Portugal
5 Things To Do In Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon is the second-oldest European capital, after Athens. This is a global city because of its important role in the...
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Our Most Popular FAQs On Moving Abroad: Portugal Edition
When making any move overseas, you'll have lots and lots of questions. Maybe you won't be sure who to ask......
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How To Buy Property In Portugal
Portugal is well known as a beautiful and picturesque country that enjoys many hours of sunshine and a mild climate....
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Our Top 5 Destinations For Medical Tourism
What is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism is simply traveling to a foreign country with the primary purpose of seeking medical...
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The 8 Best Options For Living Or Retiring In Europe
As you write to remind us regularly, not everyone is cut out for life in the developing world or the...
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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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You’ll Fall For The Algarve’s Loulé Market
Among my favorite things about living and shopping here in the Algarve are the markets and small produce shops you...
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7 Best Countries To Qualify For Residency Overseas
The American interested in establishing residency or citizenship in Europe has more options today than ever in history, depending on...
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The 6 Best Countries To Get A Residency In 2021
When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all...
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How To Buy An Algarve Property From Afar
How can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic?...
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What Countries are in the Schengen Zone?
The Schengen Zone refers to a large area consisting of 26 European countries which have chosen to eliminate any internal...
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What Countries Have The Most Reliable Internet Service?
Access to reliable internet is one of the major decisive factors when looking at countries to relocate to. Whether you’re...
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The Best Overseas Expat Havens – Our Top Picks For 2020
We recently wrote an article to answer the question, what is an expat? The short answer is that an expat...
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Countries With The Cheapest Cost Of Living
When looking for the best country to launch your new life overseas the important thing to remember is the following:...
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10 Things To Do In Portugal
Whether you’re just visiting Portugal or just moved to this beloved retirement haven, you might be overwhelmed by what to...
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Our Top 5 Overseas Havens For Great Healthcare
There are many considerations to make when planning a move overseas, one of the most important factors to think about...
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Top 8 Gay Friendly Countries
To determine if a country is gay friendly, we have to make sure that it passes on several factors. First...
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Top 4 Disability Friendly Countries For Expats To Retire To
For people with disabilities one of the most important things to find when searching for a haven is accessibility. There...
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What You Need To Work Overseas
We focus a lot on retiring overseas, but sometimes we find ourselves in the position of wanting to relocate earlier...
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Best Places for Singles to Retire to
There are many reasons a single person would want to live and retire abroad. The opportunity to travel, and see...
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10 Best Beaches In The World
Basking in the warm sun while laying on breath taking beaches sipping on an ice-cold beer or a tropical cocktail...
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Food, Wine, Customs, And Culture In The Algarve, Portugal
Portugal is a small country, but there is a definite geographic barrier between the country's northern heartland and the Algarve—the...
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We’ve Found These Are The Downsides To Living In Portugal
I've been spending time in Portugal since 2015. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......
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Why Allen And Linda Retired To The Algarve, Portugal
It sounds like a vacation—and for many it is—but, at these prices, you can afford to make it a holiday...
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Portugal: The Best Place To Live Is Also One Of The Safest
You've never slept better. No need to turn on the news as you roll out of bed... You have better...
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The Best Countries To Own A Second Home
Owning a second home overseas comes with a lot of benefits. But what are the best countries to buy in?...
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Countries And Cities With The Cheapest Cost Of Living
Imagine your ideal lifestyle. Then look at the numbers in that context. Where will the budget you’ve got buy you...
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4 Of The Safest Countries To Retire In Europe
Not any one place in the world is completely safe, but these are our picks for the places where you...
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Cost Of Your Ideal Property In The U.S Vs Overseas
U.S. second-home markets are seeing exploding interest. It's understandable. Seems like a good time to have a second home somewhere...
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Paris Versus Lisbon: Comparing European Riverfront Cities
European borders opened recently, allowing me to begin doing more than thinking about traveling beyond France. Ireland is likely to...
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Finding Our Dream Life Overseas In Cascais, Portugal
About two year-and-a-half years ago, my wife and I made the leap... We moved halfway around the world... to Portugal....
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Crime Overseas: 7 Countries That Have Little To No Crime
How To Avoid Crime Overseas Staying safe involves making sensible decisions and planning ahead. By taking a few precautions you...
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What Portugal Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
What Does Portugal Look Like As It Begins to Reopen? Portugal is one of the countries that is really ahead...
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Portugal Vs Spain: Discover Which Is Best For You?
Spain and Portugal are two are neighboring countries with a long rivalry. These two nations have a lot in common...
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The 7 Best Countries For Canadians To Retire To
The best countries for Canadians to retire to are mostly well-known to Canadians. Expats can be found, usually close to...
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Countries Where Real Estate Will Be On Sale After Coronavirus
We are deep into the lockdown now and thoughts are turning to what the world will be like when this...
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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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5 Dream Places To Live After The Coronavirus
The global Covid-19 outbreak seems to have put the world on hold. While many are turning to Netflix and social...
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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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9 Isolated Islands Where You Can Escape From Modern Life
In 1989, Italian schoolteacher Mauro Morandi was sailing between Corsica and Sardinia when the engine of his catamaran gave up....
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Living And Retiring Overseas Post The Coronavirus
Eventually, COVID 19 will be contained, and global markets and economies will recover. But the experience of having lived through...
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Best Places to Buy Real Estate in Portugal
Buying real estate in Portugal is actually one of the best things that you can do right now. It has...
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Best Places To Retire In Portugal
Portugal is considered to be one of the best places to retire in Europe. As a matter of fact, it...
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How Barbara Enjoys Two Lifestyles—The Algarve And Medellín
As recently as four years ago, Barbara Petrohan never thought she’d be shopping for recipe ingredients from the farmers’ market...
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The 10 Best Places To Live Overseas In 2020
The best places to live are different for everyone. If you could live anywhere, where would you go? Here are...
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We Have A Tie! The 2 Best Places To Retire Overseas In 2020
Cheapest, safest… best weather, best infrastructure, best health care… most tax-advantaged and most foreign-resident friendly… Not to mention most romantic,...
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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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My Top 4 Countries For Obtaining A Second Passport In 2020
How many countries the document allows you to travel to visa-free… Residency requirements (both to earn the passport and to...
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5 Of The Top Real Estate Markets For Investment In 2020
Top property markets in 2019… that we believe will continue strong in 2020 and beyond? Here you go… Brazil Right...
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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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