Motoring – Generation K
A 22-year-old kid is the best rally driver in the world at this point in time. Can he become the best…ever? Harri Rovanpera was a fine rally driver. He drove
Monarchy passes the baton in the UK
A planetary role for King Charles Once upon a time, a beautiful young Queen stepped ashore from a magnificent yacht, accompanied by her Prince Consort. The couple were carried away
Five years on … remembering the fires of October 2017
Today, October 13, 2022, is International Day of Disaster Reduction. It is appropriate, therefore, to look back five years to 2017, which will be remembered as one of the darkest
Cannabidiol (CBD), a new weapon to fight Alzheimer’s disease
In any case, this is what all the preclinical data (in vitro and in vivo animal studies) currently available on the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with CBD suggest. Indeed,
Fátima October miracle: fact or fiction?
A crowd, said to have numbered as many as 70,000, witnessed the so-called Miracle of the Sun above the village of Fátima in central Portugal on October 13, 1917. But
Writing a new chapter for yourself
Last week I spoke with Miranda, a vital, very sweet and kind woman, originally from South Africa, who has chosen Portugal as her new home country, after many years of
Tavira – a dog’s eye view
Peter Bellchambers had the intriguing idea to present the history of this ancient town through the eyes of a podengo dog, and he and his wife Yvonne have constructed their
The importance of reading
As the head of an international school, one of my greatest pleasures is to listen to our children read or to read to them, be it an extract from a
Exploring the Alentejo around Elvas
Sightseeing in and around the historic and wonderfully preserved town of Elvas is an absolute joy. Elvas itself is one of Portugal’s hidden gems, located in the far east of
Is it just ME? As I woke up one morning…
When I grew up, men were men – apart from Rock Hudson – and women were women and, as far as I could tell, everyone was just fine with that.