Waving the Mariposa Folk Festival Flag Worldwide
by The 2026 Mariposa Folk Festival is now only just over a week away. Hard as it is to imagine, this marks the festival’s 66th year. …
The Past Week’s Reads — June 15 – June 21, 2026
by You won’t know if you’re ready for retirement until you’re actually living it – Globe and Mail, June 19, 2026 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-retirement-planning-pension-plan-survey-retire-rich/ Meera Raman discusses how …
Wintering in Spain, 2026 – The Journey/Trial, Getting from Home to Our Apartment in Estepona … The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good!
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times” – If I’m going to twist around a catchy phrase from a spaghetti …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or On the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 5 – The Eastern Algarve and Reviewing Our Choice)
Part Five … at long last. Putting together this series has felt a bit like running a marathon, but the finish line is now in …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two – By “Yikes!” Readers Who’ve Been to Both (Part 4 – Andy and Marielle S.)
by * Updated: January 18 The holiday season is over, and we return to our discussion concerning wintering in the Algarve region of Portugal or on …
Take Away Our Free OAS & … Our Other Free Money Source & … Bribing the “Don’t Take Away My OAS” Folks (Part 2)
*Updated January 5, 2026 After restating what the OAS “problem” is once again, it’s time to check out a real-life example and then delve into …
Take Away Our Free OAS … Our Other Free Money Source & … Bribing the “Don’t Take Away My OAS” Folks (Part 1)
Title Image by Generation Squeeze *Updated – December 20, 2025 Yep, I’m gonna talk about how I want the federal government to take away my …
Will you Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two – By “Yikes!” Readers Who’ve Been to Both (Part 3 – Brenda H.)
by FINALLY, we come to the memories, impressions and photos of readers who have actually had extended stays in both The Algarve and on The Costa …
Will You Winter in the Algarve or on the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 2 – Weather, Geography, Towns)
Sorry, still no actual readers involved in the discussion yet, just me and my friend again. But not to worry, Part-three will be all talk …
Wintering In the Algarve or On the Costa del Sol? – Comparing the Two (Part 1 – The Big Picture Intro)
If you have been following my ramblings for a while now you will know that I have written a large number of articles about wintering …