Toll operators have no idea!
Dear Editor, I recently spent a week in the Algarve and only used the A22 to enter and exit Portugal. I already knew the toll had been introduced and had
Portugal’s oriental outpost
by Nigel Wright features@algarveresident.com
Container grown vegetables and herbs
by John Weedall
Ghost road
Dear Editor, We have a villa in Porto de Mós, near Lagos, which we travel to frequently and I cannot believe what the government were thinking when they decided to
A passion for porcelain
by Lynne Booker When I was running my fashion business, I avoided giving interviews because it always seemed like tempting fate.” No longer running her business, Jean Barratt agreed to talk
First Edition
TIP and RUN by Edward Paice in large paperback at €24. A controversial and groundbreaking account of the infamous East African campaign during the First World War from the author
It’s snowing in the Algarve…
by Jane Page features@algarveresident.com Until the pink and white blossoms of the almond trees fill the winter skies with the frivolous froth of an early spring, we hardly appreciate just
Tunnel murals spark controversy
Dear Editor, It is perhaps true to say health and safety aficionados and political correctness enforcers would have something of a field day in Portugal. The recent game between Sporting
The new National Immunisation Programme 2012
by Dr. Luis Gonçalves features@algarveresident.com Dr Luis Gonçalves is a Specialist Paediatrician in Neonatal Intensive Care and Coordinator of the Paediatric Unit at the Hospital Particular do Algarve in Gambelas,
Women tell 474 lies a year about their diet
Women tell nearly 500 fibs a year about their eating and drinking habits, according to a survey. “It was only a small portion” is women’s favourite untruth, and one of