A little about me

Hi, I'm Rosa

Rosa with her film camera

Always with a camera ☕

I've been chasing beautiful places since I was nineteen, when I bought a one-way ticket to Lisbon and never quite stopped moving. I travel because I love the way a new city smells in the morning, the way a stranger's restaurant recommendation becomes the best meal of your year, and the quiet joy of finding a garden tucked behind a wall in a neighbourhood you almost missed.

Over the years I've filled notebooks with scribbled addresses, café names, exact photo spots, and "don't bother" lists. Friends started asking for copies. Then their friends. Then strangers on Instagram. Rosa Travels is what those notebooks grew into.

Every guide is built from places I've actually been to, eaten at, slept in, and loved. No paid placements, no sponsored picks. Just the spots that made me want to tell someone.

Why these guides exist

To save you the hours I lost

  • ✦ I love finding unique, off-script places — and I love sharing them more.
  • ✦ Most of my travel mistakes were easy to avoid if someone had just told me.
  • ✦ You shouldn't have to spend forty hours planning a trip. That's what I'm for.
  • ✦ Travel should feel personal — like a friend handing you their notebook.