Sempre Olhanense
Dear Editor, We would like to thank each and every one of the Olhanense Expat Supporters Group who made us so welcome in the Tiago e Inês Bar prior to
UK tax cheat gets much more than he barg bargained for
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is the Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books
Bomb sat for weeks at federal office
A package found by a security guard at a US federal office building in Detroit sat there for weeks before someone thought to screen it and found it was a
Mugged in Vilamoura
Dear Editor, I was in Portugal in March. I was mugged on my last night. I was 50 yards away from my hotel in Vilamoura. I was set upon by four
Say ‘Hello’
Dear Editor, I’d like to bring to your attention a disturbing matter that concerns all who don’t read, write or speak Portuguese. I am not alone in this matter and
Work is not good for you
Tennis elbow, writer’s block and even athlete’s foot are problems than can cause considerable discomfort, and more than a little embarrassment. Adding to the list of potential health hazards, the
No more macho language
Mexico’s interior ministry has released a guide to reducing sexist language in government offices of a nation renowned for its machismo. The Manual for the Non-Sexist Use of Language is
Teen cancels Facebook party
An Australian schoolgirl had to cancel her 16th birthday party after her Facebook invitation went viral and close to 200,000 people said they would turn up at her house. The
World’s oldest living person
Besse Cooper, a great-great-grandmother from Georgia in the USA has been officially recognised as the world’s oldest living person at 114 years and six months. Since her birth in 1896
An insight into Jewish heritage in Portugal
The Faro Jewish Heritage Centre is the only remaining vestige of the first post-Inquisition Jewish presence in Portugal. The Marquis de Pombal invited 60 Jewish families, descendants of those who had