One of the pivotal reasons why we were comfortable with the idea of moving to Portugal was its excellent public healthcare system. We had heard...

Rabanadas aka Portuguese French Toast I recently discovered Rabanadas. For the sake of ease – let’s call them Portuguese French Toast – but they are...

Lisbon for us was love at first sight. It is the city that made us fall in love with Portugal and all things Portuguese. Ever...

The Christmas Markets in Cologne Here are our top tips for visiting the Christmas Markets  Dress for the outdoors. Do not underestimate the cold and...

I first came across the name Alqueva during one of my mindless surfing bouts, searching for places to visit in Portugal. What caught my eye...

The first time I heard of Matosinhos was when we were looking for rentals in Porto. We had read a few articles on neighbourhoods within...

Around mid-Feb, our lease agreement was signed, sealed and delivered, and ready to proceed with the application. Our Police Clearance Certificates had also come through,...

Figuring new things out is a slow process for us and the cheap cab fares in Porto certainly didn’t help push us to finding out...

Deciding to move to Portugal on the D7 visa was the easy part. The difficult part lay in finding a house to live in, a...

While we expounded on the documentation and what’s required to get the D7, we realise that a lot more needs to be said about what...

Preparations SEF – Full form – Servico de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (Foreigners and Borders Service) By the time of our rescheduled SEF appointment on 31st...

In the run-up to our moving to Portugal, most, if not all of our energies were devoted to getting the visa or packing and moving...