Flares and frogs
By: Margaret Brown margaret.brown@portugalresident.com AS A diversion for the geriatric remnant, holidaying down Lagos way during January, the câmara laid on a firework display from Meia Praia, which attracted quite
Church is for all people everywhere
By: Margaret Brown margaret.brown@portugalresident.com ANY INSTITUTION comes in for criticism, senior executives make the decisions and the rest of us must work within those boundaries. So it is with the
Charter rankings released
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com A RECENT review of charter airlines flying in and out of the UK has revealed that MyTravel, which was reported to be close to bankruptcy
Airports hit by travel chaos
Sponsored by PDM Travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com PASSENGERS DRIVING to Luton Airport face four months of traffic congestion due to the recently started extensive road works programme. A spokesman for Luton Borough
UK air tax take off
Sponsored by PDM Travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com PASSENGERS FLYING out of UK airports are now paying extra air duty, while airlines and tour operators consider taking legal action over the controversial new government
Equity release and home reversion
By: John Westwood blacktower.financial@portugalresident.com OVER THE past decade property prices in Southern Europe and, in particular, Portugal and Spain, have gone up substantially. While this is a most welcome development
Great value in the US and Caribbean
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com TRAVEL AGENTS are expecting a rush of bookings for the US and Caribbean in the coming weeks as the recent favourable exchange rate for dollars
Tunisia’s tempting treats
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com WHETHER YOU long for relaxing walks along miles of sparkling beaches, exploring ancient sites and legendary cities, a game of golf or just a long
High inflation can damage your financial security
By: Bill Blevins bill.blevins@portugalresident.com INFLATION IS such an insidious destroyer of wealth that I sometimes wonder why it is not given a wealth warning. It can be likened to a
Punctures and piglets in Monchique and London
By: Paul McKay paul.mckay@portugalresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows