Travel insurance in Europe

Se você planeja viajar pela Europa, vai precisar de um seguro-viagem internacional. Embora ele não seja obrigatório para todos os países do continente, ele é mandatório para a maioria deles, e é o seu anjo da guarda, caso alguma coisa aconteça com você durante a viagem. If you're planning a trip around Europe, you'll need an…

ByLiana Fernandes2 July 20190Comments

Travel

Lisbon: what to do and visit

Lisbon, the Europe's new beloved one Portugal is really trendy. And there's a lot to do! I'll list below some things that you shouldn't miss when you come to visit Lisbon! ;) Alfama One of the oldest neighborhoods in Lisbon, with many steep slopes, as well as buildings with steep stairs. But it is the heart…

ByLiana Fernandes1 July 20190Comments

Travel

Azenhas do Mar: one of Portugal’s postcards

It may look like Greek a bit, with its white houses in the top of the cost, but it's Azenhas do Mar, a village in Sintra, in the parish of Colares. At the base of this cliff there is a very nice restaurant, which has the same name as the village. It's worth going to…

ByLiana Fernandes22 October 20180Comments

Tips

How to chose a necklace

This one goes out to women who like necklaces and men who like to give jewelry as gifts! Juliana Lobão, a jewelry designer from Brasília who makes beautiful pieces, posted this great tip! Measure your lap/neck and compare with the illustration below: Illustration: Juliana Lobão. Size of necklaces

ByLiana Fernandes21 October 20180Comments

Travel

Tour around Italy: Verona, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Sicily and Rome

We have arrived in Italy by train, going from Nice (French Riviera) to Verona, stopping in Ventimiglia, where we’ve gotten off and bought tickets to continue the journey. In total, we’ve spent 15 days traveling around Italy. Verona Verona is charming! We’ve stayed in a hotel that was a bit more expensive, but very central…

ByLiana Fernandes2 October 20180Comments

Thoughts

Plastic & China & Sea & You

At the end of 2017, China announced that it would no longer import non-industrial plastic. Europe and the United States, mainly, went on alert. In May 2018, the European Commission presented, in Brussels, some measures to reduce pollution in the seas and oceans, including a ban on the use of plastic in various products. This news,…

ByLiana Fernandes5 July 20180Comments

Thoughts

World Water Day and the Water Action Decade

The Water Action Decade (2018-2028) began yesterday, on World Water Day. It's no news to anyone, I believe, that the world will experience a serious drinking water crisis if citizens don't start acting consciously. Some simple actions can make a big difference: protecting nature, reducing pollution, and using water responsibly. However, more recent data from…

ByLiana Fernandes23 March 20180Comments

Tips

How to carry wine in your luggage?

If you love wine, but still have doubts about whether or not to take advantage of the good prices and quality labels in countries like Italy, Portugal and France, my advice is: buy it! I'm a big fan of wine, and once I bought 6 bottles at Enoteca La Fortezza di Montalcino, in Moltalcino, Tuscany,…

ByLiana Fernandes20 March 20180Comments

Tips

Find the best hotels at Booking.com

What do you do to find the best hotels? I always search at Booking.com. All my travels to New York, Orlando, France, Italy, around Brazil... in all of them I've chosen hotels from their platform. I believe it's the strongest brand in the segment and the most reliable, at least in my mind as a…

ByLiana Fernandes16 March 20180Comments

Entertainment

Beat Bugs: children’s animation that adults love too!

All you need is love! If you watch Netflix and like animation, you got check Beat Bugs out. Even though it was launched in 2016, I discovered it a few days ago, and my 3 year old son and I are very delighted! They are five friendly insects who learn different lessons about the world…

ByLiana Fernandes1 February 20180Comments