Portimão Retail Park a tourist attraction?
Dear Editor, I was delighted to read that the Portimão Retail Park will finally be cleaning up the devastation left by the ever-mysterious fire that broke out at the shopping
Re: Portuguese nurses in the UK
Dear Editor, This makes me smile! My niece and her boyfriend, qualified nurses, leave at the end of the month to work in the UK along with 26 other recruits.
A harpoon to catch a razor clam?
Dear Editor, I have to say that I had a laugh when I read your article about illegal bivalve fishing in the Ria Formosa lagoon last week. Your Algarve Resident
Re: Graffiti
Dear Editor, My wife and I have just enjoyed a holiday in the Algarve, staying for a month in Faro. Although the weather could have been better, the people were
15-minute golf warm up
Starting cold is never a good idea. Sometimes we have more time than others for a proper warm up. Here are a few pointers that you can adjust to suit
Five years later…
Doesn’t time fly? It seems like only yesterday that I first shared my thoughts with you about the difficulties I was experiencing in trying to learn Portuguese. Judging by your
Re: Graffiti
Dear Editor, My wife and I have just enjoyed a holiday in the Algarve, staying for a month in Faro. Although the weather could have been better, the people were
Keep your head down
Does your finish really make a difference? Yes, it does. How many times have you lost your balance in your swing and hit a great shot? Not many times I
Cristiano Ronaldo – prestigious award
Dear Editor, On Monday, the President of Portugal presented probably one of the greatest footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo, with one of the highest awards achievable in Portugal. This
Re: Letter ‘Observations on free camping’ (last week’s edition)
Dear Editor, I agree that we should live and let live and welcome all and I am pleased that the ‘free campers’ in your area are doing as they should.