Nice man and Montpelier man
Skip’s nice man, as described in last week’s is it just me?, sounds quite good to me – sensitive, supporting, intelligent, funny and non-threatening, with his own financial means and
Off their trolleys!
It’s that time of the month again – no, don’t worry, gentlemen, I’m only talking about checking prices, although the stories I have been hearing recently are enough to send
PROPERTY NOT-SO-PROFESSIONALS
In the course of researching a couple of features, I have been talking to quite a few real estate people recently, trawling through the internet as any potential property purchaser
Douro dreaming
First of all, I want to say “thank you” to those of you who have sent me details of your experiences with Sapo and their modem scam. This is clearly
The year of the good guys
It might be the Year of the Monkey for the Chinese, but I reckon this is the Year of the Good Guys. What does that mean? For years, the good
Retail therapy
When you move into a new home, there are always a few things that you need, aren’t there? I wanted to explore two major new stores that have opened just
Changing places
I blame my mother, actually. She was descended from pure Romany gypsy stock, so I have a healthy dose of gypsy blood in my veins, which probably explains why I
If it’s in the PRESS…
Working on the principle that, if it’s in the British press it has to be right, then it seems that – at long last – a couple of bits of
VALENTINE’S DAY is upon us
Valentine’s Day is upon us. If you haven’t bought your cards, roses, jewellery, yachts or whatever yet, you’ll soon be late! You really don’t care how it all started, do
Property Prices
I have recently come back from a trip to England where I was struck, yet again, by the obsession with property on TV. There are programmes on extensions and additions

