“Is Portugal right for me?”
As the host of a daily breakfast show about life in Portugal, as well two weekly webinars, a private network and several social media groups, it’s fair to say I
Off Grid and Ignorant in Portugal – The Big Picture: And a large new post-it note wall of good intentions
The first sign of summer is when planting a tree turns from simply picking a spot and digging up a bit of soil … to battering through concrete. It took
Portugal’s ‘Spiritual Capital’?
Tomar was where we first arrived as a family in Portugal. It was in the late summer of 2017, when the country’s most lethal fires were raging in the visible
Sorry tale
My father-in-law claims that for a long and happy marriage, every husband should offer an apology the moment he wakes up. To his spouse, that is. It takes care of
Are pigeons pests or heroes?
With hours to kill recently in an Algarve city, I walked around the cobblestone streets looking for inspiration for this month’s article. I saw an interesting church and remarkable architecture,
The Portuguese Polyphony – Marrano Musicians and Tudor Monarchs
In 1529, the tyrannical King Henry VIII sent the Rev. Dr Richard Croke, a Hebraist, Greek scholar and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, on a mission to Venice with two aims.
Men wanted
A couple of weeks back, I was looking for women. As it turns out, and scooping some equality points on the way, it’s men I’m appealing for this week. Previously,
Communication and praise for Carl Munson
Dear Editor, Mr. Carl Munson merits praise for his perspicacious series of articles concerning the language and culture of Portugal which he avails to readers of the Resident through his
Mauritian Dodo
Before moving to Portugal as a permanent resident, I had lived in Mauritius for three years. Earlier, I had also inhabited other parts of the African continent that were as
Falar Português!
OK, we got busted. Let me declare right here, right now, my involvement with the Portugal Resident April Fool’s article this year, which warned foreigners of an upcoming initiative that