In search for something traditionally Portuguese, Anja Mutic takes us to Portimao in Portugal on a quest to find traditional grilled sardines! Along the way she stumbles across pastel coloured houses, cobbled streets and friendly locals that are typically Portuguese.
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Lonely Planet author Leif Pettersen’s Florence is the centre of the Tuscan universe. The city houses the greastest collection of Italian and Rennaissance art in the world and you often don’t even have to walk into a gallery. But once you enter, you can spend hours exploring the Uffizi’s endless Carravaggios or the Duomo’s inricate fresco. Don’t miss the view from the top of the Duomo. How you avoid the tourist masses, he doesn’t know.
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Your ***-friendly destination! A fun and campy video covering all the things to do as a *** tourist in Barcelona. ***-xample is Barcelona’s *** neighborhood, but there are great places all over the city. I made this to advertise the *** neighborhood as I own one of the bars (Shadow)
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Naples has redefined itself as a modern and prosperous city as it sits along the most glorious coastline in Europe. It boasts its Baroque and Neoclassical architecture and enjoys a lifestyle of great food, shopping, strong coffee and the traditional pizzeria.
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If Lisbon’s looks don’t take your breath away, then stuffing a custard tart in your mouth will. Mmm…
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Lonely Planet’s Cahal McGroarty gives a whirlwind tour of Ireland, the land of a hundred thousand welcomes. He suggests starting in modern Dublin with a visit to Moore St to meet a real Dub local and a visit to Kilmainham Gaol. And then circum-navigating the country, cutting across the four provinces. Highlights include Wicklow’s rugged mountains, the cliffs of Moher in County Clare, the stone walls of Connemara, the alien landscape of the Giant’s Causeway outside Belfast and oddly, Cork’s beach culture. He has tips on how to join in a ‘trad’ session at the pub and the ettiquette involved in ordering a pint of Guinness.
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