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Expat? What’s an expat?
According to Wikipedia, “an expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of the person’s upbringing. The word comes from the Latin terms ex (‘out of’) and patria (‘country, fatherland’)”.Mar 13, 2015 Wikipedia Having lived my entire life in Tennessee, nearly all in 2 areas…
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Why Portugal?
Portugal continually ranks in the top 10 places to retire and live according to many sources, several I noted above. We have been researching places to live for several years and have visited all our top choices. We loved Costa Rica and Belize, however they still needs to do a little more “growing up”. The…
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Why leave Tennessee or the US?
Every place we have visited, we ask ourselves “could we live here and would we want to?”. Many places we visit satisfy that question but some are just not practical and others are not affordable. Tennessee weather has become pretty intolerable for me, and I am tired of having to drive 20-30 minutes to do…
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Chapter 1: Lisbon
After a year of COVID exile, it is lovely to travel again. We decided to apply for a short-term visa to see if Portugal is for us. The overnight flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was nice, however mask usage for the entirety was uncomfortable. I’ll take it, however, if that is what it takes to…
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Chapter 2: Cascais
Michael researched areas to visit and found some great recommendations for Cascais, a lovely town close to Lisbon. We arranged a 3-week stay to give us time to get a feel for the vibe and house hunt. Cascais has a vibrant food culture with many outdoor restaurants in the Centro area and the marina is…
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Chapter 3: The Algarve
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