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city guide dubai: more than just a stopover | mais do que apenas uma escala

Posted on January 24, 2018

Last november I traveled to Dubai invited by Emirates (those who follow me on Instagram knew that already, right?) — the very same airline that, just in 2016 and 2017, has moved something like 56 million passengers (and served over 200 000 meals per day on board, having in mind the different habits and requests all over the world). Is this impressive or what? More than just a stopover between flights, the largest carrier in the Middle East is determined to…

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By joão miguel simões

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six senses douro valley: when the indoor pool steals the show | pode uma piscina interior ser a estrela da companhia?

It was my second time at this exclusive resort in douro Valley — it’s never too much to say that this region in the north of Portugal (90 minute drive from Porto) is worldwide famous by the wines and listed as…

April 6, 2017

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stroganov hotel: from russia with love | da rússia para portugal, com amor

Somehow, Winter and its mists become Fiais da Beira. Now I know. Nevertheless, before staying at Stroganov Hotel this small village, not far from Coimbra and near to Oliveira do Hospital (you better use your GPS to get there),…

January 3, 2017

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on my radar: flying over the mont blanc | a pairar sobre o monte branco | french alps

I’m not going to list all the highlights of 2016 — oops, I’ve already done it with food, haven’t I?  —, but my recent 50 minute scenic flight over the massive glaciers of Mont Blanc was for sure something…

December 29, 2016

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spot alert: ladurée quai des bergues | geneva

Our collective imagination was already wild when it comes to French luxury pastry brand Ladurée, best-known for its mouth-watering macarons (among other things), but director Sofia Coppola has definitely raised the bar in the film “Marie Antoinette” — she…

December 12, 2016

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azoris royal garden, são miguel/portugal: meet me halfway | meio caminho andado

A seven-minute drive from the airport and no more than a 10-minute walk from the city centre. When I googled Azoris Royal Garden (ARG), a renovated four star hotel in Ponta Delgada (and part of Azoris Hotels Group, recently…

November 30, 2016

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It’s the 125th bday of reid’s palace: 13 reasons to go there | o reid’s palace faz 125 anos: 13 razões para lá ir

No, Reid’s, you don’t look old — I mean, you do, in a good way — but you are not getting any younger either and that is just okay. Thank God you are not trying, at the age of…

October 13, 2016

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spot alert: dear hotel madrid

I’m the living proof that social media are changing the way we travel. During my last trip to Madrid I’ve elected Dear Hotel after seeing it on several Instagram feeds that I follow for tips and inspiration. Located on…

October 6, 2016

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uva do monte-blueberry farm, alentejo/portugal: last call | última chamada

Last July I was invited to spend a couple of days at Uva do Monte-Blueberry Farm and write a piece about it for Portuguese lifestyle magazine Evasões. I enjoyed my stay there so much — even if I was…

October 3, 2016

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spot alert: potato head hong kong

If you are into design and architecture, you probably know Sou Fujimoto for interventions like the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London or, more recently, for his collaborating with COS on a Forest of Light installation during Milan Design Week. What you probably don’t…

September 28, 2016