Living in Portugal - August 2024
Like many other popular European destinations, the Algarve experiences a crush of visitors in the summer months. Warm sunny days welcome...
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Expats in Portugal
We made the move in May 2022. Follow us here to learn about our experiences and discoveries as residents in Portugal
Tony
Aug 14 min
Living in Portugal - July 2024
Summer is in full swing in the Algarve! Warm sunny days, the arrival of tourists from around the globe, and the festivals and activities...
Tony
Jul 106 min
Living in Portugal - June 2024
Summer has arrived in the Algarve! For the few days between our travels, we have enjoyed summer conditions with warm days and tropical...
Tony
Jun 102 min
Living in Portugal - May 2024
A month of travel to new destinations, a visit from a cherished friend, finally getting our new boat on the water, and just enjoying...
Tony
Apr 304 min
Living in Portugal - April 2024
A mix of travel and hanging out at home this month. We enjoy time with friends and experiencing what the Algarve has to offer, balanced...
Tony
Apr 65 min
Living in Portugal - March 2024
A quiet start of the month for us allowing plenty of time to relax and enjoy the Algarve. A mix of much-needed rain and welcome sunshine...
Tony
Mar 32 min
Living in Portugal - February 2024
Another great month for us, with a few travel days to the North of Portugal, a few days of rain and cooler weather in the Algarve, and...
Tony
Feb 24 min
Living in Portugal - January 2024
Pretty crazy that another year has passed so quickly and we have arrived at January 2024! They say time flies when you are having fun, so...
Tony
Jan 23 min
Living in Portugal - December 2023
Happy 2024! The holidays take on such a different tone here than we are used to in the US. It's hard to describe but the pace of life,...
Tony
Nov 30, 20237 min
Living in Portugal - November 2023
Happy Holidays! We hope your Thanksgiving day was filled with family and good cheer, and as the Christmas season kicks into high gear we...
Tony
Nov 3, 20232 min
Living in Portugal - October 2023
A very low key start to the month after a busy September for us. The weather was spectacular for the first half of the month with temps...
Tony
Oct 3, 20234 min
Living in Portugal - September 2023
It was a busy month with two trips to Lisbon, two weeks with guests visiting, and a ten-day trip to the US. September started with a...
Tony
Sep 2, 20233 min
Living in Portugal - August 2023
It's Festival time in the Algarve with nearly all regions and villages celebrating with a festivity or two aiming to keep the locals and...
Tony
Jul 31, 20235 min
Living in Portugal - July 2023
Staycations can be just as good as traveling, especially when you are avoiding the crush of travelers who seem to have descended on...
Tony
Jul 5, 20234 min
Living in Portugal - June 2023
When we first started looking at moving abroad, there were several items/requirements that we thought were important for our ideal home...
Tony
Jun 6, 20235 min
Living in Portugal - May 2023
This month marks the one year anniversary of our arrival as full time residents in Portugal. A decision that we celebrate and adore more...
Tony
May 1, 20237 min
Living in Portugal - April 2023
Now eleven months since our arrival in Portugal and we are loving our decision to move here more and more each day. It's not perfect by...
Tony
Apr 2, 20235 min
Living in Portugal - March 2023
Now ten months since our arrival in Portugal and we are loving our decision to move here more and more each day. It's not perfect by any...
Tony
Mar 23, 20236 min
Road trip through the Alentejo
Spring arrives in Portugal this month so were off on a road trip through the Alentejo, known for agriculture and historic monuments.
Tony
Mar 2, 20236 min
Living in Portugal - February 2023
Feeling like spring already, fields of wildflowers everywhere, Almond trees dot the landscape with their snowy white flowers of Algarve snow
Tony
Feb 6, 20233 min
Living in Portugal - January 2023
Now eight months since our arrival in Portugal. Were feeling very blessed to have found the home that we are now renting, so much so that...
Tony
Jan 10, 20234 min
Living in Portugal - December 2022
It's been seven months since our arrival in Portugal, we're feeling much more comfortable with our surroundings and are really settling...
Tony
Jan 4, 20233 min
Christmas in Portugal
The Holiday's started a bit different for us this year. Our Normal Christmas season in the US was usually kicked off by mass...
Tony
Dec 7, 20225 min
Road trip through Northern Portugal
Nazare, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, and the Douro Valley One of our goals since arriving in Portugal is to spend the first year or so...
Tony
Dec 3, 20226 min
Living in Portugal - November 2022
November marks six months since our arrival, still hard to believe we made the move.
Tony
Oct 31, 20224 min
Living in Portugal - October 2022
It's starting to feel like fall here with the weather varying from a few days of rain and thunderstorms to warm days filled with...
Tony
Oct 31, 20228 min
What's Different about living in Portugal? Part 2
People who are unfamiliar with Portugal often ask us what's it like to live in here vs the US. As recent transplants now residing in...
Tony
Oct 2, 20226 min
Living in Portugal - September 2022
The weather has cooled from the heat of summer so it's a perfect time to get out and enjoy what Portugal has to offer. In September were...
Tony
Aug 31, 20228 min
Living in Portugal - August 2022
Following a few weeks of record heat in July (35c/95+f) we were greeted with more normal temps for the area, low 80s cooling at night...
Tony
Aug 22, 20224 min
What's Different about living in Portugal? Part 1 - Groceries
People who are unfamiliar with Portugal often ask us what's it like to live in here vs the US. As recent transplants now residing in...
Tony
Jul 25, 20225 min
Living in Portugal - July 2022
As we approach the end of July, here's the latest update from us as we continue to settle into our new home in the Algarve, Portugal....
Tony
Jul 22, 20225 min
Living in Portugal - June 2022 our first full month
We're settling in and beginning to feel what it is like to live in a foreign country. Learning to speak and more importantly understand...
Tony
Jun 11, 20229 min
...We moved to Portugal!
The January 1st, 2022 perspective... Celebrating the New Year, not only meant saying goodbye to another year of the Pandemic but brought...
Tony
Mar 18, 20225 min
Portugal Scouting, Trip #2
On our last scouting trip in November of 2021, we searched mainly for locations where we would like to spend our first year. We settled...
Tony
Nov 20, 20212 min
Portugal 2021
Scouting a location for our soon to be new home. This story began shortly after retirement, about 5 years ago, when Mary and I were...
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