

    After driving around two weeks in a caravan, between Los Angeles and San Francisco, we’ve decided to end our trip to the United States with a dinner in Beverly Hills.

  • ERICEIRA, MY LOVE – A LOCAL’S GUIDE

    ERICEIRA, MY LOVE – A LOCAL’S GUIDE

    Talking about the place where we live should be the simplest thing on earth. But it’s not. How to put in a single text all we know, what we like, what delights us, what puts a smile on our face every day?

  • A LOOK INTO THE PORTUGUESE PHOTOGRAPHY CENTRE

    A LOOK INTO THE PORTUGUESE PHOTOGRAPHY CENTRE

    Right in the center of Porto, next to the Clerigos Tower, the beautiful building of the old Jail and Court of Appeal is were you can find the Portuguese Photography Centre.

  • LISBON IN A BITE… OR 100!

    LISBON IN A BITE… OR 100!

    It’s strange to write about what you can eat in Lisbon, because in the Portuguese capital you can eat it all!

  • Vila Real de Santo António – On the tip of Portugal

    Vila Real de Santo António – On the tip of Portugal

    On my last trip to the south of Portugal I made a short stop to Vila Real de Santo António.

  • 10 beaches in Algarve to discover this summer

    10 beaches in Algarve to discover this summer

    Portugal and its coast. From north to south, the list of wonderful beaches is vast. But when we talk of warm waters and fine sand, Algarve appears right at the top.

  • WORLD OCEANS DAY – A SMALL GESTURE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE [VIDEO]

    WORLD OCEANS DAY – A SMALL GESTURE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE [VIDEO]

    In this World Oceans Day on June 8, all eyes turn to the “Blue Heart” of this planet. And that’s good!