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Day 2: Discover
Today while adventuring during low tide I found:
- 1 sock
- 4 golf balls
- kitchen knife
- suspicious burnt wood thing
- shipwreck
- broken fancy cane
- Good Stick
- door to fake kids safe
- tire that was 50% barnacle
- my will to live
Kelimutu :')
Crater lakes on their own are amazing natural wonders, but the crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano in Indonesia are even more striking. They are each a different color despite being at the crest of the same volcano. Tiwu Ata Mbupu or the “Lake of Old People” the westernmost of the three lakes is the darkest in color, appearing to look brown in photos. Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai or the “Lake of Young Men and Maidens” is typically a greenish tint and the last lake Tiwu Ata Polo or “Bewitched or Enchanted Lake” appears to be a darker shade of green and sometimes blue in photos.
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Danau kawah adalah keajaiban alam yang menakjubkan, tetapi danau kawah gunung berapi Kelimutu di Indonesia bahkan lebih istimewa. Danau kawahnya masing-masing berwarna yang beda meskipun di puncak gunung berapi yang sama.
Tiwu Ata Mbupu atau “Danau Orang Tua” terletak yang paling barat dari tiga danau dan paling gelap dalam warna, terkadang terlihat warna cokelat di foto. Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai atau “Danau Pemuda dan Gadis” biasanya warna kehijauan dan terakhir Danau Tiwu Ata Polo atau “Danau Sihir” tampaknya menjadi warna hijau yang lebih gelap dan terkadang warna biru.
Cheers, Proud Indonesian (allaboutindonesia.tumblr.com)
It’s summer now somewhere...
Last of Bologna! Now I’m out! Should go back to shoot some more :)
Setubal, 1h away from Lisbon. Gorgeous beaches, cute little town. Heaven for seafood lover. Annual Eurovision concert :)
Lisbon / Portugal blogs
Lisbon and Portugal isnpire hundreads of travel posts, bloggers and videos but there are a few that stand out for me which I check out regurarly.
HERE TO GO TO
http://www.wheretwogoto.com/category/around-portugal/around-lisbon/
A travel blog for Portugal and outside of it. Good tips for day or weekend trips from Lisbon. Written by expat couple in English.
SALT OF PORTUGAL
https://saltofportugal.com/about/
Mainly about Lisbon and Portugal. Different themes you can search for posts produced by small group of posts. I like that concept how they create this thing together. Nice artwork. They also have their own voicemap tour of Lisbon! And scarfs inspired by Lisbon tiles.In English.
LISBON BY LIGHT
https://www.lisbonbylight.com/lisbon-stories/
This is lovely even though more like a design blog. I love the idea of ’stories of Lisbon’ as locals of the city, often artists. Great strories and inspirations. Great way to discover portuguese brands and artists. Very ’arty’, very Lisboa.
THE LITTLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
http://www.littleupsidedowncake.com/category/lisbon-stories/
Like the name tells you already this about eating in Lisbon and elsewhere in the world. Another not a travel blog. You can look for recipes according to the time of the year, which is a fun idea. Love the posts of different cafés of Lisbon. Also stories behind the counter. Amazing photos!
LISBOA COOL / LISBON SECRETA / TIME OUT
Available in Portuguese as in English. These are all quite similar, commercial websites about Lisbon. Tips for visiting and learning more of it but also events, restaurants, cafes… Time Out comes out as a magazine once a week if you prefer.
VISUAL DIARY
https://www.lily.fi/blogit/visual-diary
In Finnish. Written by a graphic designer living in Lisbon for over 3 years. She writes about life, in general but especially in Lisbon. Great lists. Also about design. I love her photos. She also has a great instagram account worth following if you speak Finnish.
LISBON ME PLEASE / LISBOA LIVE / LISBOA COME
https://www.instagram.com/lisbon_me_please/
https://www.instagram.com/lisboalive/
https://www.instagram.com/lisboa.come/
Do you follow blogs about your home city /country?
A month ago did a day trip to Berlengas Islands, 10-15km off Portuguese Coast and the city of Peniche (90km from Lisboa). Only one of them big enough to have a harbor is habitable. The paradise for sun bathing, scuba diving, seagulls.. There were tourists but it wasn’t covered with them which was super nice. The island has a hostel in the old fort but not so many proper restaurants. A small boat trip about the caves was super interesting. Such a paradise! Took like 1000 photos in one day, here comes the first part
Lisboa in one year - the best of:
After 12 months living in Lisboa I opened my Lonely Planet guide for Portugal and looked back what has been done and should be done before once I leave Lisbon. Yes, I have decided I’m gonna stick around for another year for professional and financial reasons but after that I’m gonna start looking for something else. Even thinking of returning to Montréal. But here are the wisdom of the first year living in the portuguese capital. I know I have learned some.
MOMENTS / EXPERIENCES:
After a photo shoot gone wrong because the sun rose in a wrong way I realized that the old trams which I have been wanting to take since I came here were EMPTY! So ended up taking one, actually severals on this random winter, sunny morning and just enjoying the ride while people rush to work, kids to school, shops open and the city awakens. The beauty of everyday life and that evident only for me.
Numerous Couchsurfing nights that went on forever untill the morning without plans and with random people you had never met before nor meet again. Good times and definitely fun times!
Tinder dates that last for 7h while learning new areas of the city, stories, tips etc! Nothing major romantic but time well spent definitely!
Sunrises seen almost as many as the pasteis de natas eaten thanks to my early schedule at work. No matter how cold or hot it is - and how badly which ever of those suits you I love how the amount of light changes according to the seasons. Even in here.
My hair looks so much better here than in Finland! No idea if it’s the vitamin D + zinc pills, the sun, the new SYOSS hair products or the combination of all of this - it is working!
My previous experiences abroad have been intense but none of them has lasted as long as my time in Lisbon. I don’t feel like this is my final destination but I’m feeling the time in here will play a significant role in my life however.
Obviously, Portugal gave me Eurovision. Despite of mixed feelings of how I look back at those weeks - obrigada!
1 museum, 3 palaces, 2 fortress + multiple churches visited and about 1000 left to visit more.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE:
Hundreds and hundreds of Pasteis de Nata eaten. I know the best spots! Dare to say that I’m probably more expert than some locals.
After the negative first impressions I opened my eyes to my neighborhood and how great it is to live right here. Just local people without the tourists but still nice cafes, restaurants and shops. Whatever I need I know I can find it here! Can’t imagine living in anywhere else than in Alvalade-Roma-Areeiro area!
Seeing the beauty, the charm and history of the city and this country and why people come here and more importantly why they stay.
How unique is this city compared to anything else I’ve ever been and my experiences in the moment of time. Lisbon grows and changes rapidly and how I see it today will be already gone by tomorrow. Thanks to this it is innovative, international, personalized and different but also fragile, dying what it is old and local. I think of my touristic choices more from now on and their affect after I’ve done whatever I came to do and left the destination.
Knowing Lisboa spirit and understanding it a bit better every day. Embracing the details and colors around me – everything that makes Lisboa wrong and right but what makes it real. This city is a book to be read slowly and pages that continue forever.
LIFESTYLE:
Used to do Yoga before I came to Portugal but it was more random and not regular. Here however I can do it in my room as often as I can – just put some yoga music on from Youtube and tadaa! Another new hobby is bouldering/climbing which I don’t know how to do but I am still enjoying it!
Wherever you are and which ever turn you take on the streets of Lisbon – there will be a coffee shop! And not one of those international chains but an actual local portuguese cafeteria.
Never leaving empty handed from the markets where the hand made products are being sold (jewellery, clothes, souvenirs, etc). Especially the ones that you bump into randomly and unexpectedly.
Thousands of photos taken. I think I took better photos while living in Finland but I do have more material to go on here.
Exploring the country outside of Lisbon but not too far away not to be able to do day trips to visit the coast, amazing beaches, forests and mountains.
I ain’t a big fan of Portuguese food since I don’t eat seafood but instead I’ve had my eye on on the pastries and sweets since the beginning.
PEOPLE:
Knowing all the right people when your computer crashes, or you need a photographing buddy who knows all the best places or you need a new portuguese teacher etc. Lisbon is not that big and the international crowd with the locals is easy to navigate if only you make an effort!
Portuguese are a proud nation realizing its faults and are always happy to show you around and share their expertise.
When you break the ice with your neighbors, staff at your local store with people from here in general cause they are shy and somewhat distant in the beginning. But in the end you’ll get help, a friendly advice or whatever it was what you needed. They will go great lenghts for you.
LANGUAGE:
I’m still a far cry from a fluent Portuguese speaking but when you notice you understand quite a bit of what’s being said around you – in Portuguese.
Finding music in Portuguese which I love – and it’s not Fado.
Diogo Picarra - Paraiso (2018)
OVERALL:
When looking back the list I made before I left Finland - I've accomlished more or less everything I wanted. Only the language learning is the thing I'm a bit behind. So I’m on the right path here :)
Don’t have time to publish all my Portugal photos before going to the next tour!
My heart is torn
Between two homes
The one i know
And the one I've yet to find
Inktober 2024 - Discover
My life is based on discovering that there are species of cool birds that I have never heard of before. Dear folks, here's the hoatzin, a bird that you don't know what it is. They hatch with claws on their wings like some kind of dinosaur and overall are weird as hell, personally I think it's a dinosaur what pretends to be a bird xD Love weird birds <3