Alohamora Porto!

North of Lisbon lies the hidden gem of Porto. It has everything you expect of a European city, breathtaking views and scrumptious foods. Porto is also similar to Lisbon, built on a valley of hills. I arrived to Porto via train from Lisbon. The train fare was incredibly cheap, costing about 15 euros. The key

Palace of Wonders in Sintra

Sintra is a day trip away from Lisbon. A train departs to Sintra every 30 minutes from Rossio station, and the journey takes 20 minutes. A round trip will cost 4.3 euros. You’re better off taking the train as opposed to driving to Sintra. Not only are the streets extremely narrow but there aren’t many

One of the Hardest Places to get into, Open for Tourism

When you consider taking an exquisite vacation to the Middle East you typically consider going to Egypt or Jordan or Dubai. Saudi Arabia isn’t exactly a hot travel destination, mainly because its borders were closed to the outside, except for business or religious reasons. But the country has recently started to issue tourist visas, making

A Dose of Wanderlust

Do you feel like as humans, we’re meant to travel? Like its embedded in our DNA? In the beginning humans started off as nomads. But many of us now aren’t nomads, yet we have this desire to venture to lands unknown to us. Why do we still have this feeling of wanderlust? What purpose does