The road to Mandalay
By NIGEL WRIGHT features@algarveresident.com
The Cabin in the Woods
You think you know the story… Adverts make this look like a clichéd exploitation film, with good-looking young people murdered one-by-one in a spooky forest cabin by, as one of
Tasty clams from the Ria Formosa
The riverside area of Vila Real de Santo António will this weekend see the first Bean Clams Festival (Festival da Conquiha) take place. The event, which starts today (August 17),
The great North-South divide
Barrington Thompson Politicians would do well to undertake the same trip Having lived in the Algarve for eight years, my partner and I decided to tour the length and breadth
A fruit for the summer
The Municipality of São Brás de Alportel invites everyone to the town’s market tomorrow, Saturday August 18, and on Saturday August 25, to discover more about the melon. The melon, which
Arts and flavours event in Mexilhoeira Grande
This weekend Mexilhoeira Grande will host the 11th Arts and Flavours of Our Land Show (Mostra de Artes e Sabores da Nossa Terra). The event, which runs from 7pm until
That’s My Boy
While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years,
Cooking with garden produce for the young and not so young
A new book for children in English on organic gardening, growing and cooking has been released. Entitled Nettles and Roses by Fernanda Botelho and Sara Simões, the picture book invites
Pre-conceptional care
By: ELIZABETH HARTLAND | features@algarveresident.com Elizabeth Hartland has a Bachelor of Science Degree in nutrition, together with a Diploma from the Institute of Nutritional Therapy. She is married with two
Le petit Renault
by Guilherme Marques features@algarveresident.com The Twingo has just been given a mid-life facelift and it now holds some of the funky appeal of the original The Twingo was a revolution