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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 …

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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 …

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The captivating tale of a charismatic journalist from Aljezur

Episode 33 – Natasha Donn Natasha is an engaging and delightful character, brimming with personality and juicy tidbits of life in the Algarve. She is a career journalist, reporting on all the fascinating stories in the Algarve. Let me tell you, there really are some miraculously scandalous stories about! Listen to her engaging tale: [podbean …

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A craft brewery in the Algarve – the story of Algarve Rock Brewery

Algarve Rock Brewery Their website reads. “Algarve Rock was started by two guys that are passionate about drinking real beer. Somebody had to do something about the lack of quality craft beers available in the Algarve; why not us? That’s why we created Algarve Rock. We’re here to put Portuguese craft beer on the map.” …

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What you REALLY want to do this summer – Algarve events

It’s wonderful to welcome Fiona Butler from www.myguidealgarve.com She has been running her website for ten years now and has picked up an awful lot of great information in the process. She shares it with you on the latest episode of Algarve Addicts. Thanks for listening! [podbean resource=”episode=djtmk-966111″ type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Fiona …

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Rooster Quad Tours – exploring the Algarve’s back roads

Exploring the Algarve’s back roads Sure, you can take the obligatory jeep safari but surely you want to do it yourself? Wouldn’t you love to drive your own vehicle and navigate the back roads potentially like you have never done before? The great thing about Rooster Quad Tours is that you don’t need any prior …

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Great recommendations from Carlos, Faro tour guide

Carlos from Take Algarve Carlos runs regular tours around Faro through his company Take Algarve. Listen to his story. [podbean resource=”episode=hsxw5-94a844″ type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Show notes Carlos tells us the story of the place we are conducting the interview: Café Aliança (officially called Café Alliança Cervejaria) in Faro. Carlos was born in Faro …

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Portugal, confidentially speaking, the story of an online business in Olhos da Agua

Greg Boegner from PortugalConfidential.com Meet Greg, who moved to the Algarve from the USA in 2008. He runs a successful website all about Portugal over at www.portugalconfidential.com Listen to his story. [podbean resource=”episode=t67hx-941fbf” type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Show notes Positive growth and a new department of the business. The story of Portugal Confidential, …

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The life of a professional hair designer in Faro

Bradley Querl (really it should be Curl, shouldn’t it?) has practiced hair design (now with his salon called B Hair Design) all his life and is a 3rd generation hair designer. Bradley is the consummate professional and does a fantastic job with anyone’s head, even throwing in a super relaxing head massage into the deal. …