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5 Reasons I Miss My Commute
As you know, I live and work in central Portugal. Condeixa is now home for us and my commute is less than 5 minutes. However, for many, many years I lived in South London and commuted into various parts of … Continue reading
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The Native, the Expat and the Never Made It: Living in Portugal
I recently did an interview for a journalism student friend of mine! Here’s the article. With its economy in tatters and a European Union bail-out underway, Portugal has recently had a bad press in Europe. But, even before this negative … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Portugal, Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal, Red Box, Tomar
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Owning a Dog in Portugal or The Portuguese and Their Dogs
I’ve recently become a dog owner after 15 years or so of owning cats. We adopted Teddy Salad from the Town Council’s dog kennels; like most towns in Portugal there is the unfortunate need for the Council to pick up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dogs, owning a dog in portugal, Portugal, Teddy Salad, virtual office
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The Curious Case of the Men in the Car Park
Place: Mini Preço car park, Condeixa-a-Nova Time: 9am Day: 8 December 2010 What: 7 men buy 12, 5 litre bottles of water. They then empty these bottles into the drains, put the bottles into their cars and drive off. Most … Continue reading
4am and Awake
It’s 4am ish and I’m awake. Not just going to the loo awake, but up, bouncing, alive awake. It’s so very annoying. It’s not even approaching day break and there’s no sense that anyone else in the village is doing … Continue reading
What Were We Thinking?
Just come back from the Finanças. Ongoing IRS/house sale saga. Nightmare. But have come away with new information that if true, makes me question part of our raison d’etre for being here: 1. The reinvestment of any capital gains HAS … Continue reading
Wine & Friendship In The Douro
I had a quick break away this weekend and went up to the Alto Douro/Trans-as-Montes in the far north of Portugal. Ecademy/BNI has invited Bob Nicoll to Portugal and he came over, via Italy & the UK and several other … Continue reading
Espera mais um boucadinho
Nesta tarde, estieve no medico e esperei 3 horas para as exames importante. Tinha uma consulta! Não é a primeiro vez neste aconteceu, não será o ultimo, acho. E só eu. Além disso, o que é que acontece se é … Continue reading
Attention to Detail & Value for Money
When I lived in Putney, London, I used to get my hair cut at a salon called Peter Penny on Putney Bridge Road. There Katy would trim and massage and generally do a wonderful job with my hair. It would … Continue reading
Portugal Reciclagem Mais
O volume de produtos reciclados em Portugal cresceu no ano passado, atingiu 2,6 milhões de toneladas em 2008, mais 12,3 % do que o ano anterior, com o valor das vendas do sector a atingir os 604 milhões de euros. … Continue reading
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