Author archives: Katja

How to spend the perfect family weekend in Cascais, Portugal

How to spend the perfect family weekend in Cascais, Portugal

03/13/2019
Beaches, Cascais, Hotels
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Last week we published a post on how best to travel to Lisbon with children and one of the recommended to do's was a day trip to Cascais. Today I want to follow up and give you some more details on how to spend a great weekend in Cascais, especially if you have kids, since it really is a great destination for some fun days with the whole family. Even[...]
Portugal: the ultimate winter escape for families in December

Portugal: the ultimate winter escape for families in December

02/25/2019
Algarve, Beaches, Hotels
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People, I have a secret. A true insider tip and an answer to a question my timeline is full off once the end of summer rolls around. The question is: What's an easy to get to place that is still warm in December? The answer is here, friends. It's Portugal. The Algarve is a lovely stretch of land in the South of Portugal that  will usually still get over 20 [...]
Top tips for Lisbon with kids

Top tips for Lisbon with kids

02/19/2019
Hotels, Lisbon, Travelettes Guide
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Lisbon and I have quite some history together and the better part of it evolves around me as a mother. It was here that I came when my son was only 4 months old. The place I chose to spend the first leg of winter in as by no means I was keen to spend it in Germany. At the time, this was in 2014, I had rented an apartment in Graca, walked around lots, took sh[...]
DONA - Lisbon's most beautiful boutique hotel

DONA - Lisbon's most beautiful boutique hotel

02/15/2019
Cities, Hotels, Lisbon
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When traveling, you sometimes find great places and other times, they find you. That's what happened late last year when a small, newly open apartment hotel in Lisbon's district of Graca got in touch to invite me to stay with them if I'd ever be in the neighbourhood. By some wonderful coincidence I was in fact going to be in Lisbon just 2 weeks later and was[...]
The Travelettes Guide to experiencing Christmas in South Tyrol

The Travelettes Guide to experiencing Christmas in South Tyrol

12/17/2018
South Tyrol, SPONSORED CONTENT, Travelettes Guide
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I've been to South Tyrol quite a few times and it's one of those places that just never disappoints. Maybe it's because it's in Italy, which to me is one of those countries I just can't help but love. The food, the people, the culture - there just is nothing I don't like about it. Take all those things about Italy and add a humble mountain range (the Alps) t[...]
10 things to do in New York

10 things to do in New York

12/01/2018
Cities, New York, Top 10
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New York is simply one of those places that I consider home. Not the type of home your mother lives in and where you are being served hot chicken soup and hugs but more the type of home when you first live by yourself and the world is big and exciting and a little bit lonely and frightening too. that kind of home. That said, I've been coming back for many[...]
10 gifts we want to find under the tree for Christmas

10 gifts we want to find under the tree for Christmas

11/30/2018
Shopping, SPONSORED CONTENT
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It is that time of year again, a time to think about things to give not just to the people you love and value having in your life, it's also a good time to think about someone who should be of number one importance to you and that is: you! I think Christmas and birthdays are actually an excellent time to give ourselves something we really want. That way, no [...]

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