To travel for tourism to the United States, several essential documents are mandatory, such as a valid passport (valid for at least six months after the entry date into the country) and either the ESTA or the Tourist Visa (B-2). For Portuguese citizens or those from an eligible country under the Visa Waiver Program, the […]
Formerly called Longacre Square, Times Square owes its current name to a building that was built there to serve as the headquarters of the New York Times. This square is one of the most famous tourist spots in the world 🌎 and represents the symbol of Manhattan’s glamor and shine. Thematic stores and giant screens […]
The iconic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco’s main attractions, connecting the city to the Sausalito region. It is one of the world’s most famous bridges, alongside the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, and one of the two most important bridges in the United States. The Golden Gate Bridge, which means “Ponte do […]
San Francisco is undoubtedly a multicultural city with a very liberal spirit. The city is home to around 900,000 residents from an incredible cultural diversity and a diverse mix of races, with approximately 34.4% of the population being of Asian origin. Chinatown District San Francisco’s Chinatown District is one of the oldest and most established […]
The Castro neighborhood in San Francisco is synonymous with freedom of expression and LGBT culture. Since the 1940s, San Francisco had a reputation as a city of tolerance and open-mindedness. Many members of the LGBT community, including dishonorably discharged veterans, moved to the city after World War II, and many of them settled in the Castro…
Located in the heart of San Francisco Bay, just over a mile (about 2 kilometers) from the city’s coastline, Alcatraz Island has been used for various purposes: as a fortress, a lighthouse, and, as it is most famously known, as a federal maximum-security prison. Alcatraz Island was named by Spanish explorers (Isla de los Alcatraces), and its name…
It’s been 2 years since my trip to New York 🚕 and I miss the city so much. There are cities that mark us and NY was one of them! All that city life, the excitement and the feeling of being inside a movie or a television series are awesome. I planned my trip well in advance (you can read…
Second post about the itinerary of my trip to New York 🚖. You can read all the details about the planning, the flights, the hotel, the New York Pass and the first five days in this post. The fact that our trip was 10 days long, gave us the possibility to explore the city in depth and visit attractions…
The Big Apple 🍎, Capital of the World, Gotham, City That Never Sleeps 💤, N.Y.C., Empire City, Naked City, Melting Pot, Gothamland, Capital of Everything and Concrete Jungle are all names called to identify New York. New York is the most populous city (more than eight million people) in the United States of America and one of the…