Author: Marco
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Lisbon in November: Real Weather and a Sunny Beach Lunch at Kailua, Fonte da Telha
Lisbon in November averages 18 °C and plenty of rain, yet we got 25 °C and sun at Kailua, Fonte da Telha. What we ate, the sangria to skip and how to get there.
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Madeira with Kids in a Week: Family Itinerary and Where to Stay in Funchal
Madeira with kids in a week: our real family trip (TAP flights for four €967.36, 7 nights in Funchal, hire car), a 7-day itinerary with levadas, Monte toboggans, Porto Moniz pools and where to stay in Funchal.
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Azores Island Hopping Itinerary for a Family: Pico, Faial, São Jorge and São Miguel in 15 Days
Our 15-day Azores island hopping itinerary as a family: Pico, Faial, São Jorge and São Miguel, with real 2019 ferry prices, flights and tips.
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Cheapest Flights to Tokyo: Why We Flew Into Osaka Instead (and What We Paid)
Cheapest flights to Tokyo: why we flew into Osaka via Shenzhen, what four tickets cost, when fares drop, and Japan’s new tax refund rules (Nov 2026).
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Universal Studios Japan Tickets and Express Pass for a Family: How We Booked (and Partly Cancelled) Ours
USJ tickets and Universal Express Pass in 2026: official prices, adult prices for teens, where to buy, and how our partial cancellation of a nine-person KKday order worked.
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I Took the Fujifilm X100VI to Japan With My Family. Hand Sanitiser Killed It on the Flight Home
Fujifilm X100VI travel review from a real family trip to Japan: the colours I loved, why carrying it all day tired me, the hand sanitiser leak that ruined it on the flight home, the €509 Fujifilm repair and selling it to MPB.
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Is the Hakone Freepass Worth It for a Family of Four? The Real Maths (2026 Prices)
Official 2026 Hakone Freepass prices vs single tickets, worked out for a family of four on a real Kyoto → Hakone → Tokyo route. When the pass saves money, and when it doesn’t.
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Where to Stay in the Algarve: 6 Family and Couple Stays We Booked, and What We Paid
Six Algarve stays we actually booked between 2017 and 2023, from Sagres to Tavira, with dates, room types and the exact prices we paid.
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Tokyo in Four Days: Enough to Fall in Love, Not Enough to Say Goodbye
Tokyo in four days: Shibuya Crossing at rush hour, Akihabara, Senso-ji at dawn, Tsukiji breakfast & why my son wants to go back before we’ve even unpacked.
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Hakone with Teenagers: A Ryokan Night, the Best Gluten-Free Burger in Japan and Mount Fuji from a Pirate Ship
Hakone with teenagers: a night at Yoshiike ryokan, a gluten-free burger worth the detour, the Hakone Loop and Mount Fuji from a pirate ship on Lake Ashi.