Tags: portugal

Should You Come To Tavira, Portugal?

March 8, 2021

A Café-Lifestyle In Europe’s Sunniest Spot Our soon-to-be-published March issue of Overseas Living Letter features one of our favorite little towns in

Portugal: The Best Place To Live Is Also One Of The Safest

March 1, 2021

Sunny, Classy, And Affordable Europe All In One Spot As we prepare for our virtual Live and Invest in Portugal event and I’m simultaneously working to finish our newest product—a “36 Days To Your New Life In Europe” course—I’m reminded why we love Portugal so dearly… I’ve spent the last few days writing up the Portugal lessons…

Why We’ll Do Whatever It Takes To Obtain A Second Residency

November 16, 2020

The Quest For Our Family’s Backup Residency Continues Talking about second passports and backup residencies is such a niche topic… I’m not used to people being familiar with these concepts when I meet them. If ever I mention that aspect of our business in conversation, I’m used to being met with blank, questioning stares. Since…

The 7 Best Countries To Get A Residency In 2020

November 9, 2020

7 Easiest Backup Residencies In The World Today Last week I shared with you the hellscape that is the French residency process (if you missed it, you can catch up here)… but I neglected to set your mind at ease. Because, while some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it…

Portugal’s Incredible Story: One Of The Biggest Empires

November 18, 2019

Once A World Player, Now A Little-Known Safe Haven Picture a chain of historic and charming small towns strung together by a single-lane highway, people walking or biking along, passing roadside stands offering fresh fruit at unbeatable prices (3 euros for a 5-pound bag of oranges!). The weather is warm, and blossoming vines grow over…

Retire To The Algarve For A Stable Climate Year-Round

November 4, 2019

Going Where The Weather Suits Your Clothes… As much of the world settles into a winter chill this month, fireplaces crackle and mugs of warm drinks steam… Personally, I’m enjoying my first autumn in eight years. Life in Panama, ever-hot and humid, didn’t allow for many of my favorite things in life—the smell of leaves…

All The Info You Need For A Second Residency Or Citizenship

October 14, 2019

The Trials And Tribulations Of (Trying) To Plan Your Plan B When my husband and I moved to Paris, the only real motivating factor was that we wanted to live in the city. I’d wanted to move back since I left at 18, and Harry was looking forward to a change of pace from Panama,…

Read This If You’re Thinking Of Buying Or Renting In Portugal

April 29, 2019

Portugal, Then And Now As one of the most unassuming countries of Europe today, it’s easy to forget the power trip that Portugal enjoyed for centuries… I’ve spent so much time in Spanish colonial cities in my life, but I’ve still not been to Brazil. I didn’t make it to Goa while in India either.…

Back In Paris, But For How Long? My Life As A Serial Expat

April 16, 2019

Secret Diary Of A Dragged-Overseas Expat  After almost 12 years away, I’m finally back in France. But just how long I’ll get to stay this time is anybody’s guess. You’d be forgiven for calling me a serial expat. But, I was born into it, rather than choosing that path for myself…

All The Info On Moving To Portugal At Our 2019 Conference

March 11, 2019

These Expats Find That Portugal Has It All “About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap,” writes Terry O’Halloran. “We moved halfway around the world, to Portugal. “Maybe we were a little crazy, but we haven’t looked back and we couldn’t be happier. “We’d lived in Hawaii for 40 years, and my…