Knowing what to sow and when …
AS NEWCOMERS to the Algarve, one of the most difficult aspects of vegetable growing is knowing what to sow and when. The golden rule is to talk to your neighbours
Mad about Madrid
MADRID HAS two faces: the face one sees in the day, a catholic and monumental testament to imperial grandeur, and the face it wears at night, outrageously bawdy, risqué and
Stunning southern Ireland
WITH ALMOST daily flights directly from Faro to Dublin, and flights to Cork and Shannon starting in April, there has never been a better time to visit beautiful southern Ireland.
Diabetes – you are what you eat … this means you!
IN MY first article on diabetes, I wrote about the disease from a medical point of view, and only briefly about how it should be managed by the individual who
Film Review – NORTH COUNTRY
A woman’s place BASED ON the first sexual harassment trial of 1975, North Country highlights the shocking reality of sexual discrimination in a Minnesota iron mine. Reviewing this film in
Opening up the world from Faro Airport
WE ALL enjoy discovering new places and for customers of low fares airline Thomsonfly.com, the world really is your oyster. By flying from Faro into either Coventry, Bournemouth or Doncaster,
Thrilling theme parks
IF YOU love theme parks and roller coasters, America is the ideal holiday destination. Here’s what’s new at the country’s best-known and most popular amusement parks. Starting with the biggest
Everything you should know about Californian wine
WHEN WE think of California, we think of wine. Well, wine drinkers do. So does California make good wines? Yes. All wine producing countries produce four types of wine: great,
Problems with by-the-book care and patients
Problems with by-the-book care and patients with more than one disease IT IS a real challenge to treat patients with multiple co-morbidities – conditions that exist at the same time
Film Review – CAPOTE
You will be captivated WHEN I read it, I loved it. In Cold Blood was one of the best books that I had the pleasure of studying on my degree