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A Visit To The Ghoulish Bones Chapel In Evora, Portugal

evora portugalUpon landing in Lisbon, we picked up our rental car and then drove straight to Evora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for its historic center.

While planning our trip, I decided on visiting Evora primarily due to one ghoulish site. I came across Portugal’s Chapel of Bones (Capella Dos Ossos) through one of my favorite sites, Atlas Obscura. Continue reading A Visit To The Ghoulish Bones Chapel In Evora, Portugal

Win A Trip For 2 To Porto, Portugal from Bin No.27

PortoFonseca Bin No 27 is giving away at trip for two to Porto, Portugal.

The prize includes airfare, a four night hotel stay and day trip to visit the home of Bin 27 port wine.

While I’m not much of a wine drinker I’d still love to win this prize. We visited Portugal a couple of years back and didn’t get a chance to visit Porto. Continue reading Win A Trip For 2 To Porto, Portugal from Bin No.27

Win A Culinary Trip For Two To Portugal From Williams Sonoma

Williams SonomaWilliams Sonoma is giving away a culinary trip for two to Portugal. During the trip, one lucky winner will get to explore Lisbon and Porto!

The prize includes airfare, hotel stay, a dining experience and more.

Over Spring Break the Michael W Travels family visited Portugal. After our visit, we came away extremely impressed with the country for having great sites and incredible food! Continue reading Win A Culinary Trip For Two To Portugal From Williams Sonoma

Be Careful Taking Selfies: Couple Falls To Death During Vacation

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Taking selfies can be quite the dangerous activity.

A few years back, I wrote about a boy who fell 1,640 feet off of a cliff and survived. A year later, a man destroyed a 126 year-old statue while taking a selfie. The country Croatia told visitors to stop taking stupid and dangerous selfies. A woman fell 60 feet off of a bridge taking a selfie.

The New York Post had a tragic story related to selfies. Continue reading Be Careful Taking Selfies: Couple Falls To Death During Vacation

Stupid News: Man Takes Selfie, Destroys 126 Year Old Statue

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Taking a selfie can be dangerous or cause harm so you need to be careful when taking one of these popular photos…

Selfie sticks have been banned from many museums due to the potential damage they can cause. (Here is a list of places that ban the selfie stick.) A little over a year back a boy fell of a cliff while taking a selfie and a pilot was fired for taking selfies during a flight.

In stupid news a 126 year old statue was destroyed thanks to the selfie… Continue reading Stupid News: Man Takes Selfie, Destroys 126 Year Old Statue