Premiere – June 7 – OCEAN’S 13
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Michael Mantell Genre: Comedy/Crime/Thriller When one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff, makes the mistake of building a hotel
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Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com US airport checks tighten The US is moving ahead with stringent checks on foreign passengers, according to US Secretary of State for Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. Currently, passengers
Top travel bargains
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com GOA HAS come out top in a survey of the cheapest long-haul destinations to offer real bargains for eating, drinking and souvenirs, while Bulgaria is
Romps in Rome
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com Men looking for racy weekends rate Rome as the ripest destination for romantic romps. New research, commissioned by British Airways, shows that one in four
Living stones and absolute gems – part five
By: Stuart Merelie qm@portugalresident.com Stuart Merelie, owner of QM Crazy Golf, Garden and Leisure Centre, shares his passion for correct and sustainable landscaping in the Algarve and is The Resident’s
Pousadas – a distinctly Portuguese experience
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com “When a customer is not known by his/her name, but only by the room number, we will be far from the Pousadas’ personality,” (António Ferro
The wines of Bordeaux
By: Maurice Lee Cellar Master invinoveritas@portugalresident.com Bordeaux, In South West France, has dominated Western European wines ever since Eleanor of Aquitaine married the Duke of Anjou (later to become Henry
Premiere – June 1 – 10 ITEMS OR LESS
10 Items or Less Directed by: Brad Silberling Starring: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi Genre: Drama/Comedy An aging Hollywood icon whose fear of failure has smouldered his
Stunning gardens without water – Part two
Stunning gardens without water – Part two: Radical lanscapes – the Agaves By: Stuart Merelie qm@portugalresident.com IF THERE is one plant which drastically shapes the landscape in the Algarve, Agave
True born survivors — Part four
By: Stuart Merelie qm@portugalresident.com THERE IS an old saying that says “Civilised man has marched across the face of the earth and left a desert in his footprints”. Today, worldwide,