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Great recommendations from Carlos, Faro tour guide

Carlos from Take Algarve Carlos runs regular tours around Faro through his company Take Algarve. Listen to his story. [podbean resource=”episode=hsxw5-94a844″ type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Show notes Carlos tells us the story of the place we are conducting the interview: Café Aliança (officially called Café Alliança Cervejaria) in Faro. Carlos was born in Faro …

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Portugal, confidentially speaking, the story of an online business in Olhos da Agua

Greg Boegner from PortugalConfidential.com Meet Greg, who moved to the Algarve from the USA in 2008. He runs a successful website all about Portugal over at www.portugalconfidential.com Listen to his story. [podbean resource=”episode=t67hx-941fbf” type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Show notes Positive growth and a new department of the business. The story of Portugal Confidential, …

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The life of a professional hair designer in Faro

Bradley Querl (really it should be Curl, shouldn’t it?) has practiced hair design (now with his salon called B Hair Design) all his life and is a 3rd generation hair designer. Bradley is the consummate professional and does a fantastic job with anyone’s head, even throwing in a super relaxing head massage into the deal. …

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Top 5 Algarve Beaches

Algarve Beaches Fringed with seemingly endless sands and sapphire blue seas, the Algarve is home to some of the most spectacular beaches in the world. Along its 200-kilometre coastline, these beaches vary from picturesque sheltered coves, with dramatic cliffs and caves, to broad stretches of sun-bleached sand. Algarve Addicts have compiled a list of our …

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How to get downhill championship points in the Algarve

The 2018 DHI (Downhill Mountain Biking) Portugal Cup was help in the Algarve (second round) and earlier this year, we went along to take a look. International Mountain Biking Competition The mountain biking event was held in “Arimbo” just northwest of São Bras de Alportel. Somewhere around here: https://goo.gl/maps/qvZmnZX1JH52 Check out a riders eye view …

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Top of the Algarve tourism ladder – Dora Coelho

Dora Coelho She is the Executive Director of the Algarve Tourism Association and is well placed to share her views on the state of tourism down here in the Algarve. It’s a fun interview and she is really easy to talk with. Thanks Dora and we hope you enjoy it! [podbean resource=”episode=yp88h-8f9fa0″ type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ …

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The life of a DJ – Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian Kiss DJ Mark is a wonderful character full of fascinating stories and he agreed to sit down for a chat with us. Join us for a great chat! [podbean resource=”episode=7xtn9-8ecc10″ type=”audio-square” height=”400″ skin=”8″ fonts=”Helvetica” auto=”0″ download=”0″ rtl=”0″] Show notes Mark Sebastian was born in Cheshire, UK. Holidays in Majorca led to getting a …