One too many!
THERE IS A ring of truth in the unhappy catch phrase, “troubles never come singly”, and so it has been for a near neighbour of ours. As I started out
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way!
IT IS imperative that expatriates living in Portugal have Wills which are appropriate to the national laws of the country. It is normally necessary for most UK expatriates to have
Bush in Europe
I WAS glad not to be in Brussels during the visit of President George Bush. Since last year, I have rented a flat within walking distance of the European Parliament.
Dreaming down under
WITH ITS harbour beaches, dramatic headlands, sleepy bays and surfing shores, Australia is a mecca for all those wanting to experience the chilled out, surfer lifestyle. On my travels up
Horse races in Portugal
Contributed by Gonçalo Figueira Every so often newspapers come out with headlines announcing “The horse races are coming!” At first sight, it does not seem exciting news – horse races
Missionary’s death triggers Amazon revolt
BRAZIL plans to protect a huge swathe of the Amazon Jungle after the recent contract killing of a missionary who had campaigned for poor peasant farmers in the rainforest communities.
Volto já (back soon…)
PORTUGAL may have just lost out to Greece in the football stakes last year, but a recent worldwide study has now crowned the Portuguese world champions at…not sleeping! According to
Rental income
IF YOU rented out a house or an apartment in Portugal in 2004, you will need to declare the income on your Portuguese income tax return. Undeclared property rentals figure
Boy’s brother ‘saw Jackson abuse’
The younger brother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of abuse has told a US court that he twice saw the star molest his brother at his Neverland ranch. Star
Iraq car bombing causes carnage
A suicide car bomber blasted a crowd of police and national guard recruits recently, as they gathered for medicals outside a hospital in Hillah, 100km south of Baghdad, leaving at