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student life
May1112/05/2022daily life, emigrating to portugal

student life

Coincidentally, this month we caught several glimpses of Portuguese student traditions. Our own student life is far beyond us. So…

alternative to flying
May0212/05/2022daily life, emigrating to portugal

alternative to flying

I don’t really like flying, or rather, I don’t like booking plane tickets and I don’t like the hassle you…

reader’s letter-2
Dec0612/12/2021daily life, emigrating to portugal

reader’s letter-2

We received a kind email to ask us ‘What’s your experience with the Portuguese climate?’
We’ll try to answer that…

campaign month!
Sep2222/09/2021daily life, emigrating to portugal

campaign month!

‘Vote PS, vote Armando Mourisco, vote Paulo Rocha!’ blares from the speakers of the campaign car. I wave the red…

deliverers idiom
Jul0619/07/2021daily life, emigrating to portugal

deliverers idiom

Getting a parcel delivered to the Portuguese countryside is easy, if you know the tricks.

Importing a car in Portugal?
Jan2525/01/2021emigrating to portugal

Importing a car in Portugal?

How to import your car when moving to Portugal, without paying import tax?
Read our story…

reader’s letter
Sep1404/10/2020daily life, emigrating to portugal

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
Jul1013/07/2020daily life, emigrating to portugal

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
Mar2014/09/2020emigrating to portugal, freelancing in Portugal

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
Feb2626/02/2020daily life, emigrating to portugal

registering for healthcare

Everyone on Portuguese territory has the right to medical care. All you need is a ‘número de utente’.

Portuguese driving license
Feb1403/03/2021emigrating to portugal

Portuguese driving license

How we exchanged our Dutch driving license for a Portuguese driving license.

Importing a car-follow up
Sep2315/01/2020emigrating to portugal

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
Jul0514/09/2020emigrating to portugal

How we found our house in Portugal

Buying a house in Portugal. This is how we found ours.

The beginning
Jul0314/01/2020emigrating to portugal

The beginning

Emigration to Portugal. How it began for us…

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a Dutch couple who are acquiring a new language, new skills and a new life in Portugal.

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