Dutch courage
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com DURING A random vehicle check, Dutch police were baffled when they stopped an 84-year-old man, who did not have a driving licence. Not only had he
Slashing prices
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com IN NIGERIA, the retail price of machetes halved since the end of April’s general elections. This is said to be due to a lack of demand
Free ride
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Holland were shocked to see a car pass them with a man sitting on a bicycle that was strapped to the roof. The driver
Power gym
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A FITNESS centre in Hong Kong has come up with a revolutionary and clean way of generating electricity. In order to help light the building, power
Prison break
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com SEVEN PRISONERS escaped from a police detention centre in the Philippines on Monday. They made their great escape by sawing through the bars of their cell
The battle between good and evil
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com The Old Testament deals throughout with concepts of good and evil, as spoken by the Prophets through the word of God. Having been forbidden to eat
Anything but straightforward
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com Apart from tarumatic happenings in and around Praia da Luz during the month of May, things have been anything but straightforward in the Brown household. Years
The need for a higher power
By MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com THE NEED to know is built into the human psyche and is one of the few things that differentiates us from the rest of the animal
Scientists and storks
By MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com DRINKING COFFEE outside, enjoying an occasional burst of sunshine on a windy morning last week, there was quite a chill in the air, which reminded me
Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean
One that is just out that is of particular interest to residents of Portugal is Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean from their Pocket Nature series. Want to know your Red