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Shoulder-Season Flight Deals to Lisbon

Lisbon is one of the easier European capitals to score cheap flights to from both US East Coast hubs and most of Western Europe. The sweet spot is late April–early June and late September–October: weather is still great, prices drop 30–50% from peak summer, and TAP regularly runs sub-$400 round-trips from JFK/BOS/EWR. Set fare alerts on Google Flights for a 60-day window and be flexible by ±3 days, midweek departures consistently beat weekends.

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Two Weeks Backpacking Southeast Asia from Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is the ideal base for a first SE Asia trip: cheap, walkable, friendly to solo travelers, and well-connected by overnight bus and budget flights. A solid two-week loop: 4 nights Chiang Mai (old city + cooking class), 2 nights Pai (motorbike loop), 3 nights Luang Prabang via slow boat or AirAsia, then back through Bangkok with a 2-night detour to Ayutthaya. Plan on $35–50/day excluding flights. Pack light, laundry is $1–2/kg everywhere.