Trick or Treat
on Oct 31, 2009 in Halloween I wrote this some years ago - if you've already seen it I apologise_______________________________The evil spectres roam the landBeyond control and out of handYou cannot run, you cannot hideTheir morbid lusts won't be deniedThey watch you coming from...

Upcoming Event: MamaMaratona 2009
on Oct 6, 2009 in liveactive marathon mamamaratona breast cancer Avoiding the puns is not going to be easy...Algarvean Daze does what it can to keep you abreast of current events in the Algarve. There is no more worthy event that we are proud to make you aware of than that of the annual MamaMaratona. Now in it's...

Another Holiday
on Oct 5, 2009 in vacation republic day Holidays Not a holiday, as in going on vacation, but a public holiday, a bank holiday.We have decided that it would be churlish not to pay homage to all the countries that have had an influence in our lives, and the best way would to be to observe the public...

Upcoming Event: Rouxinol Presents Paulo Viegas
on Sep 28, 2009 in liveactive paulo viegas Rouxinol guitar music Sunday October 4 2009 sees the Portimao guitarist Paulo Viegas returning to Restaurant Rouxinol at Caldas de Monchique.Regular followers of Algarvean Daze will know what fans we are of Restaurant Rouxinol, having previously given it Bestaurant Status...

A Cry For Help
on Sep 8, 2009 in restaurant O Foral Algarve This is a special Algarvean Daze public service announcement of the selfish type.The Algarve restaurant referred to in the blog entry below, O Foral, is prospering and now needs to take on additional waiting staff.Applicants must be bi-lingual and ha...

The Return Of The Prodigal
on Aug 16, 2009 in bestaurant restaurant O Foral I'm not going to go into details, but yes, it's been a long time since I put finger to keyboard. Now I'm back. But I'm not the prodigal referred to in the title.A restaurant we really enjoyed visiting went belly-up in February, just before I was abou...

Upcoming Event: Le Mans 1000km do Algarve
on Jul 24, 2009 in liveactive 1000km Upcoming Event motor racing Le mans Three days of racing excitement commence on Friday 31 July 2009 at the Autodromo do Algarve (Algarve Motor Park) near Portimao.The main event, the 1000km Le Mans Series night race starts at 19:15 on Saturday and continues until around 1:15 on Sunday...

Flora: New Perspectives And Newbiscus
on Jul 21, 2009 in flora newbiscus With our friend, a recent visitor, safely deposited at Faro airport, we returned home to begin anew the process of recovery from a week of excess. Reflecting on the things that went well and the things that we could have done better, we naturally we...

Upcoming Event: 15th Loulé Jazz Festival
on Jul 17, 2009 in liveactive Upcoming Event Jazz Loule allgarve The second part of the Allgarve jazz season, the 15th Loulé Jazz Festival, commences on 18 July 2009.18 July, 10 pm, LouléFrancesco Caffiso QuartetCerca do ConventoTickets: Casa da Cultura de Loulé | Map25 July, 10 pm, LouléAl di Meola World Si...

Dem Ol' Airline Trashed My Luggage Again Blues
on Jul 11, 2009 in United Breaks Guitars Sons of Maxwell Dave Carroll Not really the truth, as I haven't flown recently. But with the peak holiday season approaching, it goes without saying that someone's luggage, and because of it, possibly a holiday, will end up being destroyed.What I'm about to suggest that you have...