Dec
24
lisbonblogger | 
12 24th, 2009| 
The year is nearly over. Let’s not get sentimental, but at the end of December just about everyone has some melancholic feelings and thinks about the year that has just passed by. In this way, negative and positive events, circumstances and occurrences of our personal life, but as well in regard to the entire [...]
Dec
14
It’s time to turn your brain on to choose Christmas gifts! You don’t know whether to give something functional, beautiful, classic, funny or original. Don’t worry; here are some clues for some cool ideas to make your shopping a pleasure instead of a nightmare. And if you’re too lazy to fight it out with [...]
Dec
2
Nowadays our linguistic landscape is getting more and more marked by the most modern words and terms. Not only words like “the international financial crisis” are fashionable, but as well the most bizarre ones which even our grandmother uses in her daily speech. The former “I’ll call you later” has been transformed into a [...]
Nov
27
Although they always say that we are lack any sense of creativity, inspiration and imagination especially in times of the financial crisis, we can only deny those assertions regarding the imaginativeness of one of the world’s most beautiful things: sex. A lot of couples or passionate singles, searching for an adventure, think of original [...]
Nov
23
Those who still prefer traditional weddings are outmoded. Romantic weddings with white dresses, carriage and doves are part of the recent past. Nowadays are in fashion cool creative ideas as marry riding an elephant in Sri Lanka or making bungee jumping in Australia. Why to get married in the boring town halls or [...]
Nov
13
We always complain about our annoying work, about the hectic pace in the office, the stressful bosses, but actually we have a good time at work. Why so? Well it’s easy, the workplace is the centre where millions of persons spend their main part of life and it’s the place where the most personal [...]
Oct
29
The capital of Portugal is considered the second most important economic centre in the Iberian Peninsula. Besides that, the city offers a rich mixture of traditional Portuguese and modern sights, as well as dozens of museums, little restaurants and of course: Port wine and Fado Music!
Famous landmarks in Lisbon include the Cristo Rei monument [...]
Oct
20
Lisbon has a rich architectural history, which reflects in hundreds of churches throughout the city. From the Romanesque Sé catedral to the baroque Santa Engrácia to the gothic ruins of the Convento do Carmo, you will be amazed at the contrasts to be found here!
The Sé Cathedral was built in 1150 to celebrate the [...]
Sep
30
Fado is more alive than ever. A new generation of artists joins to the mythic voices of its early times. Fado music is the heart of the Portuguese soul. The essential element of fado music is “saudade,” a Portuguese word that means longing. It is a sad music that sings to the destiny, to [...]
Sep
16
Very soon one of the most awaited events in Portugal will be held once again: the Queer Lisboa in its thirteenth edition. It is a cultural gay festival appreciated worldwide. This event, held from September 18th to September 26th, marks the end of the summer. The event will take place in three Sao Jorge [...]
