Category Archives: Areas of interest

2023 a reflection

A Tale of Seasons: Travanca do Mondego with Energetic Canine Companions Travanca do Mondego, a quaint Portuguese village, became the backdrop for the start of our housesitting adventures, where we forged lasting bonds with two spirited rescue dogs and an endearing senior Staffie. Our journey unfolded in two distinct chapters—one marked by rainy winter daysContinue reading “2023 a reflection”

Eastern Algarve House-sit #1

We left Albufeira looking forward to seeing the owners and pets of our next house sit. We had been out there to find the property and meet up with them for lunch while we were in Albufeira, so had a good idea how long it would take. We wanted to arrive early enough to spendContinue reading “Eastern Algarve House-sit #1”

Albufeira in April – Week 3/4

This blog is taking place in the future. By the time this is published we are already on our second house sit. We ran short of data at the tail end of our Albufeira stay, and the wifi was not very great at our first house sit. So this is playing catch-up a bit, butContinue reading “Albufeira in April – Week 3/4”

Never knew this place was here!

Ever set off doing something and ended up on a completely different tangent? Well, that happened to us yesterday. We set off with two objectives: firstly to call in at the driving test centre to see if they could shed some light on why it’s taking so long to exchange our driving licenses, and secondlyContinue reading “Never knew this place was here!”

Tomar and the Templars

Well, the summer is in full swing here in Portugal and while the weather is good and we are still awaiting the house construction phase, it’s an opportunity to explore our local surroundings. Today we decided to take a short drive to Tomar. It’s a 40 minute drive straight down the IC9, which is aContinue reading “Tomar and the Templars”

Monsanto and another Roman town

It was going to be another scorcher and Peter was due to fly out for work the following day, so we decided to get away and let our hosts have some time alone together. One of the places to visit in Portugal which has been high on our list for some time was Monsanto. ThisContinue reading “Monsanto and another Roman town”

Visiting a Roman town and the non- waterfall

Another nice days weather and we had managed to break the back of clearing our land again. The three months worth of neglect while we were in the UK, had let Mother Nature get back at us! The amount of growth is what surprised us the most. We thought we would get most of theContinue reading “Visiting a Roman town and the non- waterfall”