Queen Victoria sets sail
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalresident.com We love cruises and are always excited when the big cruise companies launch new ships. Next year, 2008, will mark an especially exciting year on
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
Let the train take the strain
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL pdm@portugalresident.com Regular readers will know that we are very enthusiastic about a great scheme from the Portuguese national rail company – CP Comboios de Portugal –
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
Travel News
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
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
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
East meets west in Macau
pdm@portugalresident.com NAMED AFTER a Chinese goddess and ruled for centuries by Portugal, Macau boasts an intoxicating mix of cultures. Situated on the South-eastern coast of China in the Guangdong Province,
Travel News – For a new point of view – take the train
Sponsored by pdm travel pdm@portugalresident.com WE OFTEN use this page to tell you about exotic far-flung destinations and amazing long haul trips. This week we thought we would stay a
Travel News – Balearics shark watch
THE BALEARIC Island’s newest attraction, the 20 million pound Palma Aquarium, has already installed a family of 12 sharks into Europe’s largest fish tank, the ‘Big Blue’. The aquarium has been