by Gilliana | Jan 16, 2023 | General
There is no doubt that it’s daunting moving to a new country. Among all the usual angst, you can get preoccupied with thoughts of how you’ll fit in. Especially since some local Portuguese residents are getting ‘foreigner fatigue’ with the influx of expats from all...
by Gilliana | Sep 23, 2021 | General
I realise that the more we learn about the property market here in Portugal, the more there is to learn. We are looking for a main home. The main requirement is that we want to be a reasonable commuting distance to school. We don’t have grand criteria otherwise and we...
by Gilliana | Apr 29, 2021 | General
Wow, learning Portuguese is not easy. It’s the pronunciation and the complexity of the grammar that makes it tough for me. Ask me to say anything with a double r such as Carro (Car) and my throat immediately tenses up. My Portuguese teacher told me that it’s the...
by Gilliana | Apr 28, 2021 | General
My husband Jannik is Danish. Hygge has become an international phoenionan and I find it fascinating. We pay homage to Hygge in our channel name. For Danes, it’s cultural DNA. It has a multitude of meanings including; the pursuit of everyday happiness, cosiness,...
by Gilliana | Apr 27, 2021 | General
The beauty of leaving the UK for Portugal is the fact that we get so much more quality time with our children. Lockdown made sure of it! We made every effort to make sure that our kids didn’t get lockdown fatigue by making sure that we got out to exercise as much as...
