Thanks for the reply - I will do my very best

The village normally comes alive this weekend (Easter) when some of the wild geese return from their travels and open their doors again for the season. We are heading down next week and were wondering are pubs like the Roundup and Bradys open yet or any sign that they might open this weekend.

True Pickwick, we are up in Monte Dourado and although I think it is a little bit of heaven on earth the wifi is really bad. I have to go to the front room to pick up a signal of any kind most of the time and it seems to get weaker in the evenings. I have always put it down to people being out durin...

I am visiting my "real" home from 9th April for a week and have just realised the US Masters starts the same day !!! Now I enjoy partying and can be found most nights in some alehouse in the village but the Masters is different. It is a tournament I look forward to all year and I like to put my feet...

Ah Jesus that is really really sad news. What a lovely lad. Big Will took him under his wing over the last few years and helped him out and now to hear that is terrible. my family are genuinely shocked as all my kids of different ages had great time for him. We always knew we had arrived when we met...

Hi gang Can anyone tell me do they know anybody who keep honey bees. I know nothing about them but would like to find out. I see it potentially as a relatively strong income stream if you got into it in a meaningful way and i would guess the weather is very advantageous compared to ireland. Although...

I think there is a lot of mileage (pardon the pun !!!) in this topic. I always hire a car outside of peak times but have just given up on hiring a car in either July or August as it is just too hot and it does take a little time for the air con to kick in even in the best of cars but much more impor...

Thanks for your feedback guys

Hi all, Travelling to Carvoeiro in August and looking for a few tips on two subjects. Family of 4 arriving at Faro Airport at 11.00pm on Sunday night 31st July. Would anybody in Carv be interested in renting out an apartment for one night as the apartment in Monte Dourado is not available until 1st ...

Ok gang here is the deal. Bristle I appreciate that you started the thread for different reasons and if I were to list all the reasons I keep going back to heaven I would be here all night but I do have an answer to the local supermarket problem. If you don't have a car my advice is to take a taxi o...

It is a lot quieter than usual for the time of year for sure but I am not so sure that it is much busier anywhere else. I read recently that tourism in the Algarve is down 30 per cent (Spain etc. are not doing any better) so I believe people who might have visited the village 3 or 4 times a year are...

I think part of it is down to timing. During the winter months a lot of people dont seem to spend time posting as they may not be visiting until the following summer. I for example find myself posting more frequently in the weeks leading up to a visit but dont under estimate the value of the site to...

Dodge, If you are travelling soon go for the twilight deal at the Morgado complex. I was out last week and the twilight starts at 3.30pm and the twice I played we were the only two people on the course and it only costs €30. Genuinely the only two - there was nobody out behind us. Sadly it is a sign...

Good call Lazer. Thats the type of thing that would be useful to know. In my case in April I'm thinking of doing a cheapo (getting the 3 buses needed to get to Carvoeiro !!!) rather than hiring the car as I would normally do so won't be making my way to the beach area as I will probably be half the ...

Here's a thougth. Given the current ecomomic climate how about putting a page together on the forum which is dedicated to bargains. Each time a forum member comes across a particular bargain(and I mean a real bargain and not a way of people with vested interests promoting businesses) they put their ...