An astonishing view of the Atlantic Ocean from Sagres
In this monthly travel feature, Paulo Silvestre takes readers on a guided tour to visit Sagres in Portugal. Paulo provides inside information and useful tips to assist you in planning
Where noble kings and princes lie
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com WITH BUSINESS being slack and the holiday season in full swing, one can take the time to discover some places in Lisbon that there normally isn’t
Vienna – pastries and panache
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com IF YOU are on a diet and you do not like classical music or history, then don’t go to Vienna. One of the jewels in the
Venice’s fourth bridge
THE CITY of Venice, Italy, witnessed the arrival by boat of the city’s first new bridge in more than 70 years last week. The bridge’s location is at a strategic
Bid for a historic flight
IF YOU fancy taking a seat on one of the most significant planes to be produced in recent years, you are in luck. Singapore Airlines is conducting a charity auction
The new seven wonders
A NEW version of the Seven Wonders of the World has been drawn up, based on more than 100 million votes cast from people in 200 countries. The winners include
QE2 settles in Dubai
FANS OF the QE2 luxury passenger liner will be glad to hear that they will still be able to visit after the ship retires from service next September. The QE2,
Travel Briefs
Sponsored by PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalrersident.com Passport price hike THE COST of a British passport will increase for adults from 66 to 72 pounds sterling, this October, the third price rise
Portugal’s island paradise
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200km off the west coast of Gabon, in the Gulf of Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe is a tropical archipelago discovered by Portuguese
The real Egypt – wonderful
We decided to go to Egypt. Why Egypt? Because we have talked of going there for years, but this time we thought – let’s just do it! A direct flight