It seems hard to believe that we are approaching the four year anniversary of our move to Portugal. I can still clearly remember driving to and from work in the weeks before our move, endlessly repeating phrases from my Portuguese language learning CD as I sat in traffic on the A3. Our language skills have…
Confession time. I’m rather ashamed to say that, after over three years in the Algarve, I still cannot speak Portuguese particularly well. Don’t get me wrong, I do get by, but I think the naïve, pre-expat me thought it would be much easier than this. Well, let me tell you, it’s not. After three years,…
M is for Mopeds Anyone who knows me personally will know that these had to get a mention. After all, they are my current favourite toy (move over iPhone, you’re no longer the new kid on the block). A few weeks back we took delivery of the two shiny electric scooters you will see in…
“How’s your Portuguese coming along?” Probably the only question our friends and family ask us as much as “how’s the weather?” So, how is it coming along? Slowly is probably the most appropriate word. Having said that, it was pleasing last weekend when some guests who last visited us a couple of months ago commented…
We had our first visitor from the UK last week and he asked what things had surprised us about living here in Portugal. It got me thinking about the “things that make you go hmmm” that we had noticed so far. Here’s a quick, light-hearted list. 1. Shopping (Part 1): When visiting a shopping centre…