Back tickling and pole dancing in the hills
• Sun-drying tomatoes in the drying machine Thursday 7th July This afternoon, while Martyn was taking one of our cars for its MOT re-test (it passed), I decided to water
Speedball
LOVE HURTS. Love can be wonderful. Not unlike Jason and his Argonauts in eternal pursuit of the Golden Fleece, or the quest for the mythical Holy Grail, people everywhere are
Taxes, interest rates, inflation…
A look at the local and international issues of the moment Portugal – more financial woes THE EUROPEAN Commission has given Portugal three years to rein in its budget deficit.
Implementation problems
SUCH A major undertaking as the EU Savings Directive will be no easy task to put into place. With many of the burdens falling on local financial institutions, it should
Under attack, country style
I HAD a chilling sense of déjà vu when watching Sky News on Thursday July 21. Two weeks since the bombings in London, and once again public transport was under
Magical Madeira
IF IT’S starting to feel a bit dusty and dry as the summer hots up, why not travel to the beautiful island of Madeira, a steaming subtropical paradise that offers
Summer in the Algarve
YEARS AGO, a silly story circulated about some American tourists who were on a tour of Windsor Castle. “It’s a beautiful place,” one of them commented, “but I wonder why
Wine is for everybody
THE LONDON Wine and Spirit Trade Fair 2005 was held at ExCel in May. I’ve attended 23 of their 25 fairs, but this year it was more a question of
The first law of politics
FOR TWO months running, headlines in French newspapers have made depressing reading – for the French. The negative news began with the shock result of the French referendum, when the
Waiting and wishful thinking never made anybody wealthy!
OVER THE course of my career, I have come across many potential investors who are “thinking” about investing their money. They have money available to invest, they realise the benefits,