The new speed radar cameras are watching for you
How do I know? Because they were definitely watching me I have become good friends with my local post office delivery guy. There was a time when our only interaction
A healthy life, here and now!
I’ve just got back from the gym. “So what?!” you might say. As I can barely lift my arms to tap out my thoughts, you need to know that you
Fire and the future
When fire swept up our valley, we had an hour to choose what to keep and what to leave and let burn. All sorts of strange things made it into
London Calling – Some of London’s strangest tales…
This month, with your regular columnist (Richard Lamberth) in Paris, London Calling has returned to the ever-popular COLIN BAINBRIDGE for some quirky tales of the Capital and life in general.
Portugalidade: The essence of being Portuguese
During the year 2021, a lively debate was conducted among academics concerning a thesis published by lexicologist Dr. Vítor de Sousa, which sought a clearer translation and interpretation of the
Moving to Portugal: don’t let your dream become a nightmare
“I wish I’d done it years ago” is one of the most-uttered sentiments I hear among the recently-arrived in Portugal. This isn’t surprising, of course, in the 50-plus foreigner world
The power of choice!
When my children were still at school and the summer holidays were coming to an end, in the last week that they were off, everyone in the family was allowed
Game OFF – “Smartphones and tablets have become the modern baby’s dummy”
With an intriguing combination of the sagacity of Confucius and the discipline of communism, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) decreed, in November 2022, that parents must regulate the use
The Battle of Aljubarrota
During the afternoon of August 14, 1385, the youth of the nascent nation of Portugal bravely faced a superior force of Castilian soldiers and French heavy cavalry which outnumbered them
Savvy Cat, not catty or savage!
Taking on the real estate industry in Portugal is quite the challenge in its own right. Tackling the way business is done here, in what some see as an anti-enterprise










