The world should try to be more English
For those of you familiar with the phrase ‘tongue in cheek’, you will all undoubtedly understand the context and self-mockery of the English within the following article. But for any
Here comes the summer!
Summer holidays are here, and I know from personal experience that for some parents this is a joy and a pleasure and for others a struggle to juggle work, childcare
Modern love
“Love: a wildly misunderstood although highly desirable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to
There is another way
There is a line in one of Shakespeare’s plays that says: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Over the last year and a half,
Adlestrop and the guns of August – Shakespeare’s fourth age: The Soldier
In this article, we must journey back in time, just over 100 years. We are in the long hot summer of 1914 and the outbreak of the First World War
London Calling
Life is a circus … Or it soon will be when work starts this year to transform the beating heart of London’s West End! After years of prevarication and deliberation,
A global perspective
The world has become a much smaller place as modern technology allows us to instantly communicate and collaborate with people from different cultures all over the globe. Never has it
Spiritual but not religious
Our monthly feature seeks to offer open-minded, clarifying, and meaningful responses to readers’ questions about spirituality. Send your questions to The Resident. Q: What are some of the religious festivals
Ask Afpop – Packages arriving from non-EU countries – customs clearance
In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: I received a letter from the CTT
Pilot’s School
I’ve always been extremely fortunate in my life when it comes to flying. By that I mean that, so far, I’ve never been on a plane that’s crashed. Irrespective of