Insect Pick ‘n’ Mix
A theme park in the UK is releasing a range of edible insect snacks including chocolate ant wafers, cheese and bacon flavour crickets and chocolate covered larvae for visitors to
New tricks, old hat…
By RICHARD GIBBS features@algarveresident.com Head of Private Clients for Moneycorp, one of the UK’s leading foreign exchange and international money transfer providers. Market uncertainty, widespread builder availability and a softening
Learning to live with ourselves – warts and all!
By DAVID LEWIS features@algarveresident.com David Lewis lives in Praia da Luz with his wife Shirley, and two children, Ollie and Fraser. Having spent more than 25 years in the City
February 12 2010 Poll Results
Last week, following claims by Algarve MEP Mendes Bota that the government is “discriminating against the Algarve” in this year’s public spending budget, we asked readers if they thought that
The motorhoming conundrum
Dear Editor, I realise this motorhoming “problem” all comes down to money, and the seemingly huge amount of eight million euros we don’t spend on campsite fees. How are you going to
Automate your regular international money transfers
By DAVID KERNS features@algarveresident.com Head of Private Clients for Moneycorp, one of the UK’s leading foreign exchange and international money transfer providers. With the weak pound and strong euro, this
Building, maintaining and preserving wealth
An interview with Steve Rodgers of Fiduciary Wealth Management What is your company’s background? We are the private wealth arm of the Fiduciary Group, formed in 1982 and affiliated to
Fewer Scottish visitors
Dear Editor, Just a quickie to say how much I enjoy reading the Resident online in bonny Scotland. It is one of the best online newspaper sites I have ever viewed and
It never rains but it pours
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. While feeling twinges of
February 5 2010 Poll Results
Last week, following the announcement that Lagos Câmara will no longer be putting down stray animals at their kennels, we asked readers whether they think that stray animals should be