Posts By Monica Da Silva
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512Lifestyle & CultureCascais on foot: A brief guide to exploring the Portuguese Riviera
Cascais is one of the most beautiful treasures Lisbon has to offer. It used to be the area where the royal families...
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365Lifestyle & CultureMónica Da Silva: My Top 10 list of things you can do for free in Lisbon
Lisbon is a beautiful and sunny place with plenty of things to do at any time of the day. Wandering is always...
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362Lifestyle & CultureMónica Da Silva in Lisbon: The adventurous expat hearts behind the Algarve Watersport project
(Editor’s note: This is an expanded, follow up to an earlier travel post that mentioned Algarve Watersport. Dispatches does not participate in...
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622Expat EssentialsMónica Da Silva in Portugal: My quick guide to accessing public libraries in Lisbon
Are you a book lover? Do you enjoy keeping up to date with the latest books, or love re-reading your favourites over...
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487Lifestyle & CultureMónica da Silva in Portugal: My 48-hour itinerary to get the best out of Porto
I am absolutely in love with Porto. It’s such a magical city: the architecture is breathtaking, the people are kind, the food...
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507Lifestyle & CultureMónica Da Silva: My Top 5 list of fabulous Sunday brunch destinations in Lisbon
There is nothing better than waking up late on a Sunday morning, going out to grab a delicious brunch in Lisbon, drinking...
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742Lifestyle & CultureMónica Da Silva in Lisbon: Go north or south, and you’ll find great kitesurfing in Portugal (updated)
(Editor’s note: Due to editor’s error, the original version of this post about kitesurfing destinations in Portugal omitted Algarve Watersports, the oldest...
