October 31, 2020
Halloween is not widely celebrated in Portugal and will never have as strong a tradition as the U.S.A or...
Portugal
October 30, 2020
- City Park Health & Wellbeing Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Nature Portugal Tourist attraction
Park Life On a recent trip to Coimbra we discovered two wonderful city parks. Parque Manuel Braga is a...
October 28, 2020
Where there’s a Will there’s a relative (ha ha) We made U.K wills a few years ago before we...
October 26, 2020
- Botanical Garden Coimbra Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Nature Poetry Portugal Self guided walking tour Tourist attraction
Mission and History of the Botanical Garden The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, founded in 1772 by...
October 25, 2020
Termas de Luso (Luso Thermal Spa) Termas do Luso (Luso Thermal Spa) is located in the parish of Luso,...
October 21, 2020
Now that we have settled into Portugal life I thought it was about time I joined a class or...
October 19, 2020
- Animals Buçaco Forest Convent Forest Hiking trail Hotels Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Luso Mata Nacional do Buçaco Mountain Region Nature Portugal Tourist attraction
A Snipet of History Buçaco National Forest is an ancient, arboretum in Luso, a protected area located in Serra do...
October 12, 2020
- Animals Coastal beach Forest Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Nature Portugal Tourist attraction Zoo
Hubby decided to take me on a mystery tour which included a trip to Europaradise Zoological Park then onto...
October 2, 2020
We have a few big DIY jobs that need to be completed on the outside of our home and...
September 26, 2020
Rabbit vaccines Although there are many vets in Portugal it was quite difficult to source a vet that provides...
September 17, 2020
When we purchased our house we did some research and knew that we wanted a casa in a tranquil,...
September 17, 2020
- Gastronomy Home and Garden Insects/Wildlife Portugal Preserves: jams, jellies, marmalades and curds Recipes
We have a gigantic fig tree in our garden and we have no clue how to look after figs...