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Douro Royal Valley Hotel & Spa-aahhhh!
After the sumptuous and organic Art Nouveau and Neo-Gothic overdose in Porto’s Café Majestic and Lello Bookstore, it was almost a culture shock coming to the Douro Royal Valley Hotel & Spa. Like an addict coming off a high….
3 of Porto’s Most Beautiful Treasures
There's a saying in Portugal that goes like this: "Porto works, Braga Prays, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money". But don't think that this means Porto is just an unattractive workhorse of a town: beauty is everywhere here, not just in the city's geographic...
Plaza Premium Lounges – Luxe for the ‘Rest of Us’
Oh to be classified as an 'FF'....Frequent Flyer, that is. To have amassed millions of points that would enable me to upgrade to the elusive business class elite and the extra legroom that it affords. Or to enjoy something more closely resembling food on china dishes....
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