A Review: Portugal
So my time in Portugal has come to an end and, although I prolonged it as much as I possibly could, I must cross back into…
Miguel, Lisboa
Recall how not long ago I wrote an article that demonstrated my reliance on the Couchsurfers that I stayed with in helping me figure out what…
Lisboa: A complete package
The Portuguese towns of Porto and Aveiro came as a pleasant surprise upon arrival. The infrastructure was well designed, comfortable and easy to use. More importantly,…
Sintra: A majestic wonderland
A great deal of travellers live and breathe off of their travel guides. The Lonely Planet has become the largest and most successful of these, but…
Francisco, Marcelo & Hugo, Aveiro
Let me introduce you to something I call the Couchsurfing Fatigue Effect. It essentially goes something like this. When a Couchsurfing host hosts a Couchsurfer, they typically…
Oleksiy, Esmoriz
I quite often preach that the best way to use Couchsurfing is to stay with a local of the city or town that one is currently…
Oporto: The unexpected
What to expect from a place like Portugal? It’s simply not a country that gets too much coverage or advertises itself for tourism too greatly, at…
Couch to couch 