Enchanting Portuguese schist villages take you back in time

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

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.

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