Cosmic collisions
DURING THE long dark winter nights, the Milky Way will be seen passing overhead. This pale band of light is actually our own galaxy seen from the inside. It is
The dream of flight
AT THE dawn of the 20th century, more precisely on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew for the first time in a home built aircraft that barely managed
Helping you to understand
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@the-resident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 22 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for The Resident’s fashion
The cycles of life
THE WHOLE Universe consists of cycles, from the largest galaxy to the smallest sub-atomic particle; everything goes around and comes around. The stars go through their lives in a very
Swimming with confidence
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@the-resident.com Suzy Turner has lived in Portugal for 22 years and works as a freelance writer. As well as putting pen to paper for The Resident’s fashion
The solution is ‘up there’
EVERY TIME I watch the news on television more often than not it’s bad news. I know news agencies concentrate on negative issues, as it is more ‘saleable’ to the
Safety in the water
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@the-resident.com WITH MANY households in the Algarve having a swimming pool, it’s imperative that children know how to swim from a young age. It seems we are
Looking forward! Children and sex
By: ANDREA CLIFFORD-POSTON Andrea Clifford-Poston is an educational psychotherapist and author of Tweens: What to Expect From and How to Survive Your Child’s Pre-Teenage Years (published by Oneworld) and When
Science the saviour
TENS OF thousands of years ago a Stone-Age family was hiding in a hole in the ground, cold, tired and hungry. Then a spark of hope appeared and one of
Safe summer fun
SUMMER IS finally here and the first place children of all ages want to head to in the Algarve is the beach. Although picture postcards of children frolicking in the sea