Gail Aguiar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• Portugal Summer In Black and White

  

  Taylor’s Port Wine tasting room Summer is such a colourful time, and I’ve noticed all my posts lately have been bright blasts to the photoreceptors. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Views From Taylor’s Port Cellars, Vila Nova De Gaia

  

  You probably know Taylor’s as a purveyor of fine port, but did you know they’re also a purveyor of fine views? I’ve posted before of the views from Taylor’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Porto Street Art: A Mural In Leça Da Palmeira

  

  Street art is best stumbled upon, I concluded on Sunday, when I found this mural in Leça da Palmeira between the bus stop and the beach. The older parts are... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Portuguese Togetherness, The Beach Edition

  

  I always say there’s plenty of beach for everyone in Portugal, but these pictures are making a liar out of me. This was Praia de Leça da Palmeira on Sunday. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Canadians In Portugal

  

  It had to happen eventually, but I wasn’t expecting it to take almost three years… No, I didn’t stumble upon Limited Edition Canadian Smarties, that would be... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Street Art @ Lionesa, Leça Do Balio

  

  A few years ago someone had the bright idea of inviting a group of 10 urban artists to give life and colour to the 1,400 square metre wall of the Lionesa factor... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Summer In Porto, Beaches For Everyone

  

  There’s an extended heatwave in Portugal right now, with temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees Celsius around the country. I don’t know about you, but that’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Reflections In Ponte Da Barca, Portugal

  

  It was my first time in Ponte da Barca (District of Viana de Castelo) two weekends ago, and we arrived as the sun was making its way out. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Sunset At Praia Da Memória

  

  This website may look rather quiet these days, but behind the curtain it’s anything but… in fact, it’s on fire. Not the congratulatory “You’re on fire!” that... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Ice the Dog Showing His Colours For The Euro 2016 Final

  

  Shortly after the game ended, Senhor Ice was bestowed Paulo’s scarf from 2004, that fateful year which everyone in Portugal couldn’t wait to bury under the... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Turkish Delights

  

  When our couchsurfer from Istanbul insisted that she cook us a Turkish dinner, we knew we would be crazy to refuse. After all, we just returned from Istanbul an... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Around Vitória, In Porto

  

  The former civil parish of Vitória is one of Porto’s oldest neighbourhoods (if not the oldest), one of four that comprise the UNESCO World Heritage site that... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Minho-Style Eating In Arcos De Valdevez

  

  You may recall back in January that we were zooming around Minho, and I wrote a post shortly afterwards called Minho-Style Eating In Ponte de Lima. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 44 Flashback Photos For 44 Trips Around The Sun

  

  I celebrated a birthday (and anniversary) while in Israel last month, which is the purpose of every trip abroad in mid-June. The only remotely birthday-ish thin... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Sunday In Minho

  

  We spent all of Sunday in the northern region called Minho (its common name), near the border to Spain closest to us. This region is rich with incredible... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Spicing Up A Francesinha

  

  After a long afternoon of volunteer training, I suggested to Paulo that we skip lanche and go directly to dinner. Not just any meal that we could whip up at... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Happy 149th Birthday, Canada!

  

  What happens when Canada Day comes ’round and there aren’t any other Canadians to celebrate with? A lot of virtual celebration, that’s what: messages in social... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Porto After São João

  

  The biggest annual city-sponsored party in Porto is Festa de São João or St. John (the Baptist) Day. It takes place on the eve of June 23 with much fanfare,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Marble Halva With Pistachios

  

  I get a little food-obsessed while travelling, because I want to eat everything that’s difficult to find in my day-to-day life. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Thinking of Istanbul

  

  This was supposed to be a different post, but the latest news prompted me to make today about Istanbul. I have no words this time, just pictures. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 EXPAT, TRAVEL