Use tried and tested systems!
Dear Editor, We have just arrived home from Portugal and it’s our first (and maybe final) visit since the toll system was introduced. We have been coming to Portugal since
A special thank you
Dear Editor, I am writing this to show my greatest appreciation to the staff, children and parents of the International School of the Algarve for providing me with seven happy
Bilingual signs and language
Dear Editor, I was surprised by many of the comments (negative) and attitudes last week and online. I lived and taught in Greece and I cannot understand the problem of
Not lost for words
A contestant on the popular Countdown afternoon television show turned the air blue with his vocabulary after he spelt and named a six letter swear word. The IT consultant formed
Tolls and hire cars
Dear Editor, Just wanted to let your readers know of our experience with the tolls on the A22 on our two weeks holiday over Christmas and New Year. When we
Spanish pets head to church for blessing
Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain on January 17 in search of blessing on Saint Anthony’s Day, for the patron
Every penny raised is needed
The Royal British Legion (RBL) Portugal Branch is proud to be associated with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Portugal. We are extremely grateful to the Algarve Resident newspaper for
Police fine in the post
Dear Editor, I opened a letter this morning. It was from the PSP and was a fine of €120 for using a mobile telephone whilst driving. The officer had seen someone
Puppies re-homed
Dear Editor, Newly re-homed Nellie has spent a few weeks settling in with her new owners before moving back to Germany with them this week. Travelling in their camper van
Improving palliative care in Portugal
In February 2009, an announcement in the local papers invited people to attend a meeting and luncheon where Alison Blair presented her idea of introducing hospice care to the Algarve.