FLEA MARKET @ LISBON

 I visit Lisbon often because of many reasons: I cannot stay too long at the same place, it's a wonderful city full of culture, events, courses, alternative shops + pubs and my dear Bruno is from there.

Last times I wanted to check the Flea Market or Feira da Ladra (Literally "The Thieve's Market") was raining or too cold but this last Tuesday was good weather enough to explore vintage gems. But how silly Iam, we got there at 4pm and, of course, the vendors were about to leave. I still took some pics of some faves!

BIO-CONSTRUCTION :: EARTH AWARENESS

Yesterday I came back to Algarve with a ride sharing and it was great! The time flew by because me and the driver connected pretty well. Among many subjects we talked about Bio Construction, he attended courses in Sintra (Portugal) and Austria before and showed me some cool pics. As soon as I found out about Cob Houses when we worked last year in California I knew that was my dream house! 

Bio-Construction increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change respond to our growing need for shelter. They are also inexpensive houses. 

For a long time I wanted to post about this topic but it was missing something... The conversation with Sergio plus the websites he told about, gave me the fuel needed to write this. If you ever read this Sergio thanks a lot for all the info sharing, pretty productive! So let's see some examples of bio-construction:

Bamboo Shelter

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE

Today my dear partner in crime is celebrating his birthday! 

Let's remember some good moments ;) 

KAWAII BOX GIVEAWAY

Seems that all bloggers I follow are on vacation time, only few new posts the last 24 hours? Or it's just me? It's funny how life is ironic, when I have all the free time, no updates on blogger or bloglovin. Sweet!

Sweet, sweet is this Kawaii Box giveaway that Twinkie Chan is hosting in her blog! I usually don't post giveaways from other bloggers in my own blog but common this is way toooo cute not to be shared. It's also a way to promote this artist I follow for around 5 years. And ok, I admit, Twinkie and I share the same last name, I wonder if we are relatives? Twinkie dear, do you have any portuguese roots? hmm? 

If you have the time check Twinkie's shop, it's full of cuteness! She's pretty talented and gives me the motivation to learn crochet. One day, one day. For now go to Twinkie's blog and join this awesome giveaway! (it's a mystery what's inside the box, who doesn't like surprises? Me loves!)

SETTING YOUR PRIORITIES AND TRAVEL

Twelve Apostles at Great Ocean Road [near Melbourne, Australia]

Everytime I come back from a trip of months backpacking somewhere I hear the same comments from friends, relatives or random people: "Oh Marta I want to travel like you", "I wish I could travel" and the most famous "I'm jealous of all your travels". 

Nowadays I just reply with a smile but in the beggining I was wondering why they want to travel and don't go for it. And I found the answer: Priorities. It's a matter of how much effort you put on things you really want to do. Also about the money and time. For example, if you want to buy an house or a brand new car or want better education for your kids it's completly normal you don't have the money to travel. Or if you spend your week of work vacation at home because you feel very tired, it was your option! 

I GOT A TATTOO!

It's been 10 years since I made my last tattoo and since then I wanted to tattoo something big, something that means the world to me. We all know that tattoos last forever and I guess that's the reason why my first tattoo is in the neck and now in the back - I don't get to see it everyday but it's still there with me all the time. If I had a chance to see it every single day I'd probably get sick of it.

I knew my next tattoo would be a tree because symbolizes oxygen, shade, food, LIFE. But which kind of tree? Last year I finally found the answer when I met Redwoods (find my past posts about them here and here), it was love at first sight. They are giant pine trees, the largest and tallest trees in the World (they say), ancient (they can live 2000 years) and only can be found in California and Oregon.