by Inês Paler | Jun 16, 2025 | Family
🌞 Ultimate Summer Camp Guide 2025 | Caldas da Rainha & Region Struggling to find the perfect summer activities for your kids? We've done the research for you! Here’s your complete guide to 21 amazing summer camps in our region – from forest schools to...
by Inês Paler | Jun 12, 2025 | Expedições Científicas, Family, Scientific Expeditions
Discovering Portugal Through Science: Our Scientific Expeditions Begin A few weeks ago, I discovered something that completely changed how we explore Portugal with the children: the Circuitos Ciência Viva Card. I’d been looking for different experiences for the...
by Inês Paler | Jun 11, 2025 | Expedições Científicas, Family
Centro Ciência Viva do Alviela – Carsoscópio Location: Louriceira, Alviela, Santarém, RibatejoMap: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kfuzKiogSdTKvN34AWebsite: https://alviela.cienciaviva.pt/Distance from Alo Land: About 1 hour’s drive Field Notes Overall impression:...
by Petru Paler | Oct 30, 2022 | Family
It seemed inconsequential the first time: a local acquaintance confirming, somewhat surprised, that we eat meat. Perhaps there had been a misunderstanding? It keeps happening, though: many friends, acquaintances, and family somehow seem to assume that we don’t...
by Inês Paler | Jan 15, 2022 | Family, Homeschooling
I am a little excited. This afternoon, a mother with her two kids is coming to visit. We haven’t met before, but wanted to meet other families and children to befriend our own.This must be somewhat similar to what blind dates feel like. Some signals indicate...
by Petru Paler | Dec 31, 2021 | Family
Growing up, I remember feeling a sense of getting ready for something. It seemed like everything I learned and did as well as the passage of time were helping me get there. The feeling went away – at some point in my twenties, I’m not sure – before I could...
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