I have to admit, I moved to Portugal without educating myself about its politics. I had visited plenty of times and loved so many things about the country. Now that I am getting better at speaking Portuguese, I have been watching the news and trying to learn as much as possible about Portugal’s politics. I …
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As of yesterday, there was a new decree put out by the Portuguese government, that made the laws and regulations to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Portugal a lot stricter than the Covid rules passed on November 4th. I’ll be cleaning this up throughout the day, but this comes exactly from the Portuguese decree. …
A list of the new Covid-19 rules in Portugal as of November 4, 2020.
A Step by Step Guide on How to File A Police Report in Portugal Unfortunately, Antonio and I earned our “A Step by Step Guide on How to File A Police Report in Portugal” badge last year. Someone got into our building in June and stole not only our bike, but a lot of bikes …
When Antonio and I first moved to Portugal, we were thinking of opening up an Airbnb here in Lisbon. We did all the research on how to start an Alojamento Local in Portugal and how to buy a house in Portugal. However, after speaking with my friends Ylvi & Koen, the owners of Casa René, …
The truth of the matter is no one knows. The latest news to come out from the Government is that all flights to Portugal are banned until June 15 and that the Portuguese borders will be closed for at least another month. This could be quite an issue for Portugal, tourism counted as 8.7% of …
***UPDATED 5-11-20 Portugal’s response to the Coronavirus Pandemic was truly incredible. I could not think of a better place to be and this just reinforced my decision to move to Lisbon. That being said, we are not out of the water yet, so the government has announced a schedule of openings meant to mitigate the …
A list of the latest rules for quarantine during the State of Emergency in Portugal.
We got a chuckle from this from our good friends at r/Portugal on Reddit. It’s 100% correct. The Unofficial Portuguese Map A few notes that jumped out at us: Most of the Alentejo is a Desert which sadly is true. Leira area is very prideful that they kicked the Spanish king ass and sent him …
When we were staying at out 4th neighborhood in Lisbon, discovery mode was near the Amoreiras shopping center, I knew the area was more on the business/residential side – which I was looking for after a 10-day stay in the very fun (but loud) Alfama neighborhood. As usual, I started researching for places to explore. …
If you find yourself needing an emergency room visit Lisbon, don’t be too scared. Unfortunately, I’ve been privy to 3 emergency room visits. One was with an American friend who came here to visit and the others were for Portuguese residents on a D7 Visa who both have Portuguese Health Insurance. Both were at private hospitals (Hospital Luz …
Firm bodied. Smart. You are a Portuguese’s avó’s first son. I love you, but please let people pass. People are trying to walk by you but we cannot because your in the middle of the street, road, or beco. Sadly, this plead won’t happen because this is Portugal and people stand in the middle of …
If you want to find an apartment in Lisbon, prepare to be frustrated…and to shell out some dough. Lisbon is no longer the cheap place to live. Due to its gorgeous climate and everyone gushing about how amazing it is, it is no longer a value when it comes to housing. I did a lot …
We’ve been making it a point to get to know the cities that are within a 30-minute drive from Lisbon. Sa far, we’ve visited Setúbal, Cascais, Meco, Mafra, Quinta do Anjo, and Ericeira. Our latest recon mission was over to Seixal. It’s a quiet and quaint fishing town just 27 minutes from Lisboa by car. …
When we first moved to Portugal, we were stoked at the price of things in Lisbon. The cost of living in Lisbon is a mere fraction of what we paid in NYC. Everything here costs about 1/5th of what we used to pay. When we first got our EDP bill for electricity, we were pretty …
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