The winter vegetable garden
During the autumn and winter the Algarve climate is still mild enough to allow us to make use of the vegetable garden. In the last couple of months many gardeners
Panic attacks and hyperventilation syndrome
Dear Reader, I have attended so many patients suffering panic attacks this summer that I thought it would be interesting for you to know more about them. In medicine, it
Travel News
Third time lucky? Although Hurricane Frances eventually weakened into a tropical storm, the travel industry in Florida has suffered tremendously due to closed hotels, cancelled flights and evacuated theme parks.
You, viewer will enjoy I, Robot
I, Robot is set to be this year’s summer extravaganza, although looking at the dark, rainy skies as I write this, it seems as though summer has already gone and
Bubbly business
By MAURICE P LEE (Cellar Master) Let’s start with the facts: Champagne can only be made in the Champagne region of northern France. Although all champagne – except the still
Bureaucracy bites!
At the end of last month we left Paul and Martyn recovering from the forest fire that had spread across Monchique, leaving devastation in its wake. Thursday August 12
Big flowers with short lives
Who would have predicted heavy rain in August? While the holidaymakers made a dash for the shops, muttering ‘we might as well be at home’, gardens woke briefly from their
The Scene Out – Cinema Premiere
AUGUST 26 THUNDERBIRDS Action/Adventure and Comedy When dangerous situations exceed the limitations of ordinary military and international security forces, the world calls upon the high-tech assistance of International Rescue –
Focus on Excellence – Best in the west
Opened in May 1995, Vila Velha is a beautiful, genuinely charming rustic styled cottage with a wonderful homely appeal. Since owner Lia and her business partner opened the restaurant in
Facing the flames
Ex-teacher Paul McKay left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows a variety of crops