Our gut, our second brain
Yes, you read that well. We have a second brain which is located in our gut. Let’s talk about why it has this name and why we should keep it
Living the Ria Formosa
Based in Olhão, Boat for a Day takes nature and beach lovers on tailored tours of Portugal’s most astonishing natural park The Ria Formosa, with its rich fauna and flora,
Animal corner – Social niceties: are your animals behaving?
If we were an animal, what would we choose to be? There would be a lot of “fluffies”, perhaps some “smoothies” and a lot of in-between “crinklies” and “curlies”. Slithering
There is a man on the Moon!
July 20 is National Moon Day, created in 2021 by the United Nations General Assembly not to celebrate what was probably the 20th century’s greatest achievement – man walking on
Improving your digestion according to Ayurveda
Ayurveda is based on the principle that health and well-being are achieved when the body, mind, and spirit are in balance. We have talked about the importance of digestion in
The painters’ painter
I was reading a very interesting article about the art collecting world. Galleries and collectors bidding at monopolistic auction houses on their own artworks. Auction houses offering loans so bidders
Be completely yourself – embracing the shadow within for personal growth
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate” – Carl Jung In the realm of self-discovery and personal growth, there is
The Lithium Conundrum: The Covas do Barroso Project
The news that Savannah Resources Plc (SRP) has satisfied the requirements of the environmental regulator APA and thus passed to the final stage of concession for the Barroso project was
A delightful way to explore Europe
You say barging, we say houseboating It was 2003. I was newly divorced and desperately needed an adventure. I found an article my friend MB had sent me describing something
O Salto – Portuguese emigration in the 1960s
Introduction During Portugal’s African Wars of 1961-74, young men avoided conscription for military service in Africa by emigrating from Portugal, and most of them went to France. But they were










