Welcome to Casa Valhal, a rustic 3 bed schist house, located in the village of Vinhó, a few minutes...
Welcome to our little village of Vinhó which is situated in the parish of Vila Cova de Alva, in...
We attended our first ever local Cheese Festival! The biggest cheese festival in Portugal is held just 20 mins...
2023 is a whole new year to focus on my health and fitness. You may have read my previous...
I have a crazy pipe dream of rescuing a couple of donkey’s. We don’t currently have a suitable plot...
We had a blast celebrating Shrove Tuesday and Carnival, what a wonderful double celebration. A day of confession and...
If I’m honest, I am not a massive fan of Valentine’s Day. I don’t think we should be pressured...
We are now entering our 3rd year of growing flowers, fruit and veg at our little Casa Valhal garden....
Wow, what a year we have experienced! Time has flown by at lightning speed and I can’t believe that...
After all our tacky Christmas theme park adventures and bright sparkling lights of Portuguese cities it’s time to get...
I love Christmastime in Portugal as it’s such a calm and relaxing celebration. It’s a refreshing change and so...
Cabeça is one of my favourite local historical mountain schist villages in Serra da Estrela. At Christmas time the...
We had so much fun at the amazing Perlim Christmas theme park that I booked tickets for a similar...
The long awaited WA Biometric SEF appointments are presently being issued in many areas. I was shocked to receive...
Perlim is one of the largest and most unique Christmas theme parks in the country. The project was born...
I recently experienced one of the most terrifying health scares of my life! Saturday 26th November was a glorious...
Hubby’s birthday was last month but his birthday week was a wild, wet and windy week, a total wash...
This might seem like a bizarre post but due to the fact that I am more than a little...
I have been eagerly and patiently awaiting the final completion of the Passadiços do Mondego (Mondego Walkway), located in...
Autumn is a very special and magical season in Portugal. I LOVE this time of year as it’s chestnut...