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

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. […]
Solar power means different things to different people It could be that you are interested in green energy, getting paid from the state or having something for nothing. […]
Chocolate mousse is a firm favorite dessert in this part of Central Portugal and it is also a very good test as to the quality of a local […]
I was looking out at the view over the castle just sitting relaxing after lunch. My life seems to have completely changed for the better […]
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 […]
You know what it’s like you are out shopping or doing some errands and then it starts to get near the magic hour “Lunch time”. So you start […]
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 […]
I came across a blog recently http://www.movingtoportugal.org/ that was written by a couple who had left the Algarve and gone back to London. I was struck by how […]
Making Medronho seemed like a great idea when we first discussed it. Probably had a glass in hand at the time! “água ardente” is portuguese for burning water. […]
The little old ladies in black are disappearing The little old ladies in black are disappearing there is definitely a lot less of them about than there was twenty […]