Multiple-unit holiday let investments – part three
By: DENNIS SWING GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO eurofinesco@portugalresident.com WHEN MAKING a multiple-unit purchase of holiday let property in Portugal, tax planning is a must in a truly profitable
Driving blind
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE ARRESTED a man in Estonia when they stopped him for driving his car erratically and realised he was blind. The 20-year-old man had been driving
The children of today
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com ONCE UPON a time, children would spend hours playing outdoors in the mud, having fun in the fresh air, with nothing less than an old tyre
Mobile light
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com DURING A blackout in Argentina, the light from mobile phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an appendectomy. The back-up generator failed to work after the power
Pool thieves
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A COUPLE in New York were baffled when they woke up to find that their swimming pool was missing from their back garden. They were surprised
Ice man
BRAVING THE icy waters of the Arctic, Lewis Pugh set a new world record swimming a kilometre in 19 minutes without flippers, a snorkel or a wetsuit. He did not
A greater love for animals
By: MARGARET BROWN country@portuugalresident.com FOR THE second time in 20 years I have seen a quail. It is a shy and vocal little bird that may be heard but not
Dog hero
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A PET Chihuahua in Colorado, US, saved a baby from being attacked by a rattlesnake. The serpent went to attack the infant but the family dog
Ecumenism at risk
By: MARGARET BROWN POPE BENEDICT XVI, in the recent Motu Proprio (Papal pronouncement) of July 7, gave permission for the Latin Tridentine Mass, as affirmed at the Council of Trent
The new seven wonders
A NEW version of the Seven Wonders of the World has been drawn up, based on more than 100 million votes cast from people in 200 countries. The winners include