Poultry perils
Owning a ‘farmhouse’ sounded ideal and so when we moved here in 1999, we embraced the opportunity to have some farm pets. However, not everything is as simple as we
Letter from Cascais (October 18, 2020)
Dear Editor, True to its claim as the sunniest place in Portugal, Cascais has been blessed with sunny, mild weather so far this month (Editor’s note: letter written before ‘Depression
Spiritual but not religious
Our monthly feature seeks to offer open-minded, clarifying, and meaningful responses to readers’ questions about spirituality. Send your questions to The Resident. Q: Is schadenfreude a sin? Schadenfreude is a
What hungry expats miss most from wherever they came
After many of my readers got what they don’t like about Portugal off their chests and have now resigned themselves to living out their retirement years self isolated in a
Lockdown
I’m all alone said Sam to himself It really feels very strange I’ve been in lockdown 10 weeks now My hair is somewhat rearranged When I ran out of food,
Loulé County Court
Dear Editor, Thanks for a great newspaper. I wonder if you would consider starting a debate on the following – Loulé County Court. The Portuguese government is constantly promoting the
Location form
Dear Editor, We have just returned from a great week in Tavira. Everything superb, felt very safe as everywhere well prepared, handled with good grace and humour. One thing I
Belgium puts Oeste region on ‘red list’
Dear Editor, Regarding your article ‘Belgium puts Lisbon and Centre back on ‘red list’ strongly advising against visits’, I hereby send you an email I sent to the Belgian embassy
Riding the second wave
They say it’s not over until the fat lady sings. Ten months on and the pandemic is still very much with us. As I am writing, new cases of Covid-19
London Calling
The show must go on The entertainment industry in the UK has been amongst the hardest hit by the Coronavirus crisis and is struggling to escape the ongoing clutches of