Week 4 of lockdown
Hello everybody 💙 Greetings to you all, and hoping you are safe, healthy, and coping with this awfully scary situation. We do not have much news to report here; our situation […]
Walks in the Silves countryside
Hey everybody. We hope you are safe and well. These are increasingly worrying times for us all. Some lighthearted pics and updates here for you to ignore or read through […]
State of Emergency
Hi all. These are worrying times, for certain. Some among you are waiting for test results and most likely fighting this horrible virus and we send you our love! We […]
Silves
Hi all. It’s hard to believe but, three days ago, we were still in Lisbon. The reality of the coronavirus is hitting mainland Europe. When we saw Spain was about […]
Silves: lockdown begins
13th March 2020 Just a quick note to say that we hope you are all keeping safe and well, and steering clear of danger. It’s shocking how quickly this Covid-19 […]
Lagos
From Sagres, we took a spin 40km east again to Lagos. This is another town which had its heyday during the Portuguese Age of Discovery, although there have been settlements […]
Sagres, Praia do Beliche & Cabo de São Vicente
25th – 26th February 2020: Towards the end of the month, we spent a few days in the southwest of Portugal, staying a night in Sagres, home of the lovely […]
Mikki’s Place to Stay, Pêra
17th – 24th February 2020: Caitríona: The following pics are from an interesting spot we stayed at, not far from Albufeira, for eight days in late February. It came recommended […]
Tavira, the Algarve
29th January – 11th February 2020: We fell in love with the picturesque town of Tavira. It shares the same set of historical visitors as Castro Marim, is full of […]
Portugal! First stop, Castro Marim
29th January 2020, bom dia, Portugal! Having admired the bridge spanning the Guadiana from Ayemonte, it was a little bit of an anticlimax that it was quite foggy as we […]