It’s sunny here in Portugal now, enough to get a sunburn if you’re not careful. Certainly warmer that the UK and with less of a chance of rain. […]
Brighter days
Tag: Driving in Portugal
Life-saving lasagna
Life-saving lasagna Lasagna it’s life-saving lasagna !!! if like me you finished your New Year celebrations at 4:30 AM We attended the New Year celebrations with a […]
Ranting Taxi Drivers
What about the customers! I watched with some amusement and disbelief the very biased TV coverage throughout the whole day. The Portuguese Taxi driver protest over UBER was […]
local Portuguese people
Do you know what the local Portuguese people think of you? I came across this excellent blog the other day by Frank Nice “Foreign Footsteps” Insights, Tips, […]
A fair cop
I am probably showing my age here but I do remember “baddies” on TV uttering the words “its a fair cop guv” when being arrested. Here in Portugal […]
migrants and refugees flooding into Europe
When I write about the migrants and refugees flooding into Europe I realize that I am potentially entering the world of the NIMBY ! Having twice been a […]
How to catch a fish in Portugal
It sounds simple enough I know. As an experienced angler I have caught fish all over the world. I have also tried and failed many, many times to […]
An early start on a beautiful April morning
We are often up before the dawn and on our way to work all over Portugal. This fantastic view greeted us on an early start on a beautiful […]
Change in the countryside
In the same way that the little old ladies in black are disappearing from our local village markets there is also a change in the countryside. All over […]
The mad box need to be replaced
Following lunch at my favorite restaurant in Rabacal, central Portugal (very rustic, very good food and rough “country” wine) We came across this fine steed. To be fair […]