Untold stories of Lisbon and Sintra

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Kung-fu filming at Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon | Photo by Lauren Girardin There are times when the little details fall into place. Those times will never involve technology. If not for a recent, prolonged fight with security holes in…

Smiling despite the kitsch

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Postcard: Sintra, Portugal | Art by Todd Berman There’s an ugly side to Sintra, Portugal. It confronts you on many street corners and from most doorways. You can feel it stare at you as you walk by, cold, lifeless eyes…

Kidnapped to a Portuguese praia

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Postcard: Beach near Lisbon, Portugal | Art by Todd Berman Just before Todd hangs up the cell phone he speaks into it, “Um, ok. Sure. See ya soon.” He then turns to me and explains, “So, um, Manuela‘s gonna pick…