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Forum: Portugal
May 20th 2026, 5:47 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 180
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: fire season

I check with Alerta. Although based in the Algarve, they also cover the Lower Alentejo and use ProCiv for their alerts.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 13th 2026, 8:09 am
Replies: 31
Views: 1,728
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Lagos to Porto. Car or Train?

Yes, the train times make a difference.

We went from Funchaira straight through to Porto.

Friends took a later train and had to change at Lisbon.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 12th 2026, 7:04 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,728
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Lagos to Porto. Car or Train?

Do the train.

We went from Funcheira to Braga by train last time and going over the bridges to Lisbon and then Porto is stunning.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 14th 2026, 6:58 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,846
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: satellite dish and Astra

When we took ours down, we gave it to a local young farmer and he used it as a pond, for his ducklings.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 3rd 2026, 6:41 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,982
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: storm

It won't happen very often Sportpix. According to one of my Portuguese friends, he can't remember this happening in his lifetime and he's in his mid 50's.

Been very wet here, wind not too bad, so...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2026, 3:46 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,982
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: storm

Rain hammering on the roof woke us up an hour ago.

We had minor stuff in the last storm, cushions in the pool, few pots over.

The track is becoming almost impassable, will have to borrow a...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 8th 2026, 7:13 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,164
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Availing Health Services During Temprary Residency

To cover your point Rosemary - and very sorry to hear of the situation you both are now in - we have two friends, both recently diagnosed with cancer.

One went with his private insurance and was...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 7th 2026, 8:47 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,164
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Availing Health Services During Temprary Residency

Another supporter of the normal health service here.

We had to get private health care when we moved over 20 years ago, but cancelled it very quickly, on the advice of our Portuguese friends.
...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 26th 2025, 7:53 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 586
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Lagos to Queluz - drive or train?

Train. Book first class.

A much better experience than driving, especially if you don't know where you're doing.
Forum: Portugal
Dec 5th 2025, 7:21 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,140
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Enough! BritishExpats.Com for the British Expats!

That's me out too.

Scouse.

Although we moved every couple of years, so a "person of England " :) with a slight west country accent, as married to a Wiltshire lad and just lived just north of...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 20th 2025, 7:26 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 561
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Favourite Portuguese News Site?

I use Noticias ao Minuto
Forum: Portugal
Aug 15th 2025, 6:44 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,009
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Picking a real estate agent

Domus Capri, located in the East Algarve.
Forum: Portugal
Jul 24th 2025, 5:02 am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,026
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Which police to contact

I would go to your local GNR.

Hope you-re okay.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 12th 2025, 8:42 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,513
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Permanent residence certificate/card EU citizen.

When we applied to renew our 10 year permanent residençia's, mine was renewed for a further 10 years, my husband, however, only got 5.

A friend, who has lived here, legally, for almost 30 years,...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 20th 2025, 6:07 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,048
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Pneumonia or RSV jab

My husband had his a few years ago and he didn't pay either.

He's in his 70's.
Forum: Portugal
Jan 24th 2025, 7:47 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 976
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What to do with Chu-chus or chayote?

Air fryer Fluffyhead.
Forum: Portugal
Jan 20th 2025, 7:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 976
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What to do with Chu-chus or chayote?

I put them in stews. A friend fries them, like chips.

Try google, it might help.
Forum: Portugal
Dec 16th 2024, 7:24 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What Next !

Macliam, I can post it, free of charge. Much better than having to take it back to Albuferia, as they used to want us to do.
Forum: Portugal
Dec 15th 2024, 7:27 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What Next !

Well, MEO are being rather good about it all.

Service terminated about midday on 6 December, had a couple of letters, saying I can return the old equipment by 6 January, free of charge.
...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 8th 2024, 4:52 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Residency on a ruin

We now, after eight years, have a cluster of post boxes near the local bar, which is 5kms away from us. If we're lucky, the postieegets to us twice a week.

Previously, we'd collect the post from...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 2nd 2024, 7:29 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What Next !

I still have the original agreement, with Portugal Telecom.

But now we can't get any English tv, we have got Starlink and other means. We can still watch Portuguese tv, but my internet is going...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 2nd 2024, 6:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: What Next !

I have managed, I think to get rid of MEO, after 19 years.

They told me they could cancel on 6 December.

Then rang me, last Thursday, to say they can cancel it now.

I would very very upset,...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 14th 2024, 6:52 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,676
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Private cataract operation

We've had both of our eyes done, long distance only lenses. All done in Gambelas, Faro and the consultations were at Guia HPA.

Each consultation was 80€ and the actual operation was 1,750€.
...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 11th 2024, 6:27 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 746
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: Car Repair Mystery

When we had a problem with the window mechanism, in our rather old Honda, the garage replaced all the gubbins and showed me why he had to replace it.

I didn't want it, so he threw it out.
...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 27th 2024, 7:50 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,735
Posted By ouriquejan

Re: First aid info

And having washed the open cut with agua thingy, put on some "septil". It's a powder and will also help.

Available in chemists.
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