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Possibly the most famous French Impressionist artist, Claude Monet painted some of his finest works of art not in France but in the UK capital. Monet was fascinated by sunrises

I think we can safely say that Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) has now given way to Trump Arousal Syndrome, as the psychotic spotlight moves from the “lefties losing it”, to

In conversation with a dear Portuguese friend recently, I was triggered, or more accurately re-triggered, by mention of a YouTube video that you too may have had a reaction to

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