Sun protection for hair
By Suzy Turner features@algarveresident.com
Airline sued by sleeping woman
A woman left locked alone in a plane asleep for about four hours after landing at Philadelphia International Airport, US, is suing United Airlines. Ginger McGuire is suing for false
Hairy caterpillars and hairless pigs
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. Hairy caterpillars and plant
It’s just a perfect time
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
Should have seen it coming
by Mike Johnson features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments
Frog’s march in Greece
A major road in Greece was forced to shut down for hours after an invasion of millions of frogs. Greek officials said that the massed rank of frogs forced a
It’s not what you say… it’s the way that you say it
By JUNE LOVER features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006. Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years she
Cheers to World Cup 2010
The average Briton turns up to work with a hangover three times a month, according to a survey, and the frequency is expected to increase during the World Cup, which
Fast track deficit reduction measures for the UK and Europe
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is the Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books
The week the planes stopped flying
By BARRIE MAHONEY features@algarveresident.com Barrie Mahoney was a teacher, headteacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands as