I just found our that my friend (and he was my friend before he became famous… ) André Ribeirinho won the coveted Prémios NS’ Vinho - Os melhores de 2009.(scroll to the bottom of the page)….WOW…

I so happy for him, as not only does he have an abundance of talented…he also happens to be…a nice guy…

Congratulations to you André…and big kisses to the woman behind you…

You can get to know more about André on his blog…

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I was invited to see the Premier in Lisbon of Invictus last night, which documents the nation building that Nelson Mandela’s had to go through in South Africa. Quite an amazing story…what was interesting was that my South African friend explained to me that Madiba (Mandela’s tribe name) did not actually have the support for most of black South Africa who naturally wanted revenge…

What a great man Nelson Mandela is…if you feel in need of inspiration, go and see this film…the man truly is an example of what human kind is capable of.

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I had occasion to visit Funchal, Madeira on the 20th October 2008 and although I had only visited once before, fond memories flooded back.

I couldn’t help being struck by some of the islands natural beauty, a very human scale, in the middle of absolute nowhere, but just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Lisbon. Their is so much of Portugal and so much more of Madeira….really quite unique.

As I left, I couldn’t help thinking of my ancestors leaving, sometime way back in the 1850’s…

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