April 2019 | The Office Is Closed

Alcobaca Monastery - ceramic scene in chapel

Alcobaca – Tragic love and intrigue

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By: Julian

April 30, 2019

We began our short trip around Portugal’s UNESCO world heritage Monastic ensemble of Alcobaca, Tomar and Batalha with a visit to Alcobaca. We parked Buzz in a nice free aire…

Peniche to Nazare – the power and the glory

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By: Marcella

April 28, 2019

A few months ago our motorhome tour of Portugal took us up the Atlantic shoreline of the Algarve. Having been completely entranced by the beauty of the beaches, craggy cliffs…

Unmissable Obidos – it’s on Rui’s list!

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By: Marcella

April 23, 2019

Ever since we met Rui, the Portugese man with his Russian girlfriend in Monsaraz, we’d been looking forward to going to Obidos. We met him during at a wine tasting…

A breath of fresh air

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By: Marcella

April 22, 2019

After a couple of town visits we like to get back to the countryside and it’s so easy to do here in the expansive Alentejo region. Much as we love…

Castelo de Vide - viewed from across valley

Castelo de Vide – A Birthday not to be forgotten

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By: Julian

April 21, 2019

Having discovered Buzz could not stay overnight at Marvao we looked for somewhere close, deciding on Castelo de Vide. We had intended visiting anyway and as it turned out the…

Little Marvao – a hidden hilltop gem

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By: Marcella

April 20, 2019

High up on a rocky plateau within the Serra de San Mamede natural park sits the tiny town of Marvao. Home to just 1,000 residents and surrounded by a 17th…

Badajoz – Learning how to Whistle!

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By: Marcella

April 19, 2019

We were treated to more lovely countryside scenery as our motorhome tour took us towards the historic town of Badajoz near the border with Portugal. The free aire was perfectly…

Cacares – Walled city with tasty tapas

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By: Julian

April 18, 2019

Caceres, our destination for the next couple of days was the first city in Spain to be granted heritage status as early as 1949 due to its lovely untouched by…

Magnificent Merida and a Narrow Escape

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By: Marcella

April 17, 2019

We opened the motorhome blinds in the morning to a bright and sunny Sunday morning and it was my turn to drive. We set off from Villa del Rio carrying…

Cosy caves in Guadix

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By: Julian

April 15, 2019

After finishing filming the 2nd part of our journey with Buzz our Laika Kreos home from home by Luke from Juke Media we had every intention to make our way…