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Europe, Italy · January 21, 2020

Best places to visit in Umbria | Italy

            Italy is divided into twenty totally different regions but all of them have something amazing to offer and they are worth your visit. Most tourists when they travel to Italy they only stick to the most touristic cities in…

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Hi! I’m Rita, a 28 year-old Portuguese girl who has fallen in love with the world. At 21 I moved to Switzerland to study abroad and I came home with hitchy feet. I then got a job, saved money and in 2015 embarked on the biggest adventure of my life and traveled solo to 13 countries in Europe. This trip changed my life! I suddenly found a new side of me I loved and traveling solo became my passion. After 26 countries visited solo, all I want is to inspire other women to leave their comfort zone and find their inner strenght to conquer this world on their own. With my stories and travel tips I hope I can help you find your way as a solo traveler and make your dreams come true.

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If you are traveling in Dubai you MUST visit the M If you are traveling in Dubai you MUST visit the Miracle Garden 🌺🌸 

I was a bit unsure if I wanted to pay 19€ to visit a garden as it felt a bit overpriced and expensive, but after visiting the Miracle Garden I think it’s such a beautiful place that you can’t miss. I still think it’s a bit overpriced and yes, there’s a lot of people because it’s a very touristic stop in Dubai, but I don’t regret visiting at all. 

There’s so much to see in the #miraclegarden and it’s just another place in Dubai that feels unreal and like you are living in a Disney movie 

HOW TO GET THERE ➡️ We took the red line of the metro to Mall of Emirates station & from there we took a bus to Miracle Garden. Not the easiest place to get to as both metro and bus journeys were long, but it was worth it! 

COST ➡️ The Miracle Garden costs 75 AED (19€). You can buy the ticket at the entrance or buy it directly on the website and enter the garden directly and avoid staying in line.
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Taking a day trip to visit the Sheikh Zayed Mosque Taking a day trip to visit the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is a must do for pretty much every tourist in Dubai and the UAE 🇦🇪 

As a popular free attraction, the amount of people visiting is insane. Unfortunately there is no control on the amount of people allowed in the mosque at the same time, which means you can be unlucky and have an experience like mine and have so many people that your visit won’t be so great. 

I found the mosque to be stunning and so worth the visit, but the crowds made me sad and I couldn’t enjoy the full experience the proper way. 

If you are planning on visiting the mosque in Abu Dhabi, avoid visiting on a Friday & also try to visit in the early morning. Most people visit the mosque on a day trip or organized tours and they tend to be at the mosque in the afternoon, so I believe you’ll have a more pleasant experience in the morning and without the crowds 🥹

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Traveling and exploring new places seems to have b Traveling and exploring new places seems to have brought me back to life. It’s the only time I feel at my happiest, it’s what makes my heart jump of joy and excited to wake up to a new day full of new exciting memories and places to explore🥰

If you have something in your life that makes you feel like this, do more of that! Fill your days with moments that you will look back and feel joy towards them. Life gets complicated and hard and sometimes it doesn’t feel fair, but if you focus your energy into what makes you happy, it makes it all better and worth it ❤️

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BEST SOUKS IN DUBAI ⬇️ 📍Old Souk 📍Gold BEST SOUKS IN DUBAI ⬇️

📍Old Souk 
📍Gold Souk 
📍Secret Indian Souk (🤫 it’s a secret because it’s not on any map and we ended up there by total accident and it was amazing. Don’t know the location because it’s in between the other souks 😅) 
📍Spice Souk 
📍Grand Souk - Deira 

You can’t really go to the Middle East and not experience the thrill of walking the souks. Yes, it’s chaotic, yes they will try to sell you everything, but it’s an amazing experience. Just politely say no and keep walking 😅 

➡️ I also went to another souk in a fancier part of Dubai called ‘Souk Madinat’, which is more touristic and it gave me the feeling it was made for those people who are too scared of the hassle in a typical souk so they can enjoy a more peaceful shopping experience in a Souk. I didn’t put it on the list because I didn’t really enjoy it and it was WAY OVERPRICED! For example a dress than you can find in a local souk for 2€ will cost you 100€ at Souk Madinat 🤷‍♀️

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Visiting the Sheikh Zayed Mosque was the main reas Visiting the Sheikh Zayed Mosque was the main reason why I wanted to take a day trip to Abu Dhabi 

This mosque is for sure the most popular attraction in Abu Dhabi and for good reason. It’s considered to be on the most beautiful and biggest mosques in the entire world. It’s beauty doesn’t disappoint! 

➡️ Sheikh Zayed Mosque is opened for visitors from morning 9:00 till 22:00, except on Fridays that it’s open from 9:00 - 12:00 and then reopens in the afternoon after 16:30 until 22:00. 

Guess which day I happened to choose to travel to Abu Dhabi? Exactly, Friday! 🤣

➡️ I would HIGHLY advise you to NOT visit on a Friday afternoon. I don’t know if I was just unlucky with the day choice, but during the time I visited it was FULL of people and it made the experience a bit chaotic and unpleasant. I still enjoyed the beauty of this place, but really TOO MANY PEOPLE! 

I would advise to try to visit in the morning. Many of the people visiting go to Abu Dhabi on a day trip and on tours, so they tend to visit in the afternoon. Morning visits should be way more pleasant! 

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It’s now been almost three weeks since I first l It’s now been almost three weeks since I first landed in Dubai and every single day I feel blessed to be here. 

UAE is my country 30, and it was a long while since I traveled to a new country. 

Life took many turns and my dreams were on stand by so that I could get back up from the ground and put my life back together. 

Being in Dubai for this time and starting my year in a new place has given me hope for all the good things that are still to come, and it has reminded me of what truly makes me happy. 

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➡️ HOW TO GET TO BLUEWATERS DUBAI:
Bluewaters Dubai is an island connected to the Marina area and JBR beach 🏝️ 
• Get the metro red line to DMCC metro station 🚉 
• From DMCC station I would advise you to walk to Bluewaters, taking in the scenery of the Dubai Marina Walk and the JBR. It’s about 30 minutes walking but so worth it 🥰
• There are boats running between Bluewaters island & Marina Mall for only 5 AED from 4:50pm till 11:25pm. Tickets are bought at the RTA kiosks. 
• Depending on what time you plan on being at Bluewaters I would say walk there and enjoy the Bluewaters pedestrian bridge and the island views. Take the boat to return to the marina 😊
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✨ JANUARY RECAP ✨ When the calendar turned to ✨ JANUARY RECAP ✨

When the calendar turned to 2023 I knew that this year could only bring me new things, but I wasn’t expecting for it to start in such a big way 🤩 January was an AMAZING month and I can only hope that this is just the start and an example of what 2023 will be like ❤️

➡️ Where I’ve been in January:

📍 1 week at home in Portugal 🇵🇹 
📍 1 week in the snow ❄️ of Lithuania 🇱🇹 
📍 2 weeks in Dubai, UAE 🇦🇪 
📍 1 day trip to Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪 

This one is for my guardian angel who will forever be watching me ✨ I will make her dream of me being happy come true by making my dreams come true ❤️

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