It’s hot
I know exactly when the heat arrived. It was Tuesday, July 31. That morning, I sat out on my terrace, drank a cup of late-morning coffee and enjoyed a brisk
Finanças: how to make an appointment online
Ask Afpop In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: Is there any way to
London Calling
Muslim London There are over 600,000 Muslims living in London, accounting for some 12.4% of the capital’s population according to the latest census, and, let’s face it, they don’t get
Re: Letter “Distraction theft”
Dear Editor, I would like to reply to the letter from Patricia, concerning distraction theft in the Algarve, in last week’s edition. I am very sorry to learn from your
As easy as A-B-C
Back in April, I described my recent medical adventures which took me from here in the Algarve north to Lisbon under the heading ‘Alphabet Soup’. Regular readers of this page
Tourists
The name of this publication is Algarve Resident, which implies that it is aimed at a happy band of people both local and foreign who reside in the sunny southern
The perils of plastic
COMMENT While there is no doubt about the vast scale of the plastic pollution problem, it is far from clear how places like the Algarve are going to cope with
Tax payment by direct debit
Ask Afpop In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: I’ve been told I can
Thank you
Dear Editor, Thank you so much for the article from Craig Rogers about the Ribeira de Odelouca (Algarve Resident, June 28 edition). It did remind me of the time I
Distraction theft
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, June 26, I was in Algarve Shopping trying to buy sports clothes for my grandchildren. I was in JD Sports with our granddaughter when I had