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Meravista Photography Competition 18 Jul 2013 | 05:40 pm
Meravista: Photography Competition Challenges You to Snap the Algarve’s Best Chimney and Win €100. This summer, Meravista is offering €100 for the best photograph of an Algarve chimney. The competiti...
The Taste of Home 20 Nov 2012 | 10:53 pm
Why having that ‘taste of home’ can be so important when living abroad Written by British Corner Shop – the online supermarket for expats. When British citizens choose to move abroad, no matter how fa...
dispelling myths: Portugal’s wonderful light. 16 Jul 2012 | 08:27 pm
Ah … the summer in Portugal … I know you think this. Even if you live here, you probably think this. I do. I always look forward to summer in Portugal. Winters in our house are so extremely vile, that...
Spownall’s Favourites 10 Jul 2012 | 01:24 am
They say the way to man’s heart is through his stomach and nothing could be truer when it comes to Spownall. We flirted over my bbq chicken piri-piri, he proposed over my garlic prawns and a couple o...
Restoring Windows 21 Jun 2012 | 08:14 pm
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a girl builder and a boy builder I can tell you right here. I’m set up in a friend’s garage for a bit of paint stripping on my old windows for t...
Heating Options: Infrared! 31 May 2012 | 02:18 am
Although it’s about as basic as human needs get, choosing heating for your home is far from being just a functional consideration. Warmth is, of course, a feeling. No matter what your criteria – the ...
I love trains 18 May 2012 | 05:31 am
Spownall and I love trains. Any type of train will do for him but my particular preference is for six seater compartments which convert into sleepers and a viewing carriage at the rear. The dining car...
Financial Crisis Holidays in Portugal 31 Mar 2012 | 10:25 am
Are holidays in Portugal still the value for money they once were? Naturally this totally depends what you want in a holiday. The beaches of the Algarve are still exactly what they have always been. S...
Portugal Heading for Drought? 15 Mar 2012 | 03:32 am
Following Portugal’s driest February in more than 80 years, with similar conditions expected through March, the country is looking at a summer of extreme forest fire risk and water reservoirs at low l...
Motoring Recycling 15 Mar 2012 | 03:31 am
Great advances have been made in the last decade to reduce the impact the car makes on the environment. Higher mpg, lower emissions. All good news without doubt. But what if you can’t afford a shiny n...