Good things come in small packages

by DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Whether you are planning a trip over to the Algarve for the summer or are putting the finishing touches to a journey back to your home

June 8, 2011by shareitIn

Titanic II sinks

When Mark Wilkinson took ownership of a cabin cruiser called Titanic II, perhaps he should have realised the omens were not good.

June 8, 2011by shareitIn

Untamed vegetation

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. I have loved gardens

June 8, 2011by shareitIn

It’s your call

By Raoul Ruiz Martinez features@algarveresident.com Raoul Ruiz Martinez is a resident financial consultant for Finesco Financial Services Ltd., Glasgow. Finesco Financial Services Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial

June 2, 2011by shareitIn

Noisy woman removed from train

A young woman who insisted on noisily chatting on her cell phone throughout a marathon 15-hour train ride was forcibly removed by police following numerous passenger complaints. The woman was

June 2, 2011by shareitIn

Dog nurses ligers

Cong Wen of Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo in eastern China says four cubs called ligers were born to a lion and tiger in May. She said the tiger mother fed the

June 2, 2011by shareitIn

Property market report

Quinta Properties, based at Quinta do Lago, has released its Spring Market Report, which concluded that “there are plenty of cash rich buyers looking to invest but they are very

June 2, 2011by shareitIn

Like the movies

Matt Still’s marriage proposal video, which he screened in a cinema to his unsuspecting girlfriend, has been viewed more than 13 million times on YouTube. Ginny Joiner, from Atlanta, US,

June 2, 2011by shareitIn