Your channel hit my feed for the first time today, which is surprising since I've been Portugal-centric for a long time. Ships (of a sort) in the night. I just retired - a year earlier than planned, but I "got retired" from a govt contract that shifted gears. My focus had been on moving to Portugal, but with the demise of the NHR, I've shifted my plans to the southern half of France. France was my original 2012 dream, and Portugal for exploring now is just over the mountains. Making a location scouting trip there in January-February. I know what it's like in summer in my target locales, so I want to see the winter version before committing! I moved away from PHX end of 2016. I miss the hiking and exploring all over the state, including three Big Ditch backpacks. It will be interesting to see your take on it now. I do NOT miss the summers! I look forward to seeing your new stuff. Best of luck in your travels home and onwards!

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Joric, I want to thank you for being so real and honest about life in Portugal. Your channel has been a great source of information for us and helped us make plans for our future move. I am so glad that my husband and I got to meet you in person. if you are coming to New York please connect, we would love to see you. I wish I could buy your apartment in Lisbon, we have 3 more years to go to retirement.

It was nice meeting you and your channel. Sorry to learn you are leaving Portugal. You must be homesick. But I also understand…

During 1993 my mother, aged 67 and living with my father in rural New South Wales, had a massive stroke. Rural New South Wales's standards of healthcare were then - and probably still are - abysmally inadequate. It was a 25-minute drive to the nearest hospital, and this was Christmas Day. In other words, there were almost no staffers on duty (even in the emergency section) except the occasional Filipina cleaner with predictably limited ability to communicate in English. Nor were there ambulance teams nearby. Something like half a day elapsed before any doctor saw my mother. For the rest of her life - she died in 2001 - she was unable to speak and almost completely paralyzed, requiring 24/7 nursing-home care. I really didn't need any further incentives to stay as far away from the countryside as possible. But if I had needed such further incentives, the horrific fate of my mother (and of my father, who took his own life six months afterwards, having been diagnosed with incurable cancer) would have provided them.

i left from there after living there semi of grid for 30 years , European union killed life in Portugal , the last paradise on Europe

Could you give us the google coordinates of your house? The Idealista map seems to point to the wrong location.

The listing says 82m² but it looks much smaller. Is there a floor plan?

Best of luck. Coming back after that length of time will be interesting. Can't wait to get your take on what's it's like for you to come back here.

Hi Joric, check your areas on the listing.

I will miss your content on Portugal but will always be a subscriber and look forward to keeping in touch Joric!

Is renting it out an option?

Please copy share our Apartment Listing - www.idealista.pt/en/imovel/33389482/

Good Luck Joric! It was a pleasure to be in contact with you during your stay in Portugal. Best of luck!

This is one of the most honest youtuber out there. I wish him lots of luck.

Thanks Joric for all your helpful videos. Have a safe trip back to the States!

If anyone is looking to move to Lisbon, Portugal, check out our apartment for sale! www.idealista.pt/en/imovel/33389482/

thanks for your insight and wisdom on PT. All the best in your transition back to the states.

Yes, Good Luck Joric & Your Future Travels will be Fab! Sure, favourable weather is a magnet, but so too is ‘community’ , especially for friendship, & maybe relevant for folks working. 💚😎

I enjoyed watching your videos over the years! I found your content very honest and informative. Best of luck on your upcoming move and travels.

Are you packing your Sleep Number bed back to the US with you? 😅 We are headed to Portugal for retirement in 60 days, I hope to not return to the US, but you never know. Best of luck to you. We'll keep watching, your information has been very helpful and insightful. All the best 👍

I wish the best for you and your wife. I've really enjoyed your videos as they contained a wealth of information for those interested in moving to Portugal. Please keep the videos coming.

Sorry to learn that you'll be leaving Europe, Joric. Do please keep in touch! Your Portugal commentaries have been not only informative but balm to the soul.

It was great meeting you and your wife Joric! I hope we stay in touch.

Good luck Joric to you and your family. Thanks for being an informative source.

I would be interested in a series on "Finding our/your retirement destination". This could mean exploring different locations across the US and doing vlogs on the places you visit.

Thanks for your videos. Good luck in your ventures!

Congratulations on making yourself happy! Travelers enjoy movement, but I can understand missing your family as well. I’ve enjoyed your content. I think leaving the pandemic video would be a great reference for the time. Maybe combine them in a group and add a note that policies have changed. As an older person, without family in Portugal, it’s just not practical to stay there forever, for many of us. The medical isn’t the best, and there’s very little assistance elderly people. There’s systems in the works to improve this, but it doesn’t exist currently. Anyway, I hope you have a smooth transition moving back home! 🍻

Thanks for your videos and the best of luck in your next life phase!

Good luck with your move back to Phoenix. If I ever return to the US I will return to Tucson. Arizona is a beautiful state.

Best of luck to you and your wife! We love your channel and appreciate the informative videos that are succinct and honest. We have been in Lisbon 2.5 years and are in our early 50s. Our oldest is engaged and our younger two are in college. We, too, have always planned to return to the US in order to spend more time with them as adults and be close with their families as that comes along. We plan to continue traveling. Again, thank you for great information and a friendly channel! Cheers!

Portugal is just a stopping ground to get into the EU, lol.

Sorry to see you are leaving. Portugal is definitely not my forever destination. I am here for 2 more years until I get the citizenship and then I will be gone. I will keep the house here though and come back once a year for a month or so. Good luck with the powerball. I thought you were retired here. In the rural areas almost all expats are. Even I am retired, though only in my early 40's. Thank you Bitcoin. The majority of the people I come across are over 65 (with many around 70) and from the UK. Personally, I think things in Europe are not headed in the right direction. After Portugal, I will go back to Asia. Where exactly, remains to be seen.

Your common sense advice has been invaluable to us and I thank you. We are in the final stages of our move to Portugal just as you are returning to the US. Two leave and two return! The very best to you and your wife as you enter the next chapter of life and adventures.

Congratulations on your successful endeavor abroad. Brace yourself for reentry to the USA

I can't wait to leave the US for Portugal - it'll probably be a few years. :-( Hope it goes smoothly for you.

sub'd years ago for your solid info w/o fluff, stayed cause you seem like a genuinely good person who tries to do right. how people found reason to curse ya, is beyond me. over the winter, we'll try to reach out & catch you for lunch or somethin as a thx for all you've taught us about PT. as for the channel, long as you enjoy doin it (maybe try fair-use background vids/images/maps/graphs//etc to add context & lower your on-cam time for comfort?), then i hope ya will. if it becomes a hassle, no worries!

Thank you so much for your videos! I've enjoyed your straight forward way of informing us about the pros and cons of living in Portugal. I've neglected to watch your travel videos but will be using them for reference in the future. I plan on moving to Portugal in the near future and use it as a base for getting to know Europe a little better before deciding where to live in the future. I'm subscribed and will be looking forward to more content from you in the future, whatever it may be. Your information without a lot of fluff is a breath of fresh air compared to other content out there. I hope your move is as seamless as possible and you enjoy your life wherever you are.😊

Love your channel for Portugal content, and will keep watching for more of your travel adventures! All the best with the move back home :)

Thanks Joric! You've been a great resource on life in Portugal! Best of luck on your move back to Valle del Sol (where I lived for seven years a long time ago, and where I may resettle at some point) Vaya con Dios!

You’re the best Joric. ⭐️ I always appreciate your honestly and telling it like it is. Priceless. Since PT is one of two European countries we’re considering moving to (at some point), your videos have been tremendously helpful in helping us make that decision. Trust your move to AZ is smooth and rewarding. 🙏🏻

Did you get your Portugal passport before you left 😮 I have been in Portugal for 2 years now and you have been very helpful 😀 thank you

Joric, say it isn't so.....will keep in touch using the usual channels....JP Porto

Have enjoyed your videos. I will miss the Portugal content. Looking forward to the new content. Cheers 🥂

Good luck with the transition.

Best of luck. Have appreciated the integrity of your videos

All the best! 🎉

So after getting approved for the DAFT, you have to pay $1,200/per month for what?

my advice is always the same, buy health insurance, doesn't have to be the best, go to private hospitals for routine anything, using that insurance, and go to public hospitals for any emergencies or anything major, the bigger the hospital the better. also use insurance for dentists. as for a stroke, call 112, the doctor will come to you with the necessary equipment.

To me , that's the most important thing, anywhere on Earth, regardless of age.