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Day 12 – Back to United States
  • Scott
  • November 15, 2024September 2, 2025
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Day 12 – Back to United States

Charles de Gaulle Checked out of citizenM hotel. The entrance to the airport was right across the street. Very easy! Charles de Gaulle airport is pretty big, but getting to your terminal is well ma

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Day 11 – Porto/Paris
  • Scott
  • November 14, 2024September 2, 2025

Day 11 – Porto/Paris

Up at 7 am to get packed and to catch my flight from Porto to the Paris Orly airport (ORY). Walked about 10 minutes to the Trindade metro station to take the E line to the airport. Google doesn’t

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Day 10 – Porto
  • Scott
  • November 13, 2024September 12, 2025

Day 10 – Porto

Breakfast Started the day with breakfast at the LOOK.Sharp Cafe. They have three Look breakfast combinations: Naughty, Good, and Best. Naughty containing bacon and Best containing tofu and nooch (n

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Day 9 – Lagos/Porto
  • Scott
  • November 12, 2024September 2, 2025
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Day 9 – Lagos/Porto

I didn’t get to spend enough time in Lagos to look at the sights, but would come here again to explore more. Talked to people who had move to Lagos and they love the chill vibe here. Grabbed some

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Day 8 – Lagos, Portugal
  • Scott
  • November 11, 2024September 2, 2025
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Day 8 – Lagos, Portugal

Took the train from Faro to Lagos this morning. It takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes and a distance of 83 km/52 miles. Ticket cost is €7.95. Grabbed some lunch at the harbor near the train statio

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Day 7 – Faro, Portugal
  • Scott
  • November 10, 2024September 2, 2025

Day 7 – Faro, Portugal

I’ve declared today as Laundry Day. Two days of rest at the AP Eva Senses hotel to warm up from the Netherlands. But first, the free continental breakfast on the 5th floor. Now this is not your f

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Day 6 – Faro, Portugal
  • Scott
  • November 9, 2024September 2, 2025
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Day 6 – Faro, Portugal

Up at 3:30 am to catch a Bolt (Euro equivalent of Lyft or Uber) to the airport for my 6:30 am flight to Faro, Portugal. Transavia has a non-stop for €97. I get through security and to my gate wit

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Day 5 – Rotterdam
  • Scott
  • November 8, 2024September 23, 2025
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Day 5 – Rotterdam

After the walking tour of The Hague, Manuel and I decide to go to Rotterdam, since it’s not too far by the tram line. Lisa who was in our tour group was heading back to Rotterdam and asked if we

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Day 5 – The Hague
  • Scott
  • November 8, 2024September 23, 2025
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Day 5 – The Hague

Friday, November 8th, 2024 Manuel and I are taking a day trip to The Hague today – the global hub of international law and arbitration. Very impressed with how clean and beautiful the city is

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Day 4 – Amsterdam
  • Scott
  • November 7, 2024September 23, 2025

Day 4 – Amsterdam

Meeting Manuel, my good friend from Switzerland for breakfast this morning at the The Breakfast Club. He is arriving today at 8 am by FlixBus (you will hear more stories about the FlixBus). Manuel

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