Transferring money internationally for dummies
By Charles Purdy features@algarveresident.com Charles Purdy is a Director at Smart Currency Exchange Limited – the only international payment specialists in the UK who work specifically to help people save
Man with the world’s strongest fingers
A kung fu master from China, Fu Bingli, has proved he has the world’s strongest fingers. Fu has been studying martial arts for 32 years and can stand upside down
Countries worldwide continue to fight against tax evasion
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com
Ridiculous trends making their way back to the high street
By LIZ GRIFFITHS features@algarveresident.com Liz Griffiths recently moved to the Algarve, after finishing her degree in Journalism and Editorial Design in the UK. She joined the Algarve Resident to assist
The Porto nation
By PAULO SILVESTRE features@algarveresident.com In this travel feature, Paulo Silvestre takes readers on a guided tour of the best places to visit in Portugal. Paulo provides inside information and useful
Sado Estuary hosts first international birdwatching fair
By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com The Sado estuary is one of only 20 places in Europe where it is possible to see 100 species of birds in one day. That is
Personalised number plate leads to 19,000 dollar parking fin
The owner of a car with a personalised number plate “XXXXXXX” in the US has received more than 19,000 dollars worth of parking fines intended for unidentified cars. Tickets for
Magpies feel grief and hold funerals
An animal behaviour expert has claimed magpies experience grief, hold funeral-type gatherings for their beloved and even lay grass wreaths beside their bodies. Dr Beckoff of the University of Colorado
Eight-year-old boy has sex change
Joey Romero from Arizona has become Josie after being diagnosed as a transgender at six years old. Her gender has been legally changed and she is now undergoing surgery and
Ancient Algarvean super-food
By Polly Cocker news@algarveresident.com Although Portuguese Flor de Sal (from the original French fleur de sal) has been harvested from salt marshes in the Algarve since the Roman Empire, the