Another day, another breathtaking beach on the Algarve

We started off our day walking on the beach lazing by the pool at our villa just letting my skin soak in some vitamin D that we so rarely get in London. So by the time we decided we would go explore Lagos it was already well past lunch time! We spent an hour or…

Sandstone Cliffs and Caves of the Algarve

Photogenic Benagil cave was high on my to do list whilst in the Algarve, and so the whole family bundled into the hire cars and off we went on a sea cave adventure. Benagil beach itself it quite small, with curiously gigantic shells littering the shore and crashing against your shins as you wade out into…

Sunsets over the Beaches

Finally all the family was all reunited on the Algarve coast! We dined by the beach, soaking in the sunset, eating fresh seafood and drinking copious amounts of Portuguese rosé.     

From Lisbon to the Coast – seaside towns and standing stones

On our drive from Lisbon to our villa in the Algarve we made a couple of interesting stops. Lunch in the cute seaside town of Sesimbra, which was all pretty tiles, beach forts, colourful umbrellas, freezing ocean, seafood and wine. We stopped for a relaxing lunch of octopus salad, grilled monkfish and prawns and washed…

A day in Sintra

Sintra is a short train ride from Lisbon, and we planned to do a day trip up there. There are countless tours offering trips to Sintra and Cascais, but we really just wanted to do it in our own time and explore at our own pace. A few tips; Don’t make the same mistake I…

Lisbon Photo Diary

I spent 3 days in Lisbon with my family at the beginning of our week in Portugal with the whole family. I have to confess, my Lisbon research was limited to a couple of pins on pinterest and a quick read of a blog. So with non-existent expectations, I was rather pleasantly surprised. Pretty buildings covered in…