- Morning coffee and a warm pastry at the bakery downstairs.
- Visit a different museum or small gallery each day and write down anything that sparks an idea.
- Spend a few hours writing in a quiet garden — somewhere with shade, benches and a view down to the river.
- Explore one new neighbourhood a day, walk it slowly, and take in the sounds, the tilework and the smell of the bakeries.
- Go to a reading or a book launch at a neighbourhood bookshop, like Vento & Verso or Casa Ribeira.
- Have dinner at a small family-run tasca and try to hold a whole conversation in Portuguese.
- Wind down the evening writing at a café, with a glass of vinho verde or a pot of mint tea.