We Spent 2 Nights in the Douro Valley, Here's What Happened

[@carlospereira-in4mg]

Thank you very much for your spectacular footage work! Again it was so nice to be with you and your amazing Family! You and your camera captured all important details of your trip. Hope to rejoin you pretty soon!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you very much, Carlos. You did a fantastic jobs of getting us around to all the fantastic sites so that Kalie's folks could see the wonders of the Douro Valley. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

[@HoneymoonAlways]

Looks like our kind of trip with the hotel, landscapes, and great food and drinks.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

We thought so! All this trip was missing was you guys! - Josh & Kalie

[@danielafidalgo9409]

Absolutely amazing!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you. 🙏 - Josh & Kalie

[@cleaningtime8156]

Wow so beautiful douro River thanks for sharing that awesome place .

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

🙏 Thanks for the comment. Great to see you. 😊 - Josh & Kalie

[@NomdePluminha]

Wow, guys, amazing videography technique and music! It's a whole other level! Parabéns!! Content was awesome!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Sara, thank you so much! 🙏 We're really working hard to produce better content. This video in particular took much longer than most because of how much extra time we put into the different production elements. This comment was a real pleasure to read. - Josh & Kalie

[@rafaelfonsecaportugal]

Amazing video as usual! Thank you Josh and Kalie

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Rafael. We appreciate it, man. 🙏 ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

[@io6813]

Fantastic, we love Portugal and we want to leave there, thanks for this video. We regards from Italy

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

🤗 Hi Italian friends! Thanks for watching and leaving so love. - Josh & Kalie

[@paulrumohr]

What an epic trip... and you got to drink port wine all the way through! 🤯

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

It certainly was epic, Paul. 😊 A lot of wine period. Good thing we had a driver. - Josh & Kalie

[@luisvasconcelos1053]

Nice place, Douro have so many stunning places to check

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Agreed, Luis! - Josh & Kalie

[@BowenLeigh]

Thanks 🙏. We are coming from Winnipeg Canada 🇨🇦 in Dec

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You're welcome! Thank for watching. You're coming this month?! 🤗 - Josh & Kalie

[@chezunrau-toews6917]

Same here!

[@carlossaraiva8213]

So you go from -15 celcius to 15 celcius. You probably think it's summer here 😁

[@BowenLeigh]

@@carlossaraiva8213 😃😃😃, am so looking forward to “ my summer “ there

[@carlossaraiva8213]

@@BowenLeigh cool! Just remember that Portugal is very humid and windy in wintertime. Other than that, i believe you will dig it.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. What a lovely experience.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Our pleasure! We're glad you liked it. It was certainly a lovely experience. - Josh & Kalie

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Lovely indeed. 😀

[@dorinamiller2649]

We visited over Thanksgiving break from Colorado. Started our trip in Porto because of watching you two! The Duoro was gorgeous and we were happy to witness the fall color.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

That's so incredible to hear, Dorina. We're glad you found it as gorgeous as we did. 😊 Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Glad you liked the experience. By the way, it's Douro. I guess americans are more familiar with spanish words - colorado is one. As curiosity, if Colorado (which means colourful in spanish) was in portuguese language it would be Colorido.

[@dorinamiller2649]

@@carlossaraiva8213 I didn't even realize I made that mistake! Somehow in my brain I never even noticed the difference in spelling. Thanks for educating me!

[@carlossaraiva8213]

I hope your paremts return for future videos. Your mother in particular is a natural in front of the camera and a really good presenter. I hope you show more of you reacting to the food and wines you taste, to hekp otheres from outside of Portugal understand how good the cuisine is in this small all too often ignored corner of Europe.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hey, Carlos. Yes, we talked about that once I started editing. We didn't have enough reactions to the food and drink. We agree. The majority of time it's because Cia starts to get antsy so we forget to get those shots before leaving the table. We'll try better next time. - Josh & Kalie

[@terrisokolow7796]

Really enjoyed this video!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Glad you enjoyed it! Are you next? - Josh & Kalie

[@75jmd]

Thanks!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Wow! Jorge, this is very generous. 🙏 Thank you very much for supporting the channel. We're really humbled. - Josh & Kalie

[@seamusp5991]

Everything is so beautiful! :)

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you! 😊 - Josh & Kalie

[@JasonJFlippingLife]

Just got back from visiting Portugal for the first time but didn't make it to Porto and the douro valley region. Thanks for sharing. It looked so lush.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Nice, Jason! Thanks for watching and we hope you make it up here on the next visit. Until then, we hope to keep making videos you want to watch. - Josh & Kalie

[@wendyurquia4034]

WOW. Dreamy. Just sublime. Major saudades for one of my favourite places on earth. Thanks guys. Much love from Australia. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for the love from Australia, Wendy! We appreciate it. - Josh & Kalie

[@Kate13indra]

Amazing place! Thanks for summer tip! Definitely saving in my Portugal notes. 👏🏼

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Katka. You're welcome. We hope you have an awesome time on your trip. - Josh & Kalie

[@GDoggProductions]

Beautiful tour and so well captured 😁 Great to also see Cia wearing a backpack 💯 that's one less bag you need to worry about

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

So true! We're glad to have her pull her own weight around here. 😉 Thanks for the compliment, brother. - Josh & Kalie

[@Mr1vision1]

Thanks for sharing more of your family with us. The wife was rushing To the airport on the way to Dubai and Santorini. She had to Stop, grab the remote control, and search for two minutes to see the baby girl at the feeding zoo. The incredibles!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😁 That's so awesome to hear. Thanks for sharing. We appreciate the love and hope the trip to Dubai and Santorini goes well. - Josh & Kalie

[@paulosapinto9904]

Já fui 2 vezes e adorei um serviço com classe, personalizado e a pessoa muito culta e simpática Aconselho veementemente a fazer esta e outras viagens com o Carlos

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Paulo! You've taken a tour with Carlos too!? That's cool. - Josh & Kalie

[@kistmyst8247]

What a fabulous video, guys! What more could I ask for besides gorgeous nature, wine, & cheese! As a grandparent myself, I know Kaley's parents must be over the moon to get to spend so much time with Cia. Such great memories you made.

[@jaxfl8945]

The steak looks yummy! Scenery beautiful

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

The steak was the best that I've had in Portugal so far. - Josh

[@tamirose787]

I want to go to that hotel & spa. So beautiful!! Thanks for showing us how cool it is.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😊 Let's go, Tami! It was really beautiful 2-3 days is great. - Josh & Kalie

[@davejohnson007]

Was there 2 years ago and it was great! Stayed at Quinta De La Rosa. A beautiful place to wander around and try some wines. Great vids guys! 👍

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing! Quinta de la Rosa is on our list. 😊 Thank you for the compliment. - Josh & Kalie

[@mariadigiovanni1168]

This video was just what I needed after a long work week. I slipped away to Portugal for a bit. Kalie's mom is a natural. It seems she has done some time in front of the camera(?). Thank you again for another beautiful and immersive video.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Aww, thank you Maria. That's really nice to hear that the video did that for you. Kim hasn't spent any time really in front of a camera. 😁 We appreciate you. Thanks for being such a loyal, long time subscriber. - Josh & Kalie

[@teodoro1007]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This region is a marvel. And your election of Porto with Valencia is really god. Hope to be in Coimbra before New Year with "radical.pt". Best, Teo

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You're very welcome, Teo. Thanks for the nice words of support. Let us know when you're in Coimbra and if you pay a visit to Porto. - Josh & Kalie

[@saramendes6554]

Que saudades de portugal😪 tem que visitar Guimaraes e Braga.👌greats from France.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Sara! We've been to both and made videos about them. 😊 See you over there on those video 💪 allez les bleus - Josh & Kalie

[@jamesk000]

Hope to make trip out there to see you guys!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

I hope so too! Do you wanna tour the Douro with us or just hang out in Porto? - Josh & Kalie

[@tatianaschoenfield9819]

Great video, I just purchased a Pingo doce labeled Tawny Port wine (the cheapest, haha) and it is actually really good and from the Symington family estate. (I always look up the wineries when I buy wine). It is supposedly fermented in wood barrels. They also have a 10 year version. What a nice trip, especially with family. Your parents must have been thrilled! Was everything organized by the tour company?

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi Tatiana! Thanks for the message. We're so sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. 😅 We just had that Tawny Port yesterday at a little party 😊 It's very drinkable. Kalie's parents loved it and they really liked this little time capsule of a video. Kalie and Carlos (the tour organizer) worked together on the itinerary. It was pretty darn perfect. ❤️ - Josh & Kalie

[@anadossantos1429]

Beautiful 💚 as always Your mom is very sweet ☺️ And Cia 💞 she's so cute 💞

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You are so kind, Ana. thank you very much. This was a really fun one to do. It's like a little time capsule for the whole family. - Josh & Kalie

[@2clarityin30]

Beautiful scenery! Thank you for sharing the beauty of Portugal with us. So nice to see your family too.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and letting us know what you thought about it. - Josh & Kalie

[@elizabethreynolds6874]

This was so fun to watch, and what a beautiful place! So happy for your folks getting to spend time with you! 💖

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Glad you enjoyed it, Elizabeth! We really enjoyed spending time with them and making their trip memorable with Cia. - Josh & Kalie

[@EMALAWEY]

Love informative videos like this because I hope to visit the Douro Valley in the future and would also like to take a river cruise❣️ Thank you 🙏🏻

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Great! We're glad that we could give information in a hopefully entertaining way. 😊 River cruise as in multiple nights or an hour like we did? - Josh & Kalie

[@EMALAWEY]

Multiple nights cruising and visiting vineyards along the river‼️

[@BOULDERGEEK]

Hey, those are the same grape elevators that we use in our wine production in Washington. I know everything about how to clean that equipment, twice a day! Nice video. Looking forward to meeting wine producers there.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Does it smell bad? 😁 This stuff did. Thank you. We really enjoyed making this one. - Josh & Kalie

[@GazilionPT]

You should have taken the riverside train all the way up to Pocinho. This year in particular the weather was perfect for that. Much better than a river cruise.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

[@machellep1]

Love Aveleda wines. They are hard to come by in the states.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Us too. They were telling us about their distributors in the US. Do you need some names? - Josh & Kalie

[@carlossaraiva8213]

I heard that generally speaking Portuguese wines are hard to get in the States, except perhaps the Port and Madeira wines (which are also Portuguese).

[@SimonShinn]

Always great seeing expats enjoying our country. If you guys enjoy vinho verde, then I suggest you stay at Torre de Gomariz and try their Escolha vinho verde…IMHO the best vinho verde…but can only be bought at the hotel.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you very much for the nice words and tip! We'll put that on our list. 😁We've started to really enjoy vinho verde. - Josh & Kalie

[@lucchese20]

What an awesome video! Thanks for introducing us to Kalie’s parents and sharing your experience with your viewers. We didn’t have time to visit the valley in late October but the scenery reminds us a lot of the Napa Valley here in California. How was the vinho verte? We didn’t know there was variety before visiting PT. Hope to visit on a future trip soon.🍷 🥂

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hey, Maurice! Thank you for the compliment. We agree, the scenery is similar to Napa Valley. We really liked the vinho verde although we all agreed that Post Scriptum was the best wine we had on the visit. Kalie and I got a bottle at Aveleda that was from vines grown out of schist rock soil! - Josh & Kalie

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Hello. I hope you get to visit more regions in Portugal. We are dmall but pack a lot in a small package. By the way, it's Vinho Verde. If you are familiar with spanish, the portuguese word means the same as in spanish - green. In the case of the Vinho Verde that is not a name sbout the colour but it's green as use to mean new. Vinho Verde is new wine that is not fermented so it retains a bit of gas making it taste both sweet yet bubbly-like. It's great with fish or shellfish food but it can also be a great summer wine to drink chilled while enjoying an evening in the shade. But really, you can drink it anytime, any excuse is a good excuse to drink Vinho Verde. V8nho Verde is exclusive to the region of Minho in Northwest of Portugal, it's a designated and protected denomination (both by local national law and by EU law) so only this part of the world can produce Vinho Verde.

[@alexandreoliveira5451]

Wowww... you where at Aveleda, 1km from where i live. I hope you enjoyed it 😊

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Yup! Beautiful place. That's crazy that you live so close. 😁How often do you go there, be honest? - Josh & Kalie

[@alexandreoliveira5451]

@@ExpatsEverywherei pass by twice a day When i go to work and when i return home. When i was a kid i used to spend every summer back in the 80's with my friends riding our bikes on those roads surrounded by nature. Remember one of my old comments when i said that i live 25minutes away from Porto with 1/2 of the costs? In a house much cheaper than any apartment in Porto and with a lot of quality? I was refering to the municipality of Penafiel I would love to arrange a free tour so you can get to know Penafiel and famous historic locations of this town. I go to the shop (inside) at least 3 times a year to re-stock my fuel "Vinho Verde" 😅

[@AJtheGreattt]

Beautiful video ❤❤❤ loved it!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate it, AmZz. Cia says "Hiiiiiiiiii". - Josh & Kalie

[@selin8274]

For a overnight I highly recommend Messo Provesende in Provesende. The wine dinner was wonderful, with the United Nations sharing the table. The owner is not a wine producer but a seller so you get to try a LOT of different wines to go with each course. The highlight of my trip to PT

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Vinho verde in Douro? You must have travelled to Minho, as Vinho Verde is a protected denomination exclusive to Minho alone. I guess for somebody unfamiliar with the region it might be easy to not be aware of the changing of the regions - personaly speaking and as a portuguese from the south i'd probably make the same mistske as well as i am not familiar with the Norte, sadly.

[@droops63]

This is a great video. I have to admit. the Douro area wasn't really exciting me before this video. Some of what I saw looks really interesting though. When was this made? Doesn't look very cold.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

What a portuguese might call cold might not be cold for a british or german. But cold really hits Portugal in the January and February.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, John! The Douro Valley is really stunning. This was shot in late October and it wasn't very cold at all. - Josh & Kalie

[@luisrivas1097]

Ola Josh and Kalie. This was an awesome video. Nancy and I are planning our second scouting in September. Will be starting in Porto. Hope to run into you both. I wanted to ask was this tour booked including the hotel, cruise and wine tours. I would love to surprise my wife with this tour. Stay safe and keep up the great work. Boa Noite. =)

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Hi Luis, great to hear from you. Thank you for the compliment. Wonderful to hear that you and Nancy are going to do your second scouting trip in September. If you'd like to actually meet up, let us know. The tour through Carlos included driver, cruise, quinta visits, and lunch. We booked our hotel separately but after speaking with Carlos about our options. There were basically 3 hotels that we were looking at if you'd like us to help you book or understand your options, email us or write us on Patreon and we'd be glad to help. 😁 - Josh & Kalie

[@luisrivas1097]

@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you Josh. I will email you soon to find out more information. All the best to the family.

[@MrMitos5000]

We been there a few weeks ago in Pinhao! Check The Viking (Bruno) next time!

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😁 Thanks for the tip! - Josh & Kalie

[@Haiyan25]

I actually worked on the boats that make that same trip. From Vila Nova de Gaia to Régua, Pinhão and Pocinho. On minute 15:08 that’s actually the company I worked for 😅

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

😊 If ever you'd like us to tag along, you let us know. 😉 - Josh & Kalie

[@Haiyan25]

@@ExpatsEverywhere 😅 I no longer live in Portugal, but I used to live in Vila Nova de Gaia, in Vilar do Andorinho, near Santo ovídeo. The company is still there, they just leave from Cais de Gaia.

[@BOULDERGEEK]

Stunning hotel. Premium prices for my economic status, but it's beautiful to see and be made aware of.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Definitely pricey for us as well but we worked out a deal with Kalie's parents. 😅 - Josh & Kalie

[@elizabethreynolds6874]

PS Loved the music choice with this vid.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

🙏 Thank you very much. We spent some serious time finding the right ones. - Josh & Kalie

[@samaroopaswan692]

Hello dear, What months you were in duoro velley ? Is october 3rd week is good to visit there ? Thanks for sharing such beautiful videos. 😊

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thank you. We've been there during 3 seasons now. We've not seen the Douro in the winter. Late October should still be okay and the rates should be lower. - Josh & Kalie

[@kris4066]

Birds sound better at x1.5 speed👍🏻

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Ditching the hat was your best decision yet. Anybody with good hair doesnt need head accessories.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

Thanks, Carlos. This seems like a compliment, however, it also seems people forget that barbers and hairdressers were shut for long periods and therefore and a wild head of hair can be a distraction too. One things for certain, I love hats and they'll be back. 😁 - Josh

[@carlossaraiva8213]

@@ExpatsEverywhere noooooooooo!! Look, you are not a 20 years old anymore. Assume your mature looks, you really rock it (*speaks with envy*)

[@miguelbarradas9858]

Portugal 🇵🇹👏👏👏👍👍🍷🍷🌎🌎🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@DiogenesOfCa]

That looks like a billiards table not a pool table. What was the coffee situation like at the hotel? Nothing worse then having terrible coffee in the morning.

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

This table had pockets so for us we'd call it pool but it's not a big deal, we're terrible at it regardless. As far as the coffee, in the room they had pods, but we mainly drank the coffees at breakfast which were from an industrial machine. It wasn't single origin coffee, but it also wasn't bad either. - Josh & Kalie

[@kris4066]

x2 the bumpy road if you wanna see an earthquake🤣

[@victorjoaquim2813]

Stop ,you not an Expat,you are an Emigrant

[@ExpatsEverywhere]

By some definitions, we're most certainly emigrants because we've moved from the US, however, Oxford Languages wouldn't classify us as emigrants (or immigrant) because we haven't moved permanently. Calm down and enjoy the videos, Victor. 😉 - Josh & Kalie