I would like to share the latest on Covid19. I have 6 friends who on Thursday went to Silves for lunch at an outdoor location. They had not seen each other for a few weeks and this was going to be their last visit together before flying home. Everything was fabulous including the meal and weather. F...

No replies...could it be everyone who believes in your post is dying from the virus. No one profits from Covid 19.

Do you think I can burn a tonne of firewood in two months? It' s got to be two cold months which I hope will not be this coming new year.

We have the luxury of an operating fireplace this time. As we would like to supplement the central heating (dreaming) is there dry firewood available in the area for a reasonable price?

Can't meet you dennisg at Happy's on the 20th as we fly out late on the 20th. It is an overnight flight to Heathrow then we transfer to Gatwick and arrive in Faro later in the afternoon. Better half says it is too rushed to go to Happys that evening. Have to enjoy his place when we have recovered fr...

Thanks PTBUXTON for the reply. Nice to know Happy's will be open end of January. With so many places closed we will have to make a determination where to go to eat. Can you be more detailed in your gasoline prices. As I will only be flying through Heathrow and being Canadian, I am interested in comp...

Will be coming down end of January. Wondering what is the price of gasoline in your area. Also noticed in the write up about Christmas decorations no mention of Happy's being open this time of the year. Is that correct and if so when will he reopen? Thanks and all have a Merry Christmas.

Yes, it does get chilly in January and February in the Algarve. Even us Canadians find it cold at night. However, during the day it is fabulous when the sun is shining. Usually us Canadians (mostly retirees) start arriving in the middle of January and stay till the end of March. If you are bored, go...

To James Faro: In reference to your previous remarks: "One evening a rather stunning middle-class lady was waiting for a taxi" I live in Canada and as we do not have different classes of ladies here, can you tell me what I should be looking for in Portugal to be able to spot a "middle-class lady" ? ...

There is a small box on the right side of the page (about a quarter down from the top) where you can choose your language. English is there too. Either U.K. or U.S.

Quite a few years ago I on the advice of a Portuguese travel agency in Ottawa obtained an international money order from RBC. I mailed it to the owner of the rental unit about a month before leaving for Portugal. To my surprise a month after we had been in Carvoiero, our unit owner (resident of Port...

You can do this very easily for both background and screen saver. For screensaver: go to the Control Panel, then click on Display, then choose Screen saver, click onto Settings, click Browse and find the picture you want to use as a screensaver. That's it. I like using the random screensaver of all ...

Try this site to unlock your dongle: http://www.dc-unlocker.com/. After reading many forums, it appears the whole world including the U.K. unlocks their dongles in addition to their cell phones (you call them mobiles on the Island). I bought a TMN dongle this year and unlocked it using DC-Unlocker. ...

Try this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2 ... ket-window

Forgot one item. If you are looking at buying a phone in Portugal, phone-ix sells unlocked phones. They have different phones at different prices. Checkout their web site. They have it shown there. They usually include the sim card and 10 euros of time. If you just buy the sim card it is 10 euros wi...