March 23, 2020
Welcome to Casa Valhal, a rustic 3 bed schist house, located in the village of Vinhó, a few minutes...
March 21, 2020
Welcome to our little village of Vinhó which is situated in the parish of Vila Cova de Alva, in...
July 14, 2020
You may have read my post on bugs, bites and going slightly bonkers. Well I am still getting bitten...
July 13, 2020
Portugal is obviously known for it’s glorious sunny weather. At the moment we are having a massive heat wave...
July 12, 2020
Central Portugal has over 200 river beaches and our nearest one is located in Côja. Just a bit further...
July 11, 2020
6 months in and we are still living the dream. There are some flip sides to living in Portugal...
July 11, 2020
One thing I really love about living in my little village of Vinhó is the vans and trucks which...
July 9, 2020
This morning I went for a jog and saw a ‘for sale’ sign on the property next door but...
July 7, 2020
Built in cupboards, a bar and a fridge! This room definitely was in very poor condition and our biggest...
July 1, 2020
Today is 1st July and we have been living in Portugal for 6 months. It has gone by so...
June 28, 2020
Caldo Verde (Portuguese kale soup – green broth) is the most famous soup in Portugal. Not to be confused...
June 28, 2020
After our successful visit to Piódão (minus the car drama) we decided to explore some more local attractions. Fraga...
June 27, 2020
I am very excited to write a post titled “A trip to …………” as we haven’t had an actual...
June 21, 2020
There are some fantastic fathers out there and there are some shit ones too. Let’s celebrate and say congratulations...
June 20, 2020
??? The big question ??? After the question of “What amount can I live on per month in Portugal?”...
June 19, 2020
My mindset is that I am living in Portugal so I will embrace the culture including food and drink...
June 18, 2020
Currently there is a lot of coverage in the news regarding BLM and I would like to express my...
June 13, 2020
Happiness comes from experiencing things not from materialistic stuff that is marketed to enrich your life but ends up...
June 10, 2020
Today Wednesday 10th June is Portugal Day and a national holiday. It is known as the Dia de Portugal...
June 9, 2020
So the office is finished and we can now move hubby from the lounge to the office space. Bless...
June 8, 2020
Captivating Coimbra I have only left our house on a couple of occasions since March but I needed to...
June 5, 2020
I have way too much time on my hands at the moment hence why I’ve been researching Permaculture. Learning...
June 5, 2020
I have had quite a few people message me to ask me what is an estimated average monthly expenditure...
June 3, 2020
We have been here for 5 months now and considering I am out in the garden most days I...
June 2, 2020
So I’m gonna have a little rant now so be patient with me. Back in Jan I received a...
May 30, 2020
Bring on the chickens The title of this post is somewhat slightly misleading as although we are indeed renovating...
May 27, 2020
We have started growing a lot of fruit and vegetables in our garden and I thought it would be...
May 21, 2020
Today is Dia da Espiga or Quinta-feira da Espiga, a Portuguese celebration that takes place on Ascension Thursday. It...
May 11, 2020
Almost on a daily basis I am discovering a new creature in our garden so I thought I would...
May 9, 2020
