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Completing the sale of my flat on 27th January and moving out went smoothly apart from one oversight. In the week before the move I had given away a ton of stuff from the piano to Ikea cupboards to beds and bookshelves. I had also packed up all the boxes for Portugal and for storage…

Wonderful to find the biggest Porcini that I have ever seen! Eaten by the quicker animals than me but still, what a find! This augurs well for the next couple of weeks and for future years. Gina has suggested a porcini hunting and cooking week at Quinta da Adarnela – what a great idea! More…

At Sandomil market (first Sunday of the month I think) I had the pleasure of meeting many people for the first time. Hari was one such person. I visited Hari’s farm (Quinta) today and he gave me a tour. By the Mondego river, with a flood plain, terraces, streams, more terraces, you could not pick…

We planned it out, staked it out, Nick arrived with the mini-digger and job done!

What a pleasure to spend a day and night with Xavier and Aranxa,their adorable children Leo (2) and Ila (4) and Zeo, Or and Jimmy, their three volunteers. Summary I arrived just after midday and settled in at the community kitchen and dining area to wait for their return from the market. Upon their return,…

After quite some research on Google maps and booking.com I found the perfect place to stay for my 6 weeks getting the feel for Portugal and the area to the west of Serra da Estrela.

This one has been a dream since I was 16, to be part of a movement that recognises that humankind is part of a greater whole. On 2nd October I fly to Portugal to spend 6 weeks in a small town called Lagares da Beia in one of the poorest areas of Portugal. In 2018,…