Category Archives: Photography

Snapshot!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

I’m going to be limiting my time on social media this year, including posting to this blog. But you can keep up with me via our free monthly Snapshot! newsletter. Subscribe here:

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Newsletter

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Free monthly newsletter from Dave and Alyson Sheldrake – subscribe now! Continue reading →

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The Armação de Pêra Honeymoon

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

A fascinating record of Armação de Pêra with a series of old photographs from 1966 Continue reading →

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My Top 5 Algarve

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

My Top 5 Algarve
The best of the Algarve in one handy guide.
Available exclusively to subscribers of our free monthly newsletter.
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A Covid-safe Carnaval

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We have created a Covid-safe Carnaval for you to enjoy this year. Continue reading →

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Our February Newsletter

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The February edition of our free newsletter is full of art, photography, books and news about the Algarve. Continue reading →

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The Living Statues – Christmas 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The Living Statues came to Lagoa and Dave was there with his camera for you. We can now officially celebrate Christmas! Continue reading →

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Algarve Art

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

New Website, Algarve Society of Artists and Algarve Art! Magazine Launched You might have been wondering what we have been up to lately as the blog has been a bit quieter than normal (sorry about that – normal service is … Continue reading →

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The Living Statues come to life again

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The Rua 25 de Abril and the Largo 5 Outubro in Lagoa were once again filled with the magical spectacle of the Living Statues at Christmas. The Estátuas Vivas no Natal project is now in its third year of visiting Lagoa, … Continue reading →

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Best Expat Blog Portugal Award

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Well that was a nice surprise yesterday – we received an e-mail from MoneyTransferComparison.com letting us know that we had won their award of ‘Best Expat Blog – Portugal’ for 2017! Here’s what they posted about our award: Well how nice is … Continue reading →

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