Just imagine if a fish were a tourist. He would bring money with him and spend it; he would consume local products, paying for his hotel and full board. But …
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The value of a living fish…
I would be interested to know what value positive press has nowadays. A well-paid public relations agency in Lisbon has been sending out a press release to all the newspapers …
Read More »A serious Portuguese accident.
My friend Thomas was admitted to Portimão Hospital with pneumonia and was discharged with Covid. That’s typical of Portugal’s healthcare system. Now the people have voted. I did some research …
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Garrano horses and Maronesa cattle (resembling an aurochs), as well as griffon vultures and many other wild or semi-wild animals live in a privately-owned, open nature reserve of 856 hectares, …
Read More »When the coast is clear…
Today, 1 April, we’re staying in Portugal, on our own doorstep, so to speak. I’m dealing with animals. Yes, we are not alone on this planet, dear friends. We humans …
Read More »Carlo Levi. Book Review of The Double Night, 176 pages by C.H. Beck: The World in Books, Since 1763.
Saturday 11th January 2025. A Happy New Year to all our readers in 2025! As guardians (or rather graveyard keepers) of the language, neither the German nor the Portuguese publishing …
Read More »Healthy Earth – Healthy People, Plants and Animals…
Saturday 5th October 2024. Jane Goodall, a British scientist and environmental activist, asked the German doctor and scientific journalist Eckart von Hirschhausen: “If we as humans claim to be the …
Read More »Ten steps to climate neutrality.
Saturday the 21st september 2024. Thinking about our individual carbon footprint can be an important part of the solution to the environmental threats that we face. Of course, we also …
Read More »Monchique: Without water everything is NOTHING
Saturday 10th August 2024. In the southernmost mountains of Portugal, the groundwater is beginning to run out. Monchique’s springs and streams have already dried up. The situation has never before …
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The invaders are coming… Episode 3 by Uwe Heitkamp
Saturday 3rd August 2024. I imagine a friend of mine is celebrating his birthday and invites his 20 best friends to his birthday party. He prepares a cold buffet and …
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