As the year closes, and we start receiving Christmas letters from others, I realize I have done very little to my blog this year and we have been living anonymously like most folks. I lost interest in the blog a little bit. It was set up when we were true nomadic travelers, when every week […]
2023 Christmas Letter Traveling as Europeans Read More »
We are celebrating our one year anniversary as residents in Portugal. Balancing travel and home.
It’s a wrap: First year as Expats in Portugal comes to a close Read More »
Winter in Algarve Portugal. Chilly and quiet but with enough to entertain. World class sporting events; restaurants and beaches to ourselves.
From our European Corner in Algarve, Portugal Read More »
We are no longer nomads and have a new collection of challenges settling into residency in Portugal. Cancer fears have weighed heavy. It has been a year worth mentioning, and some of our challenges may read comically; I am going to give it a go. Following is a kitschy Christmas Letter.
Kitschy Christmas Letter from Portugal Read More »
Typical day in the life of a new expat to Portugal. Weather, Electricity, Food, and Bureaucracy.
Our Life as New Expats in Portugal Read More »
Lisbon is only 3 hours by bus or Train from where we live in the Algarve. We decided to sample both: up by bus, return by train. Aso visited Sintra, a tourist must do, and Coimbra, an expat favorite to live. Finding our next home is also part of these forays.
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Vilamoura an Tavira, two contrasting Algarve Towns. Settling in as American expats in Portugal.
Settling in, in Portugal. Vilamoura and Tavira Read More »
Our temporary residency visas arrived from the Portuguese consulate. We could then travel to Portugal, live in our own dwelling, and begin to pay income tax to a third government (USA, California, and now Portugal).
Home in Portugal, At Last Read More »
Every year Portugal is among the most popular countries for expats. The reasons for this are mainly weather and cost of living. It has been on our radar for years, but we are seasoned enough travelers to know that there is a lot more to a place than costs and weather. We wanted to live there for awhile before we made a decision. That is what we did last August and September. We dog sat in a small northern town in the Vinho Verde wine region. Loved it. Lots of cycling, beautiful scenery, nice people, plentiful wine…
Obtaining Residency in Portugal Read More »
