Airline sued by sleeping woman
A woman left locked alone in a plane asleep for about four hours after landing at Philadelphia International Airport, US, is suing United Airlines. Ginger McGuire is suing for false
Community involvement
by Sue Hall features@algarveresident.com Sue Hall is a journalist and Community Development Consultant. She lives on a hill near Santo Estevão. Prior to coming to the Algarve, she headed the
A double expat’s exchange on language nuances
Dear Ms. Lover, I read your amusing piece in the Algarve Resident of May 3, ‘Three Little Words That Mean So Much’, with a mix of laughter and compassion. Portuguese
The basics, Pure and simple
By Serena Grace Horn features@algarveresident.com Serena Grace Horn works at Pure – Vilamoura’s latest social hotspot – where she juggles a busy social life in the Algarve with her Drama
Weather query
Dear Editor, Is there any truth in the rumour that August weather this year may reach 45ºC? We visit twice a year but now due to school holidays this year
Hairy caterpillars and hairless pigs
By MARGARET BROWN features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. Hairy caterpillars and plant
It’s just a perfect time
By Jenny Grainer features@algarveresident.com Jenny Grainer arrived in the Algarve to live, work and raise a family in 1968. She is a freelance writer and her book ‘Portugal and the
Should have seen it coming
by Mike Johnson features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments
Frog’s march in Greece
A major road in Greece was forced to shut down for hours after an invasion of millions of frogs. Greek officials said that the massed rank of frogs forced a
It’s not what you say… it’s the way that you say it
By JUNE LOVER features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006. Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years she