See the guide for all the details: What’s on in Loulé, Algarve, June 2010 (2.9Mb .pdf).

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See the guide for all the details: Whats on in Loule Algarve in May 2010 (5.7Mb .pdf).

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The day after the UK election from lucy pepper on Vimeo.

Portugal-based British illustrator Lucy Pepper sums it all up perfectly.

Check out her blog too.

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Here is a quick video of me in my kitchen as the earthquake took place.

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–> As Minhas Receitas. (Portuguese language only).

It’s written by a lady who lives not far from me, and she posts up seriously nice recipes that are not difficult to make, or to find the ingredients for.

A great resource for foodies and cooks, especially at this time of the year.

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Swine Flu Text Message

Roughly translated it says;

“Autumn officially begins today, and thus Swine Flu will probably return, and most of you will die. If you begin to feel unwell, please file your tax return immediately. “

No, actually it says;

“With symptoms of flu, please stay in your house and telephone 808242424 or contact your doctor. Strengthen your hygiene measures. Avoid infecting others. Consult www.dgs.pt”.

The tax return part probably comes later.

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Holidaymakers in parts of the UK and Europe are facing bigger bills for hire cars – or risk not getting one at all – due to a shortage of vehicles.

I think that it is worth pointing out that this shortage of hire cars also applies very much to the Algarve, as there are plenty of stories such as these being heard locally.

There have also been cases of people arriving at Faro airport to begin their holiday, with a hire car pre-booked, only to find on arrival that there are in fact no cars available for them regardless of the pre-booking.

Worse, there does not appear to be any solution for those affected as the shortage of cars applies to all of the hire car companies.

If you have pre-booked a hire car for your holiday in the Algarve, you should check – repeatedly if possible – by telephone that a car really will be waiting for you.

If you are planning to spend time in the Algarve and have not pre-booked your hire car, be aware that your chances of finding one available are extremely low.

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Luckily, though, I see that Lucy has beaten me to it;

“The “Portuguese way of life” is a strange myth invented by the British and the Germans and the Dutch who all come here in search of it, but that’s their problem.  It’s just warmer, the fish is fresher and the beer is cheaper.  Most other things, like working, laundry, washing-up, traffic jams, in-laws, sore feet, etc., are pretty similar, so get over it, you forrins.”

So there you are, if you want to know what the ‘Portuguese way of life’ is really all about, just read the paragraph above, and if that doesn’t do it for you, go read some more.

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Summer Night, June 11th 2009

The properly hot summer nights have arrived in the Algarve, and so from now until the end of November every chicken, fish, spare rib and steak is a candidate for a fiery demise on the Rogi Castle BBQ.

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