Alastair Leithead

We're getting there by Moving Mountains: the latest despatch from Off-Grid and Ignorant in Portugal as our eco-luxe lodge nears completion @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

Landslide! A soggy surprise and a nasty setback by @aleithead in the latest despatch from Off-Grid and Ignorant in Portugal... open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

Here's my latest article about #portugal history through #wine as we pull together the final few episodes of our upcoming podcast Ana & Al's Big Portuguese Wine Adventure. #alentejo #winesofportugal #winestagram

Moles? Really? In the Valley of the Stars? The first despatch of 2024 from Vale das Estrelas... Attack of the Giant Moles, by @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

Seasons greetings and Christmas Eve despatch from the Valley of the Stars on the rush to get everything done before the holidays... The Longest Night, by @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

I honestly think St Martin's Summer is fast becoming our favourite time of the year...in a week when we went from wine to water... Second Summer, by @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

Now I really wasn't expecting that... A Large Concrete Poop, by @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

This week in the Valley of the Stars we've been taught a thing or two by the Moldovan Front Row, discovered the difference between DIY and a DUI and on the theme of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) I was reassured of my sanity by The LBD. @aleithead open.substack.com/pub/alastairle…

That Old Foe Fire, and why it looks like the gods of news are missing me…and following me into the Portuguese countryside alastairleithead.substack.com/p/that-old-foe…

This is a hugely important case which needs to be spread as widely as possible - please share this where you can.

I have a new monthly column in the @PT_Resident magazine on our off-grid life of ignorance in the Alentejo. We’re getting better at it all the time but it’s been a steep learning/spending curve… portugalresident.com/off-grid-and-i…

The latest on our water woes from Off-Grid and Ignorant at Vale das Estrelas in the wilds of rural Portugal...oh, and happy Portugal Day! alastairleithead.substack.com/p/water-disast…

My latest despatch from the Valley of the Stars...the one hundredth blogpost on Off-Grid and Ignorant in Portugal...and you would have thought I would have learned a lot more by now... alastairleithead.substack.com/p/a-centennial…

@jamiegoode Any plans to head down into the Além-Tejo?

In the Tejo, Portugal, with Junior

Planning an island getaway? I'd recommend this beauty in the middle of The Atlantic Ocean. alastairleithead.substack.com/p/taking-a-bre…

@danhess2 @jamiegoode If you need anything on Portugal and the Tartessians/Phoenicians/Romans…and the Christians of course…do let me know!

@aleithead @jamiegoode I’m working on something that is specifically about the historical journey that wine has taken around the globe to become what it is today

Are there any real wine journalists left? In the UK mostly people who’ll puff anything up if there is marketing budget. All pay to play!

Off-grid and Ignorant in Portugal: Roots and foundations alastairleithead.substack.com/p/roots-and-fo…

Off-grid and Ignorant in Portugal: Menagerie madness alastairleithead.substack.com/p/menagerie-ma…

Off-grid and Ignorant in Portugal: Batcat, Elvis and the Voice of God alastairleithead.substack.com/p/batcat-elvis…