At Flores in the Azores

Surely I'm not the only one to have noticed the remarkable resemblance between Scottish Gnashionalist Party leader Alex Salmond and rece...

Today was the day of the local elections ( eleiçoes autárquicas ) in Portugal and I can tell you there has been regime change in the concelh...

For as long as we've lived on this island (seven years now, amazingly enough!), the talk has always been about the long awaited fibre op...

It's the second weekend of September which means it's Carol's birthday and Faja Grande's annual festa . For us that means ...

There's a classic BBC TV comedy sketch by "the Two Ronnies" in which a customer (Ronnie Barker) goes into a hardware (ironmong...

Last Sunday (28 April) was another driech day with strong east winds. Being on the west coast of the island should mean you're sheltered...

Last month saw the end of an era for Corvo, Flores' satellite island 12 miles (19km) to the north with a population of 400. Effecti...