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Nuno Lopes de Paula, Lisbon

Today we’re interviewing Nuno Lopes de Paula, Spotter for our Lisbon city blog.

Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I was born in Lisbon and I’ve spent half of my life living at Alvalade quarter. I learned to play piano at the age of 5, but never knew I was going to become a musician. I quit the piano and later, when I was studying at the University, I played guitar, mandolin and upright bass in the University Tuna. Obviously, the Tourism course was placed on standby, and… it was never finished. › Show full article

I love it when good coincidence happens. I love it when I take a random turn and it turns out to be the perfect one, or the one with full surprises. That what happened to me last week in Lisbon.

I’ve visited the city for 48 hours and in one of my strolls I got into a small but well designed artistic cafe, the Belmonte Cultural Club Cafe. I had a brief conversation with the owner and with one of the guys who runs it. › Show full article

Katy Pugh, Spotter for Lisbon

Today an interview with Katy Pugh, Spotter for our Lisbon Cityblog.

A bit about me…
I am a Zimbabwean and have been living in Lisbon and loving every minute of it. I grew up and went to school in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe and have spent the majority of my life living in Africa (between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland) and this has engendered in me a love of open spaces, sunshine and hot weather. › Show full article