The joys of summer
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
Think positively and achieve more
Have you ever felt that there is a gap between your ambitions and what you actually achieve in life? Or maybe you have a dream, but no idea of how
Cinema Premiere
JUNE 24 RAISING HELEN Comedy and Romance When her sister (Huffman) and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young modeling agency assistant, Helen (Hudson), takes on the role as
Cinema Review
Mean Girls is the ‘noughties’ version of 1989 high School flick Heathers – minus the fake suicide pacts and the husky drawl of Christian Slater. It stars Lindsay Lohan as
That Titchmarsh feeling…
Wednesday May 5 Every now and again, I catch myself in mid-thought and realise that slowly and scarily, I am turning into Alan Titchmarsh. As I was transplanting the last
French flavours
La Provence French restaurant in Praia da Rocha offers a wonderfully sophisticated French kitchen. The dishes are full of Mediterranean flavours and are made with fresh market products. In the
WineMine Club – Tasting and dinner
Contributed Fresh from their triumphs in London’s prestigious International Wine Challenge 2004, DFJ Vinhos proudly introduced some of their medal winning wines to a packed house of WineMine Club members
WineMine club on tour
Contributed WineMine Club members enjoyed a fascinating visit to the Estremadura wine region north of Lisbon recently. They spent two nights there and enjoyed excellent dinners in the comfortable and
Leaving a legacy
Friday April 2 If you ever decide to kill a pig, get yourself fit first. We have spent a day and a half butchering and are both now completely exhausted.
Cinema Premiere – Troy
Action/ Adventure In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris (Bloom) of Troy stole the beautiful Greek woman, Helen (Kruger), away from her husband, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, setting the two nations