Cry wolf
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Japan arrested a man for calling the police and fire brigade a total of 388 times in the space of 14 months. The man,
Knowing about trusts
By: BILL BLEVINS
Feng shui – Your home environment
By: CRISTINA WOOLF This month we are looking at the characteristics of the environment of our home. They are the strongest determinants of feng shui, because they carry the energy
The pitfalls of hire cars
By: MARK RAWCLIFFE mark@portugalresident.com MOST OF us have rented a car or van at some time in our lives, either at home or on holiday. While for the most part,
Vibrating gun
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A ROBBER has been jailed for five years in England for holding up a bookmaker’s shop using his girlfriend’s vibrator disguised as a gun. He concealed
Vienna – pastries and panache
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com IF YOU are on a diet and you do not like classical music or history, then don’t go to Vienna. One of the jewels in the
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 1
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part one: Current Legislation By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com UNDER CURRENT Portuguese law, for a property to be required
Tree thief
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A FARM owner in the US was left baffled when she returned from a week long holiday to find her 15-metre high California pepper tree was
Self catering accommodation & licensing requirements Part 2
Self catering accommodation and licensing requirements – Part two: The goose that lays the golden egg By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com IF SPECIFIC zoning licensing is
Child lover
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A ONE-LEGGED 60-year-old man in the United Arab Emirates is trying to reach his target of fathering 100 children by 2015 by lining up his next