Linha do Tua railroad
Trâs-os-Montes (Beyond the Mountains), used to be one of the poorest regions of Portugal. Emigration over the past decades has been massive. But, Trâs-os-Montes is blessed with quite … MORE
Oskar & Felicity
For years the air charter company Scan Air provided flights for the aid organisation that I worked for. This was in the early nineties. Mozambique had been plagued … MORE
Time out in Bissau
Guinea-Bissau – situated on the West-African coast south of Senegal and not even half the size of Scotland – becomes an addiction. That is clear soon after my … MORE
Women of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, not even half the size of Scotland, on the west coast of Africa. Independent from Portugal since 1974 and ever since, torn apart by internal political disputes … MORE
Mali Blues in Lisbon
Now that our hero Ali Farka Touré has passed on from mortality to immortality, I cherish even more my memories of his brilliant concert on 22 July 2005 … MORE
Steam in Africa
Ever since my earliest childhood days I have been fond of everything that rolls, flies and floats. One of the most impressive forms of transport still remains the … MORE
Guetto di Venezia
Wandering through Venice, I find myself suddenly in front of a narrow gate that marks the entrance of an unsightly alley. At the gate, a small sign that … MORE
