Off-grid and Entertaining in Portugal

Biblical Weather

On sting jets, bomb cyclones and a jet stream of chaos

Feb 7 • Alastair Leithead

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January 2026

Backing the Booze

Goodbye dry...and welcoming back wet

Jan 18 • Alastair Leithead

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December 2025

Happy Holidays!

Having our cakes and eating them...

Dec 21, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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Marketing 101

Blessed be the cheesemaker

Dec 7, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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November 2025

Storm Surge

A nerd's guide to weather watching and power managing

Nov 23, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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Elephants to Alentejo

Portugal’s latest retirees coming here for the weather are large and grey

Nov 9, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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October 2025

Paint & porn stars

Landscapes, seascapes & weekend escapes

Oct 26, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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September 2025

Coming up for Air

Surviving the silly season(s)

Sep 14, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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July 2025

It’s actually happening...

Ignorance is bliss but naivety is even more helpful

Jul 27, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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June 2025

Fantastic Festas

Our first member of staff...and our second

Jun 22, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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May 2025

Springing into Summer

And the return of the drunken beetle cult

May 21, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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April 2025

Off Grid and SMUG in Portugal

It seems we’re not that crazy after all...

Apr 29, 2025 • Alastair Leithead

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