https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lisbon-tips-from-a-local https://bkpk.me/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 13:30:32 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=21970
It has been over 2 years since I’ve been living in Lisbon. This period has coincided pretty well with Lisbon’s tourism boom and the good and bad that come with it. Although tourism has been a boon for the Portuguese economy in general, it has also brought some downsides with ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/feed/ 24 https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:29:02 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21109
Among its many charms, Lisbon is a perfect city canvas for street art. If the cobblestone paths beneath your feet and the typical tiles decorating buildings’ facades weren’t enough of a visual treat, Lisbon is also home to an impressive ever-changing collection of public art. The “open-air museum” of Lisbon ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/momos-and-coincidences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=momos-and-coincidences https://bkpk.me/momos-and-coincidences/#comments Thu, 14 May 2015 23:16:20 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=15560
The world is a small place. And Lisbon is even smaller… Two days ago, we finally met in person fellow travel blogger Yara, from Heart of a Vagabond. We talked about the usual things travelers always end up talking, like trips that lead to more trips and food discoveries that ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/momos-and-coincidences/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:59:49 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11455
We went downstairs to have coffee in the local pastry shop and the moment we took a seat the waiter asked “duas meias de leite?“. That sentence, translating into “two lattes?” made us feel at home. We were officially locals, we belonged. Having a nomadic lifestyle makes it very difficult ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/macau-looks-like-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=macau-looks-like-lisbon https://bkpk.me/macau-looks-like-lisbon/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:04:57 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9984
We’re currently spending some time in Lisbon, one of my favorite cities in the world. I remember when we visited Macau last year how funny it all felt to me: it was like my body was in Portugal while my mind had been transported to China. The blend of Portuguese ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/macau-looks-like-lisbon/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/meet-amalia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-amalia https://bkpk.me/meet-amalia/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:43:23 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11346
As I travel around the world and meet new people I often hear the name “Cristiano Ronaldo” as, perhaps, the only personality from my country that people know now-a-days. Before it was Figo, now it’s Ronaldo and, who knows, in a few years, another football player. As Portugal isn’t all ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/meet-amalia/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/instagram-13-best-travel-photos-of-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instagram-13-best-travel-photos-of-2013 https://bkpk.me/instagram-13-best-travel-photos-of-2013/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 06:25:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10571
Apart from sharing moments from our travels right here on Backpack ME, we love being able to do so too in real-time via our social media profiles. When it comes to photos, Instagram has been a great tool to share photos of what we are doing on a given moment ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/instagram-13-best-travel-photos-of-2013/feed/ 17 https://bkpk.me/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon https://bkpk.me/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/#comments Sat, 07 Dec 2013 07:13:26 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10019
I am not proud to say that sometimes I freak out when it comes to trying new foods. Don’t get me wrong: I have come a long way and traveling around the wold has trained my mind and palate to be way more open to new experiences than before. Still, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/feed/ 14 https://bkpk.me/the-historical-center-of-macau/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-historical-center-of-macau https://bkpk.me/the-historical-center-of-macau/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:16:38 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=10134
Macau’s historical center is a UNESCO world heritage site. It’s basically very Portuguese. The ruins in the picture are of a church that was dedicated to Mary, only the southern facade stands and gives it quite a fantasy-like look. Interestingly, the facade was decorated by Japanese Christians in exile during ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-historical-center-of-macau/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/sweeping-life-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sweeping-life-away https://bkpk.me/sweeping-life-away/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:17:59 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9580
Walking around Setubal (Portugal) looking around for somewhere serving fresh fish for dinner, we saw this. It’s amazing how some abandoned rotting buildings in the area have become the canvas to amazing street art pieces, such as this one, where art meets reality and they both complement each other in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/sweeping-life-away/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:10:27 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8908
I’ve been meaning to write about this for several weeks but the sense of relief (of getting the visa) was too overwhelming and I didn’t want to ruin it by remembering the infuriating behavior of the Consulate General of India, San Francisco. So last we wrote about this, we were ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-soon https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:11:54 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8678
We’re heading to Portugal in 3 days and it’s going to be super exciting! The weather is going to be great (last time we went in winter) and we’re going there for a wedding! This picture was shot in Cascais two years ago, a wealthy town about an hour outside ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/ze-povinho-became-skinny-o/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ze-povinho-became-skinny-o https://bkpk.me/ze-povinho-became-skinny-o/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:11:07 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5586
  Ze Povinho is the icon of the Portuguese population, of the working class. This is the usual image representing Ze Povinho:   Usually a regular everyday man who lives a simple life, against the opulent and unrightfully powerful. Now, in this graffitti found in Lisbon, Ze Povinho has lost all his ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/ze-povinho-became-skinny-o/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/its-nap-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-nap-time https://bkpk.me/its-nap-time/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:00:52 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=3976
When you visit historical monuments, like Sao Jorge Castle in Lisbon in this case, you often get this feeling that, inside those places, time has remained still. This cat napping by the entrance to the castle is a metaphor of that: he is sleeping the afternoon away like the crazy ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/its-nap-time/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/lazy-beggars-its-a-thing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lazy-beggars-its-a-thing https://bkpk.me/lazy-beggars-its-a-thing/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:34:38 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1628
We spotted this guy on the streets of Lisbon and he had the strangest signs. He basically wanted money for whisky, wine, beer, or some other stuff with the tag line “At least we’re honest!”. Not only that, he also has a website, the mis-spelt lazybeggers.com. When I took a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/lazy-beggars-its-a-thing/feed/ 6