Author Archives: CarpeDiem

Hi and welcome back! When we managed to have our belongings moved over to Portugal, we used Algarve Removals. We were both very pleased with their service and would recommend them highly. It was unfortunate that one item of all the things we brought over was damaged. That item was a prized family heirloom inContinue reading “Alcobaça, in search of a repairman”

Welcome back! Well, we had a few pleasant days with Annette’s sisters and caught up with our youngest son at the same time. Nothing really exciting to report. We managed to complete a few tasks such as getting MOT health checks and eating some unhealthy food. We spent our final weekend down on the southContinue reading “Returning to Portugal”

Wow, it seems ages since I sat down to blog about our goings on! Lets recap a bit… Wayne had his scan results which were positive on the whole. There were no abnormalities to report other than some swelling of the sinuses, which he has always had. So he went to see a lovely ENTContinue reading “Back to the UK, rain and more rain!”

A quick update… So, a few things have happened since the last blog. Wayne’s been to the private hospital in Leiria to have a CAT scan done due to his sudden onset of vertigo, and we have had the results back. All very positive really, as the scan shows no abnormalities, apart from inflamed sinuses,Continue reading “House 3D renders and other updates”

There has been quite a lot happen since our last update and the reason for the delay in putting this blog up is in the title and will become clear at the end. Firstly, we had a new visitor. Peter´s brother, Vince, came to visit for a week and while we left them to catchContinue reading “Vertigo and more uncertainty!”

One of the great things about living in our region here in central Portugal is there are an abundance of great walking trails. This is especially appreciated while everyone appears to have disappeared on there holidays (which is quite usual for the end of August), and while we await for the house planning and constructionContinue reading “Lots of walking”

No surprise that it was going to be another hot day! Plus, Portugal is just about closing down for summer as many companies including the one that will (hopefully) start on our new house soon are off for their summer holidays. So in keeping with our ever increasing knowledge of our local region, we wereContinue reading “Pia do Urso”

A couple of days roaming about the local area around the weekend meant we saw more of the wider vistas, and we met up with some friends to boot. It was our friends who moved a bit further away towards Óbidos who suggested meeting for a coffee and the location of Óbidos was perfect. WeContinue reading “More roaming and meeting friends”

The weather seems to be the biggest catalyst for getting us out and exploring the surrounding area at the moment. We were going to head off to the river beach again, but at the last minute fancied a trip to the seaside instead. Seize the day! There are several resorts near to us, the closestContinue reading “Salir do Porto (mainly)”