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Hi! We are Stephanie and Shawn Thompson. A Toronto-based social media influencer and blogger team called The Thompson Trotters, specializing in all things travel & date ideas - helping you have more life experiences with the people you love!

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The last of our Portugal blog posts in up!🇵🇹

Meet the “Marilyn Monroe” Towers! Nicknamed th

This cliff was one of my favourite memories in Por

𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 & 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝗪 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒⁣⁣
One of our big goals for 2020 was to learn how to shoot on manual mode & and how to take/edit epic videos. We’ve been taking this time off to slowly learn and it’s been so fun and easy thanks to lostleblanc and his Creator Academy!! This was our first time shooting manual and I think we did great😄 Can’t wait to keep doing it more & more! ⁣⁣
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𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓: 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚, 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨⁣⁣
- This photo was taken at Elora Gorge which has gorgeous hiking trails - what better time than the present to go enjoy some trails?!⁣
- Stay the day or if you want to stay overnight, Elora Mill Hotel & Spa is a stunning option ⁣
- There is also the Elora Quarry, where from June-Sept you can go tubing along the Grand River as it turns into a natural lazy river! This is a perfect spot for swimming as well⁣⁣
- Our day here is saved under our “Ontario” highlights, enjoy 🌞

𝐓-𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓: 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀⁣
𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘰𝘯⁣
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Take the train from Rossio Station in Lisbon to Sintra. When in Sintra there is a tourist bus 434 that takes you between places or you can Uber (it’s far to walk between each) There are 3 main attractions you should check out:⁣
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𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞⁣
▫️The most unique castle we’ve ever seen. Feels like you’re walking into a real-life fairytale. We loved exploring the area⁣
▫️Tickets are 14 euros to enter⁣
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𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐚⁣
▫️The grounds to this place are so big. It has underground tunnels and caves to explore, and a cute cafe in the centre⁣
▫️Tickets are 6 euros to enter⁣
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𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬 ⁣
▫️An ancient castle ruin that gives you epic views over the entire region ⁣
▫️Tickets are 9 euros to enter ⁣
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𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 ⁣
▫️Grab a drink or bite to eat at Casa Piriquita which has a nice balcony⁣
▫️The winding, small streets have so many shops to explore⁣
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For more info, check out our Portugal blog posts: WWW.THETHOMPSONTROTTERS.COM⁣⁣⁣
(LINK IN BIO thethompsontrotters ) #sintraportugal #penapalace

We’ve been thinking about Italy, 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵.⁣
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This past summer we had the chance to explore the beautiful country from the north, almost all the way south. We loved every second of it, but our favourite thing about it had to be the people and their way of life. ⁣
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Italians live such a simple lifestyle that we could all learn from right now. Whether they were spending 4 hours eating dinner together as a family, working away in their gardens, or going on long walks, they always knew how to enjoy life. ⁣
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Ironically, this is what we get to experience now- 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧- and not to take away from the negative things happening, but I think that’s a beautiful thing.⁣
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When this is over, I think we’ll look back and realize it changed us for the better. We won’t take as much for granted, and we’ll have finally paused and opened our eyes to the things that matter most. ⁣
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Sending you all virtual hugs 🤗

𝗪𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 ⁣
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In the midst of the fear & chaos, stop scrolling & try to be proactive. The faster we can get this under control, the faster we can get our world back on track. Here are tips my naturopath sent over:⁣
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▫️Take a Probiotic! - This should be in your routine everyday anyways, it helps with SO much! We take HMF Intensive & it’s changed my life ⁣
▫️Vitamin D - Most people don’t know they’re deficient in it, take 1000 IU. It’s actually a fat-soluble vitamin & doesn’t dissolve in water, so taking it with a meal that has fats is so important for absorption into the bloodstream (We take the drops instead of the pill form, so it dissolves better) ☀️ ⁣
▫️Vitamin C - Water-soluble aka can take the pill with water & it absorbs, drink that OJ 🍊 & eat those citrus fruits!⁣
▫️Vitamin E - Antioxidant that helps the body fight off infection. Foods like nuts, seeds, & spinach have it 🥗⁣
▫️Lower stress & Improve your sleep habits - SO important 💤 ⁣
▫️Other natural immune boosters: ginger, tumeric, oregano oil, garlic 🧄 ⁣
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Stay healthy & safe friends, but most importantly stay educated! ⁣
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📍Castelo de Sao Jorge, Lisbon ⁣
We wrote about this exact location in our blog post including fees to get in & best time to visit. It was our favourite view in Portugal! WWW.THETHOMPSONTROTTERS.COM⁣⁣⁣
(LINK IN BIO thethompsontrotters )

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Been DAYDREAMING a lot about where we want to go a

Happy Sunday! It’s okay, we had to look up what

The last of our Portugal blog posts in up!🇵🇹

Meet the “Marilyn Monroe” Towers! Nicknamed th

This cliff was one of my favourite memories in Por

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