Count your blessings
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
It’s a wonderful world
By STUART MERELIE features@algarveresident.com Stuart Merelie, Landscaper, Ecological researcher and Permaculture fanatic, shares his passion for correct and sustainable landscaping in the Algarve and is the Algarve Resident’s permanent garden
Rumblings in the country
By: MARGARET BROWN features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Country Matters,
Square foot gardening
By: STUART MERELIE features@algarveresident.com Stuart Merelie, owner of QM Crazy Golf, Garden and Leisure Centre, shares his passion for correct and sustainable landscaping in the Algarve and is The Resident’s
Check out the Czech Republic
features@algarveresident.com ARE YOU wondering where to head for your Spring Holiday? Why not try the Czech Republic? Spring is the most attractive season there and you can fill your time
High yield bonds for capital growth
By: BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books and
UK inquiry into Offshore Financial Centres
By: BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books and
Beautiful Brazil
Sponsored by PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com OFTEN DESCRIBED as Portugal’s beautiful but wayward cousin, Brazil is a huge place. It is the fifth largest country in the world and around the
Ryanair introduces check-in fee
Sponsored by PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com RYANAIR PASSENGERS already pay for food, luggage, wheelchairs and sports equipment. But now they will have to pay just to get on the plane. Customers
The new king of the skies
Sponsored by: PDM TRAVEL features@algarveresident.com Singapore Airlines’ new Super Jumbo has been hailed a success after the first flight from Singapore. The Airbus A380 landed safely in Sydney, Australia, where