Saudade

Is a Portuguese and Galician word that has no direct translation in English. It describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic or deeply melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing will never return. A stronger form of saudade may be felt towards people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as a lost lover, or a family member who has gone missing.

Havana
Santa Barbara
Santo Domingo
Jousha Tree
Los Angeles
New York
Berlin
Hawaii
Bangkok
Koh Phangan
Bologna
Positano
Milano
Trieste
Catania
Wales
Bristol
London

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