My A to Z Blogging Challenge

Alphabetical inspiration and motivation for bloggers

Personal A to Z of Portugal. T is for Time

There’s one thing I’ve realised since our move to the Algarve. Time is like money. However much you have of either, it is never enough! Click to read my “T is for … Continue reading

May 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

P is for Porto

You knew it was coming!  The final post on my visit to Porto.  Just one more time I’m going to take you there, and try to capture the impact it … Continue reading

February 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I is for Ilhas

On the shoreline, simply stroll, with the tongues of water teasing and licking at your toes.  Look back over your shoulder and you will see the ilha of Cabanas.  I … Continue reading

February 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Personal A-Z of Portugal. S is for Seasons

S is for Seasons One of the first things that people ask about, whenever we find ourselves talking to people about where we live, is, of course, the weather! Click … Continue reading

January 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Q for Questions about Australia

I’ve been slack. VERY slack! Earlier in the year I signed up for the A – Z Challenge and today is the 26th of December. December, in case you hadn’t … Continue reading

December 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

My personal A-Z of Portugal. R is for Recycling

R is for Recycling In the UK, you could say we were (well, I was) passionate about recycling and reducing unnecessary waste. We used washable nappies on both of our … Continue reading

September 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. Q is for Quitting.

This is going to be a post with little input from me and majority input from “Author Unknown” When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re … Continue reading

August 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. P is for Priorities

P is for Priorities In order to make our move to Portugal, we had to take a good look at our priorities. Our life in England was comfortable. We had … Continue reading

August 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. O is for Opportunities and Optimism

Two things that Nik and I have both heard a LOT since we moved to Portugal 2 years ago are “You’re very brave” and “You’re very lucky to live there”. … Continue reading

July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

E is for Expats

The UK and London in particular, is an amazing melting pot of people. It starts with the fact that the UK made up of a four countries that share a … Continue reading

July 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

D is for Drinks

Let’s keep this post for alcoholic drinks, as talking about all of them here would make you sleep. Drinking seems to be a good trigger for shy dancers and singletons. … Continue reading

July 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. N is for "New Experiences"

N has proved tricky. As you can probably tell by the length of time it has taken me to actually do my “N is for..” post, a suitable topic has … Continue reading

May 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A-Z of Portugal. M is for Mistakes

Mistakes. Everybody make’s ‘em. Mostly, we don’t like to admit to ‘em but they’re there. Usually for everyone to see. So here we go…. it’s a brief post… Click here … Continue reading

May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A-Z of Portugal. L is for Lifestyle

When people ask us why we moved to Portugal, we come out with a whole list of reasons but, for the most part, they can all be grouped under one … Continue reading

April 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

updated A to Z

A is for Antonio’s on Porto do Mos beach and ideal restaurant  with the open terrace  over the glorious beach. Great value food and wine too B is for Beach we have  some of … Continue reading

April 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. K is for Knowledge

There are a million (well, ok, maybe not quite a million!) different information websites, forums and groups out there for people who are considering moving abroad. Thousands have people have … Continue reading

April 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. J is for Jobs

In February 2012, unemployment here in Portugal reached 15%, 3rd highest in the EU, behind only Greece (21% December 2011) and Spain (23.6%). Youth unemployment is 35.4%. That’s over a … Continue reading

April 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. I is for Inglês

English is a pretty universal language and you can sometimes hear it spoken more, when out and about, than you hear Portuguese. In tourist season, you’ll wonder if you even … Continue reading

April 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Personal A to Z of Portugal. H is for Heat

Ok, so there were several topics I could have gone with for my “H is for” offering. Holidays? Home? Hands? (that’s us!) I decided to go for “Heat” because, well, … Continue reading

March 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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