I know a number of you have been following this issue and we can now conclude the saga with the news that our cards arrived last week! It was very…

We spend a lot of our posts talking about our travels (we called it “the Ramble” for a reason don’tcha know…) but hopefully it isn’t a surprise to hear that…

I mean, on what other blog are you going to receive such useful (ha-HA!) advice? Yes, sometimes the titles are sweaty, but this is this week’s topic: the Serviço de…

I imagine the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras — or SEF for short– the government unit responsible for processing and approving visas — as a typical office. Typical people sit…