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I'm Jan and a sub channel steward for Portugal in the travel channel. If you need any help or advice please feel free to contact me. I lived in the Algarve for ten years and lived and worked in Lisbon for two years. I have travelled all over Portugal

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Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Stuffed peppers: 1 of 27
Stuffed peppers make tremendous party dishes. They look so colourful on a buffet spread and there are so many different fillings. When I first started making stuffed peppers for party dishes I only used a couple of recipes - one variety with herbs, rice and mushrooms - for vegetarians, and the other variety was a mixture of m... More..
Food & Drink > Soup & Stew Recipes Recipes: Potato soups: 1 of 25
Potatoes are one of my favourite vegetables. Some might think they are boring to look at and boring in taste. I think they are very versatile, cheap and filling. In Poland potatoes are used in nearly every meal. My Polish relations cook various types of potato soups and the most flavourable is a recipe using smoked bacon. Thi... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Ratatouille: 1 of 22
Once upon a time in Paris lived an adventurous and ambitious chef called Auguste Gusteau whose kitchen was well known for innovative cuisine. Auguste knew his strengths and worked on them, serving exquisite culinary creations which delighted his customers at the restaurant which bore his name. Gusteau became a legend all over... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 3:10 to Yuma: 1 of 18
3:10 to Yuma is a remake of a film of the same name. The original was shown in 1957 and based on the story by Elmore Leonard which I am sure all you lovers of westerns will know. The modern version, while revelling in all the most entertaining conventions of its genre, it strives and achieves a deeper look into moral psycho... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Tips for an effective job search: 2 of 32
If you are looking for a job or thinking about moving company, you need to get wise as to how the job market works today. Never has the phrase, "it ain't what you know but who you know that counts," been more relevant. Long gone are the days when job hunting involved waiting for the weekly job supplement in the local paper an... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Best ways to reduce stress: 2 of 26
Some degree of stress in life is inevitable and even desirable however, prolonged stress can lead to serious mental and physical problems; so what can be done to reduce the harmful effects and take back control of your life? The first step is to understand how stress works. As animals, we have a fight or flight mechanism w... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) How to make pancakes: 2 of 24
It has taken me years to perfect the cooking of pancakes so I want to give you some tips and then my favourite pancake recipe which is suitable either for breakfast , brunch, lunch or even supper. Pancakes although cooked flat they can be rolled or made into a kind of envelope which you can place any filling of your choice a... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Public Enemies: 1 of 11
I have always been a great fan of gangster movies and my all time favourite is the Godfather but there is another film that is a masterpiece and just takes second place. The film is Heat, directed by Michael Mann. This film kept me glued to the screen form start to end and I can honestly say that it was perfect. No shortcomin... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps, Poland: 1 of 9
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a grim destination and afterwards you will want some time to contemplate what you have seen. The exhibits are designed to provoke a strong emotional response to one of the blackest crimes in European history. In my opinion the museum is not appropriate for children under the age of fourt... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit Qualities of a successful entrepreneur: 1 of 8
So you want to be an entrepreneur? Here are twenty great traits of the leaders in this field. Check off the ones you've got and work on the others you need to add. 1) Desire The starting point is desire. You really have to want it. Being an entrepreneur has to be the most important objective. You can't imagine earning... More..