Cascais: The Beauty On The Bay Nov. 2022 Dear Reader, Originally a small fishing village caught between the Atlantic Ocean and the waterfront area leading back to Lisbon (sometimes referred to as the Portuguese Riviera), Cascais has grown into a popular tourist destination. It’s home to many Portuguese nationals as well […]
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I’ve been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place… a place where I wanted to spend as much time as a busy life like mine could handle. So my husband and I went house-hunting… We searched up and down the country—a little farmhouse surrounded
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When making any move overseas, you’ll have lots and lots of questions. Maybe you won’t be sure who to ask… And maybe, in some cases, you’ll be reluctant to ask questions you fear might seem foolish or naïve. Making a move to a new country is a big deal. There are no stupid questions. Here
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European borders are reopened, and I’m returning in earnest to the work of exploring the best places on the Continent to think about reinventing your life. Hey, it’s a tough job, as they say, but, you know, somebody’s gotta’ do it… Top of my list, of course, is Portugal… the destination we’ve named as the
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We have named Portugal’s Algarve region as the world’s best place to live or retire overseas for eight years running. Have our editors grown too tired to research new locations? Did I cut their travel budgets? Are we simply stuck in a rut? Or maybe we lack imagination? Nah… Those aren’t the reasons Portugal continues
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The people in Portugal are marvelous… friendly, welcoming, and helpful beyond expectation. Although you can get by with English, learning to speak Portuguese will help you live a fuller life in Portugal. Because of the strong tourist infrastructure in the Algarve, most everyone you meet here speaks at least some English. Portuguese people are accommodating and
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While I feel very lucky to wake up in my new Portuguese home every morning, it took more than good luck to get me here. It was the process leading up to my purchase that did it. Knowing this, I caution all potential foreign investors to roll up your sleeves and dig into
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When traveling or living overseas it is important to learn the local customs and
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