RBL visit Adega do Cantor
WHILE POPPY Day, on November 11, may be The Royal British Legion’s major event of the year, its members keep quite active throughout the remaining months of the year, raising
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Three-armed boy surgery success A TWO-month-old boy, Jie-jie, born with an extra left arm, has successfully undergone surgery to remove it. Jie-jie will require long-term physical therapy to build strength
Shop until you drop
IF YOU’RE a shop-a-holic, why not take advantage of the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year, which also incorporates the world famous Hong Kong Shopping Festival, from June 24 to August
São Brás is new culture centre
AMONG THE grounds of the ornate museum of São Brás, people are coming together to enjoy the culture of the Eastern Algarve. The Amigos do Museu de São Brás (Friends
São Brás Museum celebrates Portugal Day with Fado evening
THE NEXT musical evening in the series of concerts organised by the Friends of São Brás Museum is to celebrate Portugal Day, which is this Saturday, June 10. It starts
Therapeutic horseback riding
BEVERLEY GIBBONS, owner of Pinetrees Riding Stables in Quinta do Lago, and Rosemary Owen, chairman of the Riding for the Disabled Association, have been helping children and adults with physical,
Tourism rising in Algarve
THE ALGARVE Tourism Board (RTA) has predicted that this summer will experience an increase in tourist activity of around four per cent. This proves that, despite a brief slump, tourism
Tourism’s Holy Grail
TOM HANK’S new movie, The Da Vinci Code, has brought tourists flocking to see some of Europe’s most historic museums and churches. The film is set mainly in France and
Turn back the clock
Non-surgical anti-wrinkle special AS TIME passes, our skin shows the natural, inevitable signs of ageing: wrinkles, sagging and sun damage. However, you can counteract those effects with several non-surgical cosmetic
Understand the chants
IF YOU are planning to visit Germany during the World Cup and want to know what the opposing fans are chanting, here are some useful translations of phrases you might