‘Vote PS, vote Armando Mourisco, vote Paulo Rocha!’ blares from the speakers of the campaign car. I wave the red…
deliverers idiom
Getting a parcel delivered to the Portuguese countryside is easy, if you know the tricks.
Importing a car in Portugal?
How to import your car when moving to Portugal, without paying import tax?
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reader’s letter
We received an e-mail from a reader who went house hunting: “Do you have any tips?” Of course we do!
not yet forgotten
“Why did you come to live in Portugal?” many here ask. I always answer that question with “For another life”.
freelancing in Portugal
Since last month I am officially a ‘trabalhador independente’ in Portugal. If I had known how easy it was to…
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.
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.
How we found our house in Portugal
Buying a house in Portugal. This is how we found ours.
The beginning
Emigration to Portugal. How it began for us…