Saturday 21st October 2023. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Yellow Machines first came close to me on a Tuesday, 29 August. They came so close that they did get …
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What’s the value of Nature?
From time immemorial, Nature has been providing us with our essentials, including fruit, cereals, fish, meat and wood. Clean air and clean water are other free gifts of Nature. Economists …
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What is wrong and what is right? If only this were always so clear. A decision had to be taken. It’s always easy to be wise after the event. On …
Read More »Hello? Our spaceship is burning!
“This is a book about our future.” These are the first words of “Earth4All”, published by the Club of Rome. Its subheading declares it to be a Survival Guide for …
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Nº 133 – FAIR TRADE?My Renault ZOE and the RCI Bank
Saturday 3rd September 2022. In an ideal world, all those aggrieved by a multinational car manufacturer such as Renault or Volkswagen in Portugal, France, Germany, etc. would join forces as …
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Nº 132 – Death of a Salesperson My Renault ZOE and the RCI Bank of Portugal
Saturday 20th August 2020. Sometimes, somebody can turn into a friend of the climate in the blink of an eye, when their fairly new electric car stops working and they …
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Like sap, we rise up through the four layers of a forest. We progress from the bureaucrats in state institutions to experts who are passionate about the forest. Let’s move …
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DAY 6
Salir – Cortelha – Barranco do Velho
Right, the first one hundred kilometres are behind me. It’s turning out to be easier than I’d envisaged; after all, I’m hiking without previous training. The advantage compensating this lack …
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DAY 5
From Alte to Salir. Moorish Fountains.
19 km. I’ve now arrived in the heart of the Algarve. To be journeying on foot also means to gain direct contact with the people and their environment. And isn’t …
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DAY 4
From Messines to Alte
I order my breakfast from next door. The price is 2 euros and forty cents and it’s eight o’clock when I hand over the key at reception and walk …
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