Not your usual August … “Tourists, please come back!”
August in Portugal is traditionally a holiday month, like elsewhere in southern Europe. In normal times, foreign tourists flock to Lisbon, Cascais, Porto, the Algarve, Madeira and the Azores and
US Expats: travelling with your pet
Are you planning to fly with your pet to Portugal? TAP and some other airlines welcome dogs to travel in the cabin or the hold, as long as the owner
Holiday in Alvor
Dear Editor, We have just returned from a fabulous week in Alvor. Very safe. It worked to our advantage that there were not the normal numbers of people as we
In response to Pat The Expat’s article “So, what don’t you like about Portugal?”
In response to Pat The Expat’s article “So, what don’t you like about Portugal?” (click here) Response to Pat The Expat’s article “So, what don’t you like about Portugal?”, published
Returning to the UK
Dear Editor, Interesting article on Brits travelling and staying in the Algarve (story ‘Brits ignore Foreign Office travel advice … because it’s unfair’, August 6 edition). Have you heard or
A two-week quarantine is worth it!
Dear Editor, I would just like to say thank you for your articles. I am due to be travelling to Portugal next week and this trip was planned before the
So, what don’t you like about Portugal?
Recently on one of those chatty social media sites (you know the ones where different potential expats, and some already here, ask the same questions over and over again and
Another disappointed Brit
Dear Editor, I was really looking forward to coming over to Ferragudo for our annual family break. This was irrespective of the British government’s unfounded restriction. We have just this
Portugal unfairly penalised
Dear Editor, We watch your paper closely and, like you, are very disappointed regarding the airbridge regulations with you and the UK. My husband was born in Lisbon (living in
Holiday in Portugal
Dear Editor, Before the pandemic, we had booked a holiday in the Algarve as we have done for the past six years. We and our grandchildren all love the area