Category Archives: Portugal

There was a bit of rain during the night and we woke to more rain this morning, however, by 7.30am it had cleared so I decided to go for a wander through the now deserted streets of Sintra.  There are … Continue reading →

We left the Algarve this morning and headed for Sintra which is about 3.5 hours away – approximately half an hour north of Lisbon. The forecast in the Algarve and Sintra was for some rain – something we haven’t seen … Continue reading →

Today we played the Quinta do Lago South Course courtesy of our new Irish friend Alan. There are three courses that fall under the Quinta do Lago umbrella – the South course, the North course and Laranjal which is a … Continue reading →

Part of this journey for me is learning more about the places we visit. I like to know how these places tick and compare some of the day to day living details with what we know in NZ. Wikipedia and … Continue reading →

Last night we decided to try one of the highly recommended local restaurants – Parilla Natural. It is a South American grill restaurant where they specialise in steaks from Uruguay. It is owned by an English gentleman who also owns … Continue reading →

Last Sunday we met Bruce who is the father of our next door neighbour in Havelock North – see the It’s a Small World After All post. Anyway Bruce invited us to a BBQ at his place on Friday night. … Continue reading →

On Friday we had another round of golf at the Oceanic Faldo Course – we were originally supposed to play the O’Connor Junior course but they had been doing some heavy duty maintenance so suggested we play the Faldo course … Continue reading →

Today we played the Oceanico Faldo Course which was designed by none other than Sir Nick Faldo.  It was one of those courses where you had to play strategically which is what he had in mind when he designed it. … Continue reading →

Today we played one of the Oceanico courses in Vilamoura – Oceanico Victoria. Oceanico have seven courses in this area that they refer to as the seven wonders. Oceanico Victoria was designed by Arnold Palmer and completed in 2004. The … Continue reading →

We had a very social weekend in the Algarve. On Saturday we went to the Lemon Tree or O Limoeiro in Portugese for lunch. The food was excellent – all home made with fresh ingredients and herbs and spices. The … Continue reading →