Douro Valley and The Good Life 🍾

[@joenandamalie]

Douro Valley is epic. Even when the weather is sad and grey. But do you know what is not sad and grey? The subscribe button. It's happy and red. Press it! Unless you already are subscribed.. Then.. Then please don't.

[@jfdlx]

You paint sad and gray with great white and red hehehe!

[@Alfablue227]

Pls Jon...it is not 'Duro' it is Douro ...-ou- sound in Portuguese is like: Ouuuuhhhhh...the way u say it means 'Hard' =Duro vs. 'Golden or made of gold' = Douro.

[@Portugal2100]

@@Alfablue227 if it is to explain, at least try to do it well, since when "Douro" means Golden. The origin of the word "Douro" is not yet certain, but "Douro" is not the same as "De Ouro" or "D'Ouro" so has nothing to do with golden. Just a short explanation to clean this misinterpretation. All the best guys

[@Alfablue227]

@@Portugal2100 Ohhhh boy ..are you being a smar Alec? Douro is a contraction of "De" "Ouro"...and that is: "Golden"! Diz-se de um objeto revestido de camada ou folha de ouro; Que tem a cor ou o brilho do ouro; brilhante. Aquele vaso seria muito mais bonito se fosse dourado. = Got it?

[@moviejose3249]

@@Alfablue227 Just chill with the pronounciation the good thing is that they are trying to learn vocabulary, the correct pronounciation will come later.

[@pedritu147]

Guys, don't go to Douro during winter... try at maximum October. You will get golden red views of the vineyards and even the chance to see a real harvest! Another tip: the best scenario starts in Peso da Régua and goes up until Pinhão (or even further). Promise you won't regret. Just take a sunny day :D. Maybe next time you can do the cruise during spring or summer time. Love your videos! Be very welcome to Portugal!

[@PEPlourde]

Douro is amazing, we caught some "time off" of our vacation in Lamego! Pacheca was amazing, we actually had the gentleman serving you wine as our french tour guide and he was just so passionate and knew so much! It is a very beautiful vineyard!

[@suzannederringer1607]

Wonderful! Yes, you shoukd be paid for the advertising. By chance I was drinking a red Douro wine when your Vlog turned up in my feed. It is lovely, smooth and fruity.

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks, Suzanne. Hopefully one day we will! :D Good to hear you enjoyed your Douro wine. How can you not though? :D

[@jorgegomez524]

was it by chance? big brother is watching you ..lol

[@benficahaz]

Portugal is truly Beautiful ! Thanks for the video

[@joenandamalie]

Absolutely beautiful yes.

[@jfdlx]

Another great video. Loving the family dynamic. The best. Have the best time!

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks! ☺

[@cinr76]

I have a suggestion for you, (it envolves wine of course), you should visit Azeitão, it's about 30 km from Lisboa and they have Tortas de Azeitão (delicious pastry) and Moscatel wine (produced in that area) ... But take care, Moscatel gives a terrible hangover... (I heard say)...😏🤫

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks, Catarina! We will add that to our vlog ideas list. I (Joen) aren't the biggest fan of Moscatel though. It's too sweet. :D

[@grandadan]

Douro is the River and it gives it's name to everything around, including in Spain too

[@JosePinto-xo5wu]

Beautiful views out there in Douro valley! Nice job ;)

[@joenandamalie]

Obrigadoooo, Jose! :)

[@stephenwilliams4406]

VERY good Blog. I appreciate the extra work you do in editing. It shows! Love the extra cartoons and clips that you inject. Hope to visit Portugal in September. Steve

[@veteq101]

Another great video. the shooting and editing is some of the best I have seen on youtube. keep up the good work.

[@joenandamalie]

Wow. That's a big compliment. I still think there are some other channels that know how to next level B-roll, but we will catch up one day. First we just need Canon to make a camera that shoots 120 fps with a flipscreen 😂

[@reluctanttraveller275]

It's really great to see you back travel vlogging. More house tours please! I was planning a trip just to Porto but now I've seen your Douro trip you've made me want to see more.

[@JenShea]

Thank you for taking us along to Douro :) Too bad Dad wasn't feeling well :( Too bad about the rain, but the good news is at least the two of you can go back... and maybe you can plan it out in advance with getting some kind of subsidy/sponsorship. Show them how you growing. Send them some links to your awesomely edited videos... offer them some drone shots... I'm sure you might at least get a discount or two... no? Anyway, great video - Obrigada ~

[@joenandamalie]

We will be going back as soon as it makes sense :)! At this point though, we don't really need any sponsors and we love the freedom that comes with not having to say nice things about places we aren't 100% in love with. So when we are going to do a collaboration it will have to make 100% sense. Hopefully when we get a little bigger we can make collaborations with Six Senses and similar :-)

[@carmenwong1970]

Just discovered you guys and binge watched your videos for hours! Really tremendous content, so funny and relatable. Love the posh bits while still being humble. The cinematography, music selection, everything, just so tastefully done. Keep up the excellent work!!

[@joenandamalie]

Thank you so much, Carmen! 😘 That is really the kind of motivation that keeps us pushing hard to always improve our videos. Thanks for following us. We appreciate it so much!

[@csdragonfly]

Beautiful Douro! Nice to see you enjoying the good Portuguese life. Your speaking skills keep getting bettter and better. Hope Joen's father is feeling better. 💚❤😚😚

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks Dragonfly! Dad is already on his feet again the following day :)

[@csdragonfly]

STAY CLASSY VLOG Boa noite para toda a família! 🤗🤗

[@MrClassicfever]

csdragonfly "the good Portuguese life" como se o português comum pode-se soltar largo como estes fazem, 4 ou 5 estrelas é para poucos usufruírem

[@csdragonfly]

MrClassicfever Eu nao disse "the normal Portuguese life". É, de facto, uma boa vida, pena que poucos a possam ter. Mas não deixa de ser boa.

[@MrClassicfever]

@@csdragonfly dá para ter outra interpretação 👀

[@sandraalbuquerque1486]

You guys rock! I hope your pap get well soon.

[@vasgeza]

love from Canada, I could watch you guys forever... Somehow there's a great fee and vibel to all of your videos, lots of care and work no doubt but at the same time they feel totally effortless and natural. Keep them coming. Thanks

[@joenandamalie]

And we could read your comment forever! 😘 We really appreciate your kind words. We do put a lot of effort into the videos, but our main goal is to be natural and authentic. Happy to hear that you think we succeed! :)

[@avaliadorhonesto6491]

My recommendation in Porto is : visit Jardim do Morro in Vila Nova de Gaia and after the sunset have a dinner in Bistrô Bom Gosto, the same side of the river. They have a fantastic food.

[@hardcorecampinggear]

I love this guy's sense of humor. Cracks me up!

[@Jazzhere]

Very good cinematography, definitely deserves a lot more subscribers. It'd also be nice to see some Northern Europe travel vlogs from you guys.

[@w7mjr]

I love your vlogs! Very informative and you both crack me up :) So glad you had a fun...and safe...Douro Valley adventure.

[@Eridan95]

I loved this vlog, and knowing places in my country, and all the luxury, so cool. And when you guys were lost was the funiest 😋

[@joenandamalie]

Amalie always call me Mr Detour as I somehow always know how to find the wrong way! 😂

[@cutdepiefails6596]

Dog I had such a nice restaurant with the real northener food so close to where you were staying, in Resende. D'ouro A Vista.

[@newman2295]

hey, you guys videography is on point. love your videos. Thanks

[@joenandamalie]

Thank you x1000. We try our best! :)

[@josemartins-game]

Thank you very much for the awesome videos you do about my country. Ps - it's rather obvious that you should have chosen Porto over Lisbon. 😁

[@claudiacosta8839]

If you didnt planned it already, you should visit pinhão. Its beautiful! Nice trip!

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks for the suggestion. Will be saved for next time!

[@vp2794]

Pinhão is beautiful???? Only for the railway station and the vew.... Not worthy the stop sorry

[@peacefulleagle]

i love that you are so used to drive on those roads

[@joenandamalie]

Joen is a really good driver but I honestly always say my prayers as we drive in the mountains because he has no speed limit 😅

[@dgas75]

Douro is beautiful!!! ❤️

[@joenandamalie]

Very much! Imagine when the weather is good!

[@beachbum6219]

Joen thought he was about to get scammed at a petrol station, again! 😂

[@joenandamalie]

Haha, I must confess that I had a quick flashback 😂

[@FilipeBento]

Ah... ah... thought about that too :)

[@farben_]

First thing I thought, you can tell he was getting flashbacks from Italy.

[@thedarkestwhite9460]

That's my region. Thanks for showing it.

[@alanengland5114]

I can see my wife and I in one of those barrel houses in Douro next September!

[@inportugal2]

the health improvements for your father and father-in-law. It is unfortunate that he is not well to enjoy that day.

[@joenandamalie]

It was a bit sad, but he is up on his feet the following day :)

[@jorgeamador9407]

Excellent vlog as always. Too bad the father got sick and we could not have seen more of the parents that I loved.

[@cagarnosvermelhos]

good life, I loved it

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks, Turco! 🙏☺

[@keshavjee1977]

Me and wife have been watching your amazing videos since this Friday. We don’t believe how you didn’t achieve at most 100k subscribers. We would like to give you an idea ir order to impact more Portuguese people and also the huge audience we’ve here in Brazil. The very best luck for you !!!

[@manuelneni4711]

what camera are you guys using?

[@djtleitho7689]

I love all the hotels you stayed in. After watching your videos , I want to pack my bags and head to Lisbon. Still planning that.....🤗

[@joanfreyre]

Hope your Dad gets well,we want to see him again. Douro is a treasure.Your Mom,what can I say, puts another dimension to this vlog altogether.

[@joenandamalie]

He is already back on his feet! Thanks! My mother truly is a one of kind person. It's sad that she is not a permanent addition to the vlog! 😅

[@marafernandes8046]

You are the best, love the true approach 😂💪🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@vitorfmartins71]

what a great vlog ,guys. it's phenomenal views of douro valley.obrigado

[@joenandamalie]

Obrigado, Victor! Your comment is appreciated! 🙏😘

[@kimberlycoward577]

Love your vlogs! You two keep us laughing! We were in Lisbon in '17 and have planned a 9 day an excursion in Northern Portugual this year. We begin with 3 days in Porto and are working our way down to Obidos,,Nazare, Coimbria etc. Unfortunately we don't have enough time for Douro Valley 😢🍷. I'm not sure how the weather will be and love your coat. It goes with everything. I assumed it was Zara but didn't find it despite all of my searches. What brand is it? I hope you get back to me! Thanks! Obrigada! You two are a good time! 😘

[@dwellwithus3023]

Joen, Amelia is VERY special!! ;-) I hope your channel becomes big!

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks, Josh :) Fingers crossed it will happen one day!

[@irinaisac5820]

We adore your tipsy moments :D Which Douro wine do you prefer?

[@joenandamalie]

Thaaaanks, Irina! :) I don't think we have tried enough Douro wines to say for sure, but wines from Quinta da Pacheca and Quinta do Vallado are some of the best! :)

[@irinaisac5820]

@@joenandamalie cool :) we'll make sure to try tem next time we are in Portugal:)

[@abdullahjabbar8582]

h wow amazing vlog i m planning to visit portual with my wife and 2 daughters(9 and7 years) during the period from 26 nov to 6 dec,, i m planning to visit douro valley and Serra da Estrela , porto and lisbon,,, i m unsure about the weather during this period , especially the rain,,, do ur recommend me to go with this plan during this time or not??

[@pedrofonseca4328]

Hello. Do you have try portuguese brandy's????

[@anafreitas1646]

Its forbidden to use electronic equipments/smoking while putting diesel, gas, whatever. It's usually all over the place in signs. It's the law. Some later check ins will allow you to avoid leaving in hours of extra traffic, sometimes another hour of sleep before a long drive. Most people even stop along the way for late breakfast or lunch, to try local cuisine.

[@VictorPMarcos]

Lucky guys ..Enjoy

[@joenandamalie]

Thank you, Victor! ☺

[@sylviagaston9453]

Next time squeeze half a lemon in a glass of plain water. That cures any stomach ailments. :-)

[@RuiParreira]

Just..lovely 😉😊

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks! 😘

[@kannapiranr.p9607]

Nice thank you

[@joenandamalie]

No, thank you! ☺

[@shmurtzz]

I don't like piglet (leitão) but lot of people say it taste good.

[@joenandamalie]

Did we have leitao without knowing it? 😅

[@arturmanuel8120]

Hello. First of all i hope sincerely that your father recuperate fast as possible. Yes that´s truth our tourism and hotels and even the wine they gave a huge jump last decade. Well I expect the tourists can appear in Douro season and don´t go away as you shows us. But let me give you a tip: search for "Solares de Portugal" and you find a new kind of turism wich join the old Portugal with de modernity sophistication. There the taste is really portuguese. Now a good news for you: the rainy days end this week and the sun come back shining as usually not many times in north of the country mainly in the winter but that is another story. Please keep going like this i like very much to see you explore the best of Portugal. Até logo.

[@shmurtzz]

Happily, we can drink some wine even it'raining.:)

[@joenandamalie]

When it comes to drinking wine the weather is ALWAYS perfect! :D

[@andrenikolaisen8171]

Wtf... David Blaine works at a Portuguese gas station?!

[@joenandamalie]

We thought it was more a Portuguese version of Tom Hardy 😂

[@andrenikolaisen8171]

@@joenandamalie you sure it wasn't David Blaine trying to show you a magic trick, but you waved him off 🤣 Keep up the great work! Love your videos!

[@KOVELINES]

@@andrenikolaisen8171 It´s me... :D

[@netby]

Here you can see the moorish heritage that some of portuguese people have...eheheh

[@Kchunq]

Amazing vlogs as always! You are the best at doing b rolls. Do you have an idea of how it should be or do you get creative at the editing process. It’s such a pleasure to watch. Thanks 👍👍👍

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks, Kevin! It’s a combination. The more planning that goes into it the better, but planning is hard when your vlog is 90% running and gunning. Most often thr creativity is added in thr editing process. 😊

[@jorgeamador9407]

The Douro has the best wine in the world that is Port wine, but it is not the best region of table wines. The best region for table wines is the Alentejo. The Douro has a unique landscape with vineyards for Port wine.

[@shmurtzz]

Cool

[@joenandamalie]

:)

[@leito1257]

Douro .. is a short word to de ouro. The gold ..

[@ZEROZERO-xx3qm]

9:25 😂😂😂

[@joenandamalie]

The complexity was very complex 😂

[@ZEROZERO-xx3qm]

@@joenandamalie I feel like that many times with topics just like wine 😂 Next time you go to the Douro valley, try and do the ride along the N222 between Peso da Régua and Pinhão, and then from Pinhão to Vila Nova de Foz Côa. It will offer you some of the best landscapes Portugal has ;-)

[@argos314]

Old Diogenes would have loved the huge wine barrels, the whole thing looked like a drunken Hobbit's paradise.

[@joenandamalie]

Who is Old Diogenes? :)

[@argos314]

He was an ancient cynical philosopher who solved his housing problem in a clever way: mentalfloss.com/article/73890/retrobituaries-diogenes-sinope-ancient-philosopher-who-lived-wine-barrel Actually in modern times Japanese motels have come up with the same idea, but instead of spacious wine barrels they jam their guests in sake cup-sized cells disposed in beehives. Not recommended.

[@tugadmundo]

loved the video but when you said " Boa tarde " you really surprised me.Try GEROPIGA just don"t tell anybody.Cheers.

[@pixelised]

Another great vlog (despite the grey weather). No little cruise trip up the Douro river though? 😉 By the way, your Portuguese skills are commendable but Joen still pronounces Douro as "duro" (hard, in Portuguese)… 😀 Also, you guys seem to be in serious need of adopting a doggo… 😉

[@carlosdejesus123]

“Douro” sounds like dough-ruh

[@csdragonfly]

Carlos De Jesus It's more like dough-roo

[@joenandamalie]

Thanks! :) We wanted to go on a river cruise, but weather sucked + we couldn't ind a cruise that seemed intriguing enough. We will just wait for next time we go! :) Ps: we will work on the pronunciation. From now on we will sat "Dohr" :D

[@pixelised]

@@joenandamalie That seems like a nice plan! ☺️ The going back when the weather improves part… I don't know how that pronunciation would work but it will be fun to find out! 😉

[@zelouras]

Amazing VLog. Amazing quality and taste. Seriously. I find it awesome that you choose to live in our country and to really enjoy the country in a cool way. Thats why I would love to invite both of you to my restaurant in Porto, its called BH Foz. Please check it out 😉 BTW, Douro Suites was where I asked my girlfriend to marry me on their boat 😉 Awesome really 👏

[@joenandamalie]

Hi José. First of all thank you for those kind words. We would love to take advantage of that beautiful offer. Let’s et keep in touch for the next time we are around Porto 😘🇵🇹

Always Cool ! 🤗 Canal Luís Maria Trip 🇵🇹

[@joenandamalie]

Obrigado, Luis! ☺️

[@nelson1953]

It looks like you were in the land of hobbits.😂drinking good wine.

[@miguelalmeida1944]

Go to the birthplace of Portugal, called Guimarães :) I can assure you that you will not regret ;)

[@joenandamalie]

Guimaraes is on the to do list! :)

[@js312]

Ur lovely people ;). I would like to adopt u.

[@hugo-yb5po]

Just move to Porto, forget Lisbon

[@joenandamalie]

Haha, we love Porto, but Lisbon is our home ☺

[@hugo-yb5po]

@@joenandamalie Ok, I'll move to Porto since you guys dont want 😂

[@joenandamalie]

Haha! We’ll come visit! 😅

[@jorgegomez524]

they already have rain in denmark...