World populations coming and going
The global population as of last Tuesday (November 15, 2022), according to the United Nations, reached eight billion and is still rising. On the same day, Portugal’s population was said
Portuguese Draft State Budget 2023
Portuguese finance minister Fernando Medina delivered his Draft State Budget on October 10. In terms of taxation, the focus was on cryptocurrencies and other related crypto assets and gains. The
Cayenne Turbo GT
The new Turbo GT is much more than just another (very) fast Cayenne. The clue is in those two little letters. It’s two o’clock in the afternoon and it’s raining
The December 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the December night sky. This month has the longest and darkest nights of the year in the northern hemisphere. December is also a good month for meteor showers.
Herpes Zoster Neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia (also known as shingles) is an acute, painful, viral infection resulting from an endogenous activation of the varicella virus (an infection that remains latent in the spinal sensory
Walking from Burgau to Salema
For those that would like some history thrown in with a great walk, then I can thoroughly recommend the coastal path between Burgau and Salema. It is not flat, with
Pomegranates: autumn fruits and autumn colour
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is commonly planted in the Algarve as a hedge and is one of the few plants to have autumn colour. It is a lovely sight to
Managing a multi-dog household
It takes time and effort to manage a pack of dogs in the home. If you’ve never encountered issues, you are either lucky, own harmonious dogs or you have a
London Calling – The Seven Noses of Soho!
If I told you to go to Soho and keep a look out for prominent appendages, noses are probably not the first thing that come to mind, but if you
We survived a crazy time!
Three years ago today is the date attributed to the first Covid-19 case, on November 17, 2019. By March 13, 2020, there were almost 148,000 cases worldwide. Ten days later,