NORWEGIAN VIVA’S DEBUT CRUISE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN Take a listen to my Capetalk chat about the cruise here. If I could swop every Cape winter for summer on the high seas, my life would be complete. Seafaring sojourns are always a good idea and when combined with the radiating heat …
Lisbon
Tiles & mosaics…Lisbon
Nothing special about a tile right? Wrong. Lisbon will show you what’s what in the universe of The Tile. In the week I’ve been here I’ve become somewhat tile obsessed. Stopping every few steps, literally, to take a photo because they are everywhere in this city and they are so …
Pensão Amor is a fabulous bar to visit in Cais do Sodre in Lisbon. The sumptuous interior is reminiscent of its former bordello days – heavy velvet drapes, tassles, ornate lamps, gilded mirrors and more… tres vintage. The area was once frequented by a seedy set but in 2011 the district …
This amazing quarter is situated on the slopes beneath the Castelo Sao Jorge (Castle of St George) spilling down to the banks of the Tagus River. It’s Lisbon’s oldest area, dating back to ye olde days of numerous invasions and occupations…Romans, Barbarians and the Moors have called Alfama home at …
I now love street art. The first I saw of it in Lisbon last week made my jaw drop. Three abandoned buildings one after the other, a whole block, each with an incredible mural that covers the entire facade. I’d never really absorbed how great these artworks are…incredible attention to …
There’s a lot going on in this corner of Belem, on the north side of the Tagus River in beautiful Lisboa. Three stunning architectural masterpieces stand there, all close to each other: the Monument to the Discoveries, the Belem Tower and across the street, the Jeronimos Monastery. The Discoveries Monument …