Over the rainbow
By JOHN OLIVER & JEANETTE ELLIOT features@algarveresident.com John Oliver and Jeanette Elliott moved from the UK to Portugal around five years ago and live in Ourique, Alentejo. John now follows
Company calls last orders on happy hour
A few hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work to protest against a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks. The strike
Chicken’s revenge
A group of brave chickens got their revenge on a sneaky fox, after it crept into their coop, by knocking it out and pecking it to death. Michelle Cordell, owner
Countryside bursting into life
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. Following a week of
Near death experience uncovered
Near death experiences (NDE) could be caused by something as ordinary as high levels of carbon dioxide, scientists suggest. People who claim to have felt such experiences describe them as
The Road to Hell – Part II
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
Exercise during pregnancy produces lighter babies
A study has shown that aerobic exercise during pregnancy can reduce the odds of giving birth to an oversized baby. Mothers who went to fitness training had lighter babies than
Acute gastroenteritis and the rotavirus vaccination
By Dr. Luis Gonçalves features@algarveresident.com Dr Luis Gonçalves is a Specialist Paediatrician in Neonatal Intensive Care and Coordinator of the Paediatric Unit at the Hospital Particular do Algarve in Gambelas,
IRS 2009 Income Nº 6 – CAPITAL GAINS – Investment portfolios
By DENNIS SWING GREENE features@algarveresident.com Dennis Swing Greene is Senior Partner and International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO s.a. In this series of articles, we examine different forms of income that
Airport Security
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