May 23, 2019
In between the endless DIY projects, we’ve spent the last few weeks exploring; near and a bit farther. This year, Portugal has revamped their public transportation system pricing to make monthly passes even more affordable with larger coverage areas. Wayne Read more…
April 14, 2019
We routinely read the comments of other expats making the move to Portugal on the endless Facebook pages of the several groups we follow. One constant line of questioning is “Where should we live?” Whether they plan to make the Read more…
March 31, 2019
We started the process of relocating to Portugal right after our research trip to confirm our decision. We started in early October 2018 by compiling and submitting the mountains of paperwork needed to get our 4-month visa from the Portuguese Read more…
March 24, 2019
After a couple weeks of non-stop DIY projects in the new apartment, we decided to give Wayne’s painting arm a break and get away for a couple days. Just a mini road trip before giving back the rental car. We Read more…
March 10, 2019
Retirement means taking it easy, sleeping in every day, and lots of relaxation, right? Not if you’re us! Now that we have a new (old) apartment, the real work has begun. This week we made countless trips to the local Read more…
March 5, 2019
We closed on our apartment in Matosinhos (pronounced mat-o-zeen-yoush) on the evening of February 28. As reformed real estate agents ourselves, it was fascinating to observe how very differently the sale and transfer of properties are handled here compared to Read more…
February 26, 2019
We knew this would be an exhausting week with the move to our new apartment at the end of the week. So, we took advantage of the great weather Monday & Tuesday to have some relaxation time. Monday we road Read more…
February 24, 2019
Most of the week we spent running errands and prepping for our move to the apartment in Matosinhos. We met with our attorney. He made us feel really good about our apartment choice. He thinks we got a good deal Read more…
February 17, 2019
Talk about a roller coaster ride of highs & lows! Such was this past week – and why this post is too long. The high point of the week was our appointment with SEF to apply for and get (yipeeee!) Read more…
February 10, 2019
This week the big milestone was choosing where we will live for our future expat lives. Maybe forever. We found an apartment (condo) in the town of Matosinhos. After a few tense days of negotiations with the seller, we reached Read more…
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