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.
Stephanie has the time until June 30 – Portugal has given all english emigrants a few months time to get their things in order. If that was the only thing you had to do, then it wasn’t too bad! Unfortunately: there is a bit more to it, for emigrants who are moving to Portugal If […]
Moving to Portugal – how does that work? Read More »
It’s a mild Portuguese winter; it has been raining for a week. You know it too well probably: gray skies, hanging low over the fields, and you can’t walk anywhere without your glasses turning into frosted glass. It reminds me of the first portuguese winter when we just moved It started beautifully in September. We
Nocturnal dandy in the portuguese winter Read More »
The mosaics in our little holiday village tend to get out of hand Why? The first phase of the entree of the bathhouse is finally ready. Four mosaics together – as a representation of what’s waiting for you in the rest of the village. It started in October, and now two huge mosaics are finally
Finally! The mosaics in our holiday village are ready Read More »
“I can’t help you with this,” Myrjam says apologetically, holding her arm up to show. “I am stuck with this, I have to undergo surgery.” “Don’t feel guilty,” I answer, “you can’t push a wheelbarrow with two people.” That is actually a shame that that is not possible, because I have been far too
We had an unexpectedly visitor (happens a lot, especially for the B & B part): a single lady who liked to do something with her hands. “You know, all good and well, being free and able to do whatever you want, but I like to do something – in the garden for example. I love
B & B with flowering vegetable garden Read More »
You have to admit, it’s a nice number. I don’t know if I’m the only one who is (always) pleasantly surprised when I look at the clock and it’s 11:11, if the Bitcoin is at 9,999.99, or if I have to pay 33.33 in the supermarket? Surprised by numbers. I don’t think I’m the only
Expectations for 2020, with special offer Read More »
My hands itch, figuratively speaking: there’s a kimono waiting to be sewn, a blog to be written, a video to be recorded, Christmas presents to be wrapped; the new mosaic wants to be finished; the grass could be mowed with this nice weather … but you need your hands for all those activities! And my
“Nah … às vezes, mas obrigado”, Hugo replies when I ask him if he ever eats tremoços. I bought some for the photo but I don’t eat them. I find them a bit bland but they’re still very popular everywhere. Hugo, all though portuguese, is too young to appreciate the tremoços. His father would know,
Spilling the beans: we’re full of them Read More »
If you walk around in all that noise, it seems as if all the trees of Portugal have been brought here. Huge piles of large logs that are ready for processing, trucks full of wood, hard-working people and impressive machines. Everything is ready for the deforestation of the land. Portugal and deforestation – what about
Portuguese nature, part 2: Deforestation? Read More »
