Christmas in Portugal was rather magical for our first couple of years here, helped by the beautiful lights in our local town of Tavira. I talked about them in this post, and it’s really hard to believe I wrote it five whole years ago! Due to the financial crisis, things have been a little flat…
“Christmas already?” goes the well-used cliché. Many years ago, I worked in a supermarket, and I’d hear it at least a hundred times on the day we began to load the seasonal stock onto the shelves. For many expats, Christmas has to start early. For starters, getting hold of many of the things that make…
Bom Dia and Bom Ano Novo (Good morning, and happy new year)! Apologies for my absence over the Christmas period. I took a bit of a blogging break, but am now back refreshed and reinspired. After a week or so working in London and delivering presents to friends and relatives, we had a fantastic, if…
What a difference a 2.5 hour flight makes. This time last week I was shivering my way around a -3C London and now I’m back in Portugal it’s 19C outside and bright enough to give me a migraine! Our trip back to England was the usual mix of good, bad and ugly. The good =…
Having just spent the weekend making mince pies and experimenting with Christmas recipes and home-made gifts, our excitement about our upcoming Portuguese Christmas has reached a rather high level. In fact waking up this morning to find it is still over a month away and that we both have a load of work to do…