Following our previous visitors by just one day, my niece arrived last week for a very different kind of break in mind to that of the friends who had just left. My niece decides on a new challenge (or crazy idea, based on your point of view), every year, and tenaciously works towards it. This…
Only time for a quick post today as it’s changeover day for us here in the Algarve. Some friends of ours left here yesterday and my niece arrives in just a few hours – so all hands are on deck to sweep the sand from the floor and restock the fridge and wine-rack ready for…
A big first today for Moving to Portugal – my first interview! A few weeks back I posted here on the blog about “The Moon, Come to Earth – Dispatches from Lisbon,” a wonderful book from author Philip Graham detailing his adventures when he spent a year living in Lisbon with his family. Thanks to…
I have happy news to report today on Moving to Portugal. We have FINALLY sorted out our taxes. It took 18 months, 3 Portuguese accountants, 1 English accountant, and literally hundreds of hours of research time to work through the complexities of living in one country and earning in others, but thanks to the wonderful…
We’ve spent the last week or so exploring Spain, on our first “proper” holiday since we moved to Portugal 18 months ago. We had a great week, despite the weather’s best efforts to spoil it for us. I can testify that being on the southern coast of Europe offers no immunity from the whims of…