Fires in Central Portugal
Dear Editor, Having spent a week in London with family only a few miles from the horrendous Grenfell Tower disaster, we are only too aware of the heartache and total
EN 125 road
Dear Editor, I am concerned about the EN125. Daily we drive from Vilamoura towards Almancil and last week they put up new road signs. What I don’t understand is why
Heartbroken in Alferce
Dear Editor, I am sending you this because I think people have little idea of the destruction happening here. Everyday, for three years, I have walked with my two dogs
Brexit spats over expats
COMMENT The Brexit talks now underway in Brussels may end in no deal, says Britain’s chief negotiator David Davis. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, says no deal would
The A22, a wide-open road
When I arrived in the Algarve, a bit under two years ago, a new Socialist government had just been elected and formed a coalition that I thought for sure would
London Calling
Wuthering Heights This was the plan of Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. A hundred-and-fifty years ago, he envisaged a huge 250ft (76m) tower
On top on climate and conflict control
Recent events have been a reminder of Portugal’s laudable position well ahead of many other more powerful countries in at least two key areas of human endeavour: keeping the peace
How many ripples did it make?
I have three children living in England, two in Brighton and one in Warrington, just outside of Manchester. Can you imagine what I went through when I woke up to
Tailgating
What is one of the first things new arrivals notice about Portugal? I’m talking about when you first pull out of the car rental lot and glance into your rearview
Ikea fever
Recently, I was driving a visiting couple from Arizona to Loulé for the famous Saturday morning market. By chance, we passed a gigantic royal blue building with the word IKEA