Uncollected rubbish in Praia da Luz

Dear Editor, In Praia da Luz the other day, taking my walk from the Fortaleza down along the promenade, I stopped, as I always do, to take in the beautiful

April 20, 2018by shareit

I think it is just Skip!

Dear Editor, I read Skip Bandele’s article (‘Alphabet soup’ in Algarve Resident, April 5, 2018 edition) with great interest and even greater envy. I had exactly the same situation. A

April 20, 2018by shareit

Alphabet soup

The name of my local ten-pin bowling team is the ‘Alvor Red Spurs’, the acronym of which just happens to be the same as that of the Algarve’s regional health

April 13, 2018by shareit

Alphabet soup

The name of my local ten-pin bowling team is the ‘Alvor Red Spurs’, the acronym of which just happens to be the same as that of the Algarve’s regional health

April 6, 2018by shareit

Driving in Portugal

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: Must I change my EU

March 30, 2018by shareit

London Calling

Not a lot of people know that! Did you know it was Peter Sellers who coined this iconic phrase when doing an impression of Michael Caine supposedly reciting facts from

March 22, 2018by Richard LamberthIn

Baby Boomer boom

There’s a good chance that if you’re reading this article in actual newspaper form, you’re a member of that huge demographic phenomenon known as the Baby Boom. Okay, you actually

March 15, 2018by Pat The Expat

Car importation tax

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 that I

March 1, 2018by shareit