Paradise in Portugal
- Written by Natasha Donn
We arrive at “Paradise in Portugal” via the villages of “Indigestion” (Azia), “Purgatory” (Purgatório) and “It’s Fine” (Está Bem). The mood is set. This is going to be different - and the final corner, rounded after miles of wild country and four kilometres of dirt track, provides that “wow” moment. The point where you can’t quite believe what you are seeing...
Save Salgados petition delivered in Lisbon, Environmental Impact Assessment to go ahead
- Written by Paul Rees
The 'Save Salgados' campaign is a step closer to halting the planned Praia Grande development in the Algarve.
Fishing adventures in the Amazon jungle & rainforest
- Written by Sue Englefield
At Amazon-Angler.com our trips are not only for anglers but also for photographers and wildlife enthusiasts. All of our Amazonian destinations give our guests close up and personal access to a multitude of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
Simply, we have it all and we want to take you into another world, to show you the best of the best Amazon Rainforest fishing in the world.
Steve 'Snapper' Townson's Amazonia TV series
- Written by Paul Rees
Steve 'Snapper' Townson, Algarve legend and Amazon fishing expert, has sent in a link to his latest TV series: 'Fishing Expedition - Amazonia.'
Another new species for the Algarve
- Written by Bruno Filipe Pires, Algarve 123
The largest subterranean insect in Europe has been found in four caves in the Algarve. Biologist Sofia Reboleira, 31, attached to Aveiro University made the discovery. Reboleiro is already “famous” in etymological circles for similar discoveries elsewhere in the country.
Double whammy: virulent “new” pest threatens Algarve palms
- Written by Natasha Donn, Algarve123
As the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) continues to cut a swathe through the region’s majestic palm trees, another pest has been identified in the Western Algarve which has already claimed its first victims. Worryingly, its preferred hosts include palms not yet infested by Red Palm Weevil (RPW).
