Opinion

This is altogether one of the most challenging columns I have committed to here, which I want you to know is offered with sincerity and hope. Sincerity because I have

With longer evenings and firesides beckoning, what better way to spend a few relaxing hours than listening, by candlelight, to Portuguese music; perhaps with a glass of wine and a

Today’s musings are brought to you, in part, by two men – one, some might say, a modern day master of the material, and hero to bon-viveurs; the other a

Most of you who are reading this column right now in The Resident, the leading English-language newspaper in the Algarve, are, in fact, residents. (Hence the name, actually.) As such

I believe the first days of living in a new country set the scene for what will come. Rather like first impressions when you meet another person, they stick with

My problem is that the moment my head touches the pillow, I fall asleep. Instantly, that is. There is no tossing, turning, adjusting the duvet, or counting of sheep. Also,

Busy week ahead, I’m sure you’ll agree. And the short answer to my question regarding our joint future – in these, some of the most turbulent times of our recent

Pretty Polly London Calling is returning to an occasional theme this month with a restaurant review. Business took your columnist to Camden and Kentish Town, North London, recently with a