Portugal Archives - wayfarover

February 9, 2017November 14, 2017 wayfarover

The 3 Mistakes I Made Visiting Sintra, Portugal

On the outskirts of Lisbon lies a small national park, that on the one end is fringed by the Atlantic Ocean, on the other by the historic town of Sintra and the countryside surrounding it. Visiting Sintra is like visiting Disneyland but only if Disneyland was build for history nerds, architects and art lovers

January 22, 2017November 5, 2017 wayfarover

70 Pictures to Make you Fall in Love with Portugal

Europe, photodiary, Portugal

Portugal is awesome! Old cities with streets covered in slippery cobblestones, painstakingly steep hills sneaking up to palaces and castles, the bluest January sea… I thought that in two weeks I would have enough time to go through all of Portugal, and even though I have been able to cover most of the highlights, I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface and I’m left wanting more.

habitual expat • llama enthusiast • unprofessional cheesecake chaser

If you see a redhead backpacker with a beat-up Olympus holding the map upside down, that’s probably me. To my mum’s utmost horror, I’ve been on and off the road since 2012 and can’t seem to stop. I’m Finnish and always searching for the perfect lipstick as well as a place to call home.

wayfarover is a blog dedicated to narratives about places foreign and familiar, doomed holiday romances, ethical globetrotting and off the beaten path solo adventures.