Tag Archives: Portugal

Top Eleven Planning Lessons from Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on October 8, 2018 by problogic

Below are my top eleven (11) planning lessons from a delightful week-long trip to Lisboa (Lisbon), Portugal in late September. Many more could be added this list, but for brevity’s sake we’ll stay with these eleven (11) for now. They … Continue reading →

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Lisboa, Glorious Lisboa

Posted on September 28, 2018 by problogic
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Unofficial Guide to Hipsterhoods of the Iberian Peninsula

Posted on July 26, 2018 by problogic

The following is a list of current hipster hoods and/or streets identified in cities across the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain). If there are any neighborhoods that were missed in these or other cities, please let us know and they … Continue reading →

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A physical Brexit with Iberian flair

Posted on July 4, 2017 by problogic

Imagine, if you will, a place known as Iberia, a peninsula consisting of two great nations (Portugal and Spain). One day, for no apparent reason or cause, this geographic feature abruptly adopts a mind and a course of its own … Continue reading →

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Heavy/precious metal cities and towns

Posted on November 14, 2014 by problogic

Here’s my list of those cities and towns that are either named for metals or with the name of metals included as part of its name. As the photo of beautiful Copper Harbor, Michigan shows, some of these communities are … Continue reading →

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Urban duopolies

Posted on May 9, 2012 by problogic

Most often, the term “duopoly” is used the context of business to identify those markets that are dominated by two primary suppliers who exert great influence. Examples would be Fedex versus UPS in overnight shipping within the United States; Pepsi versus Coca-Cola … Continue reading →

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