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  • Living the Dream: in the Algarve, Portugal by Alyson Sheldrake book cover
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Living the Dream: in the Algarve, Portugal

by Alyson Sheldrake

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Starting over in the Algarve

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Starting over in the Algarve

Alyson and Dave Sheldrake’s move from Britain to a fishing village in Portugal provides the framework for a memoir about the practical and personal adjustments of life abroad. The account covers encounters with Portuguese bureaucracy, building businesses, learning the language, adopting a rescue dog and finding a place within the expatriate community. Guidebook elements sit alongside the couple’s own experiences, making relocation—not simply the dream of living somewhere sunny—the book’s central subject.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in memoirs about moving abroad and building a new life.
  • Travel readers curious about everyday life in Portugal’s Algarve.
  • Those seeking a personal account that includes practical challenges such as bureaucracy, language learning and setting up businesses.

Themes

Relocation and starting overLife in the AlgarveCultural and language adaptationExpatriate lifeBuilding a business abroad

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Book overview

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.

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