Dog travel
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com TWO MONTHS after a pet poodle went missing in Sydney, Australia, it was found more than 3,000km away in Darwin. He had disappeared when his owner
Examine your life
By: MARGARET BROWN A COUPLE of weeks ago the Sunday Express tabloid newspaper carried headlines stating that the parents of the missing toddler Madeleine McCann were under investigation for child
Sweet tooth
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A SQUIRREL in Finland has been stealing Kinder eggs twice a day from a grocer shop. The manager said she did not want to catch it
Poll results – August 10, 2007 – Care for cancer sufferers
The question that was asked: Do you believe the public health system in the Algarve is able to offer sufficient care for cancer sufferers? The results: 9% voted Yes 63%
Mobile light
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com DURING A blackout in Argentina, the light from mobile phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an appendectomy. The back-up generator failed to work after the power
Pool thieves
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A COUPLE in New York were baffled when they woke up to find that their swimming pool was missing from their back garden. They were surprised
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is in paperback at 12.50 euros. This is a searing, post-apocalyptic novel that has established itself as a modern masterpiece. A father and his son
A greater love for animals
By: MARGARET BROWN country@portuugalresident.com FOR THE second time in 20 years I have seen a quail. It is a shy and vocal little bird that may be heard but not
Ecumenism at risk
By: MARGARET BROWN POPE BENEDICT XVI, in the recent Motu Proprio (Papal pronouncement) of July 7, gave permission for the Latin Tridentine Mass, as affirmed at the Council of Trent
Poll results – August 3, 2007 – Algarve top destination
The question that was asked: Do you believe that the Algarve will continue to grow as a top destination from the UK? The results: 74% voted Yes 20% voted No