My A to Z Blogging Challenge

Alphabetical inspiration and motivation for bloggers

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-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

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

May 1, 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

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

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

February 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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

February 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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