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The Great Lisbon Earthquake I’ll never forget
It was one of the most significant days of worship on the Christian calendar, All Saints Day, a morning when almost the entirely-Catholic population of Lisbon found themselves inside churches and cathedrals honouring the Saints who had died and entered Heaven….
5 Reasons to Visit Portugal (Hint: it’s magical!)
If I think about the one word that I found myself saying over and over again while in Portugal, that word was 'magical'. (Usually with an exclamation mark or two.) Every time I turned a corner, visited a different city, drove to a new region, or even walked into a...
4 Best-of Kauai Adventures
When we came to Hawaii, we came with a vision of finding an exotic, remote paradise, and were at first disappointed to discover that Maui, the first island we visited, was much more developed and American than we had anticipated. But we soon adjusted our expectations...
6 Must-Do Maui Experiences
One of the first trips that Henk and I went on together was a trip to Hawaii, one of those exotic dream holidays that everyone has on their bucket list. And it felt appropriate to choose one of the top romantic destinations because we were very much in the...
