An ode to Portuguese craftsmanship
Lusitânia Handmade Gift Shop pays tribute to the finest handmade pieces The Lusitânia shop opened its doors in Carvoeiro right before the COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over Portugal. After
London Calling
Sinister tales of London Happy New Year to ‘London Calling’ readers! One year on from his first excellent writing, we have returned to the master of slightly sinister, quirky, historic
The art of teaching
Karen Wride fulfils her life-long dream of opening her own art gallery featuring her work alongside her talented daughters First Class Art is a bright and airy art gallery in
Become a thriving woman living abroad
Starting a new life abroad is exciting but can be very challenging because, while building your life from scratch, you have to step out of your comfort zone big time.
Happy New Year!
A New Year has arrived, and whilst we look to 2022 with optimism, once again we do not have the start to the year that many of us anticipated. Schools
Portugal’s main concerns for the new year
Comment POLITICS The first major event for the Portuguese population will be the national election on January 30. Hopefully the turnout of voters will be higher than usual and give
New year, new art
Here’s the upcoming 2022 line-up of artists bringing their work to the Algarve with Artcatto As usual, Artcatto has a packed and exciting programme of exhibitions planned for 2022 and
The Sixth Age of Man
The Sixth Age shifts into the lean and slippered pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk
It’s Christmas! Feliz Natal!
It is that festive time of the year again and, once more, it appears that restrictions will impose how and – indeed for many – where we will celebrate the
A Covid survivor tells us what may await if we don’t take care
COMMENT Some people continue to be complacent about becoming infected by Covid-19, even with the uncertainties posed by the latest variant in the run-up to the normally busy festive season.










