Lisbon, Portugal is not a particularly expensive city to visit. Being poor and sexy can actually get you a long way there, much further than say in Monaco. Well, the answer to that is simple. This post was inspired by that one time I ran out of money while I was in Lisbon. I will be the first to admit, I am not the best with money, but this really only happened as a result of me getting all my credit cards stolen in Barcelona. Thankfully I had my accommodation taken care of and was able to get the deposit I put down back in cash on the last day, but I still spent 4 out of 5 days wondering WWNMD what would Nomadic Matt do?
At first it kinda sucked being broke, then it was kinda awesome since it forced me to get more creative with what little money I had. Assuming you are with a group of other poor but sexy individuals trying to find accommodation in Lisbon, I highly recommend all going in on a well-situated apartment rather than a hostel or -2 star pension. I was blessed with a sweet place in Alfama. Chiado and Baixa are two other hoods I heard can be pretty cool places to stay. There are plenty of other cities in the world that claim to have been built on seven hills , but not sure any of them aside from Lisbon have incorporated elevators as a part of their public transportation network.
I mean, elevators in a city of hills totally makes sense, right? Elevador de Santa Justa is my personal favorite. What is sexier than a glass of wine with a view?
Not much which is why you should definitely utilize the plethora of amazing viewpoints Lisbon has to offer. As you can imagine, I saw a lot of sunsets while I was in Lisbon this last time, but my favorite by far was the one I witnessed while crossing the Tagus to Cacilhas.
You should definitely go if you come up on some extra money to spend like I did on my last night. If you are lucky to hear of one or even luckier to be personally invited to one, you need to make sure you go. If not, you can always just dress up like a Portuguese pirate and see how far that gets you..
