Did You Know? … Keeping a diary
January brings with it a sense of renewal, of the opportunity to start afresh and to make resolutions to improve ourselves and our lives. It is a time to reflect
Depression Garoe brings rain, thunderstorms and hail until Wednesday
Portuguese territories under orange and yellow weather warnings Sixteen mainland districts and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores will be under orange and yellow weather warnings until Wednesday thanks
Nice spice
People who are not familiar with Indian food tend to club all the aromatic and exotic-looking fragrant dishes under one broad nomenclature and call it ‘curry’. However, any self-respecting chef
Green and Red Monday?
As Blue Monday 2025 looms, with its self-fulfilling prophecy of gloom and doom (basically the worst day of the year, as a perfect storm of financial, emotional and sociological factors
The making and breaking of international alliances
Throughout the 20th century, the US kept an eagle eye open for any opportunity to take advantage of Old World distrust and disputes Political, commercial and nuptial unions are often
Álvaro Siza reflects
I’m standing in front of a grey metal street door. Next to the intercom, the names of Portugal’s two Pritzker Prize winners, friends and colleagues for decades: Eduardo Souto de
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