I thought taking a day trip to Sintra to see the fairy tale castle would be easier than it was so I thought I'd write a little How-To guide to take all the guesswork out of it in case you are planning to make this trip once we're allowed to travel again that is. Taking the Train From Rossio Station: There's a train every hour or so from the Rossio train station in central Lisbon (the schedule can be found here!) so if you're planning on going early one more, I'd highly suggest staying at the ... VIEW POST
How To Take a Day Trip from Lisbon to Sintra
A Solo Traveler’s Review of Goodmorning Solo Traveller’s Hostel in Lisbon, Portugal
I thought I should start writing about something easy and something that I was super positive about in these dark times of social distancing and pandemic craziness. So I'm here to write about my excellent experience in early March at the Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel in Lisbon, Portugal. When I first booked my plane ticket across the Atlantic to visit Portugal, I immediately went on Hostel World to book my private rooms ASAP. Luckily, I booked them both with free cancellations which ... VIEW POST
What It Was Like Traveling Home From Europe the Day After The Travel Ban Was Announced
Hello! I’m typing this from the comfort of my apartment in New York City. I was able to get home last Thursday afternoon and I thought I’d write about it in real-time, so I bought a notebook at Ale-Hop that morning at the Lisbon airport and started writing down what was going on and that’s what you’re about to read, plus my thoughts after the fact. Now onto what I wrote: I woke up at 6am in my hotel room in Portugal, about a mile from the airport, and at first, forgot entirely to take my ... VIEW POST
Leaving on a Jet Plane to Portugal
Gus is obviously not nearly as excited as I am. Don't worry, his grandparents and favorite cat sitter are coming to stay with him while I'm gone! (More tips for traveling when you have pets here!) OMG I’m leaving in five days for Portugal. Honestly, it’s probably the shortest trip I’ve taken in a while but I just didn’t think I needed a lot of time there. I’m looking forward to this being a super chill vacation. It’s going to be like no vacation I’ve ever taken before because usually, I’m ... VIEW POST
