PiPs Living Off Grid

We talk about the fire that took over our village in Sarzedas, Central Portugal. 

We are back doing our PiPsCast, its been a few weeks but its lovely to be back.

This is not about us, this is Mandy’s Story. Having a history of ADHD and PTSD and recently being given a diagnosis of Autism, Mandy gave up everything she knew of ‘normal’ life for the sake of her sanity. She knew she was not managing with her traditional ‘9am – 5pm’ life and with the out break of Covid, knew she could spiral down into a deeper, dark place. Mandy had to rely on herself and make changes for herself and that’s exactly what she did. Quietly and without realising, the universe had been calling out to Mandy. Giving gentle, subtle hints, directing her back to the only place she had ever been truly happy. Portugal. Sometimes you have to give up everything, to find out what’s important. Giving up ‘stuff’ can be easy, but would you give up daily access to your family, to live as the best version of yourself​? Sometimes, in the giving up of things that’s when we find out what truly matters, where lifes’ real pleasures are, and what fills our mind with peace and calm. After spending only a few hours with Mandy, I feel I had a small glimpse into her way to move forward, and into her plan for a much more fulfilled way of life. Please keep an open mind and listen to the end, as we’ve all lived part of this story, whether we acknowledge it or not. Thank you and enjoy.

In this episode we visit the Portuguese health system for the first time. 

In episode 3 we continue to talk about how our week has been, we talk about Max and his European Pet Passport, our Biometric Card and registering for our Health number. 

In this second episode of the PiPscast we talk about getting our Health and Social Security numbers. We also notice the Processionary Caterpillars and talk a bit about our week. 

In this episode we chat about our week as usual. Work has started on our tiny house and just so you know it's exactly a year since we moved to Portugal - Hope you enjoy the chat.  

Hello and welcome to our new listeners. Thanks for popping in. As you know these podcasts are our YouTube PiPsCasts, so if you fancy a look at what we are talking about pop over to our YouTube. Nevertheless its amazing to have you here on our PodCast.   

In this second series of PiPsCasts we go out and about to chat with people who have made the move to Portugal - This time we speak with Debbie,Steve and daughter Ellie-Rose who have all recently made the move.

In this second series of our PiPsCasts we are out and about Morten.  

In this episode we have a chat about recieving our Biometric Cards and getting on with the Cabin in The Woods. We also get word that Truck is in pieces in the garage. 

Another week has passed and this time it's been a little quieter than usual, apart from the Max in the Decathlon incident. Jade has been visiting on her solo trip in Europe so we spent some time relaxing.  We hope you enjoy the listen. 

This is episode 5 of our PiPsCast - Our truck breaks and its not going to be a quick or easy fix, Max gets stigged by the infamous european Processionary Caterpillars, but we still do our best to remain positive. 

Just us having a chat about our week - Continuing through the Biometric Card Bureaucracy 

Hello, we are Darren and Elaine, this is our first (ish) Podcast episode. We publish our PiPsCasts on Youtube as a video file, this is the audio Podcast. We hope you enjoy the episode.