Re: Algarve’s first Mediterranean Botanical Garden inaugurates in Querença
Dear Editor, With reference to the piece in the March 9 edition of the Portugal Resident “Algarve’s first Mediterranean Botanical Garden inaugurates in Querença”: I have received messages asking about
Breakthrough drug for AMD
A drug has been developed to help those with the dry version of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that up until now has remained untreatable. Many people in Portugal and around
Cancel Culture?
The British press has recently been awash with articles related to teenagers and young adults and the effect of Cancel Culture on this generation’s students. The amount of power that
Justice for the animals
The FIFA Club World Cup, which has just been played off in Tangier and Rabat, is reported to have been preceded by a mass cull of domestic animals with the
Therapeutic abstraction
For the first of what I intend to be a series of articles that looks at some of the artists I am working alongside, my ambition is to go a
Bureaucratic Tourism
Dear Editor, SEF and the Portuguese Minister for Tourism have finally revealed the true reason for the apparent delays for those requiring a biometric photograph for their Residência card. The
Re: “An outstanding Alicante Bouschet from the Algarve” (‘Wine Talk’ column, April 28, 2022)
Dear Editor, “This is a wine of great depth of colour with extreme blackberry fruit on the nose, mingling with hints of mint and tobacco.” And that is all the
Is good art sellable or sellable art good?
After three days of Art Expo Algarve (February 10-12, Portimão) and the growth of international art fairs, I am left pondering this question: should an artist curb their creativity to
Upcycling
I have a new passion – restoring furniture. It started when I was captivated by a small table in the charity shop. The shape enticed me and, being so small
The Catholic Church in crisis
As the shockwaves of last week’s revelations about child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Portugal subside somewhat, it is worth remembering that Catholicism has been at the forefront