A striking contrast
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. From the lush lowlands
Jean-ious
A Croatian fashion project has created the world’s largest pair of jeans, and raised money for a local charity for the disabled in the process. The jeans covered an area
A flush with death
A four year old boy from Britain is in the dog house after he accidentally flushed his dirty puppy down the toilet in an attempt to clean the mucky mutt.
Smashing smurfs!
The world record for the largest number of people dressed as Smurfs has been smashed in Swansea, Wales. A group of 2,510 people, the majority of whom were students from
A big catch
Having thought he’d netted a big one, a Florida fisherman was shocked to discover that what was in his net was not a big fish but a very unstable air-to-air
Raining frogs
Residents in a small coastal town in Japan have reported tadpoles dropping out of the sky during the start of this year’s rainy season. An office clerk in Nanao said
June 5 2009 – Poll Results
The vast majority of online voters said that they believe that the Câmaras (local councils) in the Algarve are too keen to appease developers at the expense of local residents.
Coloured tapestry to savannah gold
By JOHN OLIVER & JEANETTE ELLIOT features@algarveresident.com
Online dating
By SUZY TURNER features@algarveresident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 23 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for the Algarve Resident’s
Ah yes…I remember it well
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