Gail Aguiar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• Canadian Expat Problems: Voting

  

  light painting on a Muskoka lake, Ontario (July 2010) This is a hot-button topic currently, since the 2015 Federal Election was called on August 2. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Tiny Dancer, Dancing In The Sand

  

  I have a pile of great shots from last Saturday’s beach shoot with Jessica Mezey, but I’m only posting two for now since I’m buried in editing these days. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• BioRia: Escape To Nature

  

  Last Saturday morning we were up (a little too) early to join a Ciência Viva No Verão nature outing at Ria de Aveiro, about half an hour south of Porto in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Porto Snapshots

  

  Tram 22 in front of Clérigos Church After four days in a row of shooting around Porto, I’m ready for a break from the cameras. In a few days we’ll be getting... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Sunday With Boats and Mannequins

  

  My frenzy of photoshooting with Jessica Mezey continued through the weekend, this time across the river in Cais de Gaia and an apartment at Praia de Lavadores.... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Dog The Photobomber

  

  We started the day visiting BioRia in Salreu, near Aveiro, and the late afternoon was spent on a beach shoot in Foz do Douro and Matosinhos. It was going... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Jessica Mezey In The Colourful Streets Of Porto

  

  My shoot with Jessica Mezey, dancer and model, turned a few heads today as we juxtaposed her with some of the most vibrant street art in the city. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Air Transat Expat Expert Video: The Layers of Porto, Portugal

  My Porto video for Air Transat is online! If you’re travelling to Porto, get the inside track from a local: me. I’ll take you across the Douro River to a fishin... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Postcards From Valletta, Malta

  

  Valletta, Malta, is one of the smallest capitals in the world and the smallest capital in the European Union. For such a tiny place there’s plenty to see,... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 43 Things, At 43

  

  I have a separate post about my birthday in June, but I was in a random bullet point frame of mind for this part. Some of these will grow into their own post. I... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Meet Mia, My Andorran Trail Buddy

  

  A fortnight ago, I was couchsurfing in Andorra with a couple who had two young, hyper cats and one older, mellow dachshund. The dachshund, Mia, turned 10 years... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Getting My Aviation Fix @ F1H2O Grand Prix of Portugal

  

  I wasn’t expecting to see a stunt plane at a powerboat racing weekend, but for a few minutes this aerial show transported me to my previous expat life in the US... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• F1H2O Day 2: Blowover Crash

  

  I haven’t had much time to wade through the thousand photos I’ve taken between three cameras in two days, and there’s still one day to go — Race Day is tomorrow. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Happy Birthday To The Gift-Giver

  

  My generous husband turned 38 today, and he continued his two birthday traditions which are nothing like mine: bake a cake and take it to work for his... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 2015 F1H2O Grand Prix In Porto/Gaia

  Grande Prémio de Portugal F1 | PORTO – GAIA I 31 julho a 2 agosto Not since Fight For Independence 9 have I been this excited about covering a sporting event,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• I’m A Transat Expert Expat For Porto

  

  I’m very excited to share with you my participation in a new series for the Experience Transat website by Air Transat, a holiday travel airline based in... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 13th Blogiversary

  

  This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Blogiversary Happy Birthday, Blog! My blog is now officially a teenager (yikes) in human years, which makes me more of a... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Big Waves In Marsalforn, Malta

  

  photo by Paulo While in Malta last month, we spent a couple of days on the smaller, quieter island of Gozo. We opted out of car rental and took the public bus... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Andorra: A Preview

  

  Ruta del Ferro (Iron Route), Andorra This will sound hard to believe, but I didn’t take many pictures in Andorra. Not because there weren’t many pictures to tak... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Moreira Folkfest 2015: Video

  

  I’m back from Andorra and already at another festival in Portugal, this time a very local one: Moreira Folkfest, promoting folk dance and music. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL