Understanding risk
By Bill Blevins One of the greatest issues which investors face is understanding risk. So many investors say they do not want to take any risk, or only a very
Hua Hin – Thailand’s Royal Retreat
By Nigel Wright Hua Hin is a popular beach resort around 200kms south of Bangkok on Thailand’s east coast. Whilst not as famous as Pattaya, Phuket, Samui or Krabi, its
Community Policing and the Role of the Public
By David Thomas One of the best slogans I have come across for many years was from Captain Adriano, Commander of the GNR Loulé, who during a recent presentation to
Sauerkraut, Cod and Brussel Sprouts
By Skip Bandele Welcome to the 13th year of the 21st century. December passed pretty much without any major upheavals; the so-called end of the world contained within prophecies related
Absolute Beginner
By Guilherme Marques The new Q5 Hybrid is a taste of things to come or Audi’s slogan would not be ‘progress through technology’. The Q5 Hybrid Audi is the only
I’m dreaming of Christmas…just like the ones I used to know
By Richard Bailey How many of us have a dream of Christmas, as we used to know it, beginning around December 1 or even as early as Halloween and thereon
UK to demand more tax information from Crown Dependencies
Over the years, I have in the Algarve Resident followed the ongoing story of how the UK’s Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man have had to adjust
Glimpsing into the future
By Guilherme Marques The most interesting engine in the Focus line up is the 2.0 Ecoboost that powers the ST version. But this three-cylinder 1.0 is definitely the most important.
Have yourself a gentle little Christmas
By Father Bob Bates I suspect that I am in a different situation to most of you, in that although we have all been preparing for Christmas 2012 for some
The horror of another senseless slaughter of innocent children
As an American in the Algarve I am sensitive to the profound difference between: murder by gunshot in America and murder by gunshot at almost any other place on Earth