Tucked away in a mountainous curve on the Italian Riviera, the villages of Cinque Terre consist of small towns. These 5 unique towns are home to colorful houses that hold […]
Maia is located on the northern coast of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The town’s main economic means are agriculture, fishing, commerce related to the tea […]
The idyllic village of Oliveira is located in the Douro Region in Portugal. While walking to the only small supermarket in the village, I ran into Margarida, a lovely lady […]
Love in the Time of COVID-19: Phoung and Phuc are a Vietnamese couple studying in Europe. Phuc studies Finance in Italy and Phoung Agriculture in Portugal. They both met abroad in Italy […]
The Coronavirus has reached more than 100 countries worldwide and the number is still growing. In Portugal, measures such as a prohibition on public places, the closure of events, and […]
It was a windy day in October when I got on a motorcycle with my Couchsurfing host and we toured a bit the Saharan plains. My host, Mohammad had mentioned […]
Youssef and his family accepted my Couchsurfing request in late October. I spent some time with them in Merzouga, a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian […]
Taghazout is a fishing village located in Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Once known for calamari and hippies, it is a surfer and yoga paradise. Although it has become a digital nomad […]
Taken on a hot summer day, a Quinceañera party was held on the boardwalk in Long Island City in Queens, New York. A Quinceañera is a Hispanic tradition of celebrating a young […]
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