It’s been 4 weeks since our plane from Lisbon touched down in Newark, NJ. I had spent months of preparation to handle every teeny weeny detail, cuz that’s how I roll. After 2 ¾ years of residing in Setúbal, Portugal,…
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Stranger in a Familiar Land
Tagged with: culture shock, moving day, nostalgia, returning home, reunion
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
I’m feeling Pioneer-y
This is the epilogueof my stint in Portugal. Wayne and I are headed back to the US tomorrow. It was three years ago that I quit my job and we began making preparations to move to Portugal. A great adventure,…
Tagged with: bittersweet, challenges, clear the path, language barriers, Living abroad, pioneer, portugal, returning home
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, writing
Armação de Pêra: 11 Apr ’19
So we’re in the Algarve now. Everyone says it’s the most beautiful place on earth. But then, what do they know? Everyone in Portugal says they have a “house” in the Algarve. This goes back to the ‘80’s when Portugal…
Tagged with: apartments, armação de Pêra, beach, beach love, climate comfort, ocean, portugal, relax, retirement, sand, weather
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
A Guitarra do Fadista
As we prepare to leave Portugal, we are communing with the many beloved friends we have found here. Such friends are Jorge and Paula. Paula happens to be our landlord, but, she and Jorge have taken us on a low-tide…
Tagged with: fadista, fado, friends, friendship, guitar, poetry, portugal, saudade, saying goodbye
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, writing
Exchanging Places
Sorry for the long silence. We’ve been distracted. Wayne and I have been sorting through emotions and practicalities of “stay” or “go” regarding Portugal. When we first set out on this adventure, it was open ended. People asked is we…
Tagged with: decisions, foreigners, home, new friends, serendipity, symbiotic, travel
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, Stay as long as you like, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, Stay as long as you like, writing
Time Ago
Living in Portugal, we’re not as intimately connected with the Hollywood scene as we used to be. We’d heard of the movie Green Book but didn’t really know much about it. Something about a white guy hired as driver for…
Tagged with: album, don shirley trio, jazz, LP, memories, movies, music, nostalgia, The Green Book, Waterboy, youth
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
A Charmed Day in Setúbal
A Charmed Day in Setúbal Some days are better than others. Some are perfect and some are just shit. Then there’s yesterday. The washing machine suddenly decided to no longer function, so all the laundry had to be handwashed. All…
Tagged with: Ala dos Namorados, charm, dogs, friends, history, home, jazz, journal, music, neighbors, portugal, serendipity, setúbal, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
You can’t go home again
I live in Portugal. An ocean away from my native country, customs and language. After a year, I was weary of not knowing anything – or that’s how I felt. I had acute sensations of separation, isolation and loneliness. I…
I LIKE BIKE
Tagged with: bicycles, bikes, Colorado, electric bikes, folding bikes, journal, learning, leisure, portugal, setúbal, tourists, travel
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip
Dia de Peru (Turkey Day): 10 Dec ’17
The holiday season hath descended upon us. It’s time for my favorite Christmas decoration of all time – the hanging Santas. Everywhere we turn effigies of Santa have been hung from balconies by the neck, hands tied behind backs, in…
Tagged with: Cascais, expats, journal, kindness, leisure, new friends, portugal, Thanksgiving, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad
Barbarams
Wayne
