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The Kerala houseboat is the image on every brochure for “God’s own country”: a wicker-and-wood kettuvallam drifting past palm trees while you recline on deck with a fresh coconut. It’s the reason many travellers put the backwaters on their itinerary at all. We went to the Kerala backwaters in November and didn’t take a houseboat. […]
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Deciding where to stay in Lisbon shapes your whole trip: the city’s neighbourhoods are so distinct that the same holiday can feel completely different from one hill to the next. We have stayed in Lisbon three times, twice in Alfama and once further from the city centre. This guide covers the two neighbourhoods we know […]
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Lisbon has long been held up as Europe’s budget-friendly gem, but is it still? We visited twice: once in September 2020, midway through the pandemic, and again in April 2026. Both times we stayed in the Alfama neighbourhood. The city we found on our return was recognisably the same place we fell in love with, […]
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Lisbon or Porto? We have been asked this question more times than we can count, and the honest answer has always been the same: Por que não ambos? (Why not both?) But if you are short on time and have to choose, this guide is for you. Between us, we have visited Lisbon three times […]
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Foz do Douro is Porto‘s well-heeled seaside neighbourhood at the mouth of the River Douro. Less than 20 minutes from the historic centre of Porto, it offers the beach, the breeze, and the fresh seafood without the crush of tourists that descend on Ribeira every summer. I first visited Porto centre in 2020 and returned […]
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