Weekly blog about holiday rentals and B&B Termas-da-Azenha, in an old spa resort in the Coimbra district. Only 12 km from the coast as the crow flies.
“I was like, let’s go NOW. I’m going to book now. Otherwise it won’t happen soon,” says Piers with a laugh, “and how right I was!” While the other brits are staying in line, we’re having a relaxed drink We’re having a nice gettogether on their last day. In the Algarve, a lot of their …
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“Well what the … what now ?! I do exactly what you ask me to do!” I am getting seriously frustrated with this text message. Whatever I do, I get “Formata da resposta incorreto” all the time. Even if you don’t speak Portuguese, you probably understand what it says. This is the wrong answer! that’s …
“Hi, bom dia”, I say with a big smile because it’s a glorious sunny day after a few days of rain, “How are you doing? I saw Molly go to the other side already … I’m sorry but I forgot your name …” “River, my name is River. River sticks.” “Ah, yes, that’s certainly true”, …
I was standing next to my bed at 6 o’clock (like every morning in the summer) Had breakfast with coffee and cake (like I do every day – good Portuguese custom: o café de manhã com um bolo) And then it was party time Many dragons defeated this year (but …
Or at home – because son Broes is cooking a lot nowadays! Everything is dragged from the garden into the kitchen – especially a lot of zucchini, of course, because somehow zucchini plants always do well. But the peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, pumpkin, corn, bell pepper, basil, dill and thyme also come in nice quantities. …
I don’t think I’m Tour de France material, but it was not bad. Pain in my bum, yes. And pain in my head. From the sun. And clasped hands from squeezing all the time. 10 kilometers in 45 minutes approximately. And then I certainly got off 5 times to take a photo, so those minutes …
Too old. Suddenly you’re too old. Strange, because it doesn’t feel that way inside. And if you trained yourself (like me) to keep the looking-in-the-mirror to an absolute minimum, ditto for taking selfies- that’s a shock! There are many advantages to being old Many people do not like that I use that word, but I …
Frank Gardener is here since the beginning of March. Stranded because of the C-risis. He could go home but he bought a property here, to start a new life on a new farm. One point in favour of staying in Portugal, secondly: if you go back to South Africa, you have to go in quarantine …
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(when God closes a door, she opens a window) Thirty eight face masks. That’s quite a lot Cut 38 pieces of fabric, lock them over, sew 2 seams, iron the folds, pin the elastic bands, sewing it all, turn over, stitch 2 pieces on the top, done. Next! I’m used to this kind of patience-chores, …
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A question that’s on everybody’s lips: how will it be, our holidays in 2020? I suspect that in many cases it’ll preferably not be a staycation. Most people have seen their houses enough now. The big question is of course when we can travel again. Now there are more big questions, but this is one …
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