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Living the Dream: in the Algarve, Portugal (The Algarve Dream Series)
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About Living The Dream: In The Algarve, Portugal
Product Description Could you leave everything behind and start a new life in the sun? Have you ever been on holiday abroad and wondered what it would be like to live there? Alyson and Dave Sheldrake did. They fell in love with a little fishing village in the Algarve, Portugal, and were determined to realise their dream of living abroad. They bought a house there, ended their jobs, packed up everything they owned and moved to the Algarve to start a new life. Follow them as they battle with Portuguese bureaucracy, set up their own businesses, adopt a rescue dog and learn to adapt to a slower pace of life. Laugh with them as Alyson propositions a builder, they try to master the Portuguese language, and successfully navigate the 'expat' world. Part guidebook, mostly memoir; this is a refreshingly honest and often hilarious account of life abroad. Review "An engaging and insightful memoir of one couple's experience of moving from the UK to the Algarve. Alyson brings both of their personalities to the fore in her entertaining and helpful accounts of their journey, from their first holiday in the Algarve through to setting up their own businesses and creating a society for local artists that won her an entrepreneurial award. Beginning with the agonies of finding and buying the perfect house then having to wait years until they could leave their jobs and make the final move, Alyson relates the challenges and the joys of discovering and becoming integrated into a new culture, getting things done, attempts at growing things and the genuine warmth and generosity of the Portuguese.. She shares her hilarious mistakes with learning Portuguese as well as practical advice for dealing with necessary bureaucracy and other things you need to be aware of before making the move. If you're considering relocating to the Algarve, put this book on your reading list.". Julie Fox - Award-winning Portugal blogger and contributor to DK EyeWitness Travel Guides to Lisbon, Portugal and Europe. Owner and founder of Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal website. About the Author Alyson Sheldrake is the author of the award-winning and popular Algarve Blog, and has also been a keynote speaker for several years at the annual 'Live and Invest in Portugal' international conference.. She is an accomplished and sought-after artist working alongside her husband Dave, a professional photographer.. Her new book 'Living the Dream' is full of useful advice, enjoyable adventures and hilarious accounts of their Algarve life in the sun.
