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Our zodiac tour boat ventured slowly into a cave, surfing on the powerful waves that have sculpted the stunning cliffs on Portugal’s southern coast, known as the Algarve. Just when I feared we’d crash into the jagged cave walls, the captain skillfully employed the engine to keep us away.

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Enchanting Portuguese schist villages take you back in time

November 9, 2019November 24, 2024 - 6 Comments.

Imagine a giant rolled dozens of brown dice down a mountainside. In shades of chocolate, cinnamon, rust, sepia, tan, charcoal and ash-grey, the dice came to rest on a ridge, all piled up against each other. That’s what the schist villages of central Portugal look like from afar.

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Long walks highlight the purrfect pet sitting day

November 8, 2019November 24, 2024 - 6 Comments.

Kathryn and Bill head towards the gate and the five dogs race after them, romping and wrestling and nipping at each other. They’re fired up for their daily long walk in the woods. “Nosher, are you coming?” Bill asks, as I saunter towards the gate.