Supporting Animal Welfare on the Algarve
Across many Mediterranean countries, local communities face ongoing challenges, particularly when it comes to caring for stray and abandoned animals. In countries such as Portugal, dedicated [...]
By Ashley Quint
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Posted An Update on the Entry Exit System
As everyone will know, when we left the European Union in January 2020, the process for entering and exiting has changed. Since 2020, every time we have travelled to a Schengen country, our [...]
By Ashley Quint
Posted Jet2 launches Winter 26/27 Winter Season at Gatwick
Hot on the heels of it’s recent announcement to operate from Gatwick for the first time next summer (Jet2 has previously operated charter flights for P&O Cruises, Inghams and other tour [...]
By Ashley Quint
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Posted The Caribtours Brochure Launch 2025
It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t be possible to do what we do, if we didn’t have the relationships we have formed over the last thirty years. To be a great travel agent, it’s not enough to be [...]
By Ashley Quint
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Posted Jet2’s New Gatwick Base for Summer 2026
It feels that they have been on somewhat of a meteoric rise over the last 10 years, but Jet2 has just announced possibly one of the most important base announcements in its history – [...]
Jackie and David’s Visit to Vila Nova da Milfontes
Although we spend most of our time at our family home on the Algarve, we do like to get out and explore the different regions of Portugal. This autumn, due to family illness we were limited as [...]
By Ashley Quint
Posted easyJet’s new routes for Winter 2025/25
easyJet has announced a raft of new routes from the UK for this winter, including a number of returning services (especially from Gatwick), with a key focus on Christmas Markets and skiing/winter [...]
Easter on the Algarve – Exploring Olhao
In an earlier entry, I wrote about our journey around the Ria Formosa and its scattered islands, but it would be impossible to talk about that part of the Algarve without mentioning Olhão. This [...]
Exploring Olhão and the islands of the Ria Formosa
I’m lucky, really, being able to go back and forth regularly between two countries—our main home and office in the UK, and our family place with a little satellite office out on the Algarve. For [...]
Cascais – Worth the visit?
As a regular visitor to Portugal, my family, including our faithful dog, Miss Molly resides on the sunny Algarve in the fishing village of Carvoeiro. I fly in and out of Faro on a regular basis [...]
