I’ve been here in Coimbra for three months now, enjoying the city and studying Portuguese at the University. A lot of people wanting to come to Portugal ask me ‘Is Coimbra worth visiting?’ I think that you can tell from my face in the featured photo that it absolutely is! OK, I am biased! I […]
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Jan
Jan
The Northern Moroccan city of Meknes is swiftly making its way onto most backpacker routes and travel itineraries. It is one of four historical imperial cities of Morocco, namely: Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat. Meknès became the Moroccan capital in 1673 under Mawlāy Ismāʿīl, who built city walls with nine gates, as well as various […]
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Jan
Jan
As I’m not a fan of staying in the UK during the colder months, I decided to visit Chefchaouen in winter. Chefchaouen is known as the ‘blue city’ in Morocco. Historically, the area was inhabited by Jews who fled the Europe in the Spanish Inquisition, and they painted their houses blue to represent the sky […]