escalos Tag Posts Index

First short cycling trip

Yesterday was a precious spring sunny Monday. I try to schedule my days to accomplish as much as I can while here but honestly, I love the "no pressure"

Back in Portugal

I had a very complicated week as several things at work turned upside down. I'll probably talk about it in a post after a few weeks have gone by. Luckily problems

Cleaning the olive trees

Rainy season has arrived, forecast shows rain everyday for the rest of the week. The land looks gorgeous when the clouds open for a few minutes letting the sun go

Back to slow world

After a long and intensive weekend at the Barcelona Beer Festival, I got back to Escalos at Sunday midnight. I took a two hour flight and drove for 2:30 hours to

Castelo Branco scrap yard

Every time I go to town for supplies I pass by this scrap yard. It is quite big and the amount of old vintage cars they have is impressive. I always slow down to

Escalos de Baixo, Beira Baixa, Portugal

Yesterday evening, after a long day dealing with local banks and utility offices, I walked around the village while it was getting dark. I wanted to start getting

Little walk around Escalos de Baixo

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny Sunday. It was a chilly night and I did not sleep too well, I guess the tiredness of the trip plus the uncomfortable camping bed