Where to buy a property in the Algarve
The Algarve has a wide range of different properties for sale and I am often asked where the best place to buy is in the…
Month: April 2020
Frugal Living in Portugal
I’ve always been pretty thrifty and after saving up for eight years in the UK and restricting our spending we managed to save up and…
Tricks with Ticks
I wrote an account of our unpleasant brush with a tick and although we are pretty careful, we got a potentially serious disease (oh yes,…
Ticks Get Tacky!
“My head hurts!” I take a look at the area he is rubbing just behind his ear and above the hairline and all I can…
Moving to Portugal: Carol’s Experience
I have been thinking about leaving the UK for at least a couple of decades. Until recently, it was just a fantasy, a pipe dream,…
Not Driving the Dream: one woman’s take on living in rural Portugal without a car
“You can’t drive?” is the slightly incredulous question most people ask me. “You live in the middle of nowhere. How the **** do you cope?”…
Conquering the Language
For those of us who have moved to Portugal, learning the language is one of the most difficult aspects of our new life. Portuguese turns…
Good Morning Portugal!
Living the Portugal Dream got off to a flying start on launch day with a guest appearance on the Good Morning Portugal podcast. Presenter Carl…
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Raising a Family in Portugal
This is a holding article while the website gets established. If you would like to submit an article for publication, please click here. Portugal is…