Google Maps Street View lets photographers take 360 degree panoramas and then place them on the map. These Photo Spheres are usually off...

I love these really wide panorama shots, especially when they are very high res. There's something about zooming in on all that detail....

***Edit: April 01, 2021 I'm making a quick update to this article because it's been getting some traffic lately, and I've learned a lot...

This amazing property came to my attention because idealista sent me an email notifying me that the price of this place had just dropped...

Alex and I left Vancouver Friday evening for a ferry trip to Victoria. My younger brother, Sean, and his family are in the final stages...

It's been quite a few years since I last took gardening seriously. I know it's a cliche, but the Quar really brought it out of me. The...

It occurred to me last night as I got ready for bed that I haven't posted an answer to the question posed by this site's url. "Why the...

There is quite a bit of information out there about how much it costs to live in Portugal generally and the Algarve particularly....

COVID 19: Portugal Update, 16 May The Portugal News - Coronavirus - Algarve, Portugal Information Resources - My Guide Algarve, April 21,...

Vitor Oliveira, a.k.a. portuguese_eyes, extremely prolific photographer based in Lisbon. He has thousands of photos of Portugal on...

I've always been a voracious reader, with science fiction high among my list of preferred genres. If you had told 11 year old me, back in...

This is a rare shot on Google Maps Street View. Usually faces are blurred. Here we have a little time travel, and she really doesn't like...

This is a rare shot on Google Maps Street View. Usually faces are blurred. Here we have a little time travel, and she really doesn't like...

I absolutely love these mountains. The thought of living there, though, fills me with the same trepidation that living in British...

I absolutely love these mountains. The thought of living there, though, fills me with the same trepidation that living in British...

Ah, symbolism. I had the idea today of just wandering around on Google Maps Street View, picking random spots and having a looksee. This...

Ah, symbolism. I had the idea today of just wandering around on Google Maps Street View, picking random spots and having a looksee. This...

It's official. I just upgraded to my own domain. Took advantage of the last day of the 50% off sale to pay for a year at the VIP level. A...

It's official. I just upgraded to my own domain. Took advantage of the last day of the 50% off sale to pay for a year at the VIP level. A...

As usual, I will have to return to this post. Here are links and photos in the meantime. São Bartolomeu de Messines, 280,000€ - 2...