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Travel

Slow trips by train and ferry around Portugal and beyond, usually with only the first night booked.

Kitchen

Family recipes and what I actually cook on two gas rings, from lemon cake to caldo verde.

Photography

Everyday photographs from one fixed-lens camera and the occasional roll of film.

Books

What I’m reading in English and slowly improving Portuguese, plus finds from the stairwell shelf.

Journal

Notes from a top-floor flat in Graça: habits, neighbours and the small things that make a week.

The Sunday Letter

Past issues of my weekly email: one story, one recipe and one thing worth reading.

News