I’ve been asked to create this itinerary by Discover Car Hire, who are sponsoring this post. My first experience of Portugal was a marvellous two-week family road trip exploring Porto, Lisbon and the Silver Coast. Our kids were 18 and 13 years old at the time, and the holiday was a balance of cultural visits, foodie […]
A four-day trip to the Algarve, Portugal
My first ever trip to the Algarve has left me determined to return there. The Algarve is Portugal’s southernmost region and enjoys more sun each year than California (according to the Met Office). This beautiful coastal area is easy to reach from the UK, and I was there on a spring trip with my husband, […]
A relaxing yoga retreat in the Algarve, Portugal
This post is by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino. In May Lorenza went on a yoga retreat at Casa Vale da Lama in the hills near Odiaxere on the Algarve in Portugal. It sounds like a very relaxing and enjoyable trip. ‘Once a year I try and take a week to do yoga somewhere nice with […]
Ria Formosa Algarve bike tour
As we stand and watch the serene flamingoes, our guide João asks: ‘Do you know why these flamingoes are white, rather than pink?’ We don’t know, so he explains that flamingoes become pink because they eat shrimps. These particular flamingoes eat shellfish, so their feathers are white. There are fish leaping and splashing in the […]
Vidamar Resort Hotel review
So, two very unexpected and exciting things happened in March. First, my husband discovered that he had a few days of holiday to use up before the end of the month. Then our 19 year-old kindly volunteered to look after her brother and our dog so that my husband and I could go on a […]
Our trip to Porto, Portugal’s second city
We spent a couple of of nights in the fascinating city of Porto on our summer trip to Portugal. I was travelling with my husband and our two children, 18 and 13 at the time. If you’d like to know about the rest of our Portugal trip, you can read my posts about Lisbon and […]
10 useful things to say in Portuguese
I’d planned to create this language printable before our summer trip to Portugal, but I was waylaid by passport renewal stress (read The one where I forget to renew my son’s passport, and you’ll understand). Anyway, I met Marisa Mouta from the Porto Tourism Board at the World Travel Market in London, and she helped with […]
A short trip to Lisbon – relaxing in the Portuguese capital
I went to Portugal for the first time ever last August. After a stressful week (read my post The one where I forget to renew my son’s passport, and you’ll understand), I was relieved to make it to Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, with my husband and two teenage kids. We stayed in the city for two nights, […]
Praia D’el Rey Golf & Beach Resort, Portugal
My favourite thing about the apartment where we stay on Portugal’s Silver Coast is its marvellous view of the ocean. I’m with my husband, daughter (18) and son (13) at Praia D’el Rey Golf & Beach Resort, around an hour’s drive north of Lisbon. It’s our first time in Portugal, and we start our trip […]