The chips are down
From haute cuisine to burger and chips, the head chef at a restaurant in Oxfordshire, UK, has thrown in his apron after the owner decided to change the menu from
A rude awakening
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. THIS AUTUMN there has
Leave it on!
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com A HUMAN rights commission in southern India has intervened to allow employees of a popular Hindu shrine who count donations to keep their underpants on at
Sarkosy sues
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy and his now wife, Carla Bruni, are suing low-cost airline Ryanair over a picture of them that was used in an advert.
The wrong trousers
By: PAUL McKAY features@algarveresident.com Teacher Paul McKay left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
German plays Santa Claus!
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com A MAN in Germany drank a few too many beers at Oktoberfest when he managed to get himself stuck in a chimney for 12 hours, after
Heavy load
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com A COURT has ordered Air France to compensate a passenger after he was forced to cough up more money for an extra seat due to his
Leaves for the autumn
By: PAUL McKAY features@algarveresident.com UNLIKE NORTHERN Europe, Portugal and the Algarve in particular often have very bright sunny days throughout October and November. While the UK populace batons down the
Peeping Tom
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com POLICE IN Germany have arrested a 60-year-old landlord and charged him with invasion of privacy after a tenant discovered bugging devices while she was cleaning her
Sweet malice
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com AN EXPERT chocolatier has resigned from UK chocolate manufacturer, Thorntons, after he sabotaged a rival company’s chocolate. It is believed that he squashed truffles at Hotel