Since last month I am officially a ‘trabalhador independente’ in Portugal. If I had known how easy it was to…
free entertainment in Cinfães
About 3 times a month there’s a cultural event in our main town. A lecture, a film, a play, a…
registering for healthcare
Everyone on Portuguese territory has the right to medical care. All you need is a ‘número de utente’.
Portuguese driving license
How we exchanged our Dutch driving license for a Portuguese driving license.
from trash to art: Bordalo II
Contemporary Portuguese artist is getting popular with his sculptures made of trash.
slash windows old-new, part 1
A local carpenter made our new old-style windows for our house in Portugal. They look great.
The Voice Portugal 2019
The voice of Portugal, a great way to improve your Portuguese.
Mushroom fever
Portuguese are crazy for edible wild mushrooms. Make sure you pick the right ones in the forest.
the panel lift
Fixing plaster or drywall boards is done easily with a panel lift. Luckily also for sale in Portugal.
Tech in Aveiro
We visit the tech days 2019 in Aveiro, Portugal.
building concrete stairs
This is how we built a concrete staircase ourselves. It consists partly of concrete blocks. Then we poured steps from concrete.
Importing a car-follow up
How we’ve corrected an error in the car importing process to Portugal, and even got some motor vehicle tax back.
Controling the Asian hornet
Asian hornets are threatening honey bees in Portugal. Here’s what you can do.
saudade, the non-translatable emotion
Saudade a Portuguese bittersweet emotion. Bitter because of the lack of family and friends who are far away. Sweet because of the hope that tomorrow may bring.
demolished!
We are renovating our house in Portugal. Today was a demolishing day. The old fireplace in the kitchen is gone!
Blogs about living in Portugal
Blogs about living in Portugal.
While we are busy working on our house in Portugal, we give you other experiences to read.