Agent’s award
Savills Quinta Properties has been named as the Best Real Estate Agent in Portugal by the International Property Awards in association with Google and Bloomberg television. The International Property Awards,
Planning, the key to success
By Brett Hawkins features@algarveresident.com Brett Hawkins is the Managing Director of GMT 24:7, the first Home Emergency Response Service in the Algarve, delivering a rapid response to any household emergency,
Rubbish everywhere
Dear Editor, I have just returned from a delightful cycle ride with my wife along some delightful highways and byways that dot the Algarve with some spectacular views of sea
Bird attack
Bike riders in eastern Oregon, US, say they’re getting whacked on the head by an angry bird. Riders in Pendleton said that a male hawk is dive-bombing them because they’re
The Kyphoplasty System
New technique for fractures of the spinal column During this past month, two patients suffering from fractures of the spinal column were treated with the use of an innovative technique,
Man devours 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins the World Hot Dog Eating Contest for the fifth consecutive time, devouring 62 sausages and buns in 10 minutes. Chestnut retained the mustard-yellow champion’s belt at
The mess they are in
Dear Editor, If there is a suitable alternative, I have no problem with tolls. The A22 does not have a suitable alternative. The idiots in Lisbon will not listen to
Poor Allgarve event
Dear Editor, My wife and I attended the Allgarve’11 music concert with the London Gospel Choir on Saturday night at Silves Castle. The setting was spectacular with the backdrop of
Technology for expats
By Barrie Mahoney features@algarveresident.com Barrie Mahoney was a teacher, headteacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands as a
Chinese shops
Dear Editor, In the last issue, Roger Turner asked why there are so many Chinese retail shops in Portugal. I got told by Portuguese people that because of a treaty