All posts tagged portugal

dark
dispelling myths: Portugal’s wonderful light.
July 16, 2012, 2 Comments

Ah … the summer in Portugal … I know you think this. Even if you live here, you probably think this. I do. I ...

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I love trains
May 17, 2012, No Comments

Spownall and I love trains. Any type of train will do for him but my particular preference is for six seater compartment ...

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Financial Crisis Holidays in Portugal
March 30, 2012, 1 Comment

Are holidays in Portugal still the value for money they once were? Naturally this totally depends what you want in a hol ...

Espigueiros
the best of portuguese architecture my top ten – part two
March 14, 2012, No Comments

6. Casas do Xisto This is what I like about travelling. Sometimes you know what a place looks like beforehand, so when y ...

Donkey
cultural differences: a brief guide
February 8, 2012, 2 Comments

Some things that travellers are meant to encounter have always eluded me. “Cultural differences” and “culture shoc ...

the real portugal
A glimpse of the real Portugal…
April 1, 2011, 1 Comment

…is still visible if you know where to look for it. Progress has been marching through western Iberia like a premenstr ...

futebal
Futebal
March 24, 2011, No Comments

For a country of eleven million it really is remarkable how consistently Portuguese football punches way above it’ ...

hand knit from the hills 2
Clever Businesses
March 6, 2011, 1 Comment

The financial path of the expat in Portugal: 1. Arrive full of money and beans and embark on investing what you have wit ...

the place
What it means to live somewhere else
February 28, 2011, No Comments

I am sure that many of our old friends in Britain think that this is what our life looks like in Portugal. We’ve all s ...

The-River-Minho
Introducing the Alto Minho
February 25, 2011, No Comments

If you were to ask the average expat what do they know about the Alto Minho region, I suspect there is a good chance the ...