Dia de Portugal

Yesterday, 10th of June, Portugal celebrated the National holiday - Day of Portugal, also known as Camões. This holiday is dedicated to Luís Camões, who wrote a poem about great Portuguese explorations. Congratulations, dear Portugal! Thank you for sharing your discoveries and amazing historical facts with me and for introducing confidential and knowledgeable people. It…

Who Am I? Identification Through Places. Portugal. Part 2

In 2017, I came to Portugal for a longer time. I was not a tourist anymore, I was building a life - my studies, gym, friends, groceries - in a new place. Yes, new because I've never lived in Portugal. Staying in the country longer than 2 week was an interesting and controversial experience. Though…

Who am I? Identification through Places. Portugal. Part 1

In 2014, I went to the conference in Portugal. It was my first time in that country. To be absolutely honest, I didn't want to go at all. Why? 1. It was not the best period of my life as such. 2. The stereotypes I had were not that flavouring for Portugal... For me it…

The Portuguese and Their Dogs

In one of the posts below, I wrote about how the Portuguese treat their dogs. It turned out to be a bigger thing than I thought. It is on a completely different level, and sometimes I feel that the quality of life of a Portuguese dog is better than mine, and their menu is more…

The Portuguese can’t handle bad weather

Portuguese people can't handle bad weather. First of all, let's identify what is bad weather in general. Coming from Russia and living in Finland, I see bad weather quite often either intense rain or even snowfall. And yes, it also depends on the season. What is bad weather for you? 😉 Understandably, the perception of…

The Portuguese. First Impression.

It can hardly be the first impression as I lived in Portugal and I was surrounded my locals only. Yet, after a long break from this country, there are so many things which surprise me again. First of all, Portuguese people are very good looking! Very! They take care of themselves and they are fit.…

My Eating Habits in Portugal

I already made several posts praising Portuguese food, so I will skip that part for now. All together I spent 5 months in Portugal, so I had a chance to eat like a Portuguese. 😁 The big change it was for me! In Finland, food hardly has any taste, and almost everything is fat free.…

Mine São Domingos, Portugal

There were several stops on the way to the south to check small interesting spots. One of them is the mine São Domingos, where mining took place already under the Roman rule. In 1855, the mine started functioning again till 1966. Nowadays, the area (railway station) is absolutely ruined, it looks haunted, at the same…

Road Trip to Algarve

I keep up repeating that my favourite part of Portugal is Algarve, the South of the country. At the end of July, I was lucky to go there again (I was before at the beginning of the same month, but it was a short visit). This time, my friends and I went for a week,…

A Beach Near Cascais

Just after a trip to Algarve, I went to the beach with my colleague. This beach was close to Cascais and it is famous for strong winds. I wanted to discover a new place and like always I was very optimistic when it concerns the wind. As a result, we ended up in the sand…