One of these days I was looking for a nice spot near Lisbon — but not in Lisbon, I was determined about that point — for a photo shoot. Nothing pretentious or excessively complicated, since the idea, as usual, is to have fun and walk around. I was doing my homework — read: googling — when the name Ouriço (urchin in Portuguese) popped out on my screen. Bingo! Credited as being the oldest nightclub still going in Portugal, dating back to 1960, Ouriço…
One of these days I was craving a comfort vegetarian meal. In Lisbon this is no longer a problem, since we have now several nice places for that, but I was in Cascais (on the west coast of Portugal,…
The first thing you notice, on 4 calle Rera Palau, in the neighborhood of El Born, Barcelona, is a tiny marble-top bar (served by a even tinnier kitchen) but, trust me, you don’t want to judge Pastrami Bar by…
Himitsu means Secret in Japanese, but don’t take it for granted. This new speakeasy cocktail lounge-bar in Atlanta, next to his sister restaurant Umi Sushi, is designed to impress and to be the talk of the town. The purpose is to pair Japanese…
1. Passeio dos Clérigos The shopping and restaurant gallery on rua das Carmelitas was not a favorite of mine at first glance, I admit, but now I’m totally adapted to it. What I like the most about this modern structure…
This place in the Parisian neighborhood of Haut Marais is not exactly brand new but, don’t ask me why, my radar has failed to notice it until a few days ago. Better later than never, I guess. The three-storey…
For many years hotels in Lisbon (and probably in the rest of the world) have kept their rooftops away from the public eye (even from their guests). What a waste, my friends — specially when these views over the…
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