Tag Archives: Algarve

Travel Tuesday – Why Portugal?

Posted on 09/08/2016 by aj vosse

Last Monday’s Mr South Africa post resulted in a few questions being asked of your’s truly. The most frequent one, as in the past when I’ve mentioned my desire to retire in Portugal, is usually, Why Portugal? There are … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #beach, #beauty, #Diaspora, #flying, #fun, #future, #history, #internet, #life, #life... haha..., #memories, #memyblog, #passion, #past, #plants, #pleasure 🍻, #positive ➕👍😁, #sea, #ships, #sunset, #sunshine, #travel 🛫, #trees 🌳, Algarve, Cape Town South Africa, farming, food, Mr South Africa, Portugal, postaday, South Africa | 1 Comment

Tempting – Ailsa’s WTT

Posted on 08/03/2014 by aj vosse

The trouble with Ailsa is that her wander-lust drives the rest of us to distraction… often tempting us mere mortals into showing off things we should never admit to! Travel… yes, that drug that temps more money from our wallets … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, Boating, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fun and Food, Photography | Tagged #beach, #beauty, #blog buddies, #blogging, #blue, #braai, #challenge, #clouds, #fun, #Guinness Storehouse, #humour, #Ireland, #love, #my blog, #passion, #photography 📷, #sea, #sky, #travel 🛫, #wine 🍷, Algarve, BBQ, Co Dublin, food, pork chops, Portugal, postaday, steak, Weekly Photo Challenge: | 10 Comments

1000 UP… and Counting!!

Posted on 05/12/2013 by aj vosse

Thank you!! All who have followed OMBH… this is just to let you gracious folk know that this is the 1000th post. There have been a few days when double posts have gone out so I can’t yet claim 1000 … Continue reading →

Posted in #Dublin, #Ireland, #Royal Canal, AJ's Novel, Art, Boating, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Daily Photo's and Chit-chat, Dublin & Leinster Architecture & Other Interesting Sights, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fiction, Fun and Food, God's Straight Lines, Grand Canal, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Reflections, Seasons, Sport, The Birds and the Bees, Train Tales, Walking, Writing | Tagged #50+ jobs & skills, #autobiographical, #autumn, #beauty, #blog buddies, #blogging, #boats, #books, #canals, #creative writing, #experience, #fun, #future, #gratitude, #Happy, #happy snapper, #hope, #humour, #inspiration, #Ireland, #life, #life... haha..., #memyblog, #my blog, #people watching, #photography 📷, #positive ➕👍😁, #quirky, #sea, #serendipity 👻, #sky, #spring, #summer 😎, #thanks, #time 🕛, #waffle😁, #wildlife photography, #winter ❄, #writer 📝, #writing ✒📖, Algarve, alter-ego, Art, birthday, DPchallenge, GSA, jobs, journalism, JOY, opinion, póg mo thóin, Portugal, postaday, soul, South Africa, Walking, WordPress, words, work, WWW | 22 Comments

Carefree! – WPhotoC…

Posted on 18/08/2013 by aj vosse

It’s an interesting one this week. Read the post and see how Sheri leads us to a carefree lake scene. Yes, those holiday memories seem so distant yet usually remind us of a few days of carefree splendour. Often we … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Life, Photography | Tagged #beach, #beauty, #challenge, #fun, #holiday, #life, #life... haha..., #past, #peace, #photography 📷, #pleasure 🍻, #travel 🛫, #truth, Algarve, GSA, GSK, JOY, Portugal, postaday, soul, Weekly Photo Challenge: | 13 Comments

Nostalgic – WPhotoC

Posted on 07/07/2013 by aj vosse

Reading Cheri’s post soon caused thoughts to bounce around in my head. Unfortunately we didn’t have the luck of owning SLR’s while living in South Africa. That means we don’t really have too many photos of the days before our … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Life, Writing | Tagged #camera, #challenge, #change, #choices, #DSLR 📸, #GLW, #history, #holiday, #hope, #life, #past, #positive ➕👍😁, Algarve, DPchallenge, opinion, Port Elizabeth South Africa, Portugal, postaday, soul, South Africa, WordPress | 5 Comments

Worry a Little… Hemingway Style

Posted on 21/02/2013 by aj vosse

“Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything. ” I have learned, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Life, Writing | Tagged #50+ jobs & skills, #creative writing, #fun, #GLW, #Hemingway, #life, #life... haha..., #past, #positive ➕👍😁, #questions, #writer 📝, #writing ✒📖, Algarve, jobs, Portugal, postaday, South Africa, work | 5 Comments

CBBH Photo Challenge … VIEW FROM AN AIRCRAFT

Posted on 20/02/2013 by aj vosse

Sallyann tagged me on this one… how could I resist? Aircraft are a bit of a thing with me, as a few of you may know. I’ve spent many, many, many hours in the cabin of a chopper, many in the rear … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Writing | Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #clouds, #Dublin, #fun, #Ireland, #Irish landscape, #photography 📷, #planes 🛩✈, #sea, #ships, #travel 🛫, Algarve, Dublin International Airport, plane tales, Portugal, postaday | 9 Comments

T200 – Time Out!

Posted on 19/02/2013 by aj vosse

Yes… tell me why it’s occasionally necessary to reflect, to take a deep breath or simply sit for an hour or two and stare into space. Maybe the winter, well… the lack of real spring, is getting to me. Maybe … Continue reading →