Tag Archives: My Personal A to Z Challenge
O is for “okropny” and the Ojcow Valley
I arrived in Kraków expecting the beautiful Spring weather I had experienced in previous years, but it was not to be. Okropny- the Polish word for “terrible”- described it very … Continue reading
Z is for Zgorzelec and Zakopane
I expect some of you have heard of Zakopane, in the Tatry Mountains in Poland? Zgorzelec, maybe not, but it is a town of great significance for me. It’s the … Continue reading
T For Tub | Harold Bring The Tub | By: Valentina Cirasola Interior Designer
Above: Copper Tub – Oil Bronze Finish – Approximately: $4,000. We don’t think much of all technology we use on a daily basis and how technology has improved our lives. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
C is for Cockney
The suggestion for this post came from one of the blog readers. I took it on board but my knowledge of this subject is not that much… Speaking with a … Continue reading
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
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
B is for British
What exactly is a Brit? While living in Portugal, we had a few stereotypes of the Brits. One is the “gentleman”, wearing suit, umbrella, mac and hat. Very polite, with … Continue reading
A is for Architecture
Being an architect, this would be the most logical way to start my A-Z. But I will try not to write too much. For anyone with even a minor … Continue reading
