Santa Catarina clay tiles
Walk like an Egyptian! Sometimes, the best things in life are right under your nose, or perhaps your feet. If you live in the Algarve, it’s likely that you walk
Snow reported in the Algarve
Recently, my old friend from Boston sent me his video of snow gently falling through bare trees onto a white rolling meadow. I became slightly homesick for the beauty of
The Garden of Balance
A couple of intrepid Algarve residents, Gudrun and Gerhard Witt, have invented a “balance garden” In life, we all need balance. There are many different kinds of balance. Every time
A lovely Christmas with “Shoebox Sue”
Sue Loram is the coordinator of the annual Christmas “Shoeboxes for the Elderly” project After this Christmas, I will never look at a shoebox the same way again. And, I
Hobbyists share their passion in Central Algarve
This week, tens of thousands of cars came to the tiny village of Amorosa, São Bartolomeu de Messines, in the central Algarve. And parking was not a problem. Of course,
Clubs in the Algarve: culture, camaraderie, community
Three years ago, soon after my wife and I immigrated to Portugal, I had many moments of severe homesickness. “What the heck have we done?”, I thought. After living my
Vintage advertising tiles … cool art in our midst
In Portugal, we are surrounded by history. The Romans, Visigoths, Moors, and Christians have all left their mark. But if you look around, there is also “living history” in our