Gail Aguiar

LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• Ponteira, A Portuguese Village Amidst Rocks

  

  This scene warranted a “stop the car!” moment when we were in Peneda-Gerês National Park last month. We were driving towards the village of Pitões das Junias... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Golden Hour At Passeio Das Virtudes

  

  It’s not called Golden Hour for nothing. I posted a similar scene of sunset at Passeio das Virtudes two Decembers ago, but as it was December, the scene was... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Porto’s São Nicolau In Black and White

  

  You probably won’t recognize the parish name of São Nicolau, but you’ll know a section of it as Ribeira (riverside), one of the most touristy areas (if not the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• (Not My) Backyard Flora: Spring 2017 Edition

  

  As the title suggests, I take zero credit for this explosion of colour in flower form. Instead, I’m co-opting my in-laws’ garden to spruce up my website like I... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Sunset At Praia De Matosinhos

  

  Our semi-chaotic weekend ended with a superb sunset, a fine time to take our Turkish couchsurfer to the beach to see her first ocean. (She’d seen plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Hind End Of March

  

  The recent advent of official spring reminded me that I’m already six months into Year 4 in Portugal, which means I’m six months behind on writing my 3-year... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Oldest Bookstore In Porto

  

  A little reminder to the people who say Livraria Lello (1906) is the oldest bookstore in Porto… it’s not, that would be Moreira da Costa (1902) beside Hotel... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Ice The Cãozinho

  

  Diminutives are a part of everyday speech in Portugal, yet I still find them really amusing. I collect them like some people collect fridge magnets — and there’... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Doces Do Freixo, Recipes From 17th Century Nuns

  

  I’m convinced the nuns in Portugal centuries ago were a very creative lot, considering how many different sweets they made from just three ingredients: eggs,... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Laundry Of Porto

  

  This was the scene looking up along Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira in Porto, towards São Bento Railway Station. I wasn’t actually aiming for the laundry, I framed... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

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

  

  The catch of the day was also my new Portuguese word for today: perca, which means perch. I may have eaten perch before, but I don’t remember it at all. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Quiet Beauty In Gerês

  

  The day-trip we took to Peneda-Gerês National Park a couple of weekends ago started off with planting trees, then placed us in the high-altitude village of... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Tia Orlanda, A Taste Of Mozambique In Porto

  

  Confession #1: until Saturday, I knew nothing about Mozambican food. But one look at the menu at Tia Orlanda on Rua das Taipas and I was sold. Confession #2:... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Tia Orlanda, A Taste Of Mozambique In Porto

  

  Confession #1: until Saturday, I knew nothing about Mozambican food. But one look at the menu at Tia Orlanda on Rua das Taipas and I was sold. Confession #2:... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Porto’s Northern Beaches: Praia De Angeiras (Norte)

  

  For those still caught in the chilly grip of winter, I realized a long post of beach pictures might be a little cruel. So I’m spreading them out, starting with... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Lamprey Feast @ Braseirão Do Minho

  

  Lamprey season is in full swing, and nowhere is it more celebrated in Portugal than the northern rivers such as Rio Minho, where it is considered a delicacy. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Igreja Matriz De Vila Nova De Cerveira

  

  The Minho region at Portugal’s northern border to Spain has some of the prettiest towns in the country, surrounded by verdant forests and picturesque rivers. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Do You Speak Foreign?

  

  Last Saturday, a guy at a bar in Santa Maria da Feira couldn’t understand my Portuguese, so he walked over to the nearest person and asked for language... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Sunday In Gerês

  

  Planting trees in Peneda-Gerês National Park wasn’t my idea, but I was made aware of the event by Oporto Adventure Tours from a mutual contact and I jumped at... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Iscas @ Mother-in-Law Restaurante

  

  I’m refraining from torturing the internet with lamprey photos for another day. (Aren’t you glad?) Instead, these are photos of a more popular Portuguese food:... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 EXPAT, TRAVEL