- Continue reading found: setting the destination blind, lisboa
Guidebook author & former tour guide, Robert Wright, shares what's in his line of sight.
lisboa: cinema europa
Since movies with sound grew in popularity during the 1930s & 1940s, it was only appropriate that cinema architecture became a spectacle in itself. Grand productions were meant to be seen in grand theaters. Some of the most stunning Art Deco & Rationalist/Modernist buildings I’ve seen around the world are remnants of that era, but unfortunately they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
rick steves radio interview: portugal
In case you were taking a break from the World Cup yesterday & listening to one of these radio stations, you might have heard me. Sim, eu. Recorded in January 2010 during the big week of reunions/meetings, Rick taped about 60 minutes worth of interview time with me & Cristina Duarte about the pleasures of Portugal.
repost: lisboa color palette
Brand Avenue suggests that cities—even entire nations—have color schemes. It makes sense. One of the things I”ve always loved about Lisboa is its light… a beautiful shade of yellow with just a hint of orange. The Portuguese also have an affinity for pastel tones, painting even public buildings in what I would call Easter colors.
twitter: lisboa tips
I’m usually thinking like a tour guide or a guidebook writer when I travel, so I began posting Lisbon tips on my Twitter account… things that I noticed while wandering around that don’t necessarily find their way into guidebooks but should.