The cork oak tree is a beautiful statuesque tree that is Portugal’s national tree. Before living in Portugal we had no idea how cork was produced, or that it was Portugal’s main industry. Fossilised remains of these ancient trees have Read more…
The cork oak tree is a beautiful statuesque tree that is Portugal’s national tree. Before living in Portugal we had no idea how cork was produced, or that it was Portugal’s main industry. Fossilised remains of these ancient trees have Read more…
It is only now, with the wonderful gift of hindsight that I realise that we spent a good portion of the last two years in a kind of shock and disbelief at what happened to you. I never thought it Read more…
Home has been somewhat redefined for our family over the last couple of years. Paul is from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire then Cornwall, I am from Lancashire. We met in London then after a few years moved to Kent where Chaos and Read more…
Blackpool, the mega of the North West, the quintessential Lancastrian seaside town. The Golden mile, the Winter Gardens and of course, Blackpool Tower and the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool benefited from a railway in the 1840’s and visitor numbers soon swelled. Read more…
Guess where we are…the red rose county, home of cotton mills, hotpots, pie, chips and gravy, oh and don’t forget the Pendle witches and magnificent moors, to name but a few. We are back in Lancashire (of course) for a Read more…
Andalucia in Spring is a spectacular place full of life, colour and beauty. If you have holidayed in Spain during summer you can be forgiven for thinking that Spain is a dry, arid land with only a smattering of greenery. Read more…
Taking a road trip with your children in our case a two and four year old, can be a wonderful experience full of exploration and adventure, or a tantrum-filled, screaming-journey-to-hell… an utter nightmare. Children in a confined space are hard Read more…
Being the parent of a child that is seriously ill is the worst thing you can ever imagine…and then some. You never think it will happen to you, to your baby, to your family but it does. It hits you Read more…
After the shock of our youngest boy, Mayhem being seriously ill, we quit our jobs, quit the rat race and moved our family to Spain to seek out a simpler life. This is how leaving the UK has changed our family. Read more…
Antequera in Andalucia has so much to offer, the wonderful old town, Alcazaba, Lovers Rock, the Dolmens, weird rocks in the nearby El Torcal Natural park and a lagoon home to flamingos, all make a visit worthwhile. As a family Read more…
Breastfeeding and Identifying Posterior Tongue-Tie
Living Off Grid in Central Portugal
Slow Cooker Spiced Mirabelle Plum Chutney
A Simpler Life…Escaping the Rat Race
The Reality of Living Off-Grid in a Caravan with Children in Central Portugal Over Winter
Idanha-a-Nova Lake
The Lost Village of El Acebuchal
Monachil Los Cahorros Gorge Walk Granada
Rugs of the Alpujarras
Gibraltar