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10 tips to help you settle in Portugal
9th November 2011 - 08:521. Relax! Portuguese life happens at a slow pace. Take time to sit and take in the sights and sounds of your new home. You’ll find pretty squares lined with benches all over the country — use them and enjoy them! 2. Be friendly! In Portugal people smile at each other and strangers exchange friendly greetings – very different from life on the mean streets of UK cities! Join in with this tradition, it’s good for the soul. 3. more...
Combat homesickness in Portugal
23rd August 2011 - 07:39Portugal has been a top destination for Britons moving abroad for several reasons. The main reasons are its proximity to the UK, its hot climate, its glorious food, wine and way of life. Moving abroad, no matter how close to home it is, is a daunting and scary experience. It will no doubt be exciting, but at the same time you will experience a mixture of emotions, from happiness, to doubt and dread, to feeling homesick. Luckily there are plenty of ways to try and combat the negative more...
What to do within the first month in Portugal
6th July 2011 - 05:00Moving to Portugal is a journey that hundreds of Brits make every single year. They are drawn to the country by its friendliness, proximity to the UK, climate and way of life. So what do you do when you arrive there? There are the obvious things to sort out, property, care etc, but there are also lots of little things to organise that you may not have though of. Here are some things to help you settle in the first month in Portugal. 1) Register with a doctor. You should more...
When you arrive in Portugal
25th May 2011 - 06:00So you have made the move to Portugal, all your things are unpacked and you can begin to enjoy your new life in the sun. So what do you do now? Once the move is over and you begin the reality of your new life abroad, it can suddenly appear very daunting. Don’t panic! It is the little things in life that get overlooked, yet sometimes these are the things that help our lives run so smoothly. Take friends for example, we couldn’t imagine a time when we would know no more...