Alastair Leithead

Portugal-based journalist using BBC foreign correspondent skills to live off the grid - and write about it - and experiment with new ways of storytelling

[Alastair Leithead @aleithead]

It's the last day to vote for Vale das Estrelas and our podcast series Ana & Al's Big Portuguese Wine Adventure! We're up for a big award in Portugal and would love your support. The video tells you how to vote for us. Thanks!
https://t.co/PseYhgW7xu

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Retreat, retreat...real treat, by @aleithead https://t.co/qN9rRv2rhH
We're in the Wine Retreat business now...and have been shortlisted for an award for our wine podcast series. Read all about it and help us win here!!

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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 https://t.co/qY9RXjW31d

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Landslide! A soggy surprise and a nasty setback by @aleithead in the latest despatch from Off-Grid and Ignorant in Portugal... https://t.co/qmaIeQ3u9W

[Alastair Leithead @aleithead]

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

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Moles? Really? In the Valley of the Stars? The first despatch of 2024 from Vale das Estrelas...
Attack of the Giant Moles, by @aleithead https://t.co/XXIzMUMlrP

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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 https://t.co/wF8X7IGfmU

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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 https://t.co/9oubOZcUV4

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Now I really wasn't expecting that...

A Large Concrete Poop, by @aleithead https://t.co/mzC0WHdhyK

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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 https://t.co/miXicEGyKd

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That Old Foe Fire, and why it looks like the gods of news are missing me…and following me into the Portuguese countryside https://t.co/FpIu1WStKh

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

[CPJ Américas @CPJAmericas]

⚡️ Guatemala: The imprisonment of José Rubén Zamora is an attack on the press and a bellwether for democracy

🚨 14 organizations call for justice in Zamora’s case and respect for the rule of law

#FreeJRZ #FreeThePress #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom
https://t.co/Ch4iHDItU4

[Alastair Leithead @aleithead]

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…

https://t.co/kXQtUU9SS8

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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!
https://t.co/e8C7vaJYEA

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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...
https://t.co/aeK0RVSg9O

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

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Planning an island getaway? I'd recommend this beauty in the middle of The Atlantic Ocean.
https://t.co/k5MNunJ3Sk

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

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Off-grid and Ignorant in Portugal: Roots and foundations https://t.co/rzlF0mrCMR