Have a healthy and happy Christmas
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS features@algarveresident.com Carolyn Evan-Watkins is a sports, fitness and Pilates instructor with more than 15 years experience. She is a lecturer, teaching and assessing instructors in health and
The astounding Azores
By: SUZY TURNER features@algarveresident.com IF YOU long for the Algarve of the ‘olden days’ then you will love the Azores. A group of islands located some 1,500 kilometres off the
Heatwave hits Med
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com A SCORCHING heat wave in the Mediterranean has sent summer temperatures soaring into the record books. The blistering conditions of 44ºC in Athens and central
The city that never sleeps
By: LIZ GRIFFITHS features@algarveresident.com Journalist graduate Liz Griffiths recently visited New York. Here are her tips on travelling to the Big Apple. ARRIVING IN New York feels like stepping into
Holy terrorist threat
Inspectors at Tarbes-Lourdes airport in France have been stopping passengers from taking holy water on the Vatican’s new pilgrim flights, saying it is a security threat like any other liquid.
Top 10 urban beaches
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com IMAGINE THE feeling of sand between your toes, the soothing sound of water lapping at the shore, yet you’re right in the centre of the
The friendliest city in Europe
By SUZY TURNER features@algarveresident.com WITHIN EASY reach of the Algarve, these days flights are cheap and easily available to the beautiful island fondly known as the Emerald Isle. Dublin, in
Hotel rates rankings
Mumbai is becoming an expensive place to spend the night, according to a new survey. Hotel rates in the Indian city have increased 30 per cent over the last six
Travel website reviews under fire
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com IF LIKE many people you rely on the internet to check reviews of the destination you’re planning to visit, a hotel you’re planning to book