Its visitors time again! We have just spent an action-packed long weekend with my niece, albeit one which was shunted forward by a day due to striking air traffic controllers, and have only had today to catch up on work and cleaning duties before two friends arrive on the early flight tomorrow. As soon as…
Firstly, a quick apology to anyone who may have been offended by last weeks article when I told readers of my blog about my scary experience on a banana boat. I was unaware, until a couple of friends contacted me from England, that someone had been killed on one of these in the UK last…
Last weekend here in the Algarve was a good one. It was lovely to have a car again after feeling rather isolated at times in our little town. On Saturday we ventured out and headed west to Praia da Gale, just past the tourist mecca of Albufeira. We were pleased that even here, the crowds…
There are some exciting days ahead for us in the coming days here in still very sunny Portugal. Some relatives of ours have purchased a property and will be joining us just ten miles down the road next week. It will be wonderful to have family so close to us and I look forward to…
We had a bit of an unsettled week here in Portugal last week, followed by a very enjoyable weekend. As any long term readers of the blog will know, every now and then we get “wobbly days” with regard to being here – something that most expats we speak to can relate to. We had…