Portugal
This Beautiful Country Is The Best Place To Retire Overseas
The #1 most frequently asked question I've received over the more than 30 years that I've been covering the live-and-invest-overseas...
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All The Info On Moving To Portugal At Our 2019 Conference
"About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry O'Halloran. "We moved halfway around the world,...
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How We Choose An Overseas Property Investment
At lunch yesterday, a friend in town for this week’s Live and Invest in Panama Conference broke out his phone and started...
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The 6 Best Markets For Investing In 2019
Yesterday, Lief Simon shared his picks for top property investment markets in 2019. Today, I'd like to share mine... Brazil...
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A Christmas In Spain & Portugal Planning Our Un-Retirement
This Christmas we were off to Portugal and for almost three weeks. It cost us less than 10 days at...
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Countries The Pope Has Visited
In January 2019, Pope Francis will be in Panama to mark World Youth Day. As the eyes of the world...
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How Barbara Enjoys Two Lifestyles—The Algarve And Medellín
As recently as three years ago, Barbara Petrohan never thought she’d be shopping for fresh ingredients from her local farmers’...
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The 10 Best Places To Live Overseas In 2019
If you could live anywhere, where would you go? Here are the top 10 places to consider for 2019, the...
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If you could live anywhere, where would you go? Here are the top 10 places to consider for 2019, the...
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Learning How To Cook Traditional, Algarve-Style Octopus
When I was growing up in Kansas, fish meant Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks in the frozen department of the grocery...
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Why Portugal Is Europe’s Easiest Place To Finance Property
Where in the world can you obtain bank financing as a foreigner for the purchase of real estate? I get...
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How, When, And Why I Decided To Make The Move Overseas
I admit it. If you're right now looking into making a move to a new country, I'm a little jealous....
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Starting A New Life In Portugal With A Family
"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...
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Exploring The Beautiful Blue Flag Beaches Of Portugal
With more than 100 miles of coastline, Portugal's Algarve coast offers every kind of beach you can imagine. Whether you...
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Why Portugal Could Be Your Best Bet In A Doomsday Scenario
A reader wrote this week to ask where I’d recommend as the ideal destination in a doomsday scenario. Where would...
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Sagres: Portugal’s Expat Haven At The End Of The World
Giulia Taiocchi is a 26-year-old from Bergamo, Italy. A year ago, after extended travels in India, Giulia decided to make...
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Find Out Why Workers In Lisbon Are Moving To Cascais
From sheltered coves and sandy dunes to rocky outcroppings, the coast of Portugal’s Cascais is a miles-long string of some...
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Find Out Why Porto, Portugal, Is Our Dream Overseas Location
The Celts, Romans, and Moors knew a good thing when they saw it. And so did we. With abundant sunshine,...
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Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
We Americans tend to dismiss Europe for overseas lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too...
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The Three Ways You Can Qualify For Portugal’s Golden Visa
Dozens of countries offer residency- and citizenship-through-investment programs. The United States and Canada, for example, have used these kinds of...
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Find Out Why Aveiro Is Known As The Venice Of Portugal
The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour's drive from Porto, is...
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Our European Wealth Cruise: Set Sail For Financial Freedom
As you've probably heard by now, Kathleen Peddicord and Lief Simon are planning a very special event for next April......
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First-World Life At Third-World Prices: Discover The Algarve
Picture a chain of historic and charming small towns strung together by a single-lane highway, people walking along or bicycling,...
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Property In Lagos: The Under-Appreciated Jewel Of Europe
The truth is, we didn't really know what we were buying into. Lief and I came to Lagos, Portugal, for...
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Finding Our Dream Life In Cascais, Portugal
About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap... We moved halfway around the world… to Portugal. Maybe...
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Madeira, Portugal: Sophisticated Island Life Unlike Any Other
Just under a two-hour flight from Lisbon, Portugal's Madeira Island was named the "World's Leading Island Destination" by World Travel...
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An Up-To-Date Guide To Portugal’s Golden Visa Program
Obtaining residency in a foreign country can be one of the most important benefits of buying real estate abroad. I...
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You May Be Surprised At How Low Taxes In Europe Can Be
People often take Europe off the list of possibilities for where to move or invest overseas because they assume the...
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5 Top Places To Retire In Europe Today (Even On A Budget)
For the past week, we've been making the point that Europe is a more affordable live- or retire-overseas option than...
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5 Countries Where Real Estate Is Still Incredibly Cheap
Getting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying...
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7 Countries To Live Or Retire In That Have Little To No Crime
Moving to another country can throw up some intimidating moments. Leaving behind the familiar and starting again in a new...
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World’s Best Nude Beaches: 7 Places Where “Au Naturel ” Is In
Nudist beaches are a hot topic this summer. The warm weather has people thinking about their vacations, and thoughts turn...
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5 Lessons I’ve Learned During My First Year Living In Portugal
This Is For All The Single Ladies (Dreaming Of A New Life Overseas) I've just celebrated my first anniversary as...
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Top 4 Countries With Real Estate You Should Invest In Now
This Is How You Make Real Money From Real Estate Overseas Yesterday, Kathleen Peddicord laid out the phases of development an...
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10 Biggest Rivalries In International Football
Spain Vs Portugal And Other Football Rivalries Across The World The FIFA World Cup is nearly here. By now your...
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11 Easy Ways For Making Money Overseas Quickly
11 Top Ways To Generate Income As An Expat When I made my move overseas two years ago, I knew...
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Food, Wine, Customs, And Culture In Algarve, Portugal
Portugal is a small country, but there is a definite geographic barrier between the country's northern heartland and the Algarve:...
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Real Estate In Lisbon: A Golden Opportunity For A Golden Visa
Too Late For Lisbon? The question on many minds at last week's Live and Invest in Portugal Conference was whether...
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Portugal 101: Essential Tips And Insights For Would-Be Expats
13 Real-Deal Pieces Of Advice For Anyone Considering A Move To Portugal Making a move to a new country is...
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Portugal Offers Old World Lifestyle At New World Prices
This Country Is Making Old New And Sexy Portugal is at the edge of Europe... but it's at the center...
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All Aboard The European Wealth Cruise: Destination Offshore
Luxury Cruise Of Portugal’s Douro Valley… Adventure Of Your Lifetime Last week, Founding Publisher Kathleen Peddicord extended a special invitation...
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Portugal: Europe’s Hidden Gem That’s Getting Harder To Ignore
Ireland, Spain, France, and Italy might all make it into the answers of a Family Feud survey about where people...
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22 Of Our Favorite Things About Portugal
Portugal is a country we've fallen in love with over the past few years. What is it, specifically, that we...
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Our Adventure Retiring And Buying A Home In Tavira, Portugal
Marie’s Amazing Overseas Retirement Adventure In Tavira When my husband and I decided we wanted to move to the Algarve......
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Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing
We had two agendas in Panama City last week. First, we shared all the practical information, collective experience, and hard-won...
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Global Property Investing Made Easy – Here’s How
On stage at last week's Global Property Summit in Panama City, with the help of friends, colleagues, and property experts from around...
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Spain And Portugal Offering Passports To Sephardic Descendants
The Spanish began their famous Inquisition in 1478, but it wasn't until the Alhambra Decree in 1492 that the expulsion...
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Nowhere Is Completely Safe, But Portugal Comes Very Close
Pickpockets, car break-ins, and drug pushers... plus sunburn in summertime and rip currents in the Atlantic Ocean... These are the...
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As Seasons Change, Portugal’s Charm Remains Year Round
One of my favorite things about living abroad is the seasons... Yes, I enjoy having changing seasons, especially when the...
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Living In The Algarve Where Every Day Feels Like August
Here in Portugal's Algarve, sometimes it feels like every day is August. We have been living here for more than...
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