Getting a Portuguese bank account is not the hardest thing in the world, but there can be good amount of bureaucracy and paperwork involved. If you are planning to spend a long amount of time here, or if you are relocating, you will NEED to have a Portuguese bank account. It’s quite hard to navigate without one. Why? …
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As a tech geek-ified family getting modern electronics in Portugal is a horror and a nightmare. Get stuff shipped, charged 10x VAT, bring it yourself the electrical setup in apartments break everything. We moved to Lisbon, we brought over our stuff (not something I recommend – just sell your crap and buy new here). We …
When you are going through the process to move to Portugal by getting the D7 residency visa, one of the requirements is that you have health insurance. The process is not hard, but you need to check off a few boxes. Portuguese medical insurance is said to be some of the best in the world. …
In Colombia and in the US we were so lucky to find some great cleaners. They treated our house and office like their own homes. Very respectful of our space and when they finished there 4 hours of work your place was zenful. Not like the mess you live in day to day. But the …
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I wanted to put together my impression of the Top 10 neighborhoods in one of the best cities of the world; Lisbon, Portugal! I have had the pleasure of staying in most of these neighborhoods in Lisbon. For the ones I have not lived in for more than a month, I have asked …