300 days of statistics?
Just as I’ve got used to the idea of being an ‘influencer’, one who influences others to consider Portugal as a destination, a certain discomfort has come about me regarding
Suggestions for free
Some people love to give advice – it can be friendly, unfriendly, wanted, unwanted, helpful, unhelpful, warranted, unwarranted, useful or even futile -the occasion or circumstance does not seem to
Beer group pressure
In a superbly fitting way, as I celebrated the significant seven-years-in-Portugal milestone, last weekend brought together a few of my favourite things – coisas portuguesas – to coin Julie Andrews’
Is It Just Me -Trumped up charges or pet theories?
With the Algarve – Chega!, an ultra-nationalist party, won an unprecedented five seats in the Faro district at the general election earlier this year -, Portugal in general and much
A Year in Monchique 2 – A lifetime in the making – June 2018
Whenever I meet new people, I always ask them why they moved to Portugal. Every story is just so fascinating and unique. I wonder what your story is and whether
Why stretching has become a part of my daily routine
I’ve been deeply involved in sports and regular gym workouts for most of my life, yet one crucial aspect of fitness that I consistently overlooked was stretching. Like many athletes,
Off Grid and Ignorant in Portugal: Opening time
We often wondered if it would ever happen, but four years after moving to Portugal, and two years after construction work started on our crazy off-grid eco-luxe lodge tourism project,
London Calling: September 2024
Capital of the world? On a train into London with his faithful dog, your columnist fell into conversation, dog-related at first, with a fellow passenger. Quickly detecting a French accent,
Poem – Playground memories from the 1940s
Like a praying mantis stands This contraption in a park where weeds Overcome the sodden turf. An iron frame which merits another coat Of dark green paint tinged with red.
Portugal – Migration over the millennia
Some say that pigs can fly. The Flying Squad were police. Police are pigs. Therefore, pigs can fly. This dysfunctional form of argument is at the root of the riots