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A Comprehensive Guide to Portugal: Lisbon, Porto, and Beyond

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  Portugal , a captivating blend of history, culture, and breathtaking landscapes, offers an unforgettable travel experience. With its charming cities, stunning coastlines, and delicious cuisine, Portugal has something for everyone. Let's dive into a detailed itinerary for your Portuguese adventure, focusing on Lisbon and Porto. Lisbon: A City of Contrasts Day 1: Arrival in Lisbon Check-in to your hotel. Miradouro da graca Santa Justa Lift Praca Dom Pedro IV Santa Justa Lift - Dont need to buy tickets as Stairs are not that complicated)  Carmo Archaeological Museum ( may be from outside) aka Convento do Carmo Explore Baixa de Lisboa= may be Dinner with Fado Music   Praça Luís de Camões Fábrica da Nata - Pastéis de Nata Avenida da Liberdade Parque Eduardo VII Dinner:   Enjoy a traditional Portuguese meal at a local restaurant.   Day 2: Alfama and More Explore the Alfama District:   Wander through the narrow, winding streets, soak in the local atmospher...

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park

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 Heard from a buddy of ours that there is going to be 150th anniversary celebration at the lighthouse and we went there to check it out. We were surprised by how beautiful this lighthouse is and we came to know that there are hostel rooms available to reserve and stay the night here at the lighthouse and this sounds awesome. Drive was amazing with so many unknown beaches with less crowds and Parking was little tricky due to the celebration but we can always find one if we spend some time looking around. It was very windy but place had few booths and a food truck and there was a puppet show for kids as well and beautiful live music and we had a blast here. On the way back, there are so many beautiful view points and beaches and we stopped at a viewpoint for sunset and was breathtaking Would certainly come back to experience the hostel rooms and explore the area around and would recommend for everyone

Wohoo to Oregon

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Few years ago, i visited Bigsur via Califonia highway 1 and fell in love with it especially Bixby bridge. i cannot even count the number of folks i recommended or bought them to this place over the years and i still cannot find a beautiful place than this and this is one of the reasons i moved to California. Every-time i visit this place, i feel like am in a different world and how tiny we are in this wide world and show beautiful nature is.   There are some viewpoints where we can see ocean touching these rock formations and it is so amazing that words cannot express and you have to visit and see for yourself. Long story short- Highway 1 made me explore rest of the highway along the Pacific Cost highway. We drove around south which made us wonder how about “North”.   It was Beautiful. Here is how the trip looks like. You start from San Jose and visit Seattle via Burney Falls, Crate Lake and Portland and return via Oregon coast highway There are definitely a whole lot of beaut...

Thallumaala

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One Word Review - Go for it Now One of the amazing perks of these new streaming services is they will introduce you to amazing music if you have an ear for it. I came across “Thllumaala Paatu” as part of my radio and i immediately fell in love with it and listened to all the songs over and over again and even started watching the movie. Movie was a different experience and i loved it. Thallumaala means Ballad of Brawls as per Wikipedia and movie show cases the same which is in nature of majority of guys growing up with set of friends. I loved the movie. Coming to Songs, they r different quirky and awesome. Kannil Pettole - Good - 2.5 Ole Melody - quirky in a good way - 3.5 Thallumaala Paattu - Fishing amazing - 5 Ndaakkippaattu - Awesome - 4.5 Manavalan Thug - Groovy - 5 Tupathu - Good - 3 Grudge Song - Very Good - 4 Thoottikkanoda Patha - 4 MVP: Thallumaala Paattu, Ndaakkippaattu, Manavalan Thug RandomHuman Rating : 3.9/5 Listen to this at: Apple Music , Youtube Music , Spotify