Couple leave UK to LIVE in PORTUGAL DEBT FREE - Portugal Farm Life 55

[@OKportugal]

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[@brianashton1428]

(Moira Ashton) That was very interesting , I retired to Spain13 years ago with my husband, your journey reminded me of ours, we had one huge Basset dog, and a Maine Coon cat... but a friend drove us over , we thoroughly enjoyed the journey, My husband sadly died February 2019, but we had over 11 happy years here, and of course I still live here, this is my home, and I have lots of good friends here. I live 2 minutes walk from our little town. I am really enjoying your story, and Congratulations on your 1st year in Portugal 🐓🤩

[@OKportugal]

Hi Moira aren't maine coons just the best cats! 😍 I'm so sorry to hear about your husband passing and I'm glad that you are surrounded by friends. Lots of love to you ❤️

[@heliahc2547]

We are portuguese and we are huge fans. My husband and I have a similar life to the one you both had before moving to Portugal and we too feel the urge to change. Thank you for the inspiration! Maybe we will meet someday!

[@OKportugal]

I hope that you and your husband do it and make the move. It's such a beautiful country and a really good life in the rural areas. ❤️🤗👍

[@victorlima9373]

A life change for both of you but is al worth it fresh air, peaceful and friendly people. We are three days way from leaving for Portugal for 6 months Aveiro region our new home is almost completed. Both of us are Portuguese born our parents emigrated to Canada when we were very young we add the chance to visit Portugal many times thought out the years and after an yearly retirement we are returning to enjoy what this gorgeous country as to offer. Maybe we can have a cold one some day cheer to Ken and Gene.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Victor. I wish you all the best with your move and lots of success ❤️

[@helenarechena29]

I am from Castelo Branco a huge fan of your videos and journey. Now every time I drive past Lardosa and the Marateca I think of you guys!

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado, thank you for watching 😁❤️👍

[@101life9]

Beginning journey to prep you to be a Portuguese farmer! Enjoy your ride! Getting rid some of your creature comfort? Bravo to Gina! Great job on driving all the way! !!

[@mcintyrefarm634]

Going back and seeing your journey to Portugal-very entertaining. The look on the cats face seeing the donkeys-priceless.

[@OKportugal]

Haha yes they had no idea what was going on 😂

[@josephbenadam]

What a pair of balls. I wish all the best. I'm hopefully starting mine in Spain, The Canary Islands. Let's keep in touch

[@OKportugal]

Good luck with your move 😊

[@steveh545]

really cool watching the journey. need to go back and catch some of the earlier episodes again.

[@OKportugal]

Glad you enjoyed it...it was good for us to go through the old footage to see how far we have come in 12 months :)

[@aywa1578]

OKportugal This is a reason for a celebration. A nice beer and a glass of wine for Gina. Cheers happy Portugal Anniversary!!

[@OKportugal]

@@aywa1578 thanks so mych 😊👍🤗

[@carlosmartins1193]

Tenho estado a ver os vossos vídeo desde o início, 17/09 é o meu dia de anos, espero que corra tudo bem, adoro a vossa atitude e continuem com a boa disposição

[@audrascott1695]

That was so interesting. My son lives in Portugal, he moved from Australia. I absolutely love it there. I would love to buy a farmlet in central Portugal and live there.Thank you for posting your video.

[@OKportugal]

I can highly recommend it here. Australia looks really lovely too but in Portugal we don't have any dangerous animals or insects trying to kill you all the time 😅👍

[@overlandingomar]

Hi Rona, I'm thinking of doing the same. (moving from Australia to Portugal) Does your son have any tips?

[@audrascott1695]

O&theBOYZinOZ hi there, just expect for things to happen slowly with regard to government facilities. It’s a much more relaxed lifestyle. If you can go with the flow of a different lifestyle you will be fine, all the best.

[@mr_john35]

I've watched many of your more recent postings, but this one is hilarious. The bit about the spider has kept me laughing. 😃

[@bojinglesortina]

Great story, thanks for sharing....the fact you did not leave your animals behind speaks volumes. Hope you’re improving your new language skills and promote your community. Should you accept your mission, your next challenge will be to learn how to sing “fado” and dance the “folclore”. As you progress with the language, you may want to see a Portuguese series called “Bem Vindos a Beirais”, it ran recently for several years, one of the main characters was a young but very busy businessman in Lisbon, he experienced a heart attack and decided it was time to downsize and move to the countryside and become a farmer, needless to say, he knew nothing about farming but he had a great humble personality that was well accepted by the towns people....and like they say, the rest was history. Even the show theme song speaks of the hardships with a very catchy beat that will stay in your head......so, welcome to Portugal..... I love my people, my land, do your best to treat it well......enjoy the hardships as you enjoy the fruits of the land........ By the way, the series “Bem Vindos a Beirais” is somewhat found in KZbin but you also download the National tv RTP...they’re archived there also....the main character’s name is Diogo, you will find him ....good luck I know, I know....you’ve been here a while already....wonder how Mimosa would do in a long 8 day trip....

[@margiemistretta8885]

Hilarious I would've done the same except alot sooner have a safe trip...you have a new subscriber...

[@lusonuno]

Happy Anniversary and great video Ken and Gina. Parabéns.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado! :)

[@anthonyadverse6027]

Congratulations on your first year! You have done so much. Looking forward to seeing what the next year brings!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Antony. We have another compilation anniversary coming up in December showing our first year owning this farm ❤️ can't wait to make that one too!

[@1000djf]

Love it ! What an adventure! The road trip would have killed me 😓 ... hadn’t seen the earlier footage of you guys leaving the uk and arriving in Portugal .. Your vlogs are so interesting! Can’t wait for the next instalment

[@OKportugal]

I hate travelling too especially when the destination isn't certain but it was a great learning curve and growth opportunity for me. I always prefer to be in my comfort zone but unfortunately the best parts of life seldom happens there 😅😊❤️👍

[@cardosonuno]

Happy first anniversary in Portugal Ken and Gina! And 4000 subs to celebrate! We love all the videos and watch every single one. We just want more and more of them. Will watch this video now despite viewing all of the videos before ehehe. Truly an inspiration of making life better and more enjoyable. Well done. Keep up the good work, Nuno and Jonathan

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching guys. We will keep going for sure 😊 all the best to you both! 😁❤️👍

[@jamesjones-wv9ik]

This is a really fun retrospective - looking forward to the next installment!

[@OKportugal]

In December we will have our 1 year anniversary of moving into our farm and that will be a really good retrospective too... so much has happened in those 12 months too! :)

[@jamesjones-wv9ik]

@@OKportugal Yes, I have followed your time at the farm closer than your time coming into the farm. It has been quite a treat to "live your lives with you" with this crazy pandemic... A much needed escape for thousands who see your videos! Thank you for what you do, and you've sold quite a number of people on the idea of Portugal (we have other plans, but Portugal has been on our radar a while).

[@OKportugal]

@@jamesjones-wv9ik that's awesome to hear! Good luck with your plans 😁👍

[@richvangogh]

That was one of my favorite videos! Congratulations on the 1st year. I have watched all of your videos, and this was just so cool to show the trip... I can not believe how much you have gotten done in one year! I'm looking forward to the next episode. Good Job both of you! (And the little kitties, and DogDog) What a nice road trip. I have driven cross country in the US a bunch of times...road trips are the best! Thanks, Rich PS-I would have killed that spider if it was the last one of it's kind on earth!

[@OKportugal]

I'd love to do a cross country road trip in America. You are very lucky! ! I'm really glad to see how many people enjoyed this video. Thanks for watching 😊❤️👍

[@Craig_Stewart]

I am where you were a year ago. Great advice in helping me make the move to central Portugal . Thanks 👍👍

[@OKportugal]

Good luck with the move 😊👍

[@gracegomes2632]

Happy Portugal 1 Year Anniversary! Many more Happy & Healthy ones!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Grace 😊❤️👍

[@bennywinder9357]

Can't believe its a year!! Had great trip delivering your car with Fred, train journey back was an experience as well. So proud at what you've done in such a short time. I can now watch your episodes on my big tv.

[@OKportugal]

That's great that you can watch them on your big screen now! You and Fred are in the next catch up compilation we do that shows moving from the rental to the farm 😁👍

[@markpoundmusic]

Great work on the rise in subscriptions to your channel!!.. you are really detailed and transparent with your move and all the stages and hiccups involved.. You make no claims to be experts and are still working it all out..I think people can relate to that and are probably more likely to draw on your channel as a resource if they make their own moves. Keep it up!! 😊

[@OKportugal]

Hey thanks Mark. We are all learning till the day we die. The only people telling you otherwise are full of shit 😅🤣👍

[@philmay113]

Driving down through france into spain and on to southern spain with my caravan behind i have taken 13 days before but thats because i had a good look around different places on the way down and made it more interesting, being retired there is no clock watching, but boy have i missed the 6 months in spain this winter because of this covid 19 darn virus, trying to be polite and not swear, seeing the blue sky there is making me miss it all the more, I'm 75 but what you two are doing makes me wish i had retired earlier than i did and enjoyed the sunshine and layed back way of life sooner, enjoy your lives and all the very best with your plans.

[@OKportugal]

Hey thanks Phil. I hope you get a chance to get over again soon. We have a week of rain ahead but blue skies after that 😊

[@philmay113]

@@OKportugal take care

[@hunnybunny4u259]

Happy Anniversary!! Thank's for sharing the journey to your new homeland. Great video!

[@OKportugal]

Cheers thank you 😊❤️👍

[@hunnybunny4u259]

OKportugal I've been watching your video's from the beginning. I was wondering where the original owners went to from a lot of these farm's? Retired,died,moved into town? Like your farm...why did they stop farming?

[@OKportugal]

@@hunnybunny4u259 I believe the owners were very old, over 80 years old. The man went blind and I'm not sure if he is still alive but the wife apparently still lives in the village. I would love to meet her one day ❤️

[@aywa1578]

Woohoo a new video! It is great to see your journey. Happy anniversary!! I.so understand your sentiment about the three weeks vacay and working till you retire. Your journey to Portugal is so inspiring!! I have also been thinking what to do with my life and the changes I have to make. I won’t be able to do it as fast as you two have , but I am making steps towards my new goals. You two inspire me with every video. Thanks Ken and Gina!!

[@OKportugal]

It's new and old at the same time... A new look at what has passed in the previous 12 months until today ❤️

[@aywa1578]

OKportugal happy anniversary. A beer to celebrate and a glass of wine for Gina. Cheers!!

[@as-1982]

Happy anniversary!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you 😁👍❤️

[@yvetteburger9041]

Hi Kev & Gina, Great to know the "history" to the life change and move to Portugal. Enjoyed the episode (as do all of them )and take my hat off to the both of you and the pets. Great patience and endurance. What n journey! Regards from CT

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Yvette. I hear that CT is starting to warm up again that spring is on the way. Such a beautiful place ❤️

[@tomhirschel8524]

Great video Guys! Well done! Inspirational.Viewd in February , and now in September 2020 again.Just back from Portugal! Self isolating back in England.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Tom. Hope you get to come back to Portugal soon 😊

[@desmondobrien68]

Living the dream 🙌

[@strawberries1411]

Congrats..Thanks for sharing..It's wonderful to watch your videos for they represent how life is lived in real when you do chase after your dreams. How to work with the budget and the land, honest reports...all throughout a whole year. The way you observed the land and work with it and how to fit in the new society you chose to enter....I got so many tips and tricks I gladly share with my husband in case we really make it to have a small farm of our own too..some reality checks goes a long way..but also many heads up ..wishing you both abundance and happiness

[@OKportugal]

Thank you so much. Its great to know that our journey has resonated with others and possibly helped them in some way. I hope that you and your husband get a farm of your own soon ❤️ all the best 😊👍

[@umacasaverde1956]

Incredible what you have achieved in just year. Very well done guys. 🙂

[@OKportugal]

Hey thank you so much 🤗 it does feel a lot longer than a year. Not looking forward to another winter that's for sure. Hope all is well for you both 👍

[@ivansheppard1520]

I had a 8000 mtrs quinta totally off grid not easy on your own and travelling back an forwards to uk my mother was ill. Got covid last year weakened her heart sadly mum died June 2020. Most of my family live in SA as did I attended school there my kids were born there. Anyway you have guts doing it

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Nice one, happy weekend all the best for you 2.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado José 😁👍

[@megseggs5803]

What a great video, I'd not seen the trip before so was nice to see - look forward to seeing how the farm comes on in the coming years.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Megs... there is a follow up episode which will air in December which marks 1 year on our actual farm... im really looking forward to making that one becuase thats where all the best stuff happened! :)

[@DJ-uk5mm]

I loved this.... I felt like I was a passenger with you 😀

[@ravindrapadalkar2663]

Hi I am Dr. Ravindra Padal kar from India. I watch your all v logs. It is very nice. Good luck. I am retired professor from Veterinary University. I like your video very much.

[@OKportugal]

Hi Dr Ravindra, thank you for watching 😁👍

[@marceltiesema5830]

Wish you all of luck and hapiness

[@OKportugal]

Thank you. Same for you ❤️

[@ivansheppard1520]

Did you take A10 after Rouen or use the toll roads. Do you remember how much solar system was and where you got it. Regards Ivan

[@OKportugal]

We used toll roads. The solar was 1k from an installer in south east England. Can't remember the name unless I go through all the receipts

[@ivansheppard1520]

Thanks Ken same camper as yours £6500 they have gone up so much.

[@SuperScorpio1956]

I see Gina is doing a lot of driving. Do you not drive, it's a lot of driving for one person!! Been enjoying all your video's thank you for sharing

[@OKportugal]

I can't drive a car anymore as I have damaged my inner ear and get bad vertigo in a car and its not safe for me to drive anymore sadly.

[@michaelhopkins4296]

Nice chronical of your adventure. 👍 cheers 🍺

[@OKportugal]

Cheers Michael 🍻 😁👍

[@michaelhopkins4296]

@@OKportugal kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3iZlYafhsh5oJY

[@IslamicRageBoy]

Lovely dogs

[@ivansheppard1520]

Is bob petrol or diesel and how much was the solar panel system did you buy a kit an fit it yourself

[@OKportugal]

Bob is diesel and we paid £1k for his solar setup and to get fitted

[@robertreynolds580]

Well done! You are doing what I'm about to do...in Sicily... and I've found many Brit expats already doing it...same in Portugal. My plan always was to buy a smallholding out of the UK...the opinion i got? You don't know how to farm anything. True. But how did the first people learn it? And I've got youtube!!!

[@OKportugal]

Go for it and good luck. Anything can be easy or hard depending on how you approach it. All the best 😁👍

[@doloresduarte4059]

Congrats 👏 👏 👏. Well done bota and Gina.💜💙💚💛💯

[@OKportugal]

Thank you! 🤗

[@daylight5500]

Quite the adventure.

[@OKportugal]

Looking back I'm relieved. Could have gone many other ways 😁😅🤣

[@meytalvega2293]

Beautiful journey 💕

[@paradisefound5021]

Ur living my dream good luck stay safe

[@OKportugal]

Thank you ❤️

[@Alfablue227]

How wonderful, happy Portugal anniversary! What a cool trip, although that spider was nasty, and Spanish too! I would freak out. Great video guys, this is the life! Cheers from Alpiarça, Ribatejo.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Maria ❤️😊👍

[@Alfablue227]

De nada! I hope you both have a lifetime of happiness here in PORTUGAL!

[@OKportugal]

Portugal and its people are so lovely I'm sure that we will have a great life here ❤️

[@Alfablue227]

@@OKportugal Thank you very much, so sweet of you. We do have a few rotten apples here and there, but people from Beira are very nice and hardy. We have had a few famous ones from there. Next, you need to get into the Serra da Estrela Cheese making. It's an amazing cheese. You have to be in the Estrela region and it seems you are. So here's another idea geared towards you both hanging around here for a while. Cheers to both! :-)) www.valedaestrela.pt/en/about-us/

[@OKportugal]

@@Alfablue227 Our village is famous for its Soalheira Cheese and the sheep that produce this milk forage on our land. They are our neighbours sheep ❤️🐑

[@adbc8213]

Thank You for these videos... 🌀❤️🌀

[@OKportugal]

Thank you for watching them ❤️👍

[@adbc8213]

OKportugal I look forward to your videos!

[@OKportugal]

@@adbc8213 I'm busy editing a new one right now. Should be up in the next few days. I'm getting a bit artsy fartsy with the music and the motion of the video and really enjoying editing this new vid... Or maybe it's the beer? 😅❤️😊

[@suecollado8696]

💓Followed you from the start I get that spaced out feeling when your cycling & filming 😂 I have to close my eyes on those parts💓I’d love to drive to Spain to surprise family but scared about the channel tunnel💓

[@OKportugal]

Oh no. I will try and find another way to film it. I want to share and film things that other people don't to bring you closer to the action. I'm sure there is another way 😁 the channel tunnel was very easy. You just drive on and sit in your car for 40 minutes then drive off.

[@suecollado8696]

💓Thank you💓

[@ivansheppard1520]

Channel tunnel is easy 45 minutes or you can go Portsmouth caan 5 hours on ferry pets have to stay in car. I drove many times first time 2 stop overs in hotels. Took 2.5 days the next time slept in car once just drove the whole day longest drive is France big country once in Spain easy. Toll roads in france expensive with fuel /train came to about 500 one way

[@jonathanguillot7496]

amazing journey! how long did you rent a house before finding your farm? did you find your rental online?

[@OKportugal]

We came over to Portugal for a 1 week trip to look at farms and to find a rental. Once we secured the rental we then made our plans to drive over in our campervan with our pets. We found it difficult to find a rental online so we contacted an agency to help us.

[@jonathanguillot7496]

@@OKportugal great thank you! looking at it now as my family and I will move to Portugal this summer :D

[@OKportugal]

@@jonathanguillot7496 exciting stuff. Good luck with your move 😁👍

[@295mfk]

Congrats on escaping the rat race! :)

[@OKportugal]

Its work in progress everyday but so far so good :)

[@hwinny2]

You were sooo lucky to get your farm for such a price!

[@OKportugal]

Definitely ❤️

[@hwinny2]

It was a steal even then. The prices have gone up so much since then. I’ve been looking for months. I’m prepping my house to go up for sale this spring.

[@sheep1ewe]

How do one find those sheap propertys? I sit possible to get something like a castle there?

[@OKportugal]

If you are serious about buying then speak to an estate agent here. The flat, rural lands of Portugal are generally farmed with crops, sheep and cattle and the mountainous regions have crops and goats. Chat with a reputable estate agent to see what's available in your budget within the area you like. 😊

[@sheep1ewe]

@@OKportugal Thank You! I would deffinitly move if i can afford it, i love Portugal!

[@perunut4656]

Wow that was a great road trip! The motorhome worked out well. Did the fuel gauge get fixed?

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. We don't know as we just stopped often and kept the tank full 😁👍

[@ragaashish33]

You have taken the Best decision, I hope more ppl come to realise how important it is to be self sufficient & live off of land. Btw what is the property tax on farmland.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Raga, we pay under 100 euros a year for property tax on our 3.5 hectares and house. The taxes in central Portugal are very low.

[@xaralhoninhou7210]

Great story, journey adventure. Mind if I ask, do you not have a drivers licence?

[@OKportugal]

I do but a few years back I damaged my inner ear and I get really bad vertigo driving so its not safe for me anymore to be behind the wheel

[@xaralhoninhou7210]

Thanks for sharing your story. I plan on living in the Santarem area, hopefully within 2 years.

[@OKportugal]

@@xaralhoninhou7210awesome, good luck with your move 😊👍

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

Congratulations nice anniversary lets go to 10 years 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷😎🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👍🏊‍♀️

[@OKportugal]

YES! We are well on our way :)

[@lth1072]

Impressive journey. Did you share the driving over the trip?

[@OKportugal]

Yes in season 1. Have a look through our KZbin playlists 😊

[@lth1072]

@@OKportugal I've made the mistake of watching them out of sequence 😂 . One video, you're living on your farm. The next you're still looking for a farm. Then you've got a dog going to the vet to be spayed. On the next video, you've just got her. I make it confusing for myself . Great videos though .

[@OKportugal]

@@lth1072 😂 I've numbered them all in sequence and in different seasons too 😊 we are on season 3 now 😁

[@lth1072]

@@OKportugal that's very useful. I think I've seen about half. You've just climbed up a mountain with a very dirty muddy multicoloured dog in the video I've just watched. It was from early on in your trips. Good luck

[@ChristineKelly1000]

@@lth1072 if you go to the playlist you can select the vlogs in order.

[@yashjaja1467]

Was just wondering, where abouts in Central Portugal do you live?

[@OKportugal]

In the Castelo Branco district

[@formxshape]

It’s good you did this before COVID and brexit.

[@OKportugal]

Yes for sure. I wanted to leave the UK before Brexit. I could tell that things were going to get bad. I had no idea it would go this bad though for the UK and feel like I'm in the best place now for the current global issues.

[@perasperas]

😆 I believe that nowadays you know how to deal with flies and other flying insects. Just keep your place dark if you want to open any doors or windows. If your place got invaded by those annoying intruders, turn it dark and leave a small place open to the lighted outside. They'll always run to light.

[@OKportugal]

Yes and have one of those electric tennis racquets to swat them helps a lot too 😁👍

[@aywa1578]

Question. You mentioned that through your granddad you have EU citizenship. What nationality do you have besides South African?

[@OKportugal]

My grandfather was British so I was able to get a British passport after living in the UK for 5 years on an ancestral visa.

[@anadossantos1429]

Life style 💚🙏

[@OKportugal]

When you only have one life, I think it's important to give it all you've got 😊❤️👍

[@ivansheppard1520]

Going up to 67 and you have to have 35 years contributions to get full state pension

[@sylve3456]

Greatness

[@lusonuno]

I'm sure you have gained 20 years in your life by choosing your current life style.

[@OKportugal]

This last year has been all up to me and what I want to do with my days... and to me that's priceless! :)

[@lusonuno]

@@OKportugal couldn't agree more and very happy for you.

[@dytuga]

Hahahahah spider hunting 🤣

[@OKportugal]

I don't ever want to experience a spider that big waking me up under my duvet covers again :D

[@rayeandty3887]

We admire that you post inspiring travel content! Actually we are a couple that travels too and would like to work with you. Maybe we can do a video together or share eachother on our social media platforms. Would you be down? If so, our IG is @rayeandty

[@RAL2010]

first!

[@OKportugal]

🎉 ❤️😁👍

[@RAL2010]

@@OKportugal I have no other hobbies ...

[@PhilONeill]

It must be about time for a pros & cons. I know Gina must have a few negatives? I know you wont ;)

[@OKportugal]

We are shooting our new Q&A vid and we go over some pros and cons 😁👍

[@stuartwallace7841]

@@OKportugal About time you did that vid ! 😁

[@OKportugal]

@@stuartwallace7841 we recorded it the other day and the audio was faulty! So now we have to do it again

[@beijoztwo]

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[@OKportugal]

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[@aywa1578]

Question. You mentioned that through your granddad you have EU citizenship. What nationality do you have besides South African?