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Writing about our experiences gives us pleasure as we share how we feel, what we see and the impact a place has on us. Check out all our historical blogs here.
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What to see in Portugal’s Riviera town of Cascais
In this blog, we share what to see in Portugal’s Riviera town of Cascais, when in the Lisbon area. A destination where sophistication and...
Stock Market Investing for beginners: Conclusion
A friend of mine asked me recently why I started investing in the stock market. After a while I replied, ' When I looked into stock market...
Learning how to develop my photography skills
Capturing moments, places and people has been my passion for decades, and learning how to develop my photography skills feels important....
How to Face and Overcome your Fears
“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it...
Top 5 essential disciplines for successful stock market investing
When you jumped in the drivers seat of a car for the first time, it was all natural wasn't it? Steering wheel, pedals, gearstick, clutch,...
What’s the best village in Portugal? Comporta!
If there was a place I would like to settle down in, it would be Comporta. For me, this answers the question, What's the best village in...
Stock market investing mistakes: The top 10 to avoid
I was only going to discuss 5 mistakes investors make when stock market investing in this blog but having done my research I need to...
Discover Iceland’s magic in just four days
Can you possibly discover Iceland's magic in just four days ? Surely that’s not enough to really experience a place and leave a little of...
How to think Positively
In a modern world dominated by stress, anxiety and mental health issues, learning how to think positively and master our thoughts is key...
Realising that Travel is so much more than a Destination
We think of travel as a movement towards a place that we want to explore, and it drives us and excites us. Yet sometimes travel becomes so...
The 5 key reasons for rising share prices
In the last blog, The 5 key reasons for declining share prices, I gave you the bad news. In this blog, The 5 key reasons for rising share...
The 5 Key Reasons for Declining Share Prices
It's hard to watch when your share prices are going down, and go down they do. Having an understanding of why they go down helps in...
I can’t afford a therapist; learning how to self-coach
“You don’t have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.” Les Brown - motivational speaker What do you do if...
Stock market Trading: What you need to know
I'll let you into a little secret. When I made my 1st investment I gulped and said to myself, 'What are you doing? You know nothing about...
The Challenges of Life on the Road in a Motorhome
As more Spanish towns close their doors and shut up shop to vanlifers, it creates one of many challenges of life on the road in a...
Buying Funds: What you need to know.
Buying funds from a fund manager is a worldwide investment strategy and used by many to beat the bank's returns. Whether it's an index,...
Passive Investing: 3 reasons to start now
I've been sacked twice. Well, I say sacked, manoeuvred into a position where I had no choice but to leave and hand on heart on neither...
An Informative Guided Tour of Marrakech, Morocco
Morocco's fourth largest city is a bit like marmite; people either love it or hate it. Having a Guided Tour of Marrakech will ensure that...
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