On to the next house sit… We made our way directly from the Nazerè sit up the country past Coimbra and turn left heading inland and up until we get to the hydroelectric dam on the River Mondego. Not for from there is the sparsely populated small village of Travanca do Mondego. As we mentionedContinue reading “Travanca do Mondego”
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Leaving Portugal (again)
We were having to travel back to the UK to deal with a family related issue. It was a bit of a shame that we would be missing a main part of the construction phase of our house in Portugal, but as the old adage goes…’family comes first’. We had returned to our temporary homeContinue reading “Leaving Portugal (again)”
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”
Albufeira in April – Week Two
Only a week has passed but quite a change in the weather! It started to warm considerably after the weekend, so this week has mainly been a ’stay at home’ week. It made sense to us as we had the pool and the beaches were all walking distance too. There was still the usual shoppingContinue reading “Albufeira in April – Week Two”
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”
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!”
Exploring Coimbra
Firstly, we had some encouraging news from our Architect and we are hoping to bring you an update on the house very soon., so watch this space… So, one of the places most tourists miss off their list of places to visit in Portugal is Coimbra. We ventured up that way when we visited theContinue reading “Exploring Coimbra”
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”
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