It makes sense!
I was very surprised to see a letter of mine headed ‘letter No. 6’ in the April 2 edition of your paper. Not only was it was not intended for
Offshore dilemma
I, like many other people I know, still own my property in an offshore company. The main reason for not bringing it onshore is that I simply can’t afford the
Celebrated since early times
As Margaret Brown says, Bede attributed the Easter festival to Eostre and as far as the name is concerned she was correct. However, both the spring and autumn equinoxes, like
Correspondence – letter nº 6
From memory, I have written about five letters to The Resident over the years, only one of which was printed. No complaint there – Editor’s privilege and all that, but
A question of taste
Thank you for printing Margaret Brown’s The Traditions of Strangers, in which she describes pig slaughtering etc. My heart goes out to her, as well as all animals that suffer
Weather halts trucks
Over a million euros in lost revenue was recorded after around 2,360 Portuguese lorry drivers were stranded at European frontier posts because of snow. It took 48 hours before the
Water, water everywhere
It was probably about a year ago that I mentioned a book called Your Body’s Many Cries for Water by F Batmanghelidj, MD – the so-called ‘Dr Batman’ who discovered
Job market
For many people, a new year means a new job – although this year for many, a new year means no job at all. The other night, Portuguese TV showed
That was the year that was…. Algarve Resident, December 5
Paul Ablett presents an optimistic view of the 2001 property market in Portugal. He concedes that the German and Dutch buyers will decline, but believes that UK and Irish buyers
The thin edge of the wedge
As you can imagine, I read lots of newspapers and magazines, mainly Portuguese, with some English and American for good measure. I am not an avid internet trawler, but when