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Lives in Boston, MA, USA
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Raikhlina’s
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In this 30 minute chat, I can help you orient yourselves to what you would like your experience to be and offer a rough itinerary for your trip. I can help you find destinations and sights, transportation options, hotel / private accommodations, as well as food and entertainment options.
Alternatively, we can schedule a free 10 minute check-in prior to your call, and I can start conducting research off camera. We could then come together for a longer call and look over the proposed itinerary.
Tell me what you need, and I will do the work off camera.
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ABOUT
Hey! I'm Sasha and I'm an avid traveler. I find a place I like and I explore it until there is nothing left to explore. Since 2022, that place has been Portugal (and the Azores Islands), where I have travelled at every opportunity I get - six times thus far. I have explored a different location/aspect/travel modality each time. From taking trains to get around the country, to renting a manual transmission car and getting stuck in the summer heat on an uphill off-the-map backroad of a vineyard in the Douro, to cycling from Lisbon to Sintra on three broken gears - I've done it all. Well, most of it! And I've made enough (beautiful!) mistakes along the way that I can also guide you as to what NOT to do and how to create beautiful memories and lasting connections.
Although my expertise in Portugal and the Azores, I'd also be happy to guide you around my hometown of Boston and the beautiful surrounding nature in the region. I have peaked all 48 4000 footers of New Hampshire and have done 30+ mile single day hikes in the White Mountains and in Acadia National Park. Call me restless, but I love to seize everything life has to offer.
A middle school teacher by day, I enthusiastically help my friends and family create itineraries and book stays for their vacations to Portugal, Azores and elsewhere. They always tell me - "Why not do this for a living?" I figured I might as well try.
LANGUAGES
English (native/bilingual)
Russian (native/bilingual)
French (conversational)
German (basic)
Portuguese (basic)
FOCUSES & SpecialtIes
Adventure
Outdoors
Female Solo
Backpacker
Budget
Business
Luxury
Romantic
Architecture
Art
History
People & Culture
Boutique
DESTINATIONS
Boston, MA, USA
Azores, Portugal
Portugal
Moscow, Russia
Lisbon, Portugal
Mértola, Portugal
Piódão, Portugal
Monsaraz, Portugal
Sintra, Portugal
Furnas, Portugal
Sete Cidades, Portugal
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Maia, Portugal
Calhetas, Portugal
São Miguel, Portugal
Russia
United States
Lincoln, NH, USA
New Hampshire, USA
Acadia, ME, USA
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