Bank confidentiality at risk from whistle-blowers
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
Jordan jewels
By NIGEL WRIGHT features@algarveresident.com Nigel Wright and his wife Sue moved to Portugal five years ago and live in the countryside near Paderne with their three dogs. They lived and
Holy naan
A curry house diner in the UK was amazed after spotting what appears to be the face of Jesus on his naan bread. David Howlett, 34, was about to eat
Honest cabbie returns thousands
A Muslim taxi driver who spent Christmas Eve driving many kilometres to find an elderly woman who left thousands of dollars in his taxi has refused any reward. Mohammad Asaduzzaman,
Formula for a perfect partner
A maths tutor from Warwick University has discovered the science behind being single, finding that people’s chances of finding the perfect partner are just one in 285,000. Peter Backus published
Moving into the New World
By RICHARD GIBBS features@algarveresident.com Head of Private Clients for Moneycorp, one of the UK’s leading foreign exchange and international money transfer providers. I touched on the subject of sustainable design
Living in Portugal with the weaker pound
By DAVID KERNS features@algarveresident.com Head of Private Clients for Moneycorp, one of the UK’s leading foreign exchange and international money transfer providers. The key consideration for people living in Portugal
Scrape off the war paint!
A study has revealed that one in five men wish their partner would tone down their makeup, while one in 10 said they liked women who wear none at all.
Mind over matter (or never mind what doesn’t matter!)
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
Alternative punishment
Muggers and robbers in Holland should have their trainers confiscated to teach them a lesson about the impact of their crimes, the mayor of Amsterdam has said. Mayor Job Cohen,