Six weeks until I get on a plane to Porto. I can’t wait. Following two previously cancelled trips due to the pandemic, I am hopeful it will be a third time lucky. However, I am acutely aware there may be further delays. Restrictions for overseas travel are still in place. And they continue to change. …
Small steps to Portugal
Ola. Como estás? Estou bem, obrigado. Planning to move to Portugal isn’t a race. Not for me at least. However, there are times when I just want to do it tomorrow. Accelerate the process and speed up time. Accelerate is a word I use frequently at work. It’s a mantra of the organisation I work…
Progress Portugal
A fortnight of making progress. Following a little waiting, I’ve now received my NIF number which now enables me to open a Portuguese bank account. Quite a few steps forward. Albeit small ones. Opening up This blog is my personal record of my move to Portugal. Despite publishing it on a public platform, it still…
Portugal property
Online property searching is a little addictive. Especially when you are excited, and more than 1,000 miles away from where you want to purchase your next house. As well as having little knowledge of the area I’m searching. Having an addictive personality doesn’t help either! Being physically sat indoors on a wet day in the…
Traffic light u-turn
Nobody ever thought the impact a traffic light changing colour would make. But, over the last two weeks, we’ve seen the impact a change of colour makes. The speed of change definitely not helping. We all know that traffic lights change from red to amber, to green. No surprise there, but the speed of change…
Why Portugal?
It’s a reasonable question. A question that there is a myriad of answers to. My immediate response though is ‘why not Portugal?’. Before I answer ‘why Portugal’, a little context in the approach I am taking in my move to Portugal First and foremost, moving abroad has been in the back of my mind for…