HPA Alvor offers new cardiac treatment
HPA Alvor’s “heart team” has performed the closure of a left atrial appendage A new cardiac treatment has been performed for the first time at the HPA private hospital in
Spring’s fresh start effect
Allow me to share a little anecdote that might resonate with you. Imagine waking up one morning, the sun gently kissing your face, birds chirping outside your window, and a
Born in the dark – a story of rhubarb
History suggests that the English forced rhubarb was cultivated by accident. Unwittingly covered, over winter, in London’s Chelsea Physic Garden, the rhubarb stocks sprung up months earlier than a normal
Vietnam – Adventures in Scooter Land – Part 1 From Hanoi to Hué
A raucously loud horn sounded and made everyone jump! Immediately, people scattered in all directions away from the railway line. Any malingerers were hustled quickly by security men into the
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio – Green machine
This is the greenest machine ever to grace the pages of this newspaper. Literally. And all the more interesting because of it. The Stelvio is eight years old. Eight years
Cinema: Sleeping Dogs
Director: Adam Cooper; Starring: Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas; Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller; Age: 14+; Time: 110 minutes Roy Freeman is an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, forced
Cinema: Juniper
Director: Matthew J. Saville; Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier; Genre: Drama; Age: 12+; Time: 94 minutes Ruth is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with
The new GoBao by Gorilla
The new GoBao by Gorilla is a fusion of Asian flavours and Portuguese culture There is a new take-away hotspot in Lagos with a concept that many are looking for.
Classic car owners meet up in central Algarve
Club members include British, French, Dutch and German expats, but the majority are Portuguese residents There was all good reason to believe the weather forecast that predicted (another) wave of
Algarve’s “biggest wine event” returns this weekend
Hundreds of Portuguese wines on display in Albufeira The Portuguese Wine Show (Grande Mostra de Vinhos de Portugal) will take place in Albufeira this weekend, bringing hundreds of Portugal’s best