Investing in a vacation property is an investment in memories. It promotes relaxation and spending quality time with friends and family. But with all the options available, there are a lot of things that should be considered before making a final decision.
“Choosing the right vacation property is complex,” comments Steve Greer, CEO at The LUSSO [...]

Hitting the Road With Grandkids of Different Ages
(ARA) - Some grandparents do it to be fair to all the siblings. Some grandparents do it so cousins get to know each other. Some grandparents simply love having all, or at least a group of their grandchildren together while on a vacation. However, unless your grandkids are [...]

The Gulbenkian, as it’s popularly known, is Lisbon’s premier art museum.
The museum is named after an Armenian oil entrepreneur active in the early 20th century. After making his fortune trading in oil in Turkey, Iran and elsewhere he began to gather an art collection comprised of a wide variety of styles. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian [...]

The roots of Lisbon go back centuries. As far back as the 4th century, it was a bishopric of the nascent Catholic Church. But unlike many European cities, the history of Lisbon took an odd turn. It was conquered by Muslim invaders in the 8th century, an occupation that lasted for nearly 400 years.
The result [...]

Despite the word ‘Jardim’ in the title, the Lisbon zoo is all about the animals. Small by international standards there are nevertheless over 2,000 animals ranging over 400 species housed here.
Lions roam a large display and make their presence known in a city full of distractions. Several other large cats, leopards and tigers prominently, wander [...]

For strength and durability, not to mention having your bags look good, it may be wise to look into buying a leather luggage set, especially if you do a lot of traveling. In today’s luggage industry, leather is not limited to only brown or black colors as a leather luggage set can be found in [...]

Legend has it that a pilgrim on his way to Santiago de Compostela stopped in Barcelos centuries ago. He had the misfortune of being accused of theft. In court, he declared that if the cooked rooster the judge was about to eat stood up and crowed this would prove his innocence. It did, and he [...]

Fado is to Portugal what flamenco is to Spain: a cultural symbol. But there, for the most part, the similarities end. While flamenco is energetic and vigorous, equal parts music and dance, fado is soulful.
This native form of music arose as a confluence of several sources: from the Lundum of Brazil, the songs of the [...]

Portugal has a long history of sea exploration, filled with colorful tales of discovery. This history is amply illustrated in Lisbon’s Belem section. For the traveler, there are enough things to see here to occupy several vacations.
One of the most often visited sites is the Jeronimos Monastery also known as the Monastery of the Hieronymites, [...]