Aguas Vivas or Living Waters is an open air theatre production staged in the natural theatre of Olhos Marinhos in the community of Obidos as part of the Anatomia da Identidade project. The project “Anatomia da Identidade (Anatomy of Identity)”, … Continue reading →
CHAP, the Cultural and Historical Association Portugal had a day out at Fatima recently to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, which is a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria. The story goes … Continue reading →
Some time in the 12th century Castelo de Vide in Alentejo region was undergoing some expansion. 800 years later one of the houses within the castle walls was finally renovated. Thinking that we might like a little break the owner … Continue reading →
For the past couple of years (2016 until 2018) we have been living mainly in Portugal apart from a four month trip to California and visits to the UK in between. One UK trip was just Lorna when she … Continue reading →
So it’s nearly a year since we updated our blog. We’re now in Portugal for Christmas via Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, England and Spain. As we were near to San Diego, California at the beginning of the year and having … Continue reading →
So that was that. (Have a look at our route map) The perimeter of the lower 48 states of the United States is somewhere in the region of 12,100 miles but we managed about 18,000 with tourist trips and the … Continue reading →
So there we were, creeping quietly through the brush, trying not to tread on a dry branch or make any sort of noise. We also made sure we stayed downwind so our scent wasn’t detected by the black bear feeding … Continue reading →
So the sign said, so we did. After our tour along the upper peninsula of Michigan and with time running out on our visa we headed for the border crossing at International Falls. Unlike other border crossings this one went … Continue reading →
When Cornish miners migrated from Cornwall to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the 1800’s, they brought with them their beloved national dish: the pasty. The last mine may have closed in 1995 but the pasty has lived on and is more … Continue reading →
