Locked down in a beautiful part of the world
I don’t feel triumphant or vindicated about moving to Portugal. With much of the globe feeling very uneasy about a dangerous and deadly pandemic and the all-too-real problems of worldwide
Spiritual but not religious
Our monthly feature seeks to offer open-minded, clarifying, and meaningful responses to readers’ questions about spirituality. Send your questions to The Resident. Q: One of the difficulties of the Christian
June 10 and other global challenges
Dear Editor, Today, on June 10, Portugal and the Portuguese around the world celebrate Portugal Day, officially the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities. It is celebrated every
Black lives matter more than our own?
Dear Editor, We are in the middle of a pandemic, the kind of which we haven’t seen for 100 years. Countries have closed their borders, all but essential services have
London Calling
Lockdown London At the end of the strictest Lockdown, your columnist cycled into central London for daily exercise and found a very familiar city looking so different. This is the
Spiritual but not religious
Our monthly feature seeks to offer open-minded, clarifying, and meaningful responses to readers’ questions about spirituality. Send your questions to The Resident. Q: What do Christians mean by the term
Landlords holding keys
Ask Afpop In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: We rent a property and
What’s not coming back
Now that some of the restrictions that were imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic are being relaxed, many people are talking about returning to something vaguely called “a new normal”.
Preparing for the new normal
Is sitting still the best way forward? With the Portuguese government’s new guidelines, some of us are beginning to venture out or are entertaining ideas of life beyond the borders
Mirror, mirror
If one is lucky enough to still be in good health, avoiding hunger, loneliness or destitution, now is a perfect moment to take stock of what really matters in one’s