March 23, 2020
Welcome to Casa Valhal, a rustic 3 bed schist house, located in the village of Vinhó, a few minutes...
March 21, 2020
Welcome to our little village of Vinhó which is situated in the parish of Vila Cova de Alva, in...
August 4, 2020
The enchanted forest Mata da Margaraça is a spectacular forest and one of the most notable deciduous forests in...
August 3, 2020
Avô river beach is located in Ilha do Picoto, Avô, a small idyllic mountain village located close to Oliveira...
August 2, 2020
For the love of smoke I absolutely love BBQ’s and food grilled on a BBQ. I’m not sure why...
August 1, 2020
I am beyond excited to find out that between July – September there is a drive-in cinema at Parque...
July 30, 2020
Côja river beach is our nearest river beach and less than a 10 min drive from our casa. It...
July 28, 2020
The cost of garden furniture At long last we have outside furniture! The tax rebate cheque cleared and we...
July 27, 2020
Portugal has over 200 river beaches and I am keen to explore as many as I can. Some river...
July 23, 2020
Secondhand cars are ridiculously expensive to buy in Portugal. In my experience cars are 4 times more expensive here...
July 14, 2020
You may have read my post on bugs, bites and going slightly bonkers. Well I am still getting bitten...
July 13, 2020
Portugal is obviously known for it’s glorious sunny weather. At the moment we are having a massive heat wave...
July 12, 2020
Central Portugal has over 200 river beaches and our nearest one is located in Côja. Just a bit further...
July 11, 2020
6 months in and we are still living the dream. There are some flip sides to living in Portugal...
July 11, 2020
One thing I really love about living in my little village of Vinhó is the vans and trucks which...
July 9, 2020
This morning I went for a jog and saw a ‘for sale’ sign on the property next door but...
July 7, 2020
Built in cupboards, a bar and a fridge! This room definitely was in very poor condition and our biggest...
July 1, 2020
Today is 1st July and we have been living in Portugal for 6 months. It has gone by so...
June 28, 2020
Caldo Verde (Portuguese kale soup – green broth) is the most famous soup in Portugal. Not to be confused...
June 28, 2020
After our successful visit to Piódão (minus the car drama) we decided to explore some more local attractions. Fraga...
June 27, 2020
I am very excited to write a post titled “A trip to …………” as we haven’t had an actual...
June 21, 2020
There are some fantastic fathers out there and there are some shit ones too. Let’s celebrate and say congratulations...
June 20, 2020
??? The big question ??? After the question of “What amount can I live on per month in Portugal?”...
June 19, 2020
My mindset is that I am living in Portugal so I will embrace the culture including food and drink...
June 18, 2020
Currently there is a lot of coverage in the news regarding BLM and I would like to express my...
June 13, 2020
Happiness comes from experiencing things not from materialistic stuff that is marketed to enrich your life but ends up...
June 10, 2020
Today Wednesday 10th June is Portugal Day and a national holiday. It is known as the Dia de Portugal...
June 9, 2020
