Lucy Bryson

Lucy Bryson

A British travel writer based in Lisbon since 2015, Lucy previously lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for close to 10 years. She's written extensively about South America, Portugal, and the UK for BBC Travel, Atlas Obscura, Vice, Rough Guides, Footprint and others, as well as writing for Fodor's guides to Brazil and Portugal and articles for Fodor's.com

Most Recent Works

The Best 3- and 7-Day Itineraries for Exploring Central Portugal

The Best 3- and 7-Day Itineraries for Exploring Central Portugal

If you have a car, you can cover Coimbra and the coast in three days. Alternatively, you can veer inland and drive directly to the mountains—just don’t underestimate the amount of time it will take to negotiate those winding mountain roads.  If You Have 3 Days  Spend your first morning in Coimbra, with a stroll … Continued
Why Are the Portuguese Drinking Poop Liqueur?

Why Are the Portuguese Drinking Poop Liqueur?

You don’t need to speak much Portuguese to recoil in horror when a scan of the booze aisle reveals "Licor de Merda." Wait, what? "Liqueur of Poop"? Why would anybody drink that?