There are some traditions that travel well and others that don’t so much, but being in a sunny country does not stop the plucky expat from enjoying everything they did back home – even if the weather makes it rather … Continue reading
Everywhere in the world has its very own special features, the things about it that makes it different than anywhere else. Some places have famous sites and castles, others historical landmarks, while the Algarve has golf, beaches and the EN125 … Continue reading
Not everywhere can be a fashion capital of the world and a small fishing town in the south of Europe is hardly expected to be a fashion mecca, however the combination of low wages, lack of contact with the outside … Continue reading
There is nothing better than a gentle sea breeze blowing through your hair in a romantic Mills and Boon style to make you feel like you are living in paradise. In the UK any attempt to recreate this sort of … Continue reading
Old habits seem to die very hard and just because you have moved abroad it doesn’t mean that you cease to be British anymore, it also means that you don’t instantly change your views and opinions. Sometimes this is a … Continue reading
When you choose to live somewhere that is a tourist destination you have chosen to live a strange existence where you can, if you feel like it, make a new best friend every two weeks or less. This can be … Continue reading
The Algarve is a really small place. The entire region has a population of around 450,000 (around the same as Edinburgh) and of this it is guesstimated that there are around 50,000 Brits living here – that is the same … Continue reading
In Britain it is generally accepted that marrying your cousin is a bad thing, I mean I know you are legally allowed to and back in the day it was sometimes even seen as a good thing, but on the … Continue reading
So we had the Olympics in London in 2012 and suddenly we are filled with that strange sensation of…pride I think you call it. It has been such a long time since we Brits have felt like we are allowed … Continue reading
Anyone who has been to Southern Europe will have noticed that the weather is generally pretty good and while this has the benefit of making it a great place to hold a barbecue, it also has its down sides, especially … Continue reading
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