London Calling: from river race to digital art and phone boxes!
Messing about on the river For nearly 200 years, Cambridge University Boat Club and Oxford University Boat Club have battled the cold, tidal Thames on the world-famous Boat Race of
Back in the swing with smooth jazz
Dear reader, and you know who you are, by the time you’re reading this column, your ol’pal Pat will be ensconced on the lawn of the very scenic Pine Cliffs
112 – The European Emergency Call Number
Dear Editor, Regarding David Thomas’ article about calling 112 in Portugal (April 14 edition), I would just like to share my experience with you – so far only. About a
Limited agreement between Guterres and Putin in Moscow
COMMENT United Nations Secretary-General and former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres had a frank discussion with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, but they were clearly poles apart on
Virtual autism and its growth in younger children
In the last month, the UK press has made much of the fact that autism is on the rise in children under four and has resulted in the need for
A walk back to Carvoeiro
I first visited Carvoeiro in 1985 when my family bought a small house on the hill overlooking the town. Despite having been brought up in Portugal, I had never before
How best to cope with bad news
COMMENT “No news is good news,” as the old saying goes. Sadly, the opposite is true nowadays. Almost all the headline news is bad news, very bad news. We’re constantly
The Americans are coming!
I remember that, nearly six years ago, a very small group of American expats met at the Pingo Doce coffee shop in Lagos in a simple effort to meet other
Skip Bandele takes a trip down memory lane
The good old days As my 59th (!) birthday approaches (I don’t feel a day over 29 and a half) and I find myself in the 26th year here in
Ukrainian conflict – What do we tell our children?
This is a question that I have been asked many times in the last month with regard to the current Ukrainian conflict in Europe. Parents are concerned as to what