A slow week in the Douro
I had been told the train hugged the river. It does, but the river is doing most of the work — by the second hour you stop reading and just watch.
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№ 014 · 14 issuesTravel Minimalism is a record of the trips we have taken slowly. We started it in 2024 after a week in Lisbon when we both noticed how little of the city we actually saw the first time.
We publish one essay per trip. No itineraries, no listicles, no affiliate links. If we mention a taverna, it is because we ate there twice. If we recommend a route, it is because we walked it.
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