Ria Formosa: yomping from Vila Real to Tavira

After a good night’s sleep, we were looking forward to our return walk to Tavira along the beaches and the Ria Formosa. Hailing from Newport, Wales, I feel pretty well-informed about tides – the River Usk has the highest tidal … Continued

The Algarve is most definitely not flat

Goodness, it’s often so difficult to resist being drawn into the Facebook malarkey that offers itself up as honest discussion but mostly I do stop myself dashing off a response. Until today, when some silly woman living on the Silver … Continued

Camino de Santiago: Loulé to Salir

When Harri and I began walking the Central Camino de Santiago back in October, we had no inkling that eight whole months would pass before we returned to tackle section two from Loulé to Salir. Such is the nature of … Continued