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- Simple and Fee Free Ways to Access Your Money While Abroad – Or At Least How We Manage…We all know how expensive it can be when you’re away travelling. Why not save yourself some pennies (and hassle) by making the way you spend money and withdraw cash abroad a streamlined process. We should note that we’ve been in Portugal for over 6 months now and haven’t had to open a Portuguese bankContinue reading “Simple and Fee Free Ways to Access Your Money While Abroad – Or At Least How We Manage…”
- Cooking Clams ‘Bulhão Pato’ – Portuguese RecipesSo as COVID-19 cases surge all across Europe we have also been experiencing higher cases here in Portugal. Portugal did really well to contain the spread during the first wave and deaths were much lower than its neighbouring countries. However as cooler weather arrives the country is seeing higher cases now and particularly in theContinue reading “Cooking Clams ‘Bulhão Pato’ – Portuguese Recipes”
- (Some Of The) Best Equipment To Keep You Fit When TravellingI’m a huge advocate of bodyweight strength and core training but sometimes it’s nice to add a bit of variety to your workouts! The gym can help as it gives access to equipment like Kettlebells, Boxes, Dumbbells and other ‘fancy’ equipment. What hawever do you do when you are on your holibobs or away travelling? Continue reading “(Some Of The) Best Equipment To Keep You Fit When Travelling”
- 5 Traditional Portuguese Dishes you Need to TryIt’s time to write about our favourite topic again… FOOD! If we aren’t eating, we are thinking about eating, planning our next meal or researching a new restaurant to try. As much as we love to eat out and try new restaurants we also both love cooking and get excited about cooking new recipes, shoppingContinue reading “5 Traditional Portuguese Dishes you Need to Try”
- The best beaches of Alvor, AlgarveIn Alvor, Algarve you really are spoiled for beaches. There are different styles of beaches depending on what you want. On one hand you have the beautiful and interesting coves of the Três Irmãos. All the way down to the more settled recreational area of the Ria Alvor Estuary. With these different beaches come aContinue reading “The best beaches of Alvor, Algarve”
- Our Top 5 Restaurants in LisbonFour weeks in Lisbon is nowhere near enough time to scratch the surface on the almost 5000 food venues the city has to offer. However we did discover that the food offerings of Lisbon would satisfy any foodie! Across the whole city there is a great variety in cuisines and the quality in restaurants inContinue reading “Our Top 5 Restaurants in Lisbon”
- 10 Starting Portuguese Words & PhrasesSome useful words and phrases that we’ve picked up along the way! With English as our base language, we’ve found it tough to pick up the Portuguese lingo, especially the listening element as the words are spoken so BL**DY fast! Before we had even left the UK, we had committed to 4 weeks at LUSAContinue reading “10 Starting Portuguese Words & Phrases”
- Best Day Trips or a Night Away From LisbonWe loved our 4 weeks in Lisbon and we thought the city was a great place to be in the week and on the weekends. We spent weekend afternoons wandering around the city, checking out the cute streets of Alfama, watching music in the plazas of Graça and drinking beers near Cais do Sodre. WeContinue reading “Best Day Trips or a Night Away From Lisbon”
- What Should you be Eating & Drinking Before, During and After your Kite or Surf SessionA quick blog on what you should be eating and drinking pre, during and post kite or surf session. Make the most of your time in the water with a few nutritional tips.
- The Electric Scooters of LisbonIf you are in Lisbon it’s really hard not to notice and talk about the Electric Scooters. They are one of Nathan’s favourite things since we have been here. We came across them earlier in the year in Brussels, Belgium and had about an hour whizzing around the city sightseeing on them. It was MarchContinue reading “The Electric Scooters of Lisbon”
- Travel & Train by Taking your Fitness OnlineThe ultimate #WanderLust is surely being able to explore the world whilst improving yourself both physically and mentally?! Well, a Vinyasa Flow on a deserted Thai beach or silent meditation in the foothills of the Himalayas will certainly sort out the mental side of things but what about the physical?? Quite simply, keeping up withContinue reading “Travel & Train by Taking your Fitness Online”
- Illegal” Chinese Restaurants in Lisbon – Are They??!!Having only been in Lisbon 3 days a classmate from language school suggested we head to a place he had been to. He told us in Lisbon there was such a thing as an ‘illegal Chinese Restaurant’ which is very prominent in the Martim Moniz area of Lisbon. He had been recommended it, been takenContinue reading “Illegal” Chinese Restaurants in Lisbon – Are They??!!”
- Visiting Lisbon during a Global Pandemic (Coronavirus/COVID-19)Just to start with a disclaimer – these are all personal opinions of ours based on our time in Lisbon and August 2020. We had already delayed moving to Portugal from April 2020 and only in August 2020 did we feel it was safe enough for us to travel to Portugal. The conditions and rulesContinue reading “Visiting Lisbon during a Global Pandemic (Coronavirus/COVID-19)”
- Day 4 – Fundão, Portugal to Lisbon!Portugal – We have arrived Saturday 8th August 2020 We have arrived in Lisbon and I’m going to keep it short and snappy as we have some exploring to do! We did have a very entertaining meal on the campsite in Fundão last night. Fundatur was the name of the Campsite and what a uniqueContinue reading “Day 4 – Fundão, Portugal to Lisbon!”
- Day 3 – Socoa, France, Salamanca, Spain and to Fundão, PortugalA few BIG travel days.. Friday 7th August 2020 I didn’t get chance to write yesterday. It’s been really full on the last few days, but really enjoyable. This is our 4th and final campsite of our journey and today we made it to Portugal. Even though I am looking forward to a proper bed again (andContinue reading “Day 3 – Socoa, France, Salamanca, Spain and to Fundão, Portugal”
- Day 2 – Magné, France to Socoa, FranceWe made it through France (well a few kms to go)! Wednesday 5th August 2020 I am writing this sat on a picnic mat outside our cute little Quechua tent in campsite number 2. We are in a little coastal town called Socoa near Saint-Jean-de-Luz in France. We are only a few miles from the France-Spain border. ThisContinue reading “Day 2 – Magné, France to Socoa, France”
- Day 1 – Brittany Ferries, Portsmouth to CaenAn Early Ferry Crossing Tuesday 4th August 2020 We had that major holiday feeling getting ready for bed last night. We spent most of the night anticipating the 3.45am alarm. Even though we have that exciting holiday feeling, it’s mixed with nerves and anticipation. My dad pointed out just as we were heading to bedContinue reading “Day 1 – Brittany Ferries, Portsmouth to Caen”
- All Packed and Ready to GoMonday 3rd August 2020. So this is it then.. In less than 12 hours we will be wedged into the car on the first leg (of what feels like a mammoth trip) out to Lisbon, Portugal. We have decided to book ourselves onto a 4 week fully immersive Portuguese course where we can get goingContinue reading “All Packed and Ready to Go”
- Hi from Alys and NathanWelcome, welcome, welcome…. We assume (at least to start with) if you are reading this that you are friends or family and we have either coaxed you into giving us a few page views or you are genuinely interested in what we have been doing thus far. However for those of you who we haven’tContinue reading “Hi from Alys and Nathan”
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We met at Aberystwyth University in 2012 and started dating shortly after. We are getting married in 2021. We LOVE all things travel, food, drink and fitness. We bit the bullet and made our move to Portugal in 2020 and will be filling you in on our discoveries along the way…
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