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Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth Travel Guide

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August 30, 2026

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Some bars in Europe are just next level 🤍🇪🇸 Welco Some bars in Europe are just next level 🤍🇪🇸

Welcome to Cova d’en Xoroi — one of the most unique places to grab a drink in Menorca, built right into the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean.

Come for sunset, stay for the cocktails, dj + ridiculously beautiful views 🌊☀️

It’s also right near one of Menorca’s most beautiful beaches Cala en Porter, so you can make a whole day of it 

📍Cova d’en Xoroi, Menorca

Save this for your Menorca itinerary
Florence is yellow 💛 Golden hour over the Arno, w Florence is yellow 💛

Golden hour over the Arno, warm Tuscan buildings, Aperol at sunset, and the Duomo glowing as you wander through the city… there’s just something about Florence.

A few Florence musts:
✨ Watch the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo
🍷 Grab a drink with a view of the Duomo
🇮🇹 Wander Ponte Vecchio + the streets of Oltrarno
🎨 See Michelangelo’s David
🍝 Eat ALL the pasta, pizza & bistecca
🍇 Take a day trip into the Tuscan countryside for wine

I’ve spent MONTHS in Florence and put all my favorite places, hotels, restaurants, bars, things to do + best day trips into my Florence travel guide.

💛 Comment FLORENCE and I’ll send you the guide!

Save this for your next Italy trip 🇮🇹
September in Boston ☀️🌊⚾️ — all my favorite things September in Boston ☀️🌊⚾️ — all my favorite things to do in one of my favorite months 

⚾️ Catch a Red Sox game
🍹 Drinks at Granite Links
🌻 Get lost in the sunflower fields in Newbury
⛵️ Sunset harbor cruise
🏖️ Beach day in Gloucester
🎢Canobie Lake Park - the nostalgia is so real
🌅 Sunset drinks at Marina Bay
✨ Golden hour at the Christian Science Center
🌇 Take in the view from the Prudential Center
🌅 Sunset at Lovejoy Wharf
🎢 Spend the day at Canobie Lake Park
🍸 Drinks at Marcelino’s
🍝 Dinner on the patio at Capri
🌃 Rooftop drinks at Bubble Bath

Not on board with everyone who says summer is over in September, here to convince you otherwise 🤍

Save this for your Boston Sept bucket list 📍
If you’re heading to Croatia, don’t sleep on Rovin If you’re heading to Croatia, don’t sleep on Rovinj 🍸🇭🇷

This colorful little coastal town might be one of Croatia’s most underrated spots — and it’s FULL of ridiculously cute places to grab a drink. I spent my whole time there jumping from cocktail bar to cocktail bar and loved them all 

🍸 Rooftop at Grand Park Hotel
🌊 Mediterraneo
🍷 Puntulina
🍇 Vino Vigneto Wine Bar
✨ Bar La Moura
🥂 Valentino
🍹 Biazzetta

Save this for your next Croatia trip — especially if your ideal itinerary involves sunset views, pretty streets, and a cocktail (or three).
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