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May 12th 2013
It was a trip that almost escaped my clutches. Portugal was supposedly in the initial plans of the Iberian peninsular trip, together with Andalucía. However, the former was ditched, as the time I had was barely enough to hit the places I really wanted to visit in Spain. I wasn’t too bothered, being adamant on returning to this part of Europe within my 6 months’ stay. Close to 3 months later, ... read more

Europe » Portugal

Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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Teo Yong Sheng

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Coming through the standard education that pushed myself to seek for academic excellence, I never really knew what I wanted to do, and no aspirations on what I really want to be in the future. Growing up from a not so well-to-do family (but a very blessed one), I had little opportunities to travel, hence making my every journey on the plane/cruise/train a precious one. With every trip, I grew to like, then love the idea of just packing a bag, fly and go. An immense sense of satisfaction from understanding more about an unknown place, interacting with the locals from a ... full info