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•  A Trip to Lagos
  Last week was great. My family came to visit, and as they had already been to the East Algarve on two occasions, we all decided to seek out a change of scenery and rented a beautiful villa “up the other end” in Lagos. The weather was mostly beautiful all week with temperatures that hit ...
  Tue, 22 May 2012 10:39:46
•  My Portugal A to Z ? P to R
  P is for Praia da Rocha P just had to be for praia (beach). I’ve chosen Praia da Rocha, as it was the first place we ever visited in Portugal and remains close to our hearts. Praia da Rocha was one of the first tourist resorts in the Algarve. It is suitably high-rise and tacky in places [...]...
  Fri, 11 May 2012 13:23:29
•  Guest Post: Planning your Dream
  I’m pleased to tell you that today’s post finds me finally enjoying some summer weather, with the mercury pushing up to the 30C mark yesterday. It also catches me in something of a rush as I have to do double work this week in order to free up next week to have a much anticipated [...]...
  Thu, 10 May 2012 14:40:03
•  Moving Money to Portugal
  As you can probably imagine, I get approached by a number of currency exchange companies wishing to promote their businesses. As someone who regularly transfers money from the UK, I have always been curious as to the benefits of using these firms instead of my bank, but have stuck to what I know due...
  Thu, 03 May 2012 09:49:32
•  Real Life in Portugal
  A glance at the date of my last post tells me it’s been over a fortnight since I last blogged. The last couple of weeks have been hectic and not a tremendous amount of fun. They began with nine days in London, where the balance between work and play was tipped firmly in the direction of [...]...
  Tue, 01 May 2012 14:03:33