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Mum’s Gone to Portugal – The Memorable Bits

Trish Burgess Posted on22/08/201121/02/2017 Algarve, Martinhal, Portugal 15 Comments

I suppose it can’t get much more memorable than sharing the first week with a TV celebrity chef (see previous post) but there was a smattering of other bits I’d like to share with...

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Mum’s Gone to Portugal – Having Dinner with John Torode

Trish Burgess Posted on18/08/201104/01/2018 Algarve, Martinhal, Portugal 36 Comments

There are four pools in the Martinhal resort and this one pictured, the beach club pool, is by far the most popular. It never looks like this when it’s open – the Fat Boy...

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Mum’s Gone to Portugal – Home from Home in Martinhal

Trish Burgess Posted on16/08/201104/01/2018 Algarve, Martinhal, Portugal 16 Comments

Despite having packed two plastic boxes full of medical supplies, Dougie was still flailing about on the night before our trip to Portugal, having chopped his finger with a kitchen knife. It was more...

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Mum’s Going to Portugal…very soon.

Trish Burgess Posted on27/07/201121/02/2017 Algarve, Martinhal, Portugal 20 Comments

I don’t think I was ever cut out for budget travel, backpacking or slumming it. As you can see from previous posts I tend to choose hotels based on the thread count of the Egyptian cotton...

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