London Calling
London calling is back with a vengeance this month and we have returned to one of our most popular guest columnists, the author COLIN BAINBRIDGE, for some more dark tales
Why Brits drive on the wrong side of the road
I was on a shuttle going from Gatwick airport to a hotel in Crawley when I looked out the window and saw an empty car driving alongside the shuttle. Now,
A 21st century education
As our children return to education after the summer break, be it starting school for the first time, entering secondary school or transitioning into higher education, all are entering a
An ideal country, Portugal, and time, now, for road trips
Portugal has placed “número um” on yet another one of those lists posted on the internet by people who seem to know what they’re talking about. This time it was
I think we now need a new dictionary
When I was growing up in South London way back in the 1950s and 1960s, my school insisted that because I was studying English Language and English Literature for my
Back to school
It is that time of the year again! After two unprecedented years with our children restricted by the worldwide pandemic, one would definitely expect all parents and children to be
Re: article ‘Portugal’s flag’ by Isobel Costa (August 19 edition)
That was a nice read. But I’m afraid the Danish flag is not the oldest, but the Skåne/Scania. Skåne used to belong to Denmark but had a different flag. It’s
Alagoas Brancas
Of course Alagoas Brancas in Lagoa should not be built on. It is logically obvious, except to Lagoa’s mayor. Wildlife input is huge, those easily visible and hidden. The mayor
Internet
My opinion is that apart from direct communication advances (email, WhatsApp), there is nothing genuinely useful about the internet that can’t be gained from pre-internet sources; it’s just quicker (lazier
EU treatment of non-resident UK homeowners in Portugal (Article, March 11 edition)
We have owned a property in the Algarve since 2004 and love it. Our plan when retired was always to spend winters in the Algarve and summers in England. Fortunately,