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It’s a well-known fact that all conversations between the Brits start with a summary of the weather. We are famous for it, foreigners laugh about it and we can’t stop doing it. Wind, rain or shine we’ll discuss it, moan about it or welcome it, but we will talk about it.
The Algarve has a temperate, sunny climate and is famous for averaging over 300 days of sunshine each year. The Brits have upped sticks and moved here in their droves for this very reason. And yet... we still start all our conversations about the weather. Not about the seasons, but what the daily weather forecast is or was, and if it’s right or not.
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Are you an expat living in Portugal ? 
Looking back on 2014, people living in Portugal should have a lot to feel positive about. For a small country with a relatively small population, Portugal, and the Algarve region in particular, knows how to get itself noticed.
Last Saturday 8th November, the Women and Success project hosted, a Conference for Creativity, Innovation and Success at the Hilton Hotel in Vilamoura. It was an event dedicated to all professional women in the Algarve that wanted to become inspired by leading women that dare to innovate.
Did you know? Throughout history, the Portuguese have affected the advancement of education and educational facilities, both nationally and as far afield as Brazil, Africa and India.
A Times columnist recently pointed out that compared with any period in the past half century, the world as a whole is “healthier, wealthier, happier, cleverer, cleaner, kinder, freer, safer, more peaceful and more equal.”
With just over a week to go we are moving into top gear at the Guadiana Festival with a line up of acts published on the web page today.
