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A life in the salt pans

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on November 10, 2021

There are numerous salterns along the coastline of the east Algarve, a perfect place for observing migrating birds.

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Alfarroba; Portugal’s black gold

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on July 3, 2021June 27, 2021

A ‘relic of cultivation’ or a something splendid to cherish?

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The oldest country in Europe

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021

The phrase ‘oldest country’ seems to mean a country which still exists today with the original boundaries

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Romanticising Rural Life

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on February 19, 2021February 25, 2021

Much of the countryside remains untarnished by human activity, which is great for the environment but there are big buts . . .

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Views from the Upper Terrace

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

It really is quite an extraordinary place, and also very pink!

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  • Christmas traditions

Christmas Travel no10

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on December 24, 2020December 17, 2020

Celebrated across the country with everyone eating Bolo-Rei and the children wearing paper crowns.

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Christmas Travel no5

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on December 19, 2020December 18, 2020

There was a palpable sense of anticipation amongst the crowd as we watched the cakes brought out.

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