I am very lucky to be married to a professional photographer, so I always knew that I would use one of Dave's photographs for the front cover. The only problem was choosing which one!
I hope that the cover helps to show just how beautiful the Algarve is with its blue skies and blue sea. The boat is a local boat, beautifully hand-painted and bobbing serenely in the water. We live in an idyllic location, I hope that the book cover reflects that.
The title was an easy choice, so many people have said to us 'You are living the dream!'
I started writing a blog when we first moved to live in Portugal nine years ago. Initially, the blog was just for family and friends, then it grew in size until we were hitting 100,000 views a year! Writing a book about our move to live in Portugal seemed like the natural next step to take. I started the book a couple of years ago, then life took over, we moved house, and finally, in January of this year, I decided to get serious and finish it. The book was released in April 2020.
