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New yoga for 2025
I spent February on a little island off Bali with @yogablisslembongan training to become a yoga teacher.
Run or not to run?
As often I’m a little late to the party but here’s to World Running Day yesterday:) Having run for over half my life, I can vouch for the tremendous effect it’s had both physically and mentally. Here I share just a few. Originally I ran for weight…
OceanBlue Hilltop Retreat
Welcome to OceanBlue. Our dreamy villa and apartments are set in the softly wooded hills of the Costa Vicentina Natural Park of the South Western Algarve. Bounded by the Serra de Monchique to the north and the infinite blue ocean to the south, we are just a…
West coast wild & wonderful
Explore the original wild west just a 20 minute drive from the OceanBlue Villa. Enjoy the best surf spots, sunsets and the most alluring beaches with nothing but nature and the odd rustic restaurant dishing up spectacular seafood. Alluring wild and wonderful for…
Valleys and villages bike ride
Explore the beautiful Algarve Coast, countryside, villages and nature by bike with an OceanBlue Valleys and Villages bike ride. Some places in the Algarve get all the limelight. On our bike rides, we prefer to take you to the hidden gems, whitewashed villages…
SupXplore Tour
Explore the beautiful Algarve Coast and water ways on the OceanBlue SupXplore Tour. Glide and Seek. Thanks to Procam films for the next story from our 60 Seconds of Adventures series. Amazing footage, impeccably capturing why we are spellbound with this perfect…
South Coast Strolling
Explore the beautiful Algarve Coast and nature on foot with an OceanBlue South Coast Stroll. Exploring, walking, swimming and chilling on the south coast. Take one of our Self guided explore tours and discover this amazing corner of Portugal at your own pace. Three…
All Aboard For Our Sea Safari
OceanBlue SEA SAFARI The Sea Safari has become our most popular adventure cruising the caves and secluded beaches near Lagos, swimming, paddleboarding and snorkelling from our super spacious Cheetah Catamaran. The boat trip is suitable for all ages, abilities and…
29 km for Izzy’s 29th
Did it, enjoyed it and completely amazed at how quickly we can adapt when we’re challenged. @izzy_engelhardt and I ran just over 29km for her 29th birthday, pretty much non stop in 3 and a half hours. ☀️Our route was a perfect piece of…
A challenge between friends
At the start of the year @izzy_engelhardt challenged me to a 29km run for her 29th birthday on the 1st March ️ 🌿We’d done a few 5km runs together before Christmas so I knew it would be a test for us both! 👣I’m fine for 20k but any further, I…
Drinking the Rainbow
More energy, better sleep, improved focus and reduced body fat . . . . in less than 3 days??!? 2020 was the worse year on record for most of the world so there was nothing needed more than a firestarter to get the big 21 by the horns. My kickstart of…
Trail Riders Spring Break: 24th – 29th March
Join us for the Trail Riders Spring break. March 24th – 29th Five days mountain biking from our hilltop villa, exploring the Natural Park and unrivalled scenery of the Western Algarve. We’ll ride coast and country routes between the castle town of Lagos, the wild…