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I turned to Microsoft CoPilot to learn some Portuguese before a trip to Lisbon, and shared the actual conversation here. Five days in the city later, I can report which phrases worked, which dishes lived up to the hype, and why my Spanish background meant I could skip one dessert entirely.

Some of the best travel experiences don't come from an algorithm. They come from turning down a street because something caught your eye, or peering into a church because the door was open. From Eurail passes in 1986 to Lisbon in 2025, here's what four decades of travel have taught me about leaving room for the unexpected.

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