DIET BLOG Her Outdoors has started a new regime, the ‘Ketogenic diet’. Over the years she has tried a succession of diets. Name a popular diet regime (Atkins, Fatkins, Notsofatkins…) and she has probably tried it. One or two have been very successful, others less so. Her last one, which …
STAGE 1 – GETTING A QUOTE Which would you rather use, an English/French/German builder or a Portuguese? There’s a danger that we lapse into using stereotypes when making this choice, but is there any difference between nationalities? I ask because we are waiting to have an extension built, along with …
We now have a new video gallery page which we hope you’ll enjoy using. It includes How To videos, promotional pieces, some walking football pieces, travel clips and Algarve Festivals.
Apologies to any non football fans reading this, but I wanted to mark an occasion because of three key events; England scored six goals in a world cup match for the first time Harry Kane became only the third England player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup! Our …
Hands up those who have had an argument about the thermostat on the central heating? Come on, be honest! I know I have and it resulted in me moving 1500 miles to Portugal to avoid the frosty climate, both inside the house and outside! Well actually we both moved here, …
And here’s the evidence – some of the action from the Algarve Walking Football Cup at Brown’s Leisure Centre, Vilamoura. Teams are made up of over 50’s men and women. (Well some teams were!)
One of the main reasons for people moving to Portugal is the health benefits of living in a warmer climate. As ‘Her Outdoors’ and I (Sundance) both suffer from different forms of arthritis, ailments and mood swings (I’m a self confessed SAD sufferer!) it was certainly a major factor in our …
This is the result of a recent project – building a galvanised steel and polycarbonate sheet greenhouse. Originally intended for a xmas present for ‘Her Outdoors’ it took much longer to build than expected, mainly due to an injury sustained while playing walking football. Dangerous game! Ask a question or …
We think we’ve been cheated. We have had over a week now with very little sun and not much in prospect in the next few days. Talking with friends, they are admitting to depression because of a lack of sun. I was wondering what I could do to bring some …
Paderne is a typical village in the Algarve. To celebrate the history of the area, Paderne turns back the clock to Medieval times for four days over the festive period. Thousands of visitors are attracted to the old centre of Paderne, where there’s a Medieval market, bars and stalls with …
