From Dubai to the Algarve
Making a move from Dubai to Portugal wasn’t an easy and straightforward decision. It was quite a process. When the pandemic hit Dubai in 2020, I found myself alone in
Cinema: Marry Me
Director: Kat Coiro; Starring: John Bradley, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Utkarsh Ambudkar; Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance; Age: 12+; Time: 112 minutes Kat Valdez is half of the sexiest celebrity power
Cinema: Death on the Nile
Director: kenneth Branagh; Starring: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh; Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery; Age: 12+; Time: 127 minutes Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer
A good story and some good wines
A relatively new producer to look out for is the strangely named Manz Wine from the Lisbon region. I had never heard about the winery until recently when I read
Rota do Petisco wins national gastronomic tourism prize
Algarve’s Rota do Petisco (Tapas Route) event has won a national gastronomic tourism award at the Prémio Nacional de Turismo 2021, which recognises the best companies, practices, and tourism projects
Makeup like an Egyptian
Isn’t makeup marvellous? It can transform our confidence in five minutes, make us feel more ready to face the world and even get rid of that pesky spot that we
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss
A middle-aged retiree just won the most famous rally in the world with a math teacher as his co-driver. What an extraordinary time to be alive and be able to
Cinema: Moonfall
Director: Roland Emmerich; Starring: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley; Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi; Age: 14+; Time: 120 minutes A mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth
Cinema: Blithe Spirit
Director: Edward Hall; Starring: Judi Dench, Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards; Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance; Age: 12+; Time: 99 minutes Best-selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer’s block
A notable Algarve Chardonnay
French winemaker Patrick Agostini, whose family estate Quinta do Francês lies in the low hills of the Odelouca valley between Silves and Monchique, set out over 20 years to create