Sunseeker Portugal

Life on the Algarve coast – Sunseeker’s perspective

Meet Steve from Sunseeker Steve moved over to Portugal with Sunseeker as it makes a lot of sense for this international boat builder to have a presence down here in the Algarve. I got to chat to him about how it all started for Sunseeker in the Algarve and what life is like for Steve …

Trail runner!

Alexandra Vanstalle is a mother of four kids, husband of one and runs unbelievable distances along rural tracks. Her latest adventure is to train for a 111km long trail run… Listen to her story: Show notes Alex was born in Oeiras, close to Lisbon, studied in Lisbon and worked at a Mexican restaurant, before setting …

Vilamoura Congress Centre

The easiest way to gorge on the Algarve’s gourmet delights and other stories

Maria Nobe de Carvalho I interviewed Maria in the new Centro de Congressos do Algarve and we managed to sneak into an empty conference room as the sound was GREAT in there. Her life is really varied taking in a lot of projects like online tourism startups, the Lagos Food Fest, other big events, food …

The ONE piece of advice you need for enjoying your Algarve holiday

Yvette Martins Yvette grew up in Canada and moved to our beautiful Algarve. She now owns an online travel business and is brimming with advice and tips. Listen to her one important takeaway from this podcast.  Show notes Yvette grew up close to Vancouver in Canada from Portuguese parents. In her youth figure skating …

olhao aerial view

Moving to the Algarve – advice, tips and stories

Moving to Portugal The Tilleys arrived this summer, hailing from Surrey and settling in the Algarve. We talk about where exactly a little later into the podcast. It was fantastic meeting them and great to hear their story! Listen along…   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Louise-Marie Tilley (@loutilz) on …

solverde casino vilamoura

Behind the scenes at the Algarve’s greatest live show

Meet Becky. She dances at the Vilamoura Casino in their regular show, entitled “Timeless E-Motions” this year.  It’s on at all three SolVerde Casinos: Praia da Rocha, Vilamoura and Monte Gordo, so wherever you are in the Algarve you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of this highly entertaining show (and no, they aren’t paying me …

classic algarve scene

How a traumatic accident led a young traveler to beauty in the Algarve

I had no idea who Blair was… the only connection I had with this guy, was that he took a mesmerizing photo of Benagil cave. It was an image picturing his girlfriend. An image which was pretty sexual, but sensual, natural and bold at the same time. It showed that this guy knew a thing …

trans algarve SUP expedition

The startling truth I stumbled upon over the last three years

This podcast is slightly different from my regular show where I interview people and chip away at their stories of the Algarve. Today, I speak about my experiences as I changed my career (call it a mid life crisis if you will) and stumbled across the harsh reality of the changes our beautiful planet is …