Skip the toilet and save the planet
By: Sarah Howe Email: travel.pdm@portugalresident.com FORGIVE THE pun, but could it be the first flush of environmental awareness in China? One of the country’s leading airlines has begun encouraging passengers
They must have been mad
SWIM FOR Shoes, the annual event to swim or paddle in the Atlantic Ocean off the beach at Armação de Pêra has, so far, raised more that 1,500 euros for
Travel news round up
Sponsored by PDM Travel Email: travel.pdm@portugalresident.com Taxes, charges and duty news On the subject of your holiday money, this New Year has seen some interesting developments from travel companies, airlines
Travel resolutions for 2007
Sponsored by PDM Travel Email: travel.pdm@portugalresident.com A VERY happy 2007 to all our readers. If you’re like us, you’ll have partied a lot, eaten a lot and spent a lot
Villa licensing confusion continues
By: CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com THE PROBLEMS affecting the licensing of properties for rent deepened this week. A villa owner in Quinta do Lago made public some documents that show it
Wedding fair comes to Faro
MAJOR WEDDING fair, Algarve Noivos, now in its third year, is being held at Expofaro from today (January 12) until January 14. For those planning to get married, this event
The challenge of making your home toddler proof
BY: Liz Ryan of Homes in Heaven Email: liz.ryan@portugalresident.com BEING THE proud and weary mother of a 15-month-old boy (and a mum who is trying to run a business), I
Rebel rabbits and calçada calamities
By: PAUL McKAY Email: paul.mckay@portugalresident.com Friday, December 8 I have been jogging since September. Not continuously, you understand, but five or six times a week. When I first began, three
Abortion referendum to cost tax payer 10 million euros
THE NATIONWIDE referendum on February 11 which will decide if abortions in Portugal are to become legal will cost the tax payer 10 million euros. The expense of putting the
Algarve swallows bowling tour
A group of 23 Algarve bowlers visited the Costa del Sol for the New Year celebrations at Benalmadena. A local bowling club at Mijas hosted the group, as well as