Opinion

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: I’ve been told that all

At this time of the year, animal shelters and vets emphasise that “a pet is for life, not just for Christmas”. This is because Christmas is a time when pets

Every year around this time, many people decide it’s time for some self-improvement by making a list of New Year’s resolutions. Goodness knows we all could do at least a

In my last article “Going Underground”, I wrote about the monochrome cartoon “azulejos” (executed by António Moreira Antunes) at the airport station of the Lisbon Metro. Other stations in the

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: One of my neighbours has

Part of the adventure of being a resident of a foreign country is that you don’t have the network of friends, relations and coworkers that you had when you lived

My Granddad, who died in 1998, aged 98, always wore a suit and tie and religiously shaved every day. He thought that anyone with a beard looked scruffy, so what