A tale of Dona Gertie and her Quinta do Marquês
It was in 1985 that I made the first of several visits to the Quinta da Torre de Santo António, situated near Torres Novas. At that time, it was owned
Namaste London
When I was growing up, my parents took great care in teaching us good manners and, along with the rest of it, a lot of time was also spent on
Agriculture and drought
My recent presentation to the Algarve History Association covered the Industries of the Algarve, ranging from fisheries to salt, from fig production to golf and to canning. Time was too
“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,