Category: Living In Portugal
Quirky Things You Probably Don’t Know About Living in Portugal
Moving to Portugal, I really didn’t know what to expect. Sure, we traveled for over two years and spent about six months in Europe, from Porto, Portugal, Croatia, Rome, Paris and more. I had some idea of how European life worked as we always did Airbnbs during our travels. This meant I cooked in many…
Quirky Things About Raising Kids in Portugal
Who is crazy enough to uproot their five kids and move to another country? Especially in a country where they don’t speak the language? Well, meet our family! We did that four years ago now. It wasn’t even the first time we uprooted them. We also did it in 2018 to travel the world full-time. Moving your family abroad…
Quirky Things About Portuguese Bureaucracy You Probably Don’t Know
I’ve written many times about a significant pain point that comes with living in Portugal for four years: bureaucracy and anything to do with the government. It’s tough! I had a fellow American tell me that anything government-related in Portugal is like going to the DMV in hell. While that was a good chuckle, it…
Four-Year Update On Living In Portugal as American Expats
August passed beautifully in Lisbon with fabulous coastal weather, plenty of tourists and most Europeans on vacation. August also marked four years of us living in Portugal as American expats. We arrived, fresh and naive, to a customs strike at the Lisbon airport in August 2021. Wow, so much has changed since then! I will…
Why Expats Leave Portugal: A Current Expats Take
We just celebrated our four-year anniversary of living in Lisbon and are happily settled in for the long run. This surprises us as much as it does our family, but we are happy! However, living in Portugal comes with many challenges. I’m grateful we’ve found our way around some of these issues (or come to…
Social Life in Portugal: How to Make Expat Friends
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Car Maintenance and Registration in Portugal: A Guide for Expats
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What We Import to Portugal (As an Expat Family)
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Do You Need to Convert Your US Driver License to a Portuguese Driver License?
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Banking in Portugal: A Quick Guide for Expats
Relocating to Portugal, or even spending an extended period there, means adjusting to a new way of managing money. Whether you’re setting up your first bank account, sending funds across the country or getting the hang of mobile payments, having a solid understanding of Portugal’s financial tools will make your transition a whole lot smoother.…
