Just got back from a 12 day stay in my mates ( unheated ) villa.
It was cold and rainy for most of the time, although we got one lovely day,became a top customer of the Carvoeiro Book Cellar !

Thanks for your thoughts Lamby.Your observations are totally spot on. I sort of rushed into this holiday a couple of weeks ago when I was feeling a little stressed.In hindsight it would have probably been better if we had arranged to holiday with some friends or family (it's a 4 bed villa we are sta...

Thanks Gaynor,believe me I (we) need a break.
Looks like it could be raining on Monday when we get there but will probably just try to get some sleep after the overnight trip.

Thanks for your PM Pickwick.

Hi,I have recently posted requiring some advice regarding car hire and good reasonably priced restaurants in relation to our up coming holiday in Sesmarias.Taking your comments on board I have now booked our car hire with the websites favourites Algarvedrivers, thanks for that. I have thought long a...

I have now booked the car through Algarvedriver.I did have another look at Atlaschoice car rentals and they were going to be quite alot cheaper,so I then looked up some revues on them and they were awful,better to have peace of mind.

Thanks for that,we will give A Fonte a try.

Thanks for the advice,I will be using Algarve driver.
We are on a bit of a budjet, can you recommend any good restraunts selling decent food at sensible prices.
We found "Tia Lada" and "Casa Algarvia" a little expensive last time.

I am very willing to support the website and use Algarvedriver,can you recommend them ?
Also, are the tolls operational yet ?

Really hope the rain does stop ,not seen any sunshine here in the UK all Summer.
Driving from Faro to Carvoeiro have they started charging tolls yet ?If so,how much are they and what's involved ?

Hi everybody,we are coming for a 10 day stay 31st Oct.
Has anyone got any idea as to what the early November weather should be like ?Also, I have been told that Atlaschoice car rentals at Faro Airport are very good value, any comments ?

better pack the thermals,raincoats then !

If I ran over him as you suggest then there would hardly be a "next time" would there.
Not that I would, he's a cute little fella who can't have much of a life being locked out of the house all the time
like many other local dogs.

Let's hope your right. Our property is up for sale in the UK,we are "downsizing" and hope to buy a small place down there.

We stayed at my nephews villa in Sesmarias in Sept.Next door there was a little brown mongrel type thing that had the unique ability to stay awake and bark 24/7.Across from him lived a Yorkshire Terrier that duetted with him yapping constantly. Then the dog with "attitude", who would sunbathe laying...