Tag: live in Portugal

The temptation to avoid unknowns is very human… very commonplace. My husband Jeff and I avoid doing new, untried things, ...

Beautiful, sunny, friendly, safe, welcoming, and affordable Portugal claimed the title of world’s top retirement haven for nine years running…  ...

“You have nicely transitioned from the ‘escape’ to really belonging and finding home (in Portugal),” observed my sister in an ...

If you’ve ever spent time in Portugal you’re likely familiar with the beautiful clamshell-shaped, traditionally copper-hammered cooking devices called cataplanas. Aromatics ...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place... ...

When traveling or living overseas it is important to learn the local customs and blend into the culture. Rather than ...

Portugal is a country that lies along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. To the north and ...

"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on ...

It’s Europe… but tropical. That was my first impression when I touched down in Madeira, Portugal, in April for one ...

My wife and I made the leap. We moved halfway around the world, to Portugal. Maybe we were a little ...

After a warm, sun-filled week in Algarve, Portugal, hosting our Live And Invest In Portugal Conference and stuffing myself with ...

Joch first came to Portugal in 1979 as part of a U.S. State Department trade mission. He worked in the ...

Each year, our Live And Invest In Portugal Conference falls on the week of my birthday… and for the last ...

When I was growing up in Kansas, fish meant Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks in the frozen department of the grocery ...

Portugal’s Algarve region checks every box on the would-be retiree’s list: great weather, high-quality health care, turn-key residency options, beautiful ...

Here’s one of my favorite retire-overseas stories… "About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry ...

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe, with the same defined borders since 1139. Before that, it was part of ...

I’m here in Carvoeiro, in Portugal’s Algarve region, for our annual Live and Invest in Portugal Conference, and it’s so ...

After an unavoidable but overlong time away, Lief and I prepare this weekend for our return to the sunny seaside ...

If you've been reading these dispatches for any time, you know how we feel about Portugal. This country is, hands ...

The Internet is perhaps our world's greatest source of information... current and outdated... accurate and made-up. That's why we don't ...

The people in Portugal are marvelous… friendly, welcoming, and helpful beyond expectation. Although you can get by with English, learning to ...

At our most recent Live and Invest in Portugal Virtual Conference, it was exciting to see how that country's market ...

We’ve named Portugal’s Algarve region the World’s #1 Best Place To Retire Overseas for nine years running. And we stand ...

Don’t judge a country by its food. Or, at least, not by the first dish you experience. On my first ...

Picture a chain of historic and charming small towns strung together by a single-lane highway, people walking or biking along, ...