Portugal targets Pat, the expat, with new law and columnist reacts with resolution for 2024
‘Tis the season to make New Year’s resolutions. As my regular reader already knows, good ol’Pat has made it a helpful tradition to suggest resolutions for others as well as
‘São Martinho do Porto Syndrome’ – the problem and the cure (Part 2)
Last week, considering a subject too vast and complex to cover in one column, I recalled saying the words “Wow, we could live here!”, as we rolled into the Silver
Happy families
My mother once told me that I had come into this world much before my actual date of arrival. And because of that, I was always in a hurry and
The first Duke of Bragança – a right royal bastard
Afonso was born when his father was 20 and he and two other daughters were the children of Inês Pires, daughter of a Pedro Esteves. Pedro felt the disgrace of
Long-term UK expats may face huge UK tax charges
“The latest numbers from HMRC show people are passing on more and more to the taxman rather than their loved ones” – The Daily Mail. UK expats who have lived
Resolve to review your financial planning for 2024
The New Year is a time when most of us take stock of our situation and set goals to improve our health, happiness, lifestyle and wealth. This year, make it
Chartwell – Winston Churchill’s Family Home
“A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted” – Winston Churchill On a miserable cloudy, wet late November day, we joined the queue of people outside the front door
StudioArte is focused on sustainable architecture and interior design
In Portimão, there is an architecture studio headed by three partners with different backgrounds and visions who, together, develop unique projects with a “Moroccan touch and Portuguese techniques”. Dutch entrepreneur
Cakes and jams – Freshness and creativity
Munchi enriches every meal with its jams, chutneys, and piri-piri sauces and sweetens the heart with its cakes Lagos native Cátia Santos is the face behind Munchi Cozinha Criativa (Creative
The shape of heritage … handmade by ceramist Madalena Telo
In her studio in Monchique, ceramist Madalena Telo makes clay using a traditional method and creates unique utilitarian pieces that have already found their way around the world With a