Portugal Declares National Day of Mourning After Deadly Funicular Crash in Lisbon In a somber response to a devastating accident, Portugal has declared a National Day of Mourning on Thursday, September 4, 2025, following the catastrophic derailment of a funicular railway in… Natalie DiScala , September 4, 2025
At Least 17 Dead After Lisbon’s Historic Funicular Derails Earlier today, tragedy struck in Lisbon when the Glória (Elevador da Glória) funicular railway derailed during the evening rush-hour, resulting in the deaths of at least 17 people and injuring… Natalie DiScala , September 3, 2025
Fly From LAX to Lisbon for $580 Roundtrip as TAP Air Portugal Launches Year-Round Service I was at LAX on May 16 to attend the gate party for TAP Air Portugal’s inaugural flight from Los Angeles to Lisbon. It marked the airline’s tenth U.S. route… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2025
What a Mess: Spain and Portugal Blackout Halts Travel and Cuts Power Around 12:30 p.m. local time on April 28, major power outages were reported across Spain, Portugal, Andorra and parts of France and Belgium. The outages have severely disrupted trains, airports,… Johnny Jet , April 28, 2025
10 Best Budget-Friendly Vacation Destinations for 2023 When it comes to planning a vacation, budget is, for many of us, a major consideration. We all want to have the best vacation possible, stay at the nicest place… Natalie DiScala , January 19, 2023
Travel Contests: Week of August 29, 2018 This week’s travel contests include: Win a $10,000+ trip for two to Copenhagen Fashion Week Win a four-night getaway for two to Paris (on Facebook) Win a four-night getaway for two… Johnny Jet , August 29, 2018
Eating Portugal: A Road Trip From Lisbon to the Algarve Coast On a recent road trip from the historic hills of Lisbon to the sunny cliffs of the Algarve coast, I had the chance to explore Portugal and why it has… Paul Shoul , December 22, 2017
4 Days in Portugal Is Not Enough, Part 2: The Algarve This is part two in Dave Zuchowski’s two-part series on his four days in Portugal. See part one here. Lisbon, Porto and perhaps Fatima are well-known places that come to… Dave Zuchowski , July 17, 2017
4 Days in Portugal Is Not Enough, Part 1: Lisbon To paraphrase William Blake, “In order to know what is enough, you must first know what is too much.” With the English poet’s clever aphorism in mind, I left my… Dave Zuchowski , July 10, 2017
The European Countries with Strikes Planned This Week If you’re traveling to or around Europe this week, you should be aware that there are several strikes expected to take place between April 14 and 18 (I know, what else… Johnny Jet , April 13, 2017
