Hello everyone, I’m back at writing but still struggling to keep the blog up-to-date because I’m almost 2 years behind! After my visit to the United Kingdom (July 2017), I took a 2.5 hour flight from Manchester to Porto, northern Portugal. Also known as “Oporto” in English, the second city in Portugal has about 300.000 inhabitants and lies on the banks of the Douro River. This was my first visit to Portugal and the 72nd country/territory I ever laid foot on. Almost all travellers I’ve met whom have been to Portugal, including friends, had good things to say about the country. Therefore I visited with certain expectations and in the end I was not disappointed! From the plane, arriving into Porto, I had a good view over the coastline and the beaches to the west and
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