....have come to an end. I can hardly believe that 3 months have sped past so quickly. I arrived in my little fishing village of Ferragudo on the 22nd of January. As a US passport holder, you are only allowed to stay in the Schengen area of Europe for 90 days. They are very strict …
It's often said that the holidays are exhausting. All that visiting with relatives, worrying about what gifts to purchase for whom, traveling between houses, and then there is the preparation and consumption of all that food! This being my first holiday spent in Portugal, I was without any of my family members or friends from home. …
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....everywhere I go in Portugal, with colorful lights sparkling and holiday decorations filling the windows of shops and restaurants. The above is a photo of my Christmas 'bough.' It's not a whole tree, just a limb from a pine tree growing in the backyard of the parents of my landlord Jorge's beautiful wife, Maria Joáo. …
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Welcome to Casa dos Avos - the door is open and I would love for you to come visit! Here is a link to a video of my home and village. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO4lOzz4MlQ This is the start of my 3rd week in The Algarve region of southern Portugal and the sun is once again shining. The …
My Home on the Roam 