Beach of Baleal, Portugal – a paradise for surfers and non-surfers

Just on the opposite side of fishing town Peniche, the Beach of Baleal is sought by people of all ages and nationalities to enjoy the sun, dive and swim in the ocean that has the right type of waves for those who want to learn to surf or simply practice it. The sand here is …

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7/10 – 10 Days Blogmas – The Bolo Rei, traditional Christmas Cake

Today I wanted to share with you the one icon of Portuguese Christmas - the Bolo Rei or, translated to English, the King Cake. I know that other countries have similar variations to this cake, but I wanted to share a little bit of the history of this cake, how it came to be named …

6/10 – 10 Days Blogmas – Coming home & Christmas in my hometown

Good news, I made it to Portugal! Not that I didn't think I wouldn't, but with so many last-minute changes in rules and what tests are accepted before leaving and arriving... I was in constant anxiety. I was also not leaving my house for most of last week, as suddenly London became a hot spot …

Goating by the beach

It's been a few busy weeks at work. I think busy doesn't actually describe the fast-paced "office life" that I'm living from home for the past few weeks. It's been insane and I'm trying to reduce the time I spend in front of a screen after work...yet, I don't want to lose the habit of …

How Easter is done in Portugal

Happy Easter (Feliz Páscoa in portuguese) lovely readers! (if you don't celebrate it, then happy Sunday and hopefully you'll still enjoy this article!) First of all, I'd like to say that I never cared much for Easter. Since I entered adulthood, Easter was just a nice break to travel. I'm indeed a Catholic in paper, …