Thanks to a couple of helpful pm's and those lovely people at Sovereign:

http://www.carvoeiro.com/finance/11_2007.html

that's saved me a few bob.

What financial section is that?

Does anyone know of any good news re CGT?

yeah, we wanted to buy in Fulham but it’s got too expensive and after looking in Shepherds Bush, Action W4 & W5, we decided to the Bush really because it’s a little more central. A wise move :? I’ve always thought Acton a bit of a dump but recently discovered some nice parts. 'Poets Corner'? is that...

lovely here in shepherds bush …. I think …. it’s a bit dark outside, so not sure

Boa Ano

erm …. dingle ….. dangle ...

But this is much more fun:

http://maps.google.co.uk/

just put your hand on Algarve and roll your wheel

thanks for your replies guys. I’m still working on it with special help from Dalcassian behind the scenes

Hi, I’ve got a Samsung with a pt provider (TMN) and I want to unlock (unblock) it, and connect to a UK network. I’ve found a site giving free instructions, but I’m not getting very far :? Could some confirm my suspicions: do I need to be connected to the existing pt network when unlocking it? (or is...

woops... it look me ages to post the last post … I didn’t see your post there elle

Art ? ... it is not.
It is - to my mind - vandalism and boring

...... the problem with grafitti seems to be getting worse. Is it tolerated in Portugal.......... I would say yes. The Portuguese have a different attitude toward graffiti. Firstly, buildings have been painted bright colours and had decorative tiles on the outside for 1000s of years (Arab/African i...

….cant imagine the Portuguese buying into that budget nonsense. that’s just soo nanny state England …. the punter standing by waiting to hear how much beer, fags and petrol will cost after midnight. The pt are beyond caring …. they could have 100% inflation before midnight and all they want is footb...

Blimey for a minute there I thought we had seen the return of long lost friend B2D

I think you pay more at the portagems if you’ve got a tonka toy or something
… and fuel is a separate cost.

oh I don’t know … about €20 or something. Peanuts to the foreign tourist

flanny – 2004, I'd just like to add:

you have to consider exactly what you could loose by taking 3, 4, 5 years out of England, then feel the need to return. (?)

… and remember there’s an old saying that goes something like:
‘you never regret the things you do, only the things you don’t do’

Like Maddi, I would hire a car, much more fun! It would give you the opportunity to visit places on the way down, and once there in cvo you could do daytrips: Silves, Lagos, Sagres etc