Travel
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2.1KJackie Harding in the Netherlands: My quick guide to the best Dutch beach cafés
Beach cafés, or strand paviljoens, are one of the delightful aspects of Dutch beaches and now is the time of year when...
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1.8KThom Harding in Vienna: Discovering Slovakia, Austria’s beautifully undiscovered neighbour
For every tourist hotspot around the globe, there is nearly always an overshadowed neighbour sitting quietly to one side, unnoticed and unappreciated...
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1.5KMónica 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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2.1KSarah Nagaty in Lisbon: Portugal’s countryside changed my mind … me, a city person!
Last weekend, my friends and I decided to go for a weekend away in the Alentejo area– half an houroutside the historic...
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3.3KMónica 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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1.5KChristina Hudson in Athens: Kalavryta is a destination for all seasons and all reasons
Located in the Peloponnese (the peninsular region of southern Greece)Kalavryta is a place for all seasons and reasons. And a place of...
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1.3KPauline Lemaire: My three favorite centers of calm in London
London is a bustling city, a magnificent and gargantuesque anthill, but it can become quite asphyxiating, even for a big city girl...
