A peek into the old town of Leiria, my hometown

With Portugal being in lockdown since the end of January, and with me working from home, there hasn't been a lot of opportunity to go out, unless for the strictly necessary - grocery shopping, doctor appointments, you know the drill - not things I necessarily enjoy doing. Of course, the rule is also to stay … Continue reading A peek into the old town of Leiria, my hometown

Sights of Madeira: finding the unexpected nordic forest

Sometimes you find the unexpected. I would never dream that in a place where the weather is often considered tropical, so much that all kind of exotic flowers and fruits grow (there are bananas growing everywhere) I would find the kind of forest that, in my head, could only exist in the most northern part … Continue reading Sights of Madeira: finding the unexpected nordic forest