Faro Airport – more training required
Dear Editor, I would like to draw your attention to the need for better training of the security team at Faro Airport. Our daughter is undergoing chemotherapy in a series
Property Blues – a poem by Roberto Cavaleiro
My house is as odd as my head No windows to see the within from the without Doorways to mysteries beyond the imagination Sloping roofs for snow that never comes
Outdoor games
When I was little, I was told to go and play outside till dinnertime. By my parents, that is. This confession itself should be enough to give away my age.
Portugal, The Summer Place
Whether you live here, or will be visiting Portugal later this year, it’s my pleasure this week to share the advice of one Colleen Showalter, she of Portugal The Place,
Driving Miss Daisy
“April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain” – said T.S. Eliot in the opening lines of
London Calling – Bats in the Belfry – Bela Lugosi in London
London Calling has once again called on our friend COLIN BAINBRIDGE for this month’s selection of unusual tales from the UK capital. By 1950, Bela Lugosi, the star of countless
Walking football – you are never too old to have a go!
Dear Editor, It was good to read Pat the Expat’s feature on walking football (WF). Let us hope that it will encourage more of the older generation to take up
The Portuguese Polyphony – an introduction to the allure of Fado
In 2011, UNESCO declared the musical genre as being an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Scene 1: Mid-20th century Lisbon, city of intrigue and espionage. A candle-lit, smoke-filled cellar bar
Portugal’s ‘Vida Boa’ – It’s not about the money, it‘s about the mindset
The Italians have their Dolce Vita, the French La Vie En Rose. Even us funny old Brits have an occasional sense of overwhelming joy and deep contentment that lifts us
Growing old in Portugal
If you have retired in Portugal, God willing (or to whomever you turn when the chips are down, or maybe thank when the chips are in plentiful supply), you’ll be