Last weekend, Jeff and I spent time talking with Europe Editor Kat Kalashian during the Live and Invest Overseas Beachfront...

“I’m an old North American living in Portugal,” I boldly claim with a smile. The emphasis is on North—I grew...

Secrets. I have a few. I figure everyone does. Well, secrets sometimes need to be revealed, explained, or clarified—especially if the...

“Competitive conversations.” My Dad used to say that the three Woodruff boys were always involved in “competitive conversations.” The volume...

The temptation to avoid unknowns is very human… very commonplace. My husband Jeff and I avoid doing new, untried things,...

I like eating in diners. In the ’60’s I finished up high school, went to college, and secured my first...

It was 1955. We lived on Long Island, NY… our home was an easy train ride away from Manhattan. In...

Dreams really can come true. As you likely know, yesterday was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is all about stories for me. Thanksgiving...

Bom dia… (good day) boa tarde... (good afternoon) boa noite…(good night) were the first Portuguese phrases I learned before my...

Lisbon delivered a chilly evening on the first Tuesday in December 1979—well, chilly for Lisbon. I grew up in northern...

It’s one of Portugal’s easiest recipes to make. Who knew? I remember discovering chocolate salami or salame de chocolate more...

I’m old enough to remember lazy Long Island, NY summer days before air conditioning. Hot. Humid. Sticky. I’m talking about...

“You have nicely transitioned from the ‘escape’ to really belonging and finding home (in Portugal),” observed my sister in an...

“Gosh, I am old.” This thought came to me unexpectedly the other day. The term “old” can have negative connotations....

Braga is one of Europe’s oldest municipalities, founded over 2,000 years ago. Portugal’s third-largest urban area delivers an authentic Portuguese...

Joch first came to Portugal in 1979 as part of a U.S. State Department trade mission. He worked in the...