The mating game
by Margaret Brown features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. On our short visit
Have a Hollywood smile … naturally
by Samira Mohamed Ali features@algarveresident.com Having modelled since she was 11 years old for high profile brands and companies around the world, Samira Mohamed Ali is “very proud” to be
Rare one-eyed albino shark found
Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Sciences (CICIMAR) in Mexico’s picturesque La Paz are perplexed by the discovery of an extremely rare Cyclops baby shark foetus earlier this year.
Cleaning woman damages sculpture
A modern art installation, valued at €800,000 was damaged after an overzealous cleaning woman scrubbed away a patina intended to look like a dried rain puddle. Martin Kippenberger’s When it
Snake in a cash machine
We all know the so-bad-it’s-good 2006 action film Snakes on a Plane. But the Samuel Jackson vehicle now appears to have a real-world sequel: a Spanish video that shows a
South African wine today – I took a trip to Africa… Part 2
by Helga H. Hampton features@algarveresident.com German born Helga H. Hampton first came to the Algarve with her three children in 1972. After she and her husband retired, they became residents
Appealing, well-kept family home near Loulé
This appealing, quality three-bedroom villa stands just north of Loulé, an authentic and attractive town with all shops and amenities, a good choice of restaurants, a famous weekly market, plus
World’s largest gold coin
The world’s largest gold coin has been unveiled at the Perth Mint in Australia to mark to opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Western Australia
I took a trip to Africa – Part 1
By Helga H. Hampton features@algarveresident.com 3″>features
Identical twins give birth on same day
Identical twins in Indiana, US, now have another birthday in common: they had babies on the same day at the same hospital. The local Herald-Times reports that 21-year-old Jessica and

