A Year in Monchique 2 – Women of substance – January 2019
People can often have patterns in their lives, and one of my life patterns is that I’ve always been drawn to strong women. I’m not just talking about the iconic
Lithium – A revised assessment for Covas do Barroso?
Cracks continue to appear in the presumed Lithium Honey-Pot The besieged citizens of Covas do Barroso and other districts in Northern Portugal, where the mining of minerals threatens their traditional
Why Portugal’s power outage made a mockery of its supposed self-sufficiency
As the lights came on in my neighbourhood at around 9.45pm, I put the candles away and pondered why were we so completely dependent on Spain for our power The
Your Portuguese Positive Echo
When a maven says to me, “You should talk to this guy on your podcast”, I often do. That maven (someone who brings people together with no expectation of personal
London Calling: The Man Who Fell to Earth
One of the most iconic pop and film stars ever, David Bowie, was born and raised in south London. The man who was to become arguably the most influential musician
Greening our towns and cities
Imagine boulevards of densely planted trees, café squares dappled with shade, and a town-centre free of cars. Peter Bellchambers has crafted this captivating vision for Tavira residents. Speaking with him
Off Grid and OPEN in Portugal: We’ve done it!
Introducing licensed tourism property #12511 Well that was easy. After months of waiting and hoping and begging and pushing, of sleepless nights and stressful days, our reaction was… understated when
Munson versus AI
When I’ve heard people worrying about artificial intelligence, and how it’s either going to take all our jobs or kill us all, my reaction has been less dramatic, and to
Are you ready for ‘the conversation’?
“That’s a great idea,” some have responded, only to add: “I don’t want to talk about it!” And I get it. Death, dying, and more broadly, all the considerations one
Let my oligarchs go
Prior to the Passover of 2012, the Russian Jewish Congress organised a camel trek lasting three days through the Arava desert for a group of tycoons who wished to re-enact