Travelling – Page 2 – Our Portuguese Life

Albufeira in April – Week One

We had a really enjoyable trip down to Albufeira. Deciding to take the toll-free route for the entire journey. It was really quite pleasant, and different from the coastal route we took to Lagos a few weeks earlier. We only had one stop along the way on the outskirts of Grândola for supplies and aContinue reading “Albufeira in April – Week One”

House-sit in the Algarve

It has been a while since our last update. Quite a bit to cover then… So, we both thought we could do with some time away from the constant waiting for things to happen with the build. Plus we both wanted to get further afield and visit more of Portugal and eventually Spain and theContinue reading “House-sit in the Algarve”

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”

Anniversary and Dinosaurs

Just a quick post as it was our 40th anniversary this week. We are enjoying a little more freedom now as the pandemic restrictions ease a bit. Plus we have just a little more confidence since we have both had our two vaccinations, but we are not letting our guard down and still intend toContinue reading “Anniversary and Dinosaurs”

Our return to Portugal

Wow, it has been three months since we were last here. It has been a long while, but it all seems to have flown by. During our visit to the UK we managed to pack in a hell of a lot of things once we finished our quarantine. Once we we able to taste freedomContinue reading “Our return to Portugal”

Our Trip Back to the UK

The time had come where the sale of our house meant we needed to get back to the U.K. to do the final packing and get the house ready to hand over. We needed to gauge how much stuff to send over to Portugal, how much to take back in the car and how muchContinue reading “Our Trip Back to the UK”