Gail Aguiar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• Foggy Morning

  

  This is what the back field looked like at 7 o’clock in the morning: foggy, with a temperature of around 9C. The coldest temperatures at night these days have... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Autumn Scenes From Guimarães

  

  My camera and I were on a specific mission last Saturday morning, but it didn’t stop me from taking some photos enroute around town. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Catch Of The Day @ Mother-In-Law Restaurante

  

  Sunday was Recovery Day, after a late night and enormous Thanksgiving Dinner. I’m sure we were still digesting it, but nobody leaves my in-laws’ without being... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Laundry Days

  

  The last few days have been t-shirt weather in Portugal. You know what that means? Laundry. Most people in Portugal don’t own a dryer, so when there are... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Thanksgiving Dinner In Portugal: A Tiny Preview

  

  I’ve been out of town bringing to fruition an American/Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner in Portugal, choosing to celebrate it in between the two dates, and now I ca... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Penela Da Beira: Autumn 2015 Edition

  

  Last weekend was my 8th trip to the family home village, my third round of chestnut-harvesting and the unofficial family reunion that is All Saints’ Day. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Postcards From Praia Do Amado, Portugal

  

  The beach I photographed the most in the Algarve is probably Praia do Amado in Aljezur (Faro District), a wide expanse of sand in shades of caramel and... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• When The Nights Get Longer, Get Out With The Camera

  

  São Bento Railway Station For most people, longer nights mean cocooning at home — preferably in front of a fireplace. For some of us, longer nights mean... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• When The Forecast Is Gloriously Wrong

  

  We are back from our Castanhas Weekend, and happy to report that the forecasters were totally wrong last week. We didn’t get rained on, we finished harvesting... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Castanhas Weekend

  

  We’re off tonight for our annual ritual of chestnut-picking at the home village. There’s a yellow alert (rain) for this weekend, which means this painstaking... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Gifts and Stories From Turkey

  

  I showed around some visitors from Turkey today. This group of three intrepid souls have been running all over Porto, undaunted by the lousy weather, trying to... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Postcards From Amarante, Portugal

  

  If you’re looking for day-tripping options from Porto, a place worth plugging into your GPS is the Romanesque town of Amarante, 60km to the east. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Snow In Portugal

  

  Serra da Estrela, Portugal I read that Portugal received its first snow of the season this afternoon, unseasonably early. There wasn’t much, not enough to call... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Year Of Ice

  

  I first met Ice the Dog on October 22, 2014, when my friend tried to find him a home after rescuing him in Guimarães, where he was injured and hiding... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Postcards From Armação De Pêra, Portugal

  

  What better time to publish a beach-filled post than late October? It goes without saying, Portugal has no shortage of beaches. So what made us stop at this one... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Friday Rant About Technology

  

  This is where I was yesterday afternoon, the patio at Taylor’s Port Wine Cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, soaking up the sunshine and the view. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Concert At Porto Cathedral

  

  (photo by Paulo) It was standing room only at Sé for the concert performance of the Bach-Ensemble Wiesbaden and Schiersteiner Kantorei Wiesbaden on Monday night. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Vila Nova De Gaia City Hall

  

  I’m sure architects know how easy it is for the average person not to notice the small, beautiful details like the figure and clock tower on top of Vila Nova... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Mosteiro De Moreira Da Maia

  

  We attended an organ concert this afternoon at a church I’ve photographed before — but only from the outside. The church has three names: Mosteiro de Moreira... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Portuguese Kitchen: Chuchu and Robalo

  

  Chuchu is a well-known vegetable in many countries under a lot of different names, but I’m guessing chayote will sound more familiar. Where my father is from... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL