AI disinformation
While researching the route taken by José Saramago in year 1981 during his visit to the region of Tomar, I searched through Google for “Ilha do Lombo” and was provided
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt: A playground in the sky
The Empire State Building, which opened in 1931, was the first observation deck in the city. Located on the 86th floor, its open-air deck offered panoramic views of Manhattan and
Casa Adelina, Pedrógão Pequeno: Respecting the past
We start in the middle of the last century when a townhouse overlooking the old market square in Pedrógão Pequeno was home to the town’s nurse and her family. For
Forgive me please, Portuguese music lovers
Now, if causing offence was my game, I could mention that pastel de nata pizza that has recently emerged in London, but believe me, it isn’t. So, I won’t dwell
BYD Dolphin – You try it you buy it
In the world of electric cars, it’s hard to have two more disparate offers than (last time around in these pages) the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and this week’s BYD
Off-Grid and Entertaining in Portugal
“IoT” they call it in Silicon Valley … and it’s basically when devices of whatever kind are connected to the internet and send data back about what they are seeing
The September 2025 Night Sky
This year it happens on the 22nd and, on that date, the Sun will rise exactly in the east and set exactly in the west 12 hours later. The world
Earth, fire and water – the elements of survival
In August 2005, I swiftly retreated from a two-meter-wide flame-ball which bounced ferociously down the steeply inclined lane which led to my lakeside house situated on the Albufeira do Castelo
Silver swimmers: the mighty mackerel
Part I: Tales from around world In Japan, the Hachinohe port in Aomori prefecture (Honshū island) is known for its mackerel culture. The “Hachinohe Maeoki mackerel” refers to mackerel caught
A marathon, not a sprint: the case for a long-term investing discipline
Successful investing is a marathon, not a sprint. When markets fluctuate, it can be tempting to buy and sell investments to avoid losses or chase short-term gains, but this will