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
Building bridges in the Algarve
At this time of the year, as we head into the festive season and a new year, many of us take time to reflect on the 12 months behind us
AN ODE TO AGEING
By Dr Joanna Karamon As luck would have it, with not just one but two editorials pending, I hit a writer’s block … a blank … “Why don’t you write
Doom with a view
Twenty-five years after construction began, the Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea is set to open next year. The huge spaceship-shaped structure, known as the Hotel of Doom, began rocketing up
Tax Regime for Non-Habitual Residents
By Dr. Eduardo Serra Jorge Decree-Law 249/2009, dated September 23, approved the Investment Tax Code, outlining several measures with the purpose of attracting foreign investment to Portugal. One of the
Half-naked Santas
More than 100 Hungarians dressed in only their underwear or swimsuits to take part in a Father Christmas charity run in central Budapest in temperatures that fell below freezing. This
Waste is a resource in the wrong place
By: Rosie Peddle For a real gardener’s antidote to the Christmas frenzy, get to grips with wiggly worms and worm composting plus an afternoon of visits to two private gardens.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (also mistakenly referred to as fibrositis) is a musculo-skeletal condition causing pain, stiffness and tenderness of the muscles, tendons and joints. Other symptoms associated with this condition include restless
English Mariner In Ocean Drama With Giant Whale
By: Roger Green Veteran round-the-world yachtsman David Longstaff has told how he survived a mid-Atlantic collision with a giant whale and finally managed to reach the safety of Lagos Marina in