Making life better – Interview with Daisy Sampson
Our guest today is Daisy Sampson, recently appointed CEO at afpop, the largest association for foreign residents in Portugal. Daisy first moved to Portugal over 20 years ago and started
The Portuguese Macron
There are certain parallels between our recent presidential election and that of France in 2017 when an almost unknown candidate appeared out of the political wilderness which French politics had
News Review: Crisis, calamity & clean-up
On The Resident Podcast this morning, host Carl Munson and journalist Natasha Donn took listeners through the continuing and calamitous challenges to daily life in Portugal – what happens next,
A Year in Monchique 3 – The Valleys – February 2020
Do you say where you were born, where you lived most of your life, or the place you called home before you left your country? I wonder, when you are
The Santa Catarina incident revisited
In January, the meeting in Davos of the World Economic Forum ended in gloom at the prospect of Trumpian policies resulting in world affairs being set under the control of
An Algarve ambassador – Interview with Alda Filipe
Our guest today is Alda Filipe, partner and Regional Director at the Kronos Real Estate Group, who oversees the development and sales of an extensive asset portfolio in the Algarve,
On Presidents and Kings
Two questions came my way in the wake of António José Seguro’s resounding presidential victory. The first: I would love to hear your perspective on the election results and the
Less wining, more dining
For several millennia, wine has claimed a special status in Mediterranean cultures, with the earliest examples of wine and grapes in art appearing in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings as early
Pat, the expat, wonders if 2026 will get any better
This past January was a real humdinger (as we used to say in the hills of Maryland), with only five days without rain as compared to an average of over
Wakey-wakey!
Those with the power and authority to help us, save us even, when things get a bit too much, or too difficult for us, the cared-for and needy. Even if