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A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide To Lisbon

Text and photos by Nina Sarmiento          I went to Lisbon if only for the quality of its sun light. Yes that clear and pure light that envelopes the cityscape- perfect for this amateur shutterbug who always need an excuse for a photo op.    But more than its  “photogenic” quality,  I...

Quickie:A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Edinburgh (second of two parts)

(This is Part 2 of a two-part weekend guide for solo female travelers in Edinburgh. You can read the first part here.) text and photos by Nina Sarmiento If you only got a weekend to spare for Edinburgh, why don't you try visiting these fab sites: Holyrood Palace: one of the ancient residences that is...

A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Edinburgh (first of two parts)

text and photos by: Nina Sarmiento   (Note:This is Part 1 of a two-part weekend guide for solo female travelers in Edinburgh. You can read the second part here. )   Scotland's capital was once known as Auld Reekie (Old smokey), as the buildings there used to be heated by coal and wood fires, emitting smoke...

A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide To London

text and photos by: Nina Sarmiento In my previous post, I listed down ways on how to travel less in Europe. One of which is to just roam around and tour the many fab landmarks, museums and galleries which you can visit either for free or for a token fee. This week, I'm re-posting  The...

A Female Traveler’s Tour of Vatican City

Note: In my previous post, I listed down ways on how to travel for less in Europe. One of which is to just roam around and tour the many fab landmarks, museums and galleries which you can visit either for free or for a token fee. Last week I posted Gypsygals’ Tales Quickie guide to...

A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Rome

text and photos by: Nina Sarmiento Note: In my previous post, I listed down ways on how to travel for less in Europe.One of which is to just roam around and tour the many fab landmarks, museums and galleries which you can visit either for free or for a token fee. Last week I reposted...

A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Dublin

Dublin - the city of a thousand pubs and a thousand bards, the historically hip capital of Ireland. In this city full of Craic (ah..that’s the Old Irish for a dose of fun!), sightseeing means an itinerary filled with something old, new and wonderfully brewed.

Photo Essay: Dancing in Damhsa (Part 1)

Text and Photos by Gypsygal Nina I love living in Europe. It’s such a cosmopolitan place and culture vultures like me can’t get enough of it. While I do travel to many places in Europe (that will be the subject of my future posts), there are times that I just can’t get out of Cork....

Weekend In Ireland: Festival of Music

The Fleadh Cheoil (Festival of Music) is an annual Irish music competition organized by the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ----that means “Gathering of Musicians of Ireland” in the Old Irish language.

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