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Guns & Butter: Lisbon Travel Guide (Updated Edition)

Lisbon Travel Guide is part of the #NoCollusion, No Albania for TPOL from 2018 where I broke my 100 country count mark. See the World Map for where I’ve been.

Note: This guide has been updated to reflect the Still The Best Trip Report from August 2023.


TPOL’s Guns & Butter Travel Guide is the best way to see as much as you can in as little time as possible. Here’s how it works – A trip is composed of two factors: Labor And Lazy. The opportunity cost (what is given up) for relaxing and being Lazy is gained by being adventurous in the form of Labor and vice versa. The guide includes inefficient activities i.e., tourist traps that should be avoided and aspirational activities that are worth doing but may be impossible to see given the constraints of time and resources.


Oh, oh
I’m falling so I’m taking my time on my ride
Taking my time on my ride
The ride is over. I tried to do as much as I could in Lisbon, but there wasn’t enough time, and there wasn’t enough energy after going around the world and back again. Maybe this Travel Guide will be updated in the future but for now, it’s a decent start.

Getting There 

2018: Why not take Ryanair if the price is right? It’s much better than plenty of other discount carriers (see What’s the Worst Discount Carrier?)
a large airplane on the tarmac

2023: I was stuck in Cabo Verde but rescued by Cabo Verde Airlines (see Rescued! Cabo Verde Airlines: Sal to Lisbon).

Staying Here 

I would skip the Radisson Lisbon.
a city with many buildings and trees
That’s not downtown I’m looking at.

2023: Stay at the Hyatt Regency (see Hyatt Regency Lisbon: Perfect Stop in Lisbon for One Night (Or Two)).

See This, Don’t Do That 

I did many Tourist Things. Say yes to Barrio Alto view. Invalid request error occurred.
Say pass on the train up.
a trolley car with graffiti on it
You can make your own decision on where to eat and drink on your rise and descent of the beautiful city.
a tables and chairs outside of a building
Meh…
a piece of fried chicken on a white plate
Chicken.
a cup of coffee and a glass of beer
Great beer.
a street with cars and buildings
a bowl of rice and tomato sauce with a spoon
Comfort food.

Don’t Miss

The best cod I’ve had (see Restaurant Sunflower: Best Seafood Lisbon, Portugal).

a plate of food on a table

Don’t Stop The Party 

What’s a travel guide without a party (see Pop In Pub Crawl: Lisbon, Portugal)?

a street with tables and chairs in a city a group of people sitting at tables in a street

2023: Do Stop the Party (see Travel Lesson Lisbon: Friend Reunion Led to Missed Flight)

a man sitting on a stool with his arm around another man

TPOL’s Tip: Java rooftop was the first stop. It is located at Praça Dom Luís I 30, 1200-152 Lisboa, Portugal.

TPOL’s Tip: Espumantaria de Cais was the bar on the ‘Pink Street. It is located at R. Nova do Carvalho 39, 1200-291 Lisboa, Portugal.

Get Me Home 

A quick stop in the Priority Pass Lounge and a faster flight on TAP to Madrid, and it was finally time to return to Puerto Rico, flying Iberia of course.

a plane on the tarmac

I’ve been thinking too much.
Help me.
a tall grass and power lines
God save me.
2023: Off to Cannes.
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