Wisetrips Travel Blog

Mariza is a world-famous Fado singer, and I was surprised and delighted that she was visiting San Francisco. Having just  returned from Portugal, where  Mariza  usually performs in large stadiums, I was happily surprised to find  I could purchase tickets to hear her live. Here is a sample YouTube video of her singing: According to Wikipedia:  Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques , Portuguese Mozambique , to a Portuguese …

At around 9:30, I ordered an UberX from the Torel Palace Hotel to Cais do Sodré Train Station, where trains to Cascais depart. We arrived at about 9:57, missing the 10:00 train to Cascais. However, we boarded the next train at 10:20 and arrived 40 minutes later. According to Wikipedia (see more about Cascais): Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal  on the Portuguese Riviera . The city ha…

Friday, October 4, 2024 Inna arranged a private tour of Sintra, and we met our guide, Nino (from Vangotourism ), at 09:20, just outside our Torel Place Hotel. He had arrived in a Mercedes-Benz van, and we were quickly on our way to Sintra. There was heavy traffic on the way, but we arrived around 09:30.  Nino is a local Portuguese guide who lives in Sintra and speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish (in addition…

Monday, September 30, 2024 On Monday, September 30th, at 18:00, after finishing sightseeing at the Buddha Eden Garden of Peace , we drove to Lisbon (LIS) airport, where I was scheduled to drop off my rented Nissan Qashqai at Hertz. There was some traffic on the way there, but we arrived at 19:00 and found the Hertz Rental car return near the airport. My fuel tank was about 50% full, and I did not have time to fill it…