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Can you believe that we are now almost facing Christmas, and maybe with a fair degree of uncertainty on how the year will finally end with all the changes we have had to face since March? However, life goes on and we need to maintain positivity, which, as we all know, really does help to ensure our good health and wellbeing. I want to bring you up to date with the changes to the calendar, which has now moved to our website www.tomorrowalgarve.com We decided to move the calendar to give ‘what’s on’ events more space for the free promotion of clubs, activities and classes. Now that most people have tablets it will be very easy to see what is happening each month and for advertisers to promote their calendar events with no cost.

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know, give help to all sorts of good causes in our community. The needy still need and I am hoping that our readers would like to make a donation, however small, to our charity. As you know, literally all the money we raise goes directly to these unfortunate people. You will see later in this issue the story by Sophie Sadler, our editor, on a new initiative being undertaken by Isabel Moreira cycling from Chaves in the North to Lagos, some 739 kilometres with her friend and challenger Odette to help raise money for the CASLAS, homes for the disadvantaged young people throughout the country. So if you can help us please donate whatever you can to T.A.C.T (Tomorrow Algarve Charity Trust) Millennium bank account number PT50 0033 0000 4551 139 734 3805. Make the most of your time and please do not forget to support all our local businesses. Tom, Sophie & the whole Tomorrow team.

I am really sorry that we have not been able this year to run our fundraisers, which, as you

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Areas we cover  Aljezur  Vila do Bispo  Lagos  Portimão

 Lagoa  Monchique  Silves

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The BromleyBoy Comes to the Algarve BY SOPHIE SADLER

Bromley and Lagos are not two places you would often say in one breath. Through serendipity, however, these two points are where actor and film producer TJ Herbert's stars have aligned. When I met TJ, he is thanking his lucky stars that he moved to Lagos in February, just before lockdown. He reflects that the Algarve, which he has been visiting for 26 years, is a better place to have been in isolation than his London flat. His parents bought a house in Lagos after having seen it in an advert in the Sunday Times. They extended it to form two properties, in which he and his sister enjoyed many happy holidays. Being in lockdown has allowed him, his Australian wife and six-year-old daughter to do some renovating on the property which he plans to also use as a film location. We are meeting though, not to discuss Lagos, but Bromley, following the success of his film, The Bromley Boys, which been described as a “Must See” by The Times. It was the culmination of a seven-year journey after setting up his own production company, Itchy Fish.

creative side. In the late 1990s he did a postgraduate course in performing arts and had been a jobbing actor for 15 years when he had his epiphany in Waterstones. “After many years trying to get a break I decided to take matters into my own hands and launched my own production company. My mission statement was to become the master of my own destiny – if I was going to get a welly up the only way I could see that happening was generating my own material. I trotted off to Waterstones in Bromley and was immediately greeted by a poster of Dave Roberts, in his Bromley shirt, arms crossed, promoting The Bromley Boys: The true story of supporting the worst football team in Britain. As both a Bromley boy and a football fan (Crystal Palace) I was immediately intrigued and bought the book. I read it front to back in a matter of hours and thought, this is the one.”

TJ definitely looks like a film star, wearing a peaked hat and John Lennon sunglasses he stands out among the other diners at Fresco, yet he started his working career as a lawyer and followed his father into marine insurance. There was a creative gene in the family: his uncle was horror author James Herbert, and it is from him that TJ believes he acquired his love of telling stories.

This was the start of his film-making journey which would make a biopic in its own right. He hunted down the author, then residing in Connecticut, and convinced him to give him the rights for six months in order to develop a screenplay. A couple of years prior to this he had played a role in a comedy pilot about a lowly non-league football team. The series didn’t get commissioned but it did introduce him to the writer Warren Dudley.

Aged 25, he decided he needed a change in direction and wanted to explore his

“I loved his writing combining football and comedy so it was an easy choice in getting

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ground since Bromley FC had had a recent refurbishment. Their challenge second was finding the right male lead. Although he originally wanted the lead roles to be taken by unknowns from Bromley, after screen testing around 1000 he still hadn't found the right fit. Luckily Brennock O'Connor, who played Olly in Game of Thrones, auditioned and TJ immediately knew he was the one.

"There were times when I doubted myself. But something spurred me on – call it stupidity – call it dogged stubbornness"

him on board to adapt the book into a screenplay.” Dudley wrote a funny yet touching coming-of-age story that uses non-league football as the backdrop. A laugh-out-loud feelgood comedy played out to the sights and sounds of Britain in the 1970s. The author read the screenplay and granted TJ the rights to start the process of raising the money to make the film, “easy peasy – or so I thought”. The next and most crucial step was securing finance and it was here that he met his first hurdle as investors couldn’t see a commercial appeal outside of Bromley FC – and even there some fans weren’t overly enamoured by the book because of how the club was positioned. TJ did not agree. “Having met many of the characters from the book and listening to their heartfelt stories I knew football fans up and down the country would relate to it. But more importantly, I felt it had a wonderful human story that would appeal to a universal audience.” After four years, seeing over 500 potential investors, and with funding having been withdrawn twice, the film finally got into pre-production in the summer of 2016. “There were times when I doubted myself. But something spurred me on – call it stupidity – call it dogged stubbornness – but I had set my sights on proving those doubters wrong.” TJ had to re-mortgage his house to get to this stage and was the guarantor of the movie so the stakes were high. Their first problem was finding a football club that they could take over for filming. Crockenhill FC offered their

The Worthing-born teenager plays Dave Roberts, both the central character in the film, as well as the real-life author of The Bromley Boys book. Brenock confessed his nervousness about his first major film assignment: “Being the lead role is terrifying. It is the first lead role I have had - touch wood there are more to come - but it was daunting as a 16-yearold going into it.” But Brenock acknowledged that The Bromley Boys script played a pivotal role in him accepting the part: “The writing is incredible It’s a really funny script. I genuinely found myself laughing out loud when I was reading it, which is a great sign.” Stars Martine McCutcheon, Jamie Foreman and Alan Davies came on board at an early stage and waited patiently to take on the roles for years before TJ got funding. Fanatical Arsenal supporter, Alan Davies, recalls, “I was delighted to be sent the script for The Bromley Boys. I’d read the book and really liked the feel of real football fans and real devotion, even though the club is small and going nowhere. I thought the script was very touching. It’s a warm-hearted, amusing, nostalgic movie. It was such a different time, there were no mobile phones, computers or the internet, you just had to be there. I remember going to stand on the terraces when I was twelve or thirteen. You’d see the same faces standing in the same places, the same groups of men together”. Martine, who plays Dave's Mum, first gained recognition as Tiffany Mitchell in BBC’s EastEnders and went on to receive global recognition for her starring role in the romantic comedy Love Actually, starring alongside Hugh Grant. 

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Martine McCutcheon as Gertrude Roberts Aston Martin DB5 as the car Foreman's character, Charlie McQueen, drives. They subsequently realised it had an insurance value of £1 million and they couldn't get the excess below £50,000. Every day after filming they would have to drive it down country lanes and TJ would drive behind it to ensure no other car could get close to it, he was so terrified of it getting scratched!

 Martine admitted she fell in love with The Bromley Boys as soon as she read the script, “It’s not just about football - it’s about a young boy’s journey to becoming a young man; falling in love, finding his independence, finding his voice. It’s about who he is going to be and who he’s going to believe in. Football just happens to be the background to that.”

TJ with director, Steve Kelly at Dinard

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Jamie Foreman plays Bromley manager, Charlie McQueen. Jamie has extensive experience working in film and television, having worked on a number of projects including Eastenders, Nil by Mouth and Layer Cake. Foreman was mindful of the graft that had gone into getting The Bromley Boys to the big screen, and recalled the moment he knew the role of Charlie was for him: “From the first time I read the script, which was a few years ago now because the guys had worked really hard to get this off the ground. I’m really proud of them for doing so because it’s a very uniquely British film.” TJ always had a love of and enjoyed playing comedic roles so took on the role of Roy Oliver, “a loveable wild card who I’d had the pleasure of meeting and immediately knew I wanted to play”. Roy is well known by Bromley fans as he comes to every game selling Golden Goal raffle tickets. He holds them in a Tesco bag and has become known as Tesco Roy.” TJ went into production still requiring finance so he was on the phone trying to secure the extra £150,000 he needed in between takes while dressed as Tesco Roy. In the end, he secured 60 investors who contributed between £1000 and £100,000 each. Things did not start well. On the first day, the camera truck was put in a pound for being overweight, so they couldn't shoot which cost them £30,000. On day three Brennock got food poisoning and came to work looking so jaundiced they had to use a standin. Another problem for TJ was that the first shots were done at the stadium and they had borrowed an

“When I was on set I felt strangely calm because I could see things taking shape around me. Film is a collaborative art form and it was those around me that drove me on. I have them to thank for that.” Despite all these setbacks, “In 2017, we took our little film to the American Film Market in Los Angeles. The response, in particular from our friends on the other side of the pond, was amazing. Many said it was the next Full Monty. I’ll take that! We garnered 15 offers, eventually signing a worldwide sales deal with Hyde Park International”. The Bromley Boys was released in 100 Cinemas in the UK on June 1st 2018 and on home entertainment the same year. It has been sold in 15 territories and 45 countries. TJ says, “It has been a long journey, but I am proud of the film and its authentic journey into a nostalgic era of non-league football. With the highs and lows of Dave’s awkward teenage love for Bromley FC and Ruby, there is a magical story that audiences can relate to. We’ve all had a first love after all!” Looking forward, TJ goes on, “the great thing about film making and because of the world we live in now, I can actually work from anywhere. It’s only when I’m shooting I need to be in a specific location for obvious reasons. So while I will continue to make features back in the UK I’m keen to get my company Itchy Fish going here. I want to continue as a producer developing my own content as well as acting as a production services partner, encouraging external production companies to come and shoot here in the Algarve – albeit a feature or a commercial. With the many hours of light, varied landscapes and stunning historical architecture, why wouldn’t you want to shoot here?” The Bromley Boys is available in Portugal through all pay TV operators including NOS, Vodafone, MEO and Nowo. Two years ago it had its World Premiere at Wembley Stadium on the 24th May 2018, four days after Bromley FC played in the FA Trophy Final. Some things you can’t write, or are they written in the stars? +INFO:  www.tjherbertoffical.com  www.thebromleyboys.com

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Bring on the Cavalry Whether they’re attending ceremonial occasions or out patrolling, they’re a sight to behold. Vaughan Willmore takes a look at the work of the Cavalrymen of the Algarve and their horses.

One of the most captivating sights in policing is that of the mounted police. In many countries, their work now tends to be more ceremonial in nature but, here in the Algarve, they continue to perform much valued operational duties. There are 16 horses currently at work in the Algarve, helping to keep people and property safe from harm. While their operational deployment is directed from the Guarda Nacional Republicana’s (GNR’s) territorial command in Faro, the horses and their riders are dispersed throughout the Algarve at stables and stations in Loulé, Vilamoura and Silves. All of the horses start their working lives in Lisbon at the USHE (State Security and Honours Unit), a GNR Unit derived from the old Regimento de Cavalaria (Cavalry Regiment) and which has lead responsibility for the provision of state honours and securing the sovereign estate. It’s at the USHE that the horses receive their initial training, after which they are either retained by the unit or transferred to a territorial division such as Faro. In terms of the officers - or Cavalrymen as they are known - in addition to their ‘normal’ GNR duties they undertake a Specific Cavalry Course consisting of lessons in hippology; the use of firearms on horseback, and everything else needed to help them become the most proficient riders possible. The use of horses is regarded by the GNR as a distinct benefit both in terms of its operational advantages and public perception. The Cavalrymen and their horses ‘having the ability to convey an image of confidence and authority to people of all ages, residents and holidaymakers alike’. It is partly for this reason they are often utilised in military ceremonies and demonstrations in schools and at festivals and exhibitions. In terms of their operational deployment, they are typically used in three arenas.

Firstly, in the patrolling of the mountains and forests of the Algarve. Their ability to access remote areas that motorised vehicles and officers on foot find almost impossible to access, is of enormous benefit, particularly in respect to the prevention and detection of fires and, if needed, the search for missing persons. On such patrols as these, a horse can typically walk 30km without suffering any noticeable lethargy. Another area they are deployed here in the Algarve is close to beaches and their car parks. It’s here where the elevated height of the Cavalrymen (typically about 2.7 metres) makes them a highly visible deterrent and provides them with a fantastic perspective of the locality, helping to deter such things as vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. Finally, providing policing and prevention services in urban areas and at major public events. Again, their visibility is a highly effective deterrent and provides the public with the reassurance the police are in attendance. There are times in the year, most notably during the summer months, when 16 horses are not enough, at which point the Territorial Command may seek reinforcements from the USHE. It is here in the Western Algarve where reinforcements are often needed to help with the policing of Portimão, Albufeira, Lagos and elsewhere. It would be easy to believe that mounted police have a more limited role in modern-day policing, but that’s certainly not the case here in the Algarve, where their ceremonial duties complement their crucial operational duties. As anyone charmed by the sight of the Cavalrymen and their horses must surely agree, long may that continue. Written by Vaughan Willmore (vaughanwillmore@hotmail.co.uk).

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Strings Attached BY TRACY BURTON “Simulated warfare without the blood” is how keen archer Maurice Giles describes the sport he first embraced in 1961. Nearly six decades on, he’s sharing his considerable expertise with beginners and fellow enthusiasts at a small field near Pêra. I caught up with Maurice and three other archers one cloudy Sunday morning. “It’s not too many years back people were killing each other with bows and arrows, and now we’re doing it for sport,” Maurice says of his lifelong passion. He explained there are two types of archery: target and field. His group focuses mostly on target archery. Field archery involves a multi-target course and “we haven’t got the facilities for that here”. The sport might not be so popular in Portugal, but there are now more archers in England than when the Battles of Crécy and Agincourt were fought. The basic design hasn’t changed dramatically, but modern bows are somewhat shorter and lighter than their six-foot predecessors. While basic components exist – a riser, upper/lower limbs and the string – design and materials vary widely. Wooden, aluminium, carbon fibre, plastic, fibreglass: each archer has their own preference. (The group does not use compound bows which require a gun licence in Portugal.) Archer Jőrg Becker prefers traditional materials and uses a Korean Samick with a carved wooden riser. Beginners are welcome (from age 11). “Within half an hour we want them with a bow in their hand and within the next half an hour we want them shooting an arrow. We start with the target at 10 yards and when they get their arrows on the colours, we’ll move them to 20 yards, then 30 yards and so on.” Maurice’s advice is not to buy a bow straight-off as it’s easier to learn correct techniques with lighter models. What is crucial is to match a bow to someone’s size, strength and ability. His tried and tested technique for checking a newcomer’s strength is getting them to hold the bow correctly under their chin and count slowly to ten. “If I get to five or six and they have started shaking, I know the bow’s too heavy. We don’t want somebody straining: a bow must be chosen according to strength.” Maurice hires out lightweight bows for 2,50€ a session. He encourages intermediate archers to ‘buy’ a practice bow for 20 euros on the understanding they will sell it back to him when they are ready to purchase their own. A good bow should last 20 years.

Having ensured the bow is the right weight and arrows the correct length and stiffness, the rest is up to technique and practice, i.e. using the right muscles in the right position and getting the line of the arrow correct. Regular archery strengthens the back muscles, leading to heavier bows, which in turn accelerates improvement and eliminates what Maurice refers to as ‘bunny hopping’ and ‘fishtailing’. “The heavier the bow, the more it forgives anything you get wrong,” he adds. Safety is paramount and Maurice operates a strict protocol. “We’re making sure that nobody gets shot,” he says. From the moment the safety officer calls out ‘okay to shoot’ archers know they must not step over the shooting line. A second call of ‘okay to collect’ means shooting must cease and arrows can be retrieved. Maurice is rightly proud of his safety record. In ten years, there has been just one mishap: a bump on the head caused by a split in a bow’s riser. “Archery is a great sport, but it’s one you have to really put your mind into,” he says. ”It takes quite a bit of effort to get everything right, to do things exactly the same every time.” Fellow archer Eddie Bleeker agrees: “This is a very relaxing sport. We have a lovely group here and we enjoy it.” INFO:  O Pinhal Shooting Grounds  +351 964 945637 (please ring ahead) Open 9am-12pm Sunday & Wednesday

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Stay Away COVID A new app has been created by the DGS (Direção-Geral da Saúde). STAYAWAY COVID is an application that runs on iOS and Android mobile phones and is intended to support the country in its efforts to screen for COVID-19. By monitoring your most recent contacts, the app allows you to know, simply and safely, whether you have been exposed to the disease. The app is entirely voluntary and free and at no time requires access to your identity or personal data. The Directorate-General of Health is a division of the Portuguese public administration concerned with public health. It comes as the President of the Republic praised health professionals and defended a strengthening of resources, in a message that marked 41 years of the Portuguese national health service. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa “reminds everyone that it is necessary to go further, reinforce and provide the National Health Service (SNS) with the appropriate means to respond to the great challenge of the times to come”. A press statement read, “The President of the Republic marks today, September 15, the 41 years of the NHS, saluting and thanking the health professionals who over the years, and in particular in this exceptional time of the pandemic of COVID-19, with great dedication and, often, with enormous personal and family sacrifice, true heroes as they have repeated, they have dedicated the best of themselves to taking care of the Portuguese“. +INFO:  stayawaycovid.pt

Barking Brexit BY BRIAN TORA Let me introduce myself. I’m Boris, the Jack Russell – the best-known dog in Luz. Or I used to be before COVID-19 confined me to England for more months than I care to think about. Oh how I miss those early morning walks on the beach when people would always stop to talk to me, ignoring whoever was with me. And, before you ask, I’m not named after the Prime Minister, though my owners have met him, admittedly before he became PM, or even an MP or Mayor of London. I’ve just had my 11th birthday and Boris Johnson barely featured back then. Boy, does he feature now. The big problem I face is how to get back to the Algarve after Brexit. If you look at the British government’s website for how dogs like me might be affected, you’ll find that you may need to allow four months between planning a trip and actually travelling. I ask you, how much fun is that going to be? It seems that pet passports will no longer be valid after 1st January 2021, so there will be a lot of extra rigmarole to go through before I’m allowed to cross the channel. No doubt it will be even worse trying to return to the UK, though that may not be an altogether bad thing for me. I can think of worst places to be trapped than the western Algarve. Then there are all the problems my owners will face. Their UK driving licences may not be valid, so International Driving Permits could be needed. An extra cost, of course, but an added complication as the IDP recognised in France and Portugal is not the same as that which applies in Spain, so travellers from the Spanish ports or through France will need two different permits. Don’t you just love European bureaucracy? And the insurance provisions that allow UK residents to take their cars into Europe for a limited period will also, like as not, be suspended. I’m too young to remember the Green Card system for continental travel with your car, but I overheard my owners

muttering that it looks as though it will be coming in next year. Heaven help those who drive to and from the Algarve on a regular basis. As for medical issues, the consequences of Brexit do not look at all simple. Without a general deal, the EHIC system, whereby all EU citizens have the right to medical assistance from the local health system, could be denied to those from the UK. Even if you are fortunate enough to enjoy private medical cover, the COVID-19 pandemic will have rendered many policies ineffective and travel insurance is becoming more of an issue as a result, particularly if, like one of my owners, you are of advanced years (he’s just had his 75th birthday, but don’t tell anyone I told you). Other issues, like the cap on roaming charges on mobile phones, are also up in the air which could add considerably to the cost of using these phones in Portugal. Make no mistake, all this uncertainty could well impinge on the wellbeing of the Portuguese economy too. While established ex-pats may just suffer a modest inconvenience from whatever new measures are introduced to deal with the situation post-Brexit, many so-called swallows are likely to find the ease at which they have hitherto flitted between their homes in the UK and the Algarve severely restricted by new controls aimed at defining Britain’s new relationship with Europe. So, my tail is between my legs until we learn what, if any, deal is established between the UK and Europe. Even then I may not feel able to wag it much unless we get back to some sort of normality. Fat chance of that with coronavirus adding to the complications. It’s a dog’s life right now. Roll on the next early morning beach walk. Brian is a financial journalist and broadcaster.

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The Algarve and the Portuguese Civil War Civil war can be bloody and brutal with countryman fighting countryman. The English Civil War of the 1640s was described as a “war without an enemy”. Little is now known of Portugal's Civil War of the early 19th century, but the Algarve played a key role. In the early 19th century the Portuguese royal family ruled both Portugal and Brazil. In 1807, at the start of the Peninsular War, the French invaded Portugal. King João VI and the royal family fled to Portugal's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil. João returned to Portugal in 1821 and left his son, Pedro, as Prince Regent ruler of Brazil. Pedro declared Brazil independent in 1822 and was made Emperor. King João died in 1826 leaving Pedro to become king of Portugal as well. However, Brazil gained full independence in an 1825 treaty with Portugal. A joint monarch to both nations was not acceptable, so Pedro abdicated the Portuguese throne in favour of his eldest daughter, Maria II. In 1828, Maria II's throne was itself usurped by Pedro’s younger brother Miguel. Pedro’s attention turned back to Portugal. Miguel wanted the king to be the absolute ruler of the country; however, Pedro supported a more liberal approach with the involvement of the people. In many ways, this was similar to England in the 1640s. The result was the same: civil war broke out. In 1832, Pedro landed with troops at Praia dos Ladrões, north of Porto. Pedro’s forces made their way to the city, which was then surrounded and besieged by Miguel’s forces. The siege of Porto lasted from July 1832 to August 1833. Key to the end was the English naval officer, Sir Charles Napier. Napier was a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and had made many contacts in Portugal. Pedro asked Napier to take over command of his forces, and he was given the rank of Admiral. Napier hatched a plan to end the siege of Porto by a diversionary attack. He landed forces in the Algarve. They marched north and attacked Lisbon. This ultimately forced Miguel to divert his forces south. The siege of Porto was over. This was followed by a naval victory for Napier at Cape St Vincent. This is not to be

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confused with the naval battle that took place there between Britain and France in 1797. The war continued with engagements in Coimbra, Leiria and Ribatejo. In April 1834, once more the Algarve rose to prominence. A few kilometres north of São Bartolomeu de Messines, the forces of Miguel and Pedro clashed in the Battle of Sant'Ana, resulting in a victory for Miguel’s troops. The turning point also came in the same April with the signing of the Quadruple Alliance between Pedro, Great Britain, Spain and France. The combined might of these was now flung against Miguel. Admiral Napier again landed troops at Figueira da Foz, north of Lisbon. The Spanish entered Portugal through Beira with 15,000 men. The final battle was at Asseiceira, at the end of which the remainder of Miguel’s army withdrew to the Alentejo. A peace treaty was signed at Èvora Monte and this resulted in the return of Pedro’s daughter, Maria II, to the crown.

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Although militarily defeated, Miguel did not give up his claim to be king. Many of his supporters devoted themselves to guerrilla warfare. Chief of these was Lagoa born José Joaquim de Sousa Reis, known as Remexido. When Pedro's forces had invaded the Algarve, Remexido hid in the hills, where he systematically attacked the invading troops. In 1833, in Albufeira, he was responsible for the drunken massacre of some of Pedro’s supporters. In 1836, Miguel symbolically named Remexido the Algarve Governor. His group of guerrillas remained faithful to the Miguelist cause for more than four years. Finally, he was captured and shot in Faro. By Phil Egginton, who is a journalist and photographer and now lives in the Algarve. +INFO:  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remexido

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learning to be a Reiki practitioner. In 2017, she made the move to Aljezur and has since gained a Masters in Reiki and has also trained in Reiki Drum.

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Four years ago, Heidi Miller was living a fastpaced life as a costume designer for the film industry in London. After gaining a first-class honours degree in fashion, she started her working life as a fashion designer for high street shops but soon moved into the exciting world of cinema.

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Heidi has been part of the costume team for many films, including Star Wars, Young Victoria, Snow White, Thor and Captain America to name but a few. "I enjoyed working on these big films," says Heidi "I have worked alongside Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Emily Blunt, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Charlize Theron and many more. These productions, though, are exhausting. It's an incredibly stressful environment, and the costume design team can be on set for 14-17 hours each day, seven days a week until the film is complete," she explains.

Life for Heidi was ticking along quite well, and then the virus struck. All of Heidi`s work came to a halt. A film she was due to work on in London was cancelled, and Reiki healing stopped. As it was for many people, she suddenly had no work and very little money. Reiki training, though, had taught her not to panic in crises. “Things come to you if you completely surrender to a situation. Give in to a pure flow within yourself, and you will become more magnetic,“ she claims. Gradually global clients asking for online drumming started coming Heidi’s way through her Instagram, which depicts beautiful photos of Portugal. Due to the growing knowledge of her sewing skills, and the number of people sorting out their wardrobes during the lockdown, Heidi soon had bags of clothes being sporadically delivered on her doorstep for her to alter or repair. Thankfully she was able to tick over financially during the early stages of the pandemic. “As the demand for my sewing skills increased during lockdown, I was motivated to make a creative space, so that I had somewhere to sew," she explains. The Igreja Nova creative space, The Hive, is now up and running, which Heidi shares with a painter. “There are many plans for this space for when the virus restrictions are lifted,” she says. “We will be holding workshops and classes. Other artists and crafters will be invited to display their work too.” Heidi has not given up on the film work. There is one in the pipeline due to commence soon depending on COVID-19 rules. This film is to be based in Portugal. Meanwhile Heidi has plenty to keep her busy. She is back practising Reiki, often at yoga retreats. She is incredibly resourceful, making candles from local materials and plant hangers from macramé. Not only does she repair and alter clothes, but she designs and makes them too, and holds classes to teach others her skills. “Aljezur life is busy,” she laughs “but busy in a different way from life in London. There is always time for a walk on the beach or a coffee in the square with friends.”

At the end of 2016, Heidi decided to book a yoga retreat to de-stress, which is how she first arrived in Aljezur. "I loved the area as soon as I got here." Heidi explains " Something felt right...especially driving to Monte Clerigo beach. Every time I approached it, an instinct inside me said: “Home!” Heidi returned to London and then began a transition time for her. A life-changing Reiki session lifted and shifted everything in her, and she felt unsettled. During the next two years, she went back and forth between Aljezur and England, whilst incorporating her costume work and

+INFO:  @heidimillerreiki  hlrmiller@gmail.com

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Mountains of Water BY JULIAN PUTLEY

The Algarve region of Portugal is famous for its unique coastline, sunny climate, well-manicured golf courses and spectacular beaches. The area is an increasingly popular holiday destination. But as you look north from the towns of Lagos, Albufeira and Portimão you will notice a gently rising terrain culminating in the Serra de Monchique, a mountain range with its highest point, the peak of Fóia (902m). The range is the source of the famous thermal springs at Caldas de Monchique (Spa of Monchique) and two rivers, the Seixe (Aljezur) and the Odiaxere. For a look at real Portuguese culture and history, this is a “must visit”. The name Monchique derives from the Muslim era of the 9th Century when it was called Munt Sagir, Sacred Mountain. Later under the Romans, it became Mons Cicus, pointing to magical or healing properties of the water of Monchique. The history of Monchique is sparse since most of the archives were destroyed in the earthquake of 1755 but it is known that royalty visited Monchique and partook of the medicinal waters. Today this unique mineral water is used not only for bathing, but also for therapeutic treatments. It is the most alkaline water in Portugal and one of the most alkaline in the world. It is rich in bicarbonate, sodium and fluoride, beneficial for respiratory and musculoskeletal afflictions. It has been lauded as a great therapy for enhancing organic vitality, preventing osteoporosis and delaying the process of ageing. Oncologists have now determined that cancerous growth is supported by diets too acid in their composition – alkaline water can help to reduce the imbalance. The thermal spa at Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique offers a wide variety of treatments from Jet and Vichy showers, Turkish baths, saunas, heated whirlpools to sludge treatments and massages. It’s all about health, wellness and relaxation. Just below the hotel and spa centre is the bottling plant for Monchique drinking water. Besides its mineral content, the water has a pH value of 9.5 and is prized for its alkaline properties.

This unique natural mineral water originates from a depth of 900 metres. The company has two brands: Monchique Water and Chic, a premium brand designed for HORECA (hotel, restaurant and catering consortium) and is bottled in four colours: crystal, cobalt blue, red and turquoise. When my wife, daughter and I visited Caldas de Monchique recently (it’s just off the main road to Monchique), we were delighted to find a beautiful village, historic buildings and well-looked-after gardens and countryside. The hotel offers all the spa services and we looked at the menu to see if anything tickled our fancy. I thought the Breath of Vitality might be helpful for me. My wife, who does yoga, looked at the Zen Attitude and my daughter considered the Slimming Bath. In the end, we went for a nice lunch instead. Our time was limited. We wandered around the village where numerous trails are cut into the hillside and even during this very dry spell there is still water trickling down the once fast-flowing river bed. Bordering the river, shaded by eucalyptus trees, are succulent flowering plants including the ubiquitous Agave, sometimes called the Century Plant. The leaves of some types of Agave have medicinal properties and the jelly squeezed from the leaves is recommended as a topical ointment, especially soothing for sunburn. By the main building housing the spa and treatment areas, we descended some steps to the thermal pool and nearby outdoor massage table. It’s a quiet and peaceful area. Water is the most precious commodity on the planet. Good, clean healthful water is becoming rarer and rarer with industry and commerce causing ever-increasing pollution. Monchique water must be considered a necessary elixir for those reaching for a better quality of life and longevity.

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Magellan's death

Elcano

Magellan and the Spice Army

BY JULIAN PUTLEY

Magellan: 500 years on It’s been 500 years since Magellan’s fleet achieved the unbelievable feat of circumnavigating the world. He was the first globalist: an exceptional explorer and adventurer and his achievement should be celebrated on this anniversary. Nowadays, world leaders are struggling between nationalism and globalism and many of today’s problems can be traced back to the early explorers whose goal was often to trade Catholicism for gold. In the eyes of western explorers, indigenous peoples were pagans and useful only as slaves. Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) was born in the Portuguese town of Sobrosa in 1480. At an early age, he voyaged from Lisbon, around the South African cape and on to India. He partook of several voyages through what is now Indonesia and the Spice Islands of the Moluccas. He gained a certain notoriety when he rescued one of the leaders of an exploratory expedition who became a victim of a conspiracy. In 1517, Magellan managed to convince Charles I of Spain to sponsor an expedition to the Spice Islands by a western route. The treaty of Tordesillas, ratified by the Pope in 1494, gave all lands west of a line of longitude (about 46 degrees 30 minutes west) to Spain. Charles gave Magellan command of a ‘spice army’ of five ships and 237 crew from more than ten nations. He departed Spain on 20 September 1519 searching for a passage to the Pacific and potentially to find a lucrative ‘spice route.’ Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to Brazil. After a false start up the Rio de la Plata, the expedition rested in Port St Julian where, after many months, a mutiny took place – the Spanish crew took exception to the Portuguese captain. The ringleader was executed and another mutineer marooned ashore. One ship was lost and another abandoned. By the time they found the strait, which was later named for the famous adventurer, there were only three ships left. It took 38 days to navigate the treacherous strait, and when the Pacific Ocean was sighted at the western end Magellan wept with joy; his vision that all the oceans of the world

Courtesy of wikipedia.org were connected had come true. The voyage across the Pacific took an astonishing 99 days. By the end, the men were out of food and chewed the leather parts of their gear; rats were devoured and scurvy was rife. On the 6 of March 1521, the expedition landed at the island of Guam. Ten days later, they dropped anchor at the Philippine island of Cebu - they were only about 400 miles from the Spice Islands. Magellan met with the chief of Cebu, who was persuaded to convert to Christianity. In return, the explorers assisted in fighting a rival tribe on the neighbouring island of Mactan. Here, during a fierce battle, Magellan was killed by a poisoned arrow and the crew retreated under impossible odds. After Magellan’s death, the survivors, in two ships, sailed on to the Moluccas and loaded the vessels with spice. One ship attempted, unsuccessfully, to return across the Pacific. The other ship, the Victoria, continued west under the command of Basque navigator Juan Sebastian de Elcano. The vessel sailed across the Indian Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived at the Spanish port of Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz on the 6 of September 1522, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe. From five ships and 237 men, one ship returned, the Victoria, with only 17 men. The expedition’s goal of finding a spice route was successful but because of its arduous nature and long-distance it was not commercially useful. But the huge achievement had a significant impact on the understanding of the world. Spanish expeditions were soon using the Magellan Straits for exploration and exploitation of the American continent. Note: An exhibition displaying maps and details of this incredible voyage of discovery was shown at the Cultural Centre of Lagos ( 282 770 450) during August. It is hoped that the exhibit will be displayed again at the same venue during the 500-year anniversary time period. Call the above number for information.

Ferdinand Magellan's statue in Lisbon

Nau Victoria

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Studio Bongard Opens its Doors to Nature BY SUZANNE RADFORD

The relocation and landscaping were a positive outcome of lockdown propelling Sylvain and Tara’s plans to move from their beloved Ferrugudo gallery and open next to their home in Monchique. Here they have been busy creating ponds and water features (look out for the turtle), planting trees and creating areas to sit. A menagerie of animal sculptures (elephant, toads, fish, a bull to name a few) stand within the hillside integrating nature with art.

degrees centigrade. They chose the most challenging method because it brings the best results, and they use different glazing techniques and sometimes texture. It is a labour-intensive process, a labour of love, one could say. Sylvain creates the large animal works; Tara produces bowls, ceramic art and figures, like her ladies sitting on blocks. They don’t have a sketched-out plan or project, letting the clay speak to them as they work with it. Both small and large pieces are hand sculptured.

The gallery may be a recent addition to the mountain town, but Sylvain and Tara are firmly established in the Algarve art scene.

The sculpting might take a day and a half, whilst it dries, and there are touch-ups and repairs to do as the clay protracts. It can take on average two weeks to dry, then it is glazed and goes in the woodfired oven, which is a 15-hour process. Sylvain stays throughout, building a personal connection to the end product.

Sylvain, originally from Switzerland came to the Algarve in 1980 where he gained recognition and a fine reputation for tile painting. Tara with an Anglo/Portuguese background was working in wood and drawing when they met 12 years ago and set upon what they describe as 'a great adventure', developing a craft in large, medium and small stoneware clay sculptures. Their creations sit beautifully in gardens, courtyards, patios and inside homes.

Tara and Sylvain are prolific in their work and output and, without formal training, the firings have been their teacher with plenty of trials and error. They have produced thousands of pieces over the years which includes moulding up to 6000 kilos of clay a year and firing up the kilns two to three times a week. Because of this, they are masters of the process and it means there is always something new to see when visiting the space.

Their reputation has brought commissions to exhibit their work at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, produce an installation Treasures of Nature at Silves Castle and last year, Century of the Seas at the Fort Ponte da Bandeira in Lagos.

There are more plans for Studio Bongard and the Sculpture Garden, a glasshouse with flowing water to make for beautiful transition and areas for the public to relax with events and classes in the pipeline to bring people together. It’s a place to capture the imagination through nature and art, it may also, as with Sylvain and Tara, capture your spirit of adventure.

Sylvain explains, “We are constantly looking for new subjects to express ourselves and new locations to exhibit, we aim for positive feelings, with a hint of humour and always love”. They work onsite from their studio that houses two large high fire kilns including their ‘big baby’ that carries up to 750 kilos of clay and instead of gas or electricity they use wood to fire it up to 1,300

+INFO:  Bongard Gallery, Sitio do Pomar Velho, Monchique.  bongardsculpture  For private appointments: +351 968 362 930 / 924 220 574

Photography by Michael Mardon

Sylvain and Tara Bongard open their new gallery space and sculpture garden at their Quinta do Pomar Velho, Monchique. It’s a place where mountain terraces meet an orchard of trees creating a perfect backdrop for their work. They bought an old carriage house and renovated it into a gallery and shop where upon entering you follow steps up and outside into a wonderland of art, sculpture, nature and creativity.

WHAT'S ON

Jazz Concert By the Algarve Jazz Orchestra  When: 30 October 21:30 Where: Centro Cultural de Lagos Tickets: 10€  www.cm-lagos.pt/municipio/eventos

What's on in October Last Choreographed by António Cabrita and São Castro this contemporary dance show uses the music of Ludwig van Beethoven's The Late String Quartets as the focal point. It is a celebration of 250 years since Beethoven's birth.

Ventania Barlavento Festival of Performing Arts

 When: 10 October 21:30 Where: Tempo - Teatro Municipal de Portimão Tickets: 12€  www.tempo.bol.pt

The Festival aims to spread performances and raise awareness of environmental issues, with a diverse program, covering the areas of contemporary circus and dance, street theatre and music, seeking to appeal to audiences of various age ranges and cultural backgrounds.

Rouxinol Faducho Is a Portuguese fictional character created by the singer and comedian Marco Horácio. He's a personification of the typical Portuguese man, similar to a Zé Povinho living in the 21st century. An interactive and humorous show, accompanied by a trio of the best Fado musicians. Using well-known and adapted themes, with a lot of interactive choreography for the audience.  When: 2 October 21:30 Where: Centro Cultural de Lagos Tickets: 12€  www.cm-lagos.pt/municipio/eventos

This event is part of the 365 Algarve cultural programme, and started in September with performances this month in Lagos, Lagoa and Portimão from 2nd October.  Tickets: www.ventania.bol.pt

Kiki Trips

Algarve Piano Festival

Sunset walk with a dance performance, price including guided 5km walk, professional dance performance and a glass of Prosecco.

Featuring Kristina Miller, one of the most outstanding pianists of her generation. The pianist comes to Portimão for the Fourth International Piano Festival of the Algarve, to present a demanding piano repertoire.

 When: 2 October 17:00 Where: Meeting point Fort of Almádena Tickets: 15€ p.p.  kikitripsportugal

 When: 17 October 21:30 Where: Tempo - Teatro Municipal de Portimão Tickets: 20€ (balcony) | 25€ (stalls)  www.tempo.bol.pt / www.artedosul.pt

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BOOK WORM

Book review of the month

BY ANNIE O’DEA

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, winner of Women’s Prize For Fiction Having reviewed I Am, I Am, I Am a previous novel by O’Farrell, I was drawn to the title Hamnet, as I am an English and Shakespeare MA specialist. I was certainly not disappointed and I was delighted to discover on 9 September, that having been shortlisted, it actually won the Women’s Prize. Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet beat finalists including Hilary Mantel’s Tudor saga The Mirror and the Light and Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, winning her a £30,000 cheque. Hamnet, as the title suggests, is about the death of William Shakespeare’s son aged eleven in 1597 and echoes the grief/name of Shakespeare’s great tragedy Hamlet written subsequently between 1599-1601. The names of his son and his play were interchangeable during Shakespeare’s time and the themes of death, loss and personal bereavement clearly connect them. Living during the plague, surrounded by illness and death was part of the Elizabethan period, along with periodic lockdowns. Given the current COVID crisis, O’Farrell reflects that she feels closer to the Elizabethans as a result and has a better understanding of their fear. She states, “Everything that is happening to us happened to them but at a much more serious level”. Interestingly, the novel focuses on Agnes and her family rather than the Bard himself who is not named, only referred to as “the Latin tutor”, “her husband” and “the father”. The effect of this is to distance Shakespeare from his family story and to retell history from a new perspective. Maggie O’Farrell believes Anne Hathaway, (Shakespeare’s wife/ Agnes in her novel) has always been “treated with such hostility and suspicion and actually just barefaced misogyny for the last 500 years”, because she was eight years older than Shakespeare and illiterate. Rather than this peasant, older woman tricking

Shakespeare into an unhappy marriage, O’Farrell presents Agnes as an independent, mysterious, bewitching woman of nature, who is an expert of herbal remedies/medicines and hunts with a kestrel. O’Farrell’s lyricism and use of imagery are powerful as she beautifully captures these poignant moments in their relationship. The novel shifts from their back story to the present threat of death and this sense of immediacy is heightened by O’Farrell’s use of present tense. The twins, first Judith, then Hamnet, are taken sick unbeknown to their parents. Judith lies flat next to Hamnet, her “face is waxen and still, a sheen of sweat making it glimmer like glass” whilst Hamnet endures a pain at the back of his head which “crouches there, snarling, like a cornered rat”. The shift once more is on Agnes their mother because what she has always feared “has come … the pestilence … has made its mark around her child’s neck”. O’Farrell traces this outbreak of bubonic plague in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in the summer of 1596. The pain of loss is tangible as Hamnet slips from “his place of snow and ice” whilst held in his mother’s arms and the rest is “silence”. Hamlet, Act V, scene ii I am dead: Thou livest; … draw they breath in pain, To tell my story +INFO: Shakespeare & Literature  annieodea@ymail.com

A Welcome Guide Julie Cipriano got through lockdown by writing an ebook guide to Lagos, which is available on Amazon to be downloaded to any device. “It helped me get through the lockdown and focus on what was good, positive and beautiful about the town. I am not an author so it is a simple portrayal but I decided to write it because I really wanted to direct people on three short walks that I often took during the lockdown. I also discuss how Lagos was when I first came here.”

Julie wanted to share her feelings and passion for Lagos and the 4000 photos on her hard drive! It's named Welcome to Lagos because for 10 years she was responsible for running the sales department of a publishing company which had six separate magazines called Welcome.

+INFO:  www.amazon.co.uk/Welcome-Lagos-AlgarveJules-Cipriano-ebook/dp/B087QGG78R/

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How NOT to cross the Algarve! On the 21st of September, three paddleboarders attempted a daring 160km crossing of the Algarve from Sagres to Vila Real Santo António to raise money for charity.

national and international competitions. "Over the years, sailing has helped me to grow as a person and to recover my self-esteem and selfconfidence, significantly helping me to overcome the difficulties inherent to my limitations", says João.

Tom Longhurst from Algarve Marquees, Chris Grebby, a commercial pilot from Vilamoura and Nick Robinson, a digital marketer from São Brás de Alportel, took part to help João Silva. Now 46-years-old, he was born in Bombarral and at the age of 23, suffered a rare disease called moya-moya, which caused him a permanent disability.

For him to continue in this evolutionary process, he needs to acquire a Hansa 303 adapted sailing boat, which is safe and adapted to people with physical and cognitive limitations, contributing to their rehabilitation and social integration. “I would like to stress the importance and impact that the acquisition of this boat will have on my life and the enormous contribution it will make to my evolution as a capable and autonomous human being,” explains João.

Six years ago he joined Vela Solidária - a project that belongs to Teia D'Impulsos - where he started to practice adapted sailing. Since then he has been training weekly and taking part in

Come on Board

The boat costs 10,000€, and João is 3,000€ short - this is where TransAlgarve comes in. At the time

At T.A.C.T, (Tomorrow Algarve Charity Trust), we are looking for members to join our various boards to help achieve our objectives of helping the community of the Western Algarve and we are seeking people that are resident here and can give up some of their valuable time and join one of our existing three boards. We’d love to hear from you if you can fulfil any of the following roles: Member (Governing Board) – helps plan the direction of the Trust Treasurer (Governing Board) – same as Member – financial/accounting skills required Secretary (Fiscal Committee) – good organisational and planning skills required,

João

of going to print we don't know whether they will have completed their voyage successfully but if you haven't already, please donate to help João achieve his dreams. Vela Solidária is a social project that uses sailing as a tool to help young people. It facilitates socialisation, tolerance, self-esteem and communication, assisting the participants to achieve their full potential. It is also an excellent tool for valuing the quality of life of people with disabilities, in addition to increasing mobility and autonomy, as well as playing a relevant role in cognitive stimulation.

+INFO:  www.teiadimpulsos.pt/projectos/desportivo/vela-solidaria/ Donate at  www.bit.ly/transalgarvesup

plus a financial or accounting background Vice President (Assembleia Geral/General Assembly) – supports AG President – confident public speaker Secretary (Assembleia Geral/General Assembly) – good organisational and planning skills required Get in touch to and tell us a little bit about yourself, what role appeals to you and some contact details and we will get back to you. Check out our website to tell you a little more about who we are. +INFO:  graham@tomorrowalgarve.com  www.tomorrowalgarve.com/about-tact

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Every Mile a Smile

BY SOPHIE SADLER

When Isabel Moreira saw a Facebook challenge asking if anyone was up for cycling Portugal´s mythical Estrada Nacional 2 (EN2), she jumped at the chance.

Morning Smile Constança's Mummy, Anadá, is smiling after our report on the little girl in the August edition received a very positive response. “An anonymous person donated enough for Constança's first, of many, expensive treatments. I think this had a lot to do with the support we had from the article,” Anadá tells us. The two-year-old suffers from the rare condition KAT6A and has autism and cannot talk or walk but smiles a lot! Constança is making slow but effective progress and is now sitting up on her own and learning to crawl and stand which requires many sessions of physiotherapy. “I wanted you to publish our immense gratitude for all the donations regardless of the amount and to ask your readers to continue to support all people in need that you so kindly mention in your magazine.” +INFO:  morningsmilewithconstanca / Kat6aportugal  Kat6afoundacion / Kat6aportugal

There was just one problem; she didn´t own a bike or cycle. This did not stop her joining the challenger Odete and committing to the endeavour. She bought a mountain bike and after her first ride of 10km was exhausted. The Estrada Nacional 2 is 739 km long and crosses Portugal from north to south from the city of Chaves in the very north of Portugal, to the city of Faro in the Algarve. She is not averse to physical challenges, however, and is this year competing in the National Masters Athletics in Javelin and Shot put, which she is training for simultaneously! She reasoned that if she was going to do this, she wanted it to be for a good cause. After taking a psychology degree, Isabel did an internship at the CASLAS children’s home in Lagos. While working here she recognised the importance of donations for this, and other similar homes, to help disadvantaged young people. She made up her mind to use the cycle ride as a platform to raise awareness of these institutions and create a voice for all the children´s homes across Portugal. The challenge became known as Every Mile a Smile. Isabel describes Odete as “a true force of nature”. She turned 50 just a week before Isabel and decided she wanted to celebrate the event by climbing Kilimanjaro! She has also run a few marathons, always in support of children's causes. She is also a volunteer at Casa Nossa Sra do Carmo, which is why

it was natural for both ladies to do this adventure with this purpose. Isabel and Odete are embarking on the challenge on 10 October along with a campervan with publicity advertising a new Facebook page where homes can post if they need support or donations. They are being supported by the Algarve Delegation of the Portuguese Cycling Federation, Triathlon Groups, the Câmara Municipal de Lagos, the Câmara Municipal de Faro, the Rotary Club de Lagos and the Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth. Odete and Isabel are asking people to join them along the route or come and cheer them on at the finish line. Isabel admits that obtaining the necessary licenses to allow the event to go ahead has been stressful. Still, she is now looking forward to the 8-day cycle and enjoying some of the beautiful scenery on this famous route. Tomorrow has supported Lar de Jovens Nossa Senhora do Carmo Youth Home, for many years. In 2019 our charity T.A.C.T, along with the Luz Foundation, bought the home a car, which they tell me has been invaluable this year. Due to COVID-19, most of their activities and camps were cancelled, so the car allowed staff to take groups to the beach and pools. It has also enabled one of their girls to join an equestrian school in the Alentejo, where she weekly boards. This young girl has achieved her dream, and we hope that Isabel and Odete's ambitious challenge will help other children achieve theirs. +INFO:  Cada Km Um Sorriso Donations: PT50 0036 0179 99100078676 33

SPORTS

F1 at Portimão Preview and Guide Beat the Bunker Hello everyone, today we will see how to play the 7th Hole at Espiche Golf. This is a small par 3 with some defences. DESCRIPTION The hole 7 is a small par 3, 125 metres to hit the middle of the green. You have some water on the right side of the hole, bushes around the hole and two bunkers on each side of the green (picture 1). The fairway goes right to the green: that means the ball will bounce towards the green. STRATEGY On the tee, if there is no wind or just a little bit, you should take a club to hit a short distance (less than you normally take), then aim for the line of the bunker on the left side of the green. Your ball will bounce a bit before the green to finish it easily. If the wind is strong and against you, you should take a club to hit a long distance and hit in the same directions as above. You need to hit long in order to cross all dangers behind the green (water and bunker: picture 2).

This month Formula 1 comes to the Autódromo do Algarve, in what is one of the biggest sporting events to ever come to the area. Whether you are going to spectate or just watch on TV, what can you expect to see? A friend of mine recently said, “I used to think F1 was as exciting as watching Scalextric model cars go round and round, but then I discovered Drive to Survive on Netflix”. The Netflix series, now in its second season, is a really good background to the sport. Motorsport, particularly F1, is unique amongst sports. It is not just about a single athlete or team of athletes. Winning depends upon a large team and a very high technology car. This is the fascination for me. It is not just a sport about technology or driver versus driver. It is a very human sport, critically dependent on the whole team performance. The Netflix series shows this and I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more. The Autódromo was designed by CEO Paulo Pinheiro, based upon hours and hours of study of the world's great race tracks. Its unique feature is the undulating change of elevation. This, in combination with blind corners where drivers cannot see more than a few metres in front, makes a serious challenge. The first corner is a good example, being at the end of a very high speed one kilometre long straight. As the driver brakes for the corner, the track dips and then rises. This means a change of braking effort is required to avoid locking the brakes. Almost every corner of the circuit provides a similar challenge.

By Mickael Carvalho is the resident golf professional at Espiche golf.

I wanted to get the opinions of some key figures in F1. I spoke to Karun Chandhok, who is one of the main presenters on SkyF1 TV. India-born Karun has raced in F1 as well as other top racing series. In 2009, he raced for Autódromo based Ocean Racing, who competed in GP2, now F2. He raced at the Autódromo.

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I asked him what his thoughts are for the race here. Karun replied, “Must be exciting for everyone down there to finally have a

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race! The track will certainly be a tricky one for tyres. There are lots of places where you need to brake and turn, putting a lot of load on the front tyres. Throw in the wind that you get there in the afternoons and it could really be tricky for the teams and drivers”. “Also, you have a lot of high-speed corners where the cars will struggle to follow each other. The blind crests and corners will cause a few issues with drivers potentially making errors”, Karun concluded. Anyone who has been following this season will know that tyre wear has been a key issue, so expect a surprise result at the Autódromo. Zac Brown, CEO and team principal at McLaren, also looks forward to the race. Part of McLaren driver Lando Norris’s development programme was held here at the Autódromo in July 2017. Norris had won the very prestigious Autosport BRDC young driver award and part of that prize is a McLaren F1 test. Normally a few laps at Silverstone, but Brown wanted to really test his man. “Portimão is a great circuit that is very challenging for the driver, which allows us to really understand a driver's capability, commitment and consistency”, Brown said. It’s also clear that Zac is a real fan of the Autódromo. “I think Formula One around Portimão will be outstanding for the drivers and fans,” he says. “It’s something we will love to see”, he concludes. At the time of writing, tickets were still on sale via the Autódromo website. A total of 50,000 are on sale, subject of course to any health restrictions. By Phil Egginton, who is a journalist and photographer and now lives in the Algarve.

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Eusebio's Get Out of Jail Free Card

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BY KEVIN BRADLEY AND ALAN WASHINGTON

How Lagos helped to shape the career of Portugal’s greatest footballing legends. Eusebio da Silva Ferreira is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He played for Benfica for 15 of his 22 years as a footballer and remains (over 50 years after he retired), their top goalscorer with 638 goals in 614 official games. During his full professional career, he scored 749 goals in 745 matches at club level and 41 goals at international level for Portugal (he was the top goalscorer in the 1966 World Cup tournament). A highly-gifted striker with electric pace, he won numerous awards – including European footballer of the year in 1965. (He was runner-up in 1962 and 1966.) Such was the admiration of his talent, he was nicknamed Pantera Negra (black panther) and Perla Negra (black pearl) by fans. His statue stands proudly outside Benfica’s impressive Estadio da Luz today. But, how did the city of Lagos become involved in the amazing career of this legendary football player? As a young and rapidly developing footballer, Mozambique-born Eusebio was playing for a local team Sporting de Lourenço Marques, a ‘feeder’ club for Sporting Lisbon. Sporting Lisbon

was tracking the impressive progress of this mercurial young player and looking forward to transferring his skills into their team. Benfica however, at that time, had one of the greatest coaches in the history of world football, Bela Guttman.

Guttman arranged for the young player to stay temporarily in a esconderijo (hideaway) where he was unable to be contacted by agents of Sporting Lisbon or any other club. In early 1961, Eusebio was, therefore ‘hidden away’ for 12 days – in Lagos!

Benfica won the European Cup in 1960 and 1961 under Guttman’s leadership and he had been alerted to the existence of this exceptional young talent. Guttman was determined to bring Eusebio to Benfica and, finding that Sporting Lisbon did not yet have Eusebio’s signature on a contract, Guttman and Benfica made contact with (and made payment to) Eusebio’s mother!

Bela Guttman is reported as saying, “I sent three bodyguards to hang around Eusebio in Lagos and told them that Eusebio cannot be left alone, not for a minute”. Guttman tenaciously held on to his advantage and after his temporary sojourn in Lagos, Eusebio duly signed for Benfica and commenced his remarkable career. His location during his stay in Lagos is not documented, but local feedback suggests that it was the old Meia Praia hotel.

As a result, Eusebio came over to Portugal to talk to Benfica. When alerted, Sporting Lisbon was incensed at this ‘underhand’ behaviour and let it be known that they would pay Eusebio 500,000 escudos (a huge sum of money for an eighteenyear-old) if he signed for Sporting Lisbon. In order to keep Eusebio under wraps until his signature was upon a Benfica contract, Bela

Sail to Success Câmara Municipal do Lagos approved the allocation of 2500€ to the Lagos Vela Club. Integrated into the Sports Support Programme (PAD), this support will help the Club to compete at the European Junior Championships in Laser 4.7. After its establishment in February 2020, the athletes of the Lacobrigense club saw the event delayed as a result of COVID-19. Adhering to all security measures, the European Laser 4.7 Championship

took place between 14 and 22 August in Vilamoura, with 180 sailors coming from 21 countries. As part of the Patrocínio Desportive Sports Action Programme, the municipal executive decided to allocate this financial support, strengthening Lagos as a friend of sport and recognising the work of the Lagos Vela Club and its athletes to promote the municipality as a privileged place for the practice of water sports.

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Responsible Fashion BY SARAH ANN MURRAY

In the last issue, we delved into sustainable, eco-conscious fashion, all either made or designed here in Portugal and all with an ethical commitment to their brand. This issue we’re continuing on the theme as it turns out there’s plenty we can shop to do our bit for the environment, to support local commerce and to progress the notion of sustainable fashion.

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Whilst fostering a sense of harmony between the planet’s precious offerings and our desires for beautiful trinkets, with Márcia Neto’s creations we’re reminded just how striking the natural world can be. In each and every piece, artisan jewellerymaker and sculptor Márcia Neto dives deep into our relationship with nature, capturing in contemporary gold and silver designs the precious moment between our lives and our interactions with the natural world. She sees her pieces as a form of communication, a way to tell stories and a reminder to take care of nature.

As we welcome a cooling evening breeze, it’s usually about this time I up my accessories game. It’s scarf-wearing season ladies and gentlemen and at this time of year, a light cotton version in wearable patterns and colours is really what I’m after. You know, the kind that goes with everything but would also look great tied nonchalantly to your bag or as a headband. And so, to Kozii I go.

As we roll into October, it’s time to embrace the next swimwear trend, the peekaboo cut, leaving the Brazilian cut - somewhat gratefully - behind. Portuguese eco-brand Kekaaii, have a full collection of beautiful autumn colours for us lucky lot who live by the beach and who’ll still be swimming in autumn.

You’re sure to have passed by Márcia´s stall and perused the array of shell, leaf, and coral-inspired gold- and silver-plated creations, and if you’re anything like me will have been tempted, more than once or twice. My current addition is a small gold shell worn on silk as a bracelet, which I’ve yet to take off. Furthermore, Marcia also offers a bespoke service whereby she will turn personal pieces or items people collect on their travels into adornments you can wear forever. She indeed sells sea-shells…  marcianetojewellery

Kozii pieces carry the responsibility and success story of unhurried, transparent and sustainable practices throughout all the stages of their production processes, using organic, natural eco-friendly fibres, all whilst keeping traditional textile skills alive. It’s autumn which means it’s time to get Kozii and keep warm.

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Happy Minds Project Jonathan and his fiancée, Hannah met on the teardrop-shaped island of Sri Lanka seven years ago. Jonathan Bergius had decided to give all his possessions away, in exchange for an adventurous, longing for freedom. He now admits this was naive. “It is a sort of a cosmic joke, that most of us need the illusion of going somewhere, to realise that there is nowhere to go; the nature of the human mind is by principle already free and content; happiness is an innate capacity which exists in all of us.” Originally from Sweden, Jonathan is an experienced and qualified Yoga Teacher and English teacher. He met Hannah Turner while she was working at an international school as a primary school teacher on this tropical island. “She taught me that happiness and fun is not the same thing, and I have been madly in love with her ever since.” They share a drive for education - both work as school teachers in international schools here in the Algarve, where they have lived for two years. They have witnessed the growing importance of emotional literacy, mental health and a push towards a refreshed and modern view of emotional and social intelligence. “Children and young adults today are facing a pace of life that didn't exist only 15 years ago, and there seems to be something with this particular way of life that is undermining mental health. Our minds are continuously being bombarded by an interconnected world, which never sleeps. Instant and constant information which is persistently reaching the screen in our hands. Concepts like peace and silence have not only become strange and alien, but the idea to be alone with ourselves and our thoughts, deeply frighten most of us.” The Happy Minds Project is a concept the couple created to help bring awareness and share the importance of mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga in our everyday lives. “Our vision is to promote and cultivate wellbeing through happiness, kindness and compassion, for adults and children alike.” The couple has been running weekly Kids Yoga and Mindfulness classes at the Burgau Sports Centre near Lagos for both 4 - 7 year-olds and 8 - 13 year-olds. Throughout both classes, they aim to teach children to develop life-long skills like self-confidence, emotional well-being, kindness and compassion. “With the younger group, the fundamental idea is to do this through movement, games, songs, stories and play. At this

age, we want to plant small seeds for children to learn to be more aware of their bodies, feelings and thoughts, improve flexibility, strength and balance, learn how to breathe deeply and explore ways to calm and relax their minds.” In the older group, they try to dive deep into the teachings of meditation and the mind, teaching the children not to identify with the constant flow of their thoughts or act on a sudden burst of emotion. Hannah and Jonathan have found it immensely gratifying to see the development in this group, as their dedication to the physical side of the yoga practice has grown. “We have been practising through a system called Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, which is quite an intense and physically demanding practice. And, as we went into lockdown, the children requested to add one more day of practice! We continued to learn through an online environment, having two sessions a week throughout lockdown.” As well as teaching kids yoga and mindfulness classes, the couple hold workshops and courses on the principal texts of meditation and eastern philosophy like the Yoga Sutra and Buddha's discourse on mindfulness for adults, as well as regular mindfulness and yoga classes in a variety of beautiful outdoor locations near Lagos. They are also sharing knowledge with TRY theatre, which uses acting to bring young people closer to themselves and which hopes to be opening here in Lagos soon. Jonathan is currently working on a PhD in Vedanta from the Paramanand Yoga Institute, India. The Happy Minds Project is already working on regular classes at Aljezur International School and will also be working with the newly reopened Barlavento International Primary School, on integrating mindfulness and wellbeing into the curriculum.

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The M-Word BY SOPHIE SADLER

When I talk to our long-term health columnist Ann de Jongh, she is bursting with enthusiasm about the new path she is on. It may seem unlikely, but Ann's excitement is down to the menopause! The M-word that is viewed with so much dread amongst women of a certain age is something that Ann wants to embrace and help others go through. “Traditional Chinese Medicine calls the menopause your Second spring. It's a fresh start at a point in women's lives when they may have more freedom now the kids have left home, or be at the pinnacle of their careers. It frees you from your monthly cycle, why should it become a mid-life crisis?” Ann started going through the menopause seven years ago and was amazed at how much misleading information exists on the topic. “I was astonished, post-menopause, how many of the symptoms I put down to other causes were down to the change.” There are 38 different symptoms of menopause and most GPs don't have any training on the topic so won't identify signs which might start up to 10 years before. Ann's excitement today is down to just having had a meeting with gynaecologist Dr Carmen, who is an expert in this area. She has agreed to help Ann at the workshops and coffee mornings she is planning to give her clients the correct

medical facts and allow them to talk about this, often taboo, subject. The lack of estrogen can cause medical problems such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, which can be averted with hormones. “When I started on this journey, I thought as a yoga teacher, I should go through it naturally, but I only got my life back after taking HRT and have learnt that many of the perceived side-effects don't exist.” After 16 years as a PT instructor and ten years as a yoga teacher, Ann wants to shift her focus to help women go through this stage of their life with a holistic approach that includes exercise, nutrition and mental health. She is now taking a life coach qualification and is the only qualified menopausal yoga teacher in Portugal. “I want to help women live with vibrancy and passion after the menopause, to embrace it and not view it with negativity. As most men will someday live with a menopausal woman, I hope they will be thanking me too,” laughs Ann.

Ann's first workshop will be on Saturday 10 October

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I’m not proud of it but I’m no longer ashamed of it. I suffer a lot from anxiety and depression. It has been an ongoing struggle and I have learned to accept and deal with it (in ups and downs).

Out of the head and into nature

World Menopause Day is on Sunday 18 October. Keep an eye on Ann's FB page for details of a special event.

I know that life offers you the things you need, actually you attract what you need to heal. In that sense, I have always been attracted to nature. To dive into it, to get lost, wander and find relief. I know that life has pushed me into the healing direction in so many ways. Connecting to nature is connecting to yourself. That’s when the healing starts.

by which you connect physically to the electrical charges of the earth. The results are incredible. By lying on the grass tension in your body ‘flows’ into the earth, it lowers the heart rate and it’s proven that it reduces inflammation, pain and stress. It improves blood flow, sleep and general vitality. And there’s more, simply hanging out in nature decreases depression, anxiety and stress. If you don’t want to go there, look at the colour green for a while or just think of nature. This evokes a feeling of abundance, sharpens focus and associates with peace, rest and security.

Diving into the forest - yes, the Algarve has forests - that’s where I can snap out of repeating mind patterns. Out of the head and into nature. Sometimes I push it a little further by taking off my shoes and stroll through the sand, or my absolute favourite, grass. It can also be touching the bark of a tree or simply walking in the rain. Water has a very strong cleansing, revitalising power, especially the ocean.

The whole year round I go out and explore, into the forest, along the lake, on top of the cliffs, across the beach… there are so many options. I think it is time, this is the time, to find relief. Go bathe in nature and find that relief. Because peace of mind is a natural state of being and the one we all deserve to be in.

Some call this ‘earthing’, I call it grounding. This is a scientifically proven therapeutic technique

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Holistic Tattoos BY ROBIN VAN DER WEIDE

Manon Zampieri is a holistic tattoo artist. To her tattoos are not only for beauty but also a way to connect to your inner-self and body.

and they got chatting. For the next seven months after they met, he discreetly taught her to tattoo. Then he went to Berlin without warning and left her a tattoo machine. "When destiny presents itself to you, it must be followed," Manon says.

The 27-year-old explains, "Since a tattoo is permanent, being conscious about it can give more power to it.”

Three years ago, she was looking for a place where her style of tattooing and mindset would be appreciated. Just like many others with the same mission, she found Aljezur and being someone that enjoys yoga, surfing, is completely vegan and gluten-free, she felt like the people here shared her vision.

The first 13 years of her life, Manon lived on a sailboat between the Canary Islands and NorthWest Africa. So naturally, she developed a deep love for travelling. After studying in Paris, she went to work as a language assistant in Catalonia and the Canary Islands, in her free time she enjoyed surfing. Manon has always been a creative person; she studied Graphic Design and has an Arts degree. So one day, in 2015, between two surfing sessions, she was drawing next to her surfboard. A tattoo artist came up to her to give her the name of an artist who might be of interest to her

"For me, tattoos are more than just for aesthetic and fashion, it is a way to connect to your body and mind." As of today, Manon still tattoos actively and, in my opinion, she is a one-of-a-kind artist. She is humble and sees opportunities in the challenges that life throws our way. This is exactly what she translates in her inking, "My tattoos are a tool for people to grow."

For every unique design, she listens to what meaning you want your tattoo to embody and treats it as a talisman expressing your energy. She takes out something that is already inside of you and helps translate it on your body holistically. This means that she takes into account what effect the tattoo has on your body's different energies. For example; tattooing your ankle conveys balance and our need to feel supported, while your forearm symbolises your goals and what you go after in life. Getting a tattoo with Manon Zampieri is more than just that, it is a spiritual journey of self-love and self-discovery.

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There isn’t one immune support mix I’ve prescribed in the last six months that hasn’t had at least one “nervine” in it. That’s because I know that stress and worry are a huge factor in my patients’ lives at the moment - and it’s this stress that causes the immune system to fail when you most need it to be strong and robust.

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Nervines are a nifty class of herbs that nourish, calm, tone, and regenerate the nervous system - and lemon balm is one of my favourites. Lemon balm has been shown in human studies to elevate mood, improve memory and cognition, even relieve symptoms of mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease such as irritability. In two separate studies, it was shown to elevate mood and improve cognitive performance in healthy young participants, whether given as a medicine or in food. An extract of the leaf was also found to have dramatic effects in stressed volunteers in a 15-day study, with 70% of subjects

achieving full remission from anxiety, 85% for insomnia, and 70% for both. I think of lemon balm as an ‘opening’ remedy - it opens and relaxes the heart centre to release negative emotions, opens up the circulation for a gently warming effect, and also opens up the digestion with its carminative essential oils, easing cramps, bloating or indigestion. It also helps to open up the bowels in cases of constipation associated with stress or anxiety and opens up the appetite in people who are too tense to eat, relaxing the stomach and allowing juices to flow. Its opening effect on the circulation and calming effect on the heart means it is used alongside other herbs to bring down mildly elevated blood pressure and for palpitations associated with hyperthyroidism, as well as insomnia and anxiety that often goes hand in hand with this condition. +INFO:  poppytheherbalist.com

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The Spirit Within In the second part of this series, Angie Beadle explains the practices needed to achieve spiritual health. We can achieve spiritual health through a series of selfcare practices. These include giving yourself space and time sitting in quietness and stillness, to simply be. By listening and watching the sounds and movements of the nature and people around you, observing the breath within you, journaling, questioning and moving as a form of self-expression (not competition), we embark on a journey inwards towards our centre. I ask my students to imagine a light within themselves (their Spirit or Soul), and as we journey towards this light, we begin to shed the layers dimming it. The direction of this path is important to note: it’s an inward journey, and the movement is inwards not forwards - something we are not accustomed to in our fast-paced society. As you move inwards towards your centre, you develop a broader sense of perception, a sense of connection to yourself and more feelings of lightness and love. Another essential element of spiritual health is learning the art of surrender. I ask my students to ‘bow down’ in gratitude to something greater than themselves. Perhaps begin with something on our earth or universe that feels greater than you - a beautiful tree, the ocean, the moon or a field full of wild flowers. It’s wise to have something symbolic of whatever you’ve chosen to worship in your room such as the

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leaves of the tree or a photo of the sun (like a mini altar), then simply sit in front of it as you feel immense gratitude for it. As you practise, observe how your feelings of gratitude and humbleness deepen and increase until they include the soil beneath the tree, the water that feeds the tree, the animals that live in the tree and so on. The benefits of enhanced spiritual health are immense and just as your gratitude and ability to ‘let go’ grows, so do the effects of spiritual health. They include a much lighter feeling (and look) accompanied by a sense of freedom, reduced depression and anxiety, deeper connections to others with fewer feelings of jealousy and comparison. With spiritual health, you will experience an increased sense of self-worth and self-esteem, a more positive attitude to life and a greater ability to handle illness or pain. Angie Beadle trained as an Iyengar Yoga teacher 23 years ago and has been running Spiritual Healing Retreats worldwide since 2005. She’s hosting her next retreat in Portugal at Aterra Eco Resort 9-12 October. +INFO:  www.angiebeadle.com

I’ve never been blessed with luscious locks and have always envied those who’ve been able to use a hairdryer for a few minutes and end up with a perfect hairstyle for the day.

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As I suffer from a thyroid problem, my hair has thinned out over the years and I have this pointless wave that only starts halfway down the hair. During the summer particularly, I can still end up with a kink and a frizz from sweating no matter how much I’ve straightened it. Using heated appliances on our hair does damage it over time.

HOW DOES IT WORK? Keratin is put back into the hair shafts which conditions and strengthens the hair. The product is then sealed into the hair with straighteners. (Which was the last time I used mine!) The treatment takes about two-three hours and the results are instant. Depending on how often you wash your hair and hair type, the effect should last up to 12 weeks.

Then I heard about this miracle-worker called Ally Burton. She had recently moved to the Algarve and was turning everyone’s hair smooth and sleek. I needed to track this woman down. I was straight in the chair having the treatment. I can’t tell you how life-changing it is. I went from Worzel Gummidge to Aunt Sally in a matter of hours. WHAT IS THIS MIRACLE? It’s called the keratin smooth straightening blow dry. It’s a mouthful to say but does precisely what it says on the tin.

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Furniture Upcycling Rhonda uses her skills to create and update your home and furniture! Having trained in France for two years, Rhonda decided to share her many French design secrets in a unique course. Introducing an original spark and style to your furniture. Rhonda’s work has captured many people’s imagination, encouraging them to share her enthusiasm. Rhonda’s technique is flexible, helping you transform new unfinished pieces, or change old and unwanted furniture, into delightful examples of modern country living. Once loved and now hidden furniture can be reborn. Attics, sheds and garages can hide old treasures which can be moved into pride of place within your home. Rhonda's unique style enables her to transform kitchens and bathrooms or tired homes can be rejuvenated in a costeffective way and with little disruption to home and family life. Her painting courses and been extremely popular. Participant Claire O’Gara tell us, “Art is the cornerstone of our community, I have never seen or had the opportunity, to be part of what Rhonda is doing. It’s a wonderful course, and there is a great sense of achievement when you finally wash your brushes and stand back to see what you have made.” +INFO:  huxley.rhonda@gmail.com

Body Care Faby clinic has always been proud for being a leader both in quality and price in the Algarve. They have now partnered with The Body Care Group to bring the latest patented, exclusive and innovative equipment in health, beauty, skincare and body sculpturing. HIMFU A non-invasive treatment, which employs the most innovative technology with proven results of extraordinary body sculpturing. The treatment is completely painless and is the only treatment which eliminates the localised concentration of fat without surgery, punctures, aches or bruising. It acts on the adipose panicle (fat thickness) and guarantees to eliminate up to 3 cms in body contour in just one session. It works with a highly concentrated energy sound wave producing a thermal mechanic effect, capable of destroying subcutaneous fat tissue without damage to other tissue in the area. Faby Beauty guarantees the reduction of 1cms-3 cms of body contour in the treated area in one session. Durable effects, body remodelling with results from the very first session. CRYPO-FREQUENCY The technology is patented by The Body Health Group and causes a ‘Thermo-shock’ producing an instant progressive and lasting tightening effect of your skin in just one session thus eliminating wrinkles and expression lines and premature ageing. This treatment is exclusive in the Algarve to Faby salons. +INFO:  +351 916 293 342 / 282 761 019  FABYCLINICA

Lagos to Join the Algarve STP It was decided at the last Chamber meeting of Câmara Municipal de Lagos on 2 September to join the Algarve Systems and Technology Partnership. The Algarve STP is a non-profit association aimed at promoting scientific, technical and innovation activities in the Algarve. Algarve STP is a program to support companies in the digital and research area and Lagos will be one of the associated municipalities. It has been created with a view to collaborative development between companies and university institutions. It aims to facilitate the provision of services in the field of innovation and new technologies, the publication of scientific results and the formation of new technology-based enterprises. The scheme has the collaboration of the University of the Algarve, the Algarve Evolution, ANJE – Association of Young Entrepreneurs of the Algarve, Docapesca S.A. and the municipalities of Loulé and Faro. Recognised as a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), its role is also to support businesses to make them more competitive in the digital age, allowing access to knowledge, experience, technology and commercial and financial support. The municipality of Lagos is committed to introducing various measures and actions to support entrepreneurship, start-ups and companies. Initiatives include the new Cowork space, joining the Investalgarve Network and the Algarve Revit +, encouraging entrepreneurship in schools, the Lagos Start On to Start-Up meeting and the new Espaço Empresa. Joining STP will allow the municipality of Lagos to reinforce its strategies in support of entrepreneurship, also functioning as a magnet to attract new and creative talents and investors for the development of Lagos and the Algarve in the digital field.

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Immerse yourself in Virtual Reality A new virtual reality gaming venue has opened on Lagos marina which allows you to immerse yourself in a variety of driving, flying, firstperson shooter and other virtual experiences. Computer based games have changed immensely over the last 50 years. I remember at university in the 1970s playing a Star Wars based game on the mainframe computer with very simple graphics. Today’s virtual reality games are not just run on computer screens but via headsets/goggles which allow you to physically enter the game as never before. Lagos marina-based VR Katvision has invested in some of the most state-of-the-art virtual reality machines on the market. Have you ever imagined yourself on a battlefield or otherwise engaged in combat? VR Katvision has three Kat VR Mini self-contained machines which are perfect for this. Their omnidirectional treadmill lets you freely turn around, walk, run, crouch or even get down to take cover or pick items up. VR headsets/goggles replace screens so you see, hear and feel as if you are in a real virtual world. If you have ever wanted to immerse yourself in the world of Steve Speilberg’s film, Ready Player One then this is the set up for you.

Similarly, VR Katvision has six Fasetech driving / flying simulators. These have seats mounted on motors which move to mimic the vehicle you are driving or flying. Once again VR headsets are used instead of screen to immerse you in the experience. The same machines also have a roller coaster simulation which mimics reality. Finally, four VR stations allow for a variety of physical interaction tennis like games once again with VR headsets. Costs are from 8€ for 15 minutes. Friends and family can share the experiences or there is a cocktail bar where they can enjoy a drink and tapas whilst waiting. VR Katvision caters for groups and companies, birthdays and other private events. The company was formed by Jean-Paul (João Paulo) Louçano who runs it with his wife and son. Formerly he worked in France for 33 years before moving back to Portugal to open a business where people could enjoy themselves. By Phil Egginton, who is a journalist and photographer and now lives in the Algarve.

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I.T Can be Easy Keep Safe Online Shopping BY STEVEN DUNWELL Advice on how to make this a safer and stress-free experience. Never, ever send anyone your credit card or bank details over an email or other messaging service. Ever!

KEEP IT UPDATED Always keep your computer up to date with the latest security patches and a good antivirus program; it all helps to keep you secure.

SHOP ONLY WITH TRUSTED COMPANIES Always stick with trusted, companies or other retailers that you’re familiar with.

USE A STRONGER PASSWORD Your password is weak if: It uses numbers or letters in the order they appear on the keyboard for example “1234” or “qwerty”. It’s the name of your children, pet, favourite football team or city of birth. It’s your date of birth, anniversary or your car licence plate number. It’s “letmein,” or especially, “password.”

Beware of misspellings in their web address, for example using “.net” instead of “.com or .co.uk” as that is one of the most common ways scammers trick consumers. Look for secure “S” and the lock symbol The best way to ensure that the website you’re visiting is secure is to look at their address: if it starts with https:// then it’s secure. Another way to tell if a site is secure is there will be a small lock symbol showing in the address bar.

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BY LENA STRANG

How to remember words in Portuguese

“When trying to speak Portuguese my mind goes blank midsentence and I just cannot remember words.” This is probably a familiar situation for many language learners. The amount of unfamiliar vocabulary you are faced with might seem daunting. How do you learn new words, especially when at first, they don’t seem to make much sense? There are various methods for learning and retaining vocabulary. Everyone learns differently, so it’s a question of experimenting to find out what works best for you. It’s worth noting though that English-speakers already have a vast vocabulary in Portuguese under their belt – perhaps without realising! These are called cognates, words with the same roots that can easily be transformed from English to Portugues: communication – comunicação, confusion – confusão, identity – identidade, fragile – frágil, necessary - necessário. You can use cognates to convert literally thousands of words you already know to Portuguese. Let’s get creative. What works best for me is making up funny or silly associations for new words that I need. I’m doing a lot of gardening at the moment and want to learn the right terms. The word for 'rake', ansinho, now sticks in my mind as I imagine my niece Ann raking away little sins in her garden. (Ann + sin (+ diminutive -nho at the end). Abacate (avocado) for me is the Swedish band Abba and their green cat. Eventually, the word becomes second nature and you no longer need the association. Breaking down longer words into smaller parts can help make more

sense, and sometimes you can even end up with several bonus words. Passatempo (leisure time) consists of passa(r) (spend, go through) + tempo (time, weather). The word descarrilamento (train derailment) might seem intimidating at first. Break it down and you get des-carrila(r)-mento, made up of descarrilar (derail) and carril (railway track). Taking it a step further, you could imagine yourself eating a caril (curry) on the carril! When you go shopping, try to write the list in Portuguese. Pick up promotion leaflets in supermarkets and scan their special offers. I frequently find myself in DIY stores. While my friend THINKING is lookingCONCEPT for items, I go around reading labels. I can now conduct a sensible conversation about gutters, taps and electric drills! There are many free vocabulary exercises all around you if you make the effort to look for them. Some words will obviously be hard to remember, and you’ll need repeated attempts to recall them. A small notebook or note-taking app where you can jot down words for later reference is a handy back-up. Using methods that work for you will help your conversations flow more easily. Good luck! Boa sorte!

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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY Ricardo Viegas

Originally from Silves, this young entrepreneur started dreaming of success at a young age. He attended a 3-day event to create a Startup on a 3-day marathon, where his team won 2nd Place. That gave them access to IST (Instituto Superior Técnicoi) incubator where he had the opportunity to meet the founders of Talkdesk. Talkdesk is a unicorn cloud-based contact centre was founded in Portugal in 2011. Now it is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in London, Lisbon, Madrid, Salt Lake City, Coimbra, Aveiro and Porto. (A unicorn is a term used in the venture capital industry to describe a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion.)

Dreaming of Unicorns BY SOPHIE SADLER

After announcing in the September magazine the third anniversary of StartUp Portimão, I went to visit their offices to find out more about the incubator and how it can create more entrepreneurs. Situated within the Autodromo complex, promising speed, hard-fought victories and modern technology, the StartUp offices are certainly an inspiring place to work. In a modern minimalist building, I am shown inside and introduced to a number of the entrepreneurs that have based themselves here. Of course with the current COVID-19 situation, the offices are not the bustling hub they should be, however, the people I meet there all enthuse about how it is a unique work space and offered them a great opportunity to establish their online business. There is a small kitchen area and a table tennis table if you want to let off some steam after a stressful work call. StartUp Portimão is the incubator of Portimão City, as a partner of the Algarve International Autódromo that gave the facilities. It is partnered with GEN Portugal - Global Entrepreneurship Network, which is the entity that fuels the incubator. Rents are reasonable and the many events organised by StartUp Portimão are a great place to network, exchange ideas and gain knowledge. I have asked to talk to a young entrepreneur who has established their startup business from here. I am fortunate to be introduced to Ricardo Viegas, co-founder of Logrise, a software company which assists e-commerce, real estate and tourism companies to identify client segments and optimise their marketing campaigns.

“We can´t all be unicorns,” says Ricardo, "but in order to find the next one we need to start supporting the small businesses”. Logrise now increases their client’s conversion rates by 5-7% but he has never been given a grant or any financial support. “We started with nothing and got to where we are with networking and finding new clients. This is why these offices are so great.” If you dream of being the next billion-dollar company, StartUP Visa is a program to welcome foreign entrepreneurs who intend to develop an entrepreneurship or innovation project in Portugal. I am eager to find out what Ricardo thinks of the opportunities for young entrepreneurs in the Algarve, especially at this time when everyone recognises the need to diversify from tourism. “There are more facilities and opportunities in the big cities like Lisbon, Evora, Braga and Coimbra and big cultural differences. I think the Algarve lacks an identity and people are more scared of failing than in Lisbon where I have seen many companies go out of business, but they just start again in another format.” So where does the Algarve´s future success lie? In Ricardo´s opinion, it is with lifestyle-based companies, “We need to develop more tech companies that revolve around the Algarve´s USP which is lifestyle, Airbnb, booking.com to give two examples. The other thing is to create hubs like this but in the city centres. You bring five new companies into the centre of Lagos or Loule if they each have five employees that will bring 25 people to the centres. Now you imagine bringing 50 companies, that’s what we need to reduce the reliance on tourism to fill bars and restaurants.” Ricardo also identifies the lack of expertise and knowledge in the Algarve, and this is where he believes the upward trend in digital nomads will help. “They will bring new knowledge and experience. In 10 years time, I believe that the Algarve will be a remote working hub.” In fact, he says, in the Algarve, we need to be looking for camels, not unicorns I am confused! A camel is a new name for startups with mile growth and stability. Whether you want to be a camel or a unicorn, contact the hub to rent office space at a reasonable price, all nationalities are welcome, you simply apply on their website. If we dream big, we can all be unicorns, or indeed camels! +INFO:  www.iapmei.pt/Paginas/StartUP-Visa-pt.aspx  www.startupportimao.pt/en/apply/  www.logrise.com

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FOOD & DRINK

Meat but not Two Veg!!

BY THE YUM YUM BOYS

Fim do Mundo If you are a meat lover and want the best choice and the best selection and quality of steak, then look no further than Fim do Mundo. Yum Yum and chums decided that we would all like to sample the offerings as we had heard so much about this place. It's situated one street back in Ferragudo with a light, airy feel with lots of wall hangings - eclectic I’d say. Outside seating is available, and all current government guidelines are adhered to. Firstly, we were advised not to bother with starters as the main courses are more than enough to feed an army. They were right. The menu choice of steaks was great, offering not only Portuguese meat but other steaks from around the globe too (hence the name of the place I suppose). All explained very well by the owner and fresh steak of the day on the menu too. We had the meat platter for two, which contained every conceivable type of meat imaginable. There were beef steaks, lamb, pork, chicken and sausage. This portion was huge and could easily feed four. All the meat was tender, superbly cooked and plentiful. A side of fries was ordered so that we had some veggie intake! We couldn’t finish the whole platter

A Lazy Girl's Guide to October BY THE LAZY TIGERS

so we took a doggie bag home and it was just as stunning the next day. Chums had fillet pepper steak and a T-Bone. On the former, chum expected a reasonable size having got food envy by looking at our offering. He was not disappointed as two fillet steaks were served on his plate. He loved it, high praise, from him, as he has eaten similar in Argentina. Other Yum chum's T-bone was done superbly and filled the plate. All served was served with great wine, beers and cokes and finished off with coffees all round - no room for dessert. There are fresh fish and giant prawns on the menu, but the latter will depend on the catch of that day. The meat platter was 55€, but with this sort of quality, a price worth paying. The service was slick, professional and unhurried despite being packed and you have to book. The restaurant was a real find and one to take a steak lover for sure, but go to this place hungry! Are we going back. Already booked!! +INFO:  Rua Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 28 Ferragudo 8400 – 260  +351 964 172 058

Happy October Lacobrigians and friends across the region. Since so many of us have found our movements circumscribed by events, we thought we would concentrate on local ingredients this month. Sometimes it’s fun to pick up stuff that is so local you don’t even have to get properly dressed to buy it. We can definitely confirm that currently, unlike the UK, no food shops here have banned shopping in your pyjamas. There is some cracking local fruit and vegetables in the shops and markets right now, at give-away prices, so this is the time to get out that creative streak and make some chutney. That might sound like the kind of thing that non-lazy people do, but it is incredibly easy. You can, of course, go all out and make huge quantities which you can store in sterilised jars all winter, but the quantities below will give you a big Tupperware's worth which will keep in the fridge for ages. In the coffee shop, we have made this with figs and peaches already. Serve it with some amazing local cheese, any of the hard goat varieties are really worth trying.

Autumn Fruit Chutney (MAKES A LARGE JAR)

 100 grams light brown sugar  120 ml apple cider vinegar (or any nice fruit or wine vinegar, just not malt)  300 grams of chopped figs (or peaches, or plums, or anything that looks nice)  1 apple peeled, cored, and diced  1 onion finely diced  50 grams sultanas soaked in brandy (at least for a few hours, but overnight is good)  1 tsp of salt Put all the ingredients in a deep-sided pan and gently simmer for about an hour. Stir it occasionally until it is sticky. No room for a cocktail recipe this month. Just get out there and sample some local wine instead. Come and see us for some local produce and wine at London Tiger Coffee. Another Lazy recipe to be made from seasonal ingredients can be found on our website: www.tomorrowalgarve.com

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FOOD & DRINK

Raising a Glass Guido Andries has been retired in the Algarve for 18 years. All of his active professional life he was involved in food and beverages. He studied Viticulture at Brussels University and was vice president of catering services and hub operations at Brussels National Airport, providing millions of bottles of wine and champagne to 70 airway companies. He has written many articles in food and beverage magazines. After 2 ½ years of research, he has created a wine brochure which he is sharing with the readers of Tomorrow and which we will be serialising. The first article is on the history of Portuguese wines.

The History of Portuguese Wine Portugal is a vibrant and diversified country due to the very different types of soils and the large differences in climate types and temperatures from the north to the south. As a result, there is a large choice of 343 grapes (divided into 152 white and 191 red). Although winemaking in Portugal goes back to more than 2000 years BC, it’s only in recent history that significant events happened in this remarkable 191.633-hectare vineyard!

1353

Lisbon and Oporto negotiated a commercial treaty with England’s King Edward III.

1386

King João I of Portugal and Richard II from England signed the Treaty of Windsor guaranteeing military, political and economic collaboration.

1678

The abbot of Lamego monastery discovered that adding brandy allowed them to export better quality wines to England, therefore inventing fortified wines.

1988

1689

France declared war on England, meaning that Portugal became the first supplier of wines for England.

1703

England and Portugal signed the Methuen Treaty. John Methuen concluded the treaty that bears his name, by which the exchange of port wine for English woollens became the basis for Anglo-Portuguese trade.

1756

Sr Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, better known as the Marques de Pombal, established the very first demarcated wine region in the world when he created the Real Companhia dos Vinhos do Alto Douro.

1862 - 1895

The Portuguese vineyards became the victim of the devastating phylloxera, a microscopic louse or aphid, that lives on and eats roots of grapes.

1908

The publication of the first “wine law” in Portugal, decreeing the protected areas as Vinho Verde, Dão, Sétubal and Madeira.

1986

Portugal becomes a member of the European Union.

Hans and Carry Jorgenson create Corte de Cima. In 1991 they introduced the Syrah grape, and in 1998 they made their first wine with Syrah Monocasto. The appellation rules wouldn’t allow them to call it Syrah, so they marketed it under the symbolic name Incognito. In the meantime, Syrah became one of the leading varieties in Portugal in general and in the Alentejo in particular.

1999

Richard Mayson's book Port and the Douro was published, which seeks to put Port in context and gives the growers and vineyards of the Douro valley equal if not greater weight.

2001

The Alte Douro region is added to the famous UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

2013

The European Commission banned the use of hybrid varieties.

2016

With the publication of the book Vinhas Velhas de Portugal, author Luis Anthunes tried to seduce the wine lovers with “a new type of enigmatic Portuguese grapes”.

2018

Quinta do Côtto, one of the top quality Portuguese wines, appeared again on the market with its traditional (Portuguese) cork, after having changed to a metal screw top many years previously.

Next month we learn more about the classifications of Portuguese wines

PETS & WILDLIFE

Pet's Mate So, we're past the equinox, the yardarm has passed its zenith and summer is officially over. With the fire danger hanging around in the red for the last few months and with the local blazes we've had (I counted six just now)…the autumnal rains are welcome friends. The rains we have had, mixed with the warm weather spells happy days for our eight-legged tick friends too. This summer we have seen a low grade but ever-present tick fever caseload at the clinic. Most of them in horses, actually. Since the bit of rain we had in September, these numbers are rising. Tick fever signs are quite often quite vague and do not necessarily follow a set pattern of clinical signs. Being diligent owners, you would, no doubt, bring your pet to the vet if you noticed something was wrong. I won't list out all the possible signs animals

can exhibit when they have a 'tick fever', but rather say … if something ain't right with your little mate then take them down to your vet. If it is a tick fever, the animal can get a lot worse in a short amount of time. Tick preventions are diverse. We recommend Bravecto tablets, Seresto collars and Advantix spot-on (BUT NOT FOR CATS). There are several other options but beware that not all repellants are equally good. Speak to your vet about advice on tick repellents in this season. Wishing you all a nice relaxing and safe October. Gosh, Christmas really is coming.

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Your Dog's second-best Friend BY RODOLFO AÇO

Dear readers of Tomorrow magazine, This month I will finish the subject "What do I need to know to have a dog?" I will start with toilet training, in case you have a puppy, as it can be an issue for most dog owners. It's important that you can catch your dog in action. If so, tell it off with a strong no, you can clap your hands at the same time, pick your dog up and take it outside straightaway. You can place newspaper, or toilet blankets where your dog is doing their business, and every time you place It one step closer to the front door.

lay down, you start the process from the very beginning.

beginning teach it that, if it wants to go on the opposite side, it goes behind you.

It's time to put its collar or harness on, clip the lead, and open the door. When your dog is looking at you it's time to go.

When interacting with dogs, people, other animals, or any situation that gets your dog agitated, make sure your dog sits. You have to give it a bit of time for it to acknowledge what is there.

If you manage to do this from the beginning, I assure you that your dog's behaviour will improve a lot. Remember that you walk first through the door, and straight after ask your dog to sit on the outside. Again you wait for the eye contact, and off you go.

It's very important that your puppy gets stimulated by other dogs' scents. Socialising and playing will help in the process of having it going to the toilet outside.

If your dog is ahead of you pulling on the lead, just stop, pull it back in a calm way, have it sit, and wait for it to be looking at you. It works the same way for a dog that is walking behind you almost being dragged; in this situation you really need to be calm and assertive.

When you go for a walk, don't forget poop bags, water, a toy and treats. Have your dog sit by the front door. They have to remain seated all the time, if they move from their place, stand up, or

Make the lead shorter and carry on. This process can take a bit of time and requires patience. Let your dog sniff around, but don't allow it to cross in front of you to sniff something. From the

One last thing to work on during the walk is having your dog going to the toilet when it's being led. It's really important that you give this input to your dog from the very beginning, give it a treat the first times he does a poo for reinforcement. Don't forget to pick it up! Going back home, have your dog sit by the door, go in, ask it to sit again, unclip the lead, take the collar off, and it's now time to relax! I wish you all the best and enjoy the time you have with your dog. +INFO:  rmggoncalves@gmail.com

ENVIRONMENT

Too Good To Go Fight food waste, save great food This month Tomorrow is appealing to business owners and consumers to download this app to tackle another global pandemic - food waste. Each year, one-third of all food produced worldwide is thrown away. This app helps restaurants, bakeries and supermarkets reduce their daily food waste. When food is disposed of in a landfill, it rots and becomes a significant source of methane – a potent greenhouse gas with 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. Growing and transporting the food that goes to waste emits as much carbon pollution as 39 million passenger vehicles. Producing, moving, storing and cooking food uses energy, fuel and water. Each of which let off greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. Join millions of food waste warriors by downloading Too Good To Go - the world’s number one app for fighting food waste.

The app enables you to buy quality local food for as little as 2€ - great food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Too Good To Go's mission statement is to put an end to food waste by creating a world where food produced is food consumed. Millions of meals have already been saved through Too Good To Go. Here is how it works. Find. Collect. Enjoy. 1. Find a store and place your order through the app 2. Collect your meal at the store at the specified time 3. Enjoy your meal that little bit more knowing you have just helped reduce food waste A family of food waste warriors is awaiting you ... +INFO:  www.toogoodtogo.pt  toogoodtogo.pt

Four children and two young adults from Portugal have filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The first case of its kind, the crowd-funded legal action is suing 33 countries for their fuel emissions, demanding cuts to safeguard their future mental and physical health.

The Climate Battle BY SOPHIE SADLER

Portugal and Lagos, are leading the battle against climate change 60

The plaintiffs want the court to issue binding orders on the 33 states, which include the EU as well as the UK, Norway, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland and Ukraine. They claim they are protecting their rights to exercise outdoors and live without anxiety. Adaptation to climate change is also a concern of the municipality of Lagos, as an annual quota of 1000€ was awarded to the association, Rede de Municípios para a Adaptação Local às Alterações Climáticas (Municipality Network for Local Climate Change). A press release announced, “As a way of taking a further step in the fight against this great scourge affecting the environment and society, the Lagos municipality will join the association, established in 2016 following the ClimAdaPT project (adapt.local).” This project is made up of a partnership led by municipalities but also involves HEIs, research centres, non-governmental organisations and businesses.

“Given the geography of its coastal territory, climate change is a factor of increased concern in Lagos and the Algarve, which is why this problem has been a priority in the strategies of the municipality, notably by drawing up the Adaptation Municipal Plan (PMAAC-L), which was approved in January 2019, which makes it possible to assess and reduce the climate vulnerabilities of the Lacobrigense territory and to promote adaptation measures.” CML believes that “adherence to adapt.local reinforces these same strategies, creating a dynamic network of support, cooperation and knowledge that presents itself as an asset for the municipality of Lagos and for the sustainability of the environment, also guaranteeing credibility and maturity in all the actions developed in this field.” +INFO:  adapt-local.pt

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Famed azulejo tiles abound in Porto

Peace & Power in Porto BY MEREDITH PRICE LEVITT

“It’s not perfect but it’s Porto” Maybe it was low expectations. Or perhaps it was not knowing what to anticipate from a last-minute family vacation during the era of constantly shifting COVID-19 Travel Restrictions. It could have even been the subconscious notion that Porto plays second fiddle to Lisbon and might actually just be a big, boring city overrun with university students, shabby bars and cheap eateries. The bottom line? Pure astonishment. Porto is a picturesque blend of ancient and modern, a majestic pearl nestled among the verdant hills of the River Douro. Steeped in history, it is one of the oldest cities in Europe (4th Century with Celtic and Proto-Celtic remains) yet it percolates with a contemporary artistic confidence and laid-back nonchalance. Rather than needing to eclipse the competition, Porto seems satisfied with its unique charm and beguiling individuality. Apparently Einstein played second fiddle too. But seriously, chapeau to second place in Portugal. Blue ribbon-worthy on a long and rather demanding checklist required to successfully fulfil adult desires (drinking some port and eating at an actual table) without forfeiting the needs of small children (who want seagulls, green spaces, or waves), Porto has something for everyone. Literally. Friendly, helpful, smiling locals: check. Jawdroppingly beautiful and architecturally astounding bridges (six of them, in fact): check.

Well-preserved historical buildings, stunning cathedrals, iconic railway stations, lavish palaces, quirky street art, palatial gardens, fabulous restaurants and interesting museums: check. Despite several disappointing misses due to current restrictions, the vast majority of venues remain open. And on the plus side, social distancing is easy. Most of the stores, museums, churches, libraries and whatever else you have on your must-see bucket list pleasantly lack the thronging crowds that normally flock to this popular second city. In fact, once you get used to donning a mask and learn how to navigate the precarious opening hours created by the COVID-19 reality, exploring Porto in the fall is nothing short of fabulous. If you’re an early riser, head to the famed Ribeira neighbourhood for a stroll along the banks of the River Douro. Watch pink light explode above the somnolent city and reflect off the water in impressionistic streaks of gold and fuschia. High above you, bridges unfurl from one landmass to another, cocooning the city and stretching over 50 meters into the air as if they were part of the sky. Beside the waterfront, vintage furniture warehouses with in-store cafes cohabitate with unimposing, venerable art supply stores selling colourful powders from dusty shelves circa 1948. Fourteenth-century churches stand

in diagonal glory to uber-modern glass and iron reconstructions, their original grey stones contrasting with the bright, eye-popping colours of new creations. Throughout the serpentine, cobblestone streets, restaurants vary from older, traditional Portuguese hole-in-the-wall eateries to glitzy new hotspots where diners armed with Google map ratings line the kerb for a table. This perplexing mixture of old versus new gives modern-day Porto its unexpected charm. You can spend the morning in a twelfth-century church admiring Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles and then head to the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art for a stunning treetop walk and inspiring interactive exhibits. Yoko Ono’s words PEACE IS POWER line a massive white wall in bold black letters at the museum entrance. Porto’s tradition of supporting liberals fighting injustice and repression dates back to 1820. At that time, the local citizens rebelled against the monarchy and demanded a constitution, ultimately winning their fight despite a year-long siege. This struggle later helped establish the Portuguese Republic of 1910. Inside, John Lennon and Yoko Ono sing Give Peace a Chance in a 1960s reel on large screens. As uprisings around the world are gaining momentum and conspiracy theories abound, hearing their music invites us to imagine a different world. As we stand on the precipice of a dynamic and seismic global shift, most of us not fully understanding what is happening or what is coming, it’s great to be reminded that we are still in charge of what is most important: our own imagination. If we can imagine a better world, we can help create it. So despite the hardships and beyond the chaos, travelling still has the power to transform your preconceived notions and ultimately remind you that what you think you know is often far from true -- especially when it comes to giving a magnificent city like Porto a second-class status.

Things to do in… Aljezur BY ALYSON SHELDRAKE Aljezur is a pretty market town that sits in the landscape of the O Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vincente and is surrounded by a host of beautiful beaches. The old town nestles into a series of gently rolling hills, topped by the imposing remains of its castle. The town is divided by a river, with the old settlement on the seaward side, and the new Igreja Nova development stretching across to the fields on the other side of the river. The Muslims built the castle in the tenth century and, under the base of the hill, they constructed a port. By the 16th century ships, up to 150 tons in size, could navigate the river all the way to the castle until the 1755 earthquake. The walk to the castle is steep, but worth it. Or you can cheat and drive there. The view from the top is spectacular, stretching across Aljezur town all the way to Monchique. In the other direction, you can see the river meandering through the fields to Amoreira beach and the Atlantic Ocean. There is so much history to enjoy in the town, including four museums that you can visit on one combined daily pass. The Aljezur Municipal Museum houses exhibits of archaeological remains from the area dating back to the Neolithic period. They often have art exhibitions here too. The Museum de Arte Sacra displays various religious artefacts. The Casa Museu Pintor José Cercas was the former residence of this locally born artist, and some of his work along with paintings by other Portuguese artists are on display in this tiny traditional house. The fourth museum is the Museu Antoniano which is dedicated to St. Anthony and displays medals, coins, books, and paintings about the saint. Also, check out the Associação de Defesa do Património Histórico e Arqueológico de Aljezur building. Here you will find original pieces of a German fighter plane that crashed

near Aljezur in 1943. Portugal was neutral during World War II; however, a little-known fact is that they saw aerial combat over the skies around Aljezur. Seven German airmen were killed, and their graves are in the local cemetery. For even more history, you can visit an ancient ribat (an Arabic term for a small fortification) on the cliffs near to Arrifana beach. You can still see the partially excavated ruins which give a tantalising glimpse of what must have once been an impressive site. You can also visit the nearby fort at Arrifana, which has fared better and is a great place to watch the sunset.

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Two small rivers, the river Alfambres and the river Cercal, join at Aljezur. The walk along the river is a delight; you can spot a host of wildlife and birds, including white storks, grey herons, turtles, and water moles. Go to the old bridge near the market and see if you can spot an otter. Or have fun feeding the ducks. And watch out for the resident Greylag Goose husband and wife team. The Tasquinha dos Borralhos café nearby is a great place for a cheap lunch. (Ask Paulo at the café if you can watch him hand-feed the mother goose!). For something different, contact the AEZA animal shelter on the edge of town. You can turn up and help them by walking one of their dogs. They have dog-walking sessions three times a week. You can walk for up to one-and-a-half hours, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. and Sundays at 2.30 p.m. This is the only time the dogs get to walk outside, and they are always glad to see new volunteers. And no trip to Aljezur would be complete without a walk on one of the local beaches. Take a picnic or your sketching gear and camera and enjoy the beauty of Monte Clérigo beach or the unspoilt river beach at Amoreira. Arrifana beach is also a delight with its little harbour and fabulous black rocks. Alyson Sheldrake is an artist and writer. She is the author of the best-selling book Living the Dream - in the Algarve, Portugal which is available to purchase on Amazon.

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CIRCULAR ROUTES Fortunately, there are easier ways of acquainting yourself with the diverse variety of landscapes here. Whether you’re after rolling hills, cork forests and agricultural terraces or estuaries full of wildlife, there are walks available. The Via Algarviana website has information about popular circular PR walks, including PR1 PTM A Rocha Delicada (7.5km/easy), PR2 MCQ Caminho das Caldas – Picota (18km/difficult), PR1 LGS Pedra do Galo (8.4km/easy), PR4 VBP Pelas Encostas da Raposeira (13.7km/somewhat difficult). (PTM = Portimão, MCQ = Monchique, LGS = Lagos, VBP = Vila do Bispo)

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THEMED ROUTES Finally, whatever you are interested in – geology, historical monuments, water, even smuggling – there are free guides detailing routes in a specific municipality.

BY TRACY BURTON

With the days getting cooler and the overnight dew awakening dormant plants, our enthusiasm for outdoor activities is returning.

to 33km), although Vila do Bispo to Cabo de São Vicente is only 14km and Aljezur to Arrifana just 12km.

Those of us who live, holiday or winter in the Algarve know we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to stunning and diverse landscapes to explore.

If you’d prefer to stick with circular routes, there are no fewer than 24, ranging from short strolls to full-day routes. Algarve examples include: a 5km circular around the wetlands of Vilarhinha, a walk of geological interest at Amado and Murração beaches (8km) and a route along the Seixe River from Odeceixe. Map/guidebook cost 15€ each.

Better still, the region’s commitment to developing long-distance trails – the challenging 300km Via Algarviana and the two strands of the Rota Vicentina – has led to the proliferation of shorter waymarked routes. These pequenas rotas – circular and linear – vary in distance and difficulty; however, all can be comfortably walked in a day. ROTA VICENTINA A network of hiking trails through the Alentejo and westernmost Algarve. It comprises two elements: the Fishermen’s Trail (226.5km) and the Historic Way (263km). The demanding Fishermen’s Trail hugs the coastline from São Torpes (south of Sines) to Lagos. Linear sections vary from 10km to 22km in length, with Salema to Luz (12km) and Luz to Lagos (11km) being among the shortest. The Historic Way starts at Santiago do Cacém, heading south to São Vicente. It’s more rural and easier walking overall, passing through historic towns and villages like Odeceixe, Carrapateira and Pedralva. Day sections are generally long (up

VIA ALGARVIANA (GR13) Don’t be put off by the overall distance – the Via Algarviana links Alcoutim in the east with Cabo de São Vicente in the east – because this well-waymarked grande rota offers great opportunities for one-day walks. Certainly, the first few days of walking from Alcoutim lack transport links; however, by the time you reach the central region, there are more possibilities for linear routes. There are several waymarked routes linking the coast with the main trail including: Albufeira to Alte (28.8km), Mexilhoeira Grande to Monchique (25.4km), Lagos to Bensafrim (10.1km) and another PR trail connects Aljezur to Marmelete (18.6km). Remember, when you’re heading inland you’re in for a lot of climbing, e.g. to reach Monchique on the above route you’re facing 818 metres of ascent. Guidebook/maps are available online.

For example, if you’re in Monchique, you could do an easy 6.3km walk to learn more about the town’s history, or you could tackle a 15.3km hike around Fóia (the area’s highest peak) observing the geological features of the Monchique massif. The choice is yours. Visit the Via Algarviana website to download free municipality-specific walking guides: Rota do Contrabandista (Alcoutim/3 routes), Rota da Água (Loulé/5 routes), Rota das Árvores Monumentais (Monchique/3 routes) and Rota da Geologia (Monchique/2 routes). WAYMARKING Waymarks comprise two horizontal bars, with the colours varying depending on the status of the route: Via Algarviana (white over red), Historic Way (white over red), Fishermen’s Path (green over blue) and Pequena Rota (yellow over red) BEFORE SETTING OFF … Always check the weather/fire situation in advance, carry plenty of water and make sure you’re suitably dressed/equipped. Now go find those boots!!

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Orange Hemerocallis

Day Lilies The Latin name for day lilies is Hemerocallis, which comes from combining two Greek words, day (hemero) and beautiful (kalos). These perennial plants are worth their weight in gold and every gardener should ensure they keep some space for these highly rewarding and stunning flowers. They have been described as the “perfect perennial” and for very obvious reasons. Not only are they showy, there is a wide range of colours from yellows and oranges to purples and maroon, they are reasonably drought tolerant, love full sun, can tolerate high temperatures but can also take a frost and have very low maintenance requirements. Hemerocallis are native to Asia and can be found in China, Korea and Japan. They were historically used in Chinese medicine and even today still feature in Asian cooking with the tubers often used as a potato substitute. Although they reached European shores in the mid-15th century, they didn’t merit any real attention until the 1920s when plants were sent to the United States for hybridisation. It is from around just twenty species that all modern-day cultivars originate, which is an astounding fact. Each flower typically lasts a day (hence their name), but each flowering stem will have several buds on it so that you get a succession of flowers for up to eight weeks. I have quite a few different cultivars in my garden and they started flowering in April and continued until the end of June, although one plant is still producing flowers in mid-August. Make sure you cut off spent flower spikes after all the buds have opened. Interestingly, there are also some nocturnal bloomers too. Again, the flowers last just one night. They tend to be more scented than their diurnal cousins and are generally of the “spider” varieties, so-called as they have long petals that dangle like spider’s legs.

Another bonus is that they have lovely clumps of bright green strap-like leaves which look attractive in their own right. Some cultivars are evergreen, but others are not and the leaves die back for the winter, so you just need to clear them up as otherwise, they make a tempting nest for snails. Once you have a good size clump in your garden, you can split the plants up and either share them with your friends or increase them for your own use. I would recommend splitting them in either early spring when the fresh growth is just emerging, or in late summer as they start to die back. If you choose the latter time, then don’t leave it too late, as the plants need a chance to get their roots down before winter. October would be a good time for splitting then up and planting them. That's when the Algarve garden year really starts. As a matter of good gardening practise, large clumps should be separated every three to five years anyway to maintain vigour. Hemerocallis vary in size too. They can be quite short at only 20cm tall, but some have very tall flowering spikes that can reach 1.5 metres. The flowers are also quite varied not only in size but shape so that some are round and others rather spidery in form, they can also be ruffled, have curling or double petals and some have beautiful eye zones in them too, so they are bi-coloured. As there are more than 80,000 registered varieties, for sure, there is something for every garden and gardener’s taste. Tamsin Varley is a member of Clube Dos Bons Jardins, a small, friendly multi-national garden club that meets at different location around the Algarve on the 2nd Tuesday every month except over the summer, with an optional lunch afterwards. +INFO:  algarvecbj@gmail.com

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Lagos Strollers

BY ANNIE O’DEA

An informal stroll in the Portuguese countryside with friends Started in 2002 as a notice on the marina gate to ask if any of the boaters were interested in walking to meet up, the group has grown from the initial four couples to the booming number it is today. Initially, each week, members took it in turns to find and trial a walk. With no cars, they had to access the route by bus and would communicate via notes on each others boats. News of the group quickly spread locally and it grew in popularity. By 2005 there were enough walks to do weekly, organised primarily by Chip and Sue, who are still going strong and coordinate the walks today. Incorporating more members, than just those on the marina, Lagos Strollers now co-ordinate and run free walks that are centred around Lagos public transport, so those without a car can come along too. They incorporate a picnic lunch stop and a well-earned drink at the end! Chip and Sue, along with others’ support, work tirelessly each week to make the walks and optional suppers an enjoyable experience for everyone. Lagos Strollers is open to all, and everyone is made to feel welcome whether they participate as a one-off, ad hoc or weekly. It now incorporates an eclectic mix of people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds, which promotes a convivial and vibrant atmosphere. It is a fun way to exercise and explore the local area; exchanging ideas, information and making new friends whilst surrounded by the natural beauty of the Algarve. The weekly suppers, arranged mostly by Sue, began for those on the marina who did not fancy cooking after their walk. Therefore the restaurants are either on the marina itself or close by and an early supper is available

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for all walkers who wish to come along. Chip also runs a weekly VHF broadcast on Fridays at 9.30 a.m on The Lagos Navigators and Strollers, Marina Channel 9, to share up and coming events and activities on the marina and in Lagos with a series of links for more information. A written version is also available on the site/forum, which is easy to access via Google. Lagos strollers start the season with the annual October “Meet and Greet” which is on 14 October from 6 p.m at The Marina Bar. This is an event to welcome back former walkers and to greet those who are new to the group. Weekly Wednesday walks begin after that; the first walk of the season being 21 October this year. The season ends in April/May due to rising temperatures. Walks are varied and span from Sagres to Silves with a shorter lunch walk (10km) monthly. Walkers meet on the marina each Wednesday about half an hour before the bus in the morning. All routes/ information are sent via email to individuals who sign up for the walk and use of the new app - Windy Maps - is now encouraged. All walks and the Walkers’ Code, which should be read before participating, are available on the Forum for those interested. So organisers know numbers, especially given the current situation where restrictions may apply, people must email directly to sign in for walks or suppers. So if you fancy a stroll now the weather is getting cooler look no further than this fun and all-inclusive group.

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