Europe

My love for Lisbon is no secret. It is my hometown, after all – but I had to move to other places (Spain, the UK) to really start appreciating it, which is a bit of a shame. Join us for a walk around the old part of town?

It is no secret that summer is, without a doubt, my favourite season of the year. I love the beach, the sun and the long lazy lunches by the sea. One place we visit every year, and part of my pre-nuptial agreement with Mr. O, is the Algarve, in the south of Portugal.

Some people think Milan is grey and industrial, but I am a believer that it can be a fantastic city break even if you are not into shopping (that would be a totally different story). So we walked around with Walks of Italy and loved it.

I think it would be fair to say that Genova isn’t on Italy’s Top10 cities to visit, mostly because people know very little about it. You may or may not know that delicacies like focaccia or pesto are originally from the Liguria region – and totally worth a visit!

Madrid, the capital of Spain and a city that Mrs. O called home for almost 4 years. She shares her favourite shopping and restaurant places in town.

Mrs. O goes back to Dublin and finds her spiritual home, drinks some whisky and feasted on amazing food. And even saw Lady Gaga sing. A perfect weekend indeed.

Wine Tasting in England? Seriously? It is true indeed. We decided to find out what is really going on with British winemaking. A nice surprise indeed. I am no wine expert – I am just a girl who likes drinking a bit of wine.

Alentejo is one of my favourite places in the world. It is not overdeveloped (on the contrary), it is quiet, hot, the food and wine are amazing, and the pace of life slow slow slow – perfect to wind down and start a week. Or stay there forever.

It doesn’t matter how many trips I have booked or intend to book each year, one is absolutely non-negotiable (or even sacred!) – and that is my week in the south of Portugal, which includes at least a day in the Alentejo, and the rest of the week in the Algarve. This year, I was in for a treat.