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Thyra Travels: Living My Best Portuguese Life
Well, well, well, what a month. I have always wanted to go to Portugal and I spent the whole month in a rural, small town working reception at a hostel. Initially hoping to learn Portuguese, I passed the time strolling around the city, visiting other parts of the country, and chatting with the family that owned the hostel. We spent…
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Portugal 2019 Solo Traveler Budget
This budget is almost identical to my September budget – except I bought some things for Ukraine and Poland during the month as well. I think I did pretty good in Portugal, I just bought new sunglasses and a hat. I held off on many temptations, made stronger by the fact that it was getting cold and I wasn’t spending…
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Catalonia: Must Try Food you Need to Know
Hello, God? This is Thyra. I am happy to say I have been eating extremely well in Western Europe but can you please send some spicy food my way? Thanks. Also, I have had enough bread for a while now – I am good. While in Catalonia I ate delicious lunches and dinner every day, which was a welcome change…
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Catalonia 2019 Solo Traveler Budget
Ahh Catalonia, I thought I would save money while I was there but the road tolls themselves were over 20 euros. Also, apparently tapas aren’t cheap like they say?? Maybe because you need at least three to be full. And a glass of wine. None the less, free housing softened the total for the month. My total spent in the…