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Discovering the Nordic key to happiness ~ in Portugal!
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There Were Many Things I Expected When I Moved to Portugal – But Definitely Not This!
And had it not been for the rainy season in Portugal, I might never have discovered it.
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Dead Neighbors & the Portuguese Double – Inadvertently Buying 10 Properties in Portugal (Part 2)
Days after signing the promissory note, I still couldn’t wrap my head around the realization I was actually buying ten properties in Portugal.
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When You Inadvertently buy 10 Properties in Portugal...
I came to Portugal in the spring of 2022 looking for a small house to rent or buy so I could qualify for a long stay visa.
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Portuguese Drivers
Francisco has become one of my ‘go-to’ sources for explaining the Portuguese people to me, especially Portuguese men.
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There Were Many Things I Expected When I Moved to Portugal – But Definitely Not This!
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When You Inadvertently buy 10 Properties in Portugal...
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That Exquisite Portuguese Form of Torture known as "Pimba"
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Dead Neighbors & the Portuguese Double – Inadvertently Buying 10 Properties in Portugal (Part 2)
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Portuguese Gardening Advice
Gardening in Portugal is like having a zoo filled with hundreds of botanical free spirits, each one of which needs constant care and feeding.
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What to Do When Your Neighbor's Dog Bites Your Dog in Portugal...
As soon as Kiitos and I rounded the corner from our little alley out onto the main road that runs through our little village, there they were – Senhor…
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The House Protects the Dreamer – Inadvertently buying 10 Properties in Portugal (part 3)
To recap, it had been a summer of surprises.
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Portuguese Words of Love
With all the rain we’d had that week, I’d lost the internet and was down to a feeble 2G – not optimal for a digital nomad.
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Senhor Manuel Buys Rolls from the Bread Truck...
...temporarily tying up traffic in the village.
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What a Pretty Blue Car Can Tell You About Portuguese Men
A warning signal had come up on the dashboard of my Volvo, indicating a problem with the tires that needed attention.
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Things Happen Slowly in Portugal, but...
During yesterday afternoon’s walk with Kiitos, we passed by Senhora Carvalho’s house, as we often do.
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Fig Jam, Permisson Bread & Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookes
Fig Jam, Permisson Bread & Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookes
A sketchbook of humorous & cautionary stories about daily life in a small village in Portugal, with a few delicious recipes thrown in 😊
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