October 12, 2018
Finally! We just received the health insurance proof we have been waiting for. The last piece of the Visa application puzzle. Wayne ran to the bank for the 2 bank checks needed for application fees of $105.29 each. Then, I Read more…
October 7, 2018
Telling our grown kids that we were going to be moving far away was very difficult & emotional but we did it months ago. They reacted with a mixture of support and angst. But, ever since we first decided that Read more…
October 5, 2018
Back home from our research trip of 2 and a half weeks in Portugal, we are more determined than ever to make the move. We may stay 3 months, 3 years, or much longer. We may get homesick and come Read more…
October 2, 2018
Yes – we still want to move to Portugal! After 2 and half weeks of research and touring, we feel like we have barely scratched the surface of a fascinating and delightful country. We are very anxious to make the Read more…
October 1, 2018
We woke up relatively refreshed and determined to see some of Lisbon’s many sites. It was another pretty day. Two and a half weeks in Portugal and we never saw a single cloud. Just brilliant blue skies. I missed clouds Read more…
September 30, 2018
[ Devesas train station in Vila Nova de Gaia. Chilly this morning. Today we traveled back to Lisboa (Lisbon) for the last bit of our research trip. We wanted to spend a couple days as tourists in the capital city Read more…
September 29, 2018
Saturday – and we have no commitments. We decided to venture out on our own and take the metro back to Vila do Conde to really look around and see if it still appeals to us. ] We mastered the Read more…
September 28, 2018
Wine fixes everything. Our main goal today was to meet the woman, Helena, that owns the apartment we have arranged to lease initially. In order to get our visa approved, we need to be able to show about a 6-month Read more…
September 27, 2018
It has been so crazy busy since we got to Porto that I have not been able to keep up with the travel log. Thursday, the 27th, our plan was to hang out in the apartment in the morning to Read more…
September 26, 2018
Of course we woke up starving since we had skipped dinner the night before. And because we have been eating well since arriving in PT. We decided to walk down & across the river to where the first hop-on bus Read more…
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