The Hidden Algarve ?We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started… and know the place for the first time? T.S. Eliot We had the pleasure of being invited to experience something … Continue reading →... Mon, 14 May 2012 08:37:09
Portugal in Sugar “Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker’s man Bake me a cake as fast as you can” A quick post here to recommend something different! Portugal em Açúcar is an exhibition being held at the Continente shopping centre at Portimão … Continue reading →... Sat, 12 May 2012 08:31:34
Madeleine ? 5 years and counting ?My grief lies all within; and these external manners of lament; are merely shadows to the unseen grief; that swells with silence in the tortured soul? Shakespeare Praia de Luz ? 3rd May 2007. An event that rocked a small … Continue reading →... Thu, 03 May 2012 07:57:42
H is for Holidays ?Dating at least from ancient Rome, the holiday was a time of public and communal celebration, a time to commemorate some event of civic or religious significance that all citizens participated in equally.? Barry Schwartz There is one big difference … Continue reading →... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:38:39
Postcards from my car ?I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark? Muhammad Ali … or perhaps he just stayed in the same tiny hotel room that … Continue reading →... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:27:32