Donald, Ronald & Dave. And the great American homecoming
For me, one of YouTube’s most love-hate Portugal-promoting influencers is ‘Dave in Portugal’, who recently posed the question: “Are Americans returning back to Europe?”, which quite honestly confused me but
Your pal Pat, the expat, maintains an annoying tradition for yet another year
Yup, you guessed it – this is my much-anticipated, annual New Year’s resolution column. I must admit that it helps to be optimistic when resolving to do better, and yours
Dreams scented with Portuguese orange blossom
In an honest, motivational interview, journalist Mário Silva Monteiro speaks to Nataliia Korzh, a Ukrainian woman living in Portugal who inspires people to pursue their dreams, no matter how grand
The more things change
For those of my readers who were wondering where I had disappeared to for the last couple of months, I have some wonderful news to share. Well, I was in
A Year in Monchique 2 – You stupid boy! – September 2018
Having made it through the wildfire, I woke up feeling surprisingly optimistic. In the quiet of the night, I had decided to press on with my new life. What is
Is It Just Me – The time of my life
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell? Blue skies from pain? Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?
Water, water ever rare; and not a drop to waste
The once-abundant resource of potable water in north and central Portugal is under pressure from the combined exigencies of industrial and commercial activity – especially in the mining and “quality”
A poem for the end of 2024
When thunder flashes and lightning claps The icicles grow upwards from the taps And point to a sodden, saddened sky from whence The coldest rain fulfils the earthly floods Restoring
Obituary – John Barry Edward Goodfellow
June 14, 1944 – December 7, 2024 It is with deep sadness that the family of John Goodfellow announce his death in Faro hospital on December 7, 2024, following a
Reflections upon goodwill towards all
Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of A Christmas Carol, was perhaps the leading economic minimalist of Dickensian times. From rationing the coals that burned in his clerk’s grate to his consumption