The cat is out of the bag and Pat is not happy
Everybody in Portugal and many around the world are deeply concerned about the fires burning after an unusually hot and dry summer season. We’re all praying for rain, so everybody
Cat on a hot tin roof
I have always enjoyed words. Not in a ‘nerdy’ way – I am not a particular fan of Scrabble, nor did I spend my lunchtimes at school engrossed in dusty
Oura “drinking district”
Dear Editor, I would like to thank your correspondent, Pete, a restaurant owner in the “Strip” for the last 20 years, for his well-reasoned letter and proposals to try and
Starbucks here?
Dear Editor, No, no, no … 1,000 times no. There are lots of great Portuguese coffee shops here doing very nicely, thank you. We do not want an American invasion
London Calling
Pedal power People are always looking for new ways of getting around the increasingly congested streets of London. Rickshaws are a common site and are increasingly becoming festooned with flags
Why would you not?
Volunteer that is! It’s all a big plus as far as I’m concerned and I’ve been doing it for 20 years here in the Algarve – from helping set up
Vilamoura’s drunken parties
Dear Editor, My wife and I purchased a holiday apartment in Vilamoura around 2004, and I have to say we have enjoyed every minute we are there (at least six
Re: Oura “drinking district” (Algarve Resident, September 14 edition)
Dear Editor, I think the câmara (town hall) needs to: – Stop people drinking on the street; – Make sure people are clothed on the street; – Limit booze licence
Brexit, “calm and orderly”
COMMENT In introducing the so-called Great Repeal Bill in the House of Commons last week, the UK’s chief negotiator in Brussels, David Davies, said the intention of the bill was
Once upon a time …
My first holiday in Portugal was in 1964, three years before I moved here permanently, and it was for one short but blissful week. I arrived and left the Algarve