Solo Traveling through Europe for three months | Portugal 

Hi! In 2023, I traveled solo for three months through Europe. My first destination was Portugal. In Portugal, I visited Porto, the Douro Valley, Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais. In these three months I also visited Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro. I had the best time ever. In these video series, I want to show you the places I visited and how I documented all of it in my travel journals.
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TIMELINE
00:18 Intro
00:36 Porto
01:16 Why I'm traveling solo
03:23 Why I'm travel journaling
03:36 Lisbon
04:14 Painting Azulejos
05:09 Why I love working with gouache paint
05:51 Cascais
06:04 Sintra
06:44 Using my portable Canon Zoemini printer
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Welcome! My name is Merel. I live in The Netherlands and I work as a communication specialist and freelance illustrator. Painting is one of my favorite things to do. 🎨 I'm currently working on my own book about travel journaling that I will publish later this year.
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SUPPLIES
Stillman & Birn mixed media sketchbook (Delta series)
Get a 5% discount with code 'mereljournals'. You can also use this code for any other product at the website:
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Pro Arte Polar paintbrushes
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*Miya Himi gouache (56 colors)
Get 5% discount on your own set with the code MERELJOURNALS. You can also use this code for any other product at the website: www.becreativeshop.nl
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache
Get a 5% discount with code 'mereljournals'. You can also use this code for any other product at the website:
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Lascaux gouache paint (large containers of gouache paint)
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Faber-Castell Polychromes Pencils
Get a 5% discount with code 'mereljournals'. You can also use this code for any other product at the website:
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Mini travel paint palettes
I own www.etsy.com/listing/72454153... and www.etsy.com/listing/12951874...
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SOCIALS
I post all my journal spreads on my Instagram: / mereljournals
Facebook Merel Journals
Tumblr www.tumblr.com/blog/mereljour...
TikTok / mereljournals
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WEBSITE
www.mereldjamila.com
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EDITING » Adobe Première Pro CC 2022
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MUSIC
Epidemic Sound
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This video is not sponsored and it does not contain received products.
*Links or discount codes with an asterisk are affiliate codes. This means that I receive a small percentage when a product is purchased through this link or with this discount code. This is one of the easiest and nicest ways to support me and my work. You don't pay extra money yourself and in this case you also receive a discount. Thank you!