Why don’t people stay in Portugal?
The effect of migration is like that of alcohol or money (…) at first enhancing our experience and enjoyment of life, with the potential to become an unexpected problem or
Trump, triggering and transformation
If you were hoping for respite from what might be called the ‘Trump effect’ (and by that, I mean the American president, who you may have heard of, and not
Great Portuguese weekends are made of this
In my native UK, there’s a town called Battle, which commemorates the Battle of Hastings where, in 1066, (as most schoolchildren of my era would know) England’s King Harold famously
The power of possibility, in Portugal
For some time now, I’ve been wanting to bring together a community of expats, foreigners – call them what you will – who are united by the idea of ‘giving
How do you nosh your nata?
It’s ‘nata’ good look, so to speak, is it? Picking up that little spoon that came with your coffee (as well as two obligatory sachets of sugar, whether you need
It’s not about Portugal
Our water supply was cut off last week. Coming from a country where I understand such an occurrence only occurs after protracted legal processes, I was surprised by the sharp
Green and Red Monday?
As Blue Monday 2025 looms, with its self-fulfilling prophecy of gloom and doom (basically the worst day of the year, as a perfect storm of financial, emotional and sociological factors
Donald, Ronald & Dave. And the great American homecoming
For me, one of YouTube’s most love-hate Portugal-promoting influencers is ‘Dave in Portugal’, who recently posed the question: “Are Americans returning back to Europe?”, which quite honestly confused me but
Wishing you a safe, sane and soulful new year
Making our way slowly to Christmas and poised on the edge of a new year, some among us are waiting for the big fella to deliver the goods and make
Smokin’ shoes and positive news
“Do you really want to smoke our shoes?” ask the stars of the show this week, who are quick to point out, to confused would-be customers, that “hemp is the