Monthly Archives: March 2017

Innovative teachers (subtitle: Ryanair is the Scrooge McDuck of airlines)

Posted on 24 March 2017 by

Three teachers at our son’s school have been arranging a class trip to Scotland. They contacted Ryanair and asked for a group rate for 20 seats. The response was unbelievable: around €300 per seat. This is for a short, nonstop … Continue reading →

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Strange weather

Posted on 16 March 2017 by

It’s been an odd winter in the Algarve this year. Mostly quite warm, and not enough rain, but then there was a week where it was unusually cold. I drove to my Pilates class in the morning and our car … Continue reading →

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