Portugal
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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11 Reasons The Algarve Is Our Favorite European Escape
"We have a word in Portuguese," a friend from Lisbon, Miguel, told me once, "that doesn't exist in any other...
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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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Find Out Why Porto, Portugal, Is Our Dream Overseas Location
Clearly the Celts, Romans, and Moors knew something long before the rest of us. With abundant sunshine, stunning architecture, and...
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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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How, When, And Why I Decided To Make The Move Overseas
One Fellow Reader’s Important Advice For You Today When you're planning a move to a new country overseas, it helps...
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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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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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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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What I Enjoy Most About Living And Working In The Algarve
The advantage of making my living as a writer, journalist, and translator is that I can work from anywhere in...
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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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Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
Americans tend to dismiss Europe for offshore lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too complicated...
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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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I Fell In Love With Portugal’s Algarve Region (And You Will Too)
In all my years of travel, I had never been to Portugal until the Live and Invest Overseas conference in...
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Why Portugal Tops The List For Living Or Investing In Europe
The World’s #1 Place To Be In 2018 Europe is comprised of 44 countries according to the U.N.... though I...
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11 Reasons Why Living In The Algarve Region Has No Match
During Our Private Meetings In Medellín Last Weekend… Lief and I have just concluded a long weekend here in Medellín,...
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Top 9 European Retirement Destinations
Retiring in Europe is about launching a new life in a new country, starting over in a unique place with...
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Why Residency In Portugal Is Today’s Golden Opportunity
Portugal is hot. I’ve been focusing time and attention on this country for the past two-and-a-half years. My first visit,...
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Unveiling Our 2018 Live And Invest Overseas Conference Calendar
My Panama City-based team and I spent last week in meetings charting our course through 2018 and beyond. In addition...
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Navigating Your Legacy Planning, Probate, Taxes, And More
When I bought an apartment in Portugal two years ago, I ran into a snag with my standard offshore holding...
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Our Official List Of The World’s Easiest Residency Programs
5 Best Places To Establish Residency Overseas Live and Invest Overseas' annual Retire Overseas Conference is in full swing here in...
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Why Portugal? I Didn’t Know When I Came, But Now I Sure Do!
It’s 105°F inside our small house that, unfortunately, doesn’t have air conditioning or a fan. It’s a single-room house we...
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Here’s Why Real Estate In Lisbon, Portugal, Has Our Attention
Wandering around Lisbon and its suburbs during my most recent visit, the more I saw, the more I wanted to...
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Portugal: The Golden Goose Of Residency And Real Estate
Portugal’s population density is greater than that of France or Spain, but it sure doesn’t feel like it on the...
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2017 Portugal Conference: From Conversations To Cocktails
Bom dia! We’ve officially kicked off day two of the conference—always one of the toughest mornings for most of the...
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Why Portugal? Expats And Experts Share Their Own Reasons
Who Could Resist The Temptations of Portugal? At about quarter past eight this morning, I couldn’t help but be surprised...
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How One Couple Discovered A Great New Life In Algarve
We sat at an outdoor table at a cafe in the square of the little fishing village of Ferragudo in...
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Cost Of Living In The Algarve: A Detailed Breakdown
When you think about the world’s cheapest places to live or retire, you probably think first of Latin America or...
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Our Next Overseas Adventure Is Taking Us Back To Europe
Four weeks from today, Lief and I will be on a plane bound for Paris. We are four weeks away...
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My 5-Part Plan To Retiring In Europe As A Single Woman
Having made a move to Spain in 2016, I figured making a second move... this time to Portugal... would be...
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Insider’s Guide To The Algarve’s Best Blue Flag Beaches
With more than 155 kms of sand, the Algarve’s southern coast offers a wide range of beaches. Whether you are...
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3 Global Property Hot Spots Primed For High Returns
"It’s a magic spot," Juan Darío said simply as he began his presentation to the group assembled for this week’s...
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2 Critical Reasons Global Property Is Today’s Big Opportunity
In Panama City with us today are colleagues, friends, and real estate investment professionals from around the globe. Day 1...
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