LIVING MY BEST LIFE IN PORTUGAL!

EPISODE #127
It's an exciting day... my first ever group ride here in Portugal. I've made some new riding buddies and couldn't be happier about it...
The guys take me out on a 75km guided tour south on Lisbon, starting in a town called Azeitáo, then heading to the beach at Sesimbra, then finally making our way to the incredible climb to Serra de Arrabida. Oh my god! what a place... it is 100% somewhere I will be returning to as soon as possible. I had a fantastic time, can't thank the guys enough for showing me around. Happy as Larry right now!
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[@CamNicholls]

I don’t know Thomas. I reckon you’ve made a mistake. Essex looked way better on video 🤣

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

🤣🤣🤣 I must admit… I’m not missing it!

[@dominicbritt]

@@TheCyclingTattooistI can tell you now - it hasn’t stopped raining/snowing since you moved to Portugal… enjoy!

[@Mount_Mindset]

The boy is back in action! I think that luck has started to turn in your favour 😉 it’s on the up n up now…….. even on cobbles

[@fgewfee]

Look for a ride in Montejunto! Another checkpoint you have to see!

[@rolffuchs2737]

The best thing about Portugal for me, you get great espresso anywhere and the cakes...

[@johnknox4293]

thanks Thomas...looks like fun! Exciting to make the move to a new place and meet new friends

[@mojochaser6383]

So pleased you've found a great bunch of guys to cycle with!! Here's to many miles & smiles!

[@goodcompanycoffee]

Fantastic stuff Thomas. Glad to see you back on the road with some new mates. They seem cool!

Incredible coincidence, I greeted you at the door that day and I didn't even know it was you, I only found out in this video. When you come to our backyard, send a message, it will be a pleasure to accompany you here. The climb they made in the 4th minute of the video is exactly what I do every day to visit Serra da Arrábida. Have a good trip, friend.

[@greggjames448]

Nice to see you settling into life in Portugal and that you have found some cycling buddies 🙌🙌

[@henryjefferies]

Really enjoyed this one Thomas, glad to see things are on the up for you!

[@JLS..Pacheco]

I'm from the States, my parents integrated from Portugal in the late 60's. This club ride made me feel like I was home. Viva Portugal!!! Great job, man. looking forward to more!!

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

😁🙏🙏🙌

[@davidlewalski2292]

I think you are living your best life man. Enjoy!

[@matthewrabbit]

They're called "balls from Berlin" because Jewish/German families took refuge in Portugal during WWII and brought the recipe over with them. Beautiful ride! Haven't been able to make it back since COVID, but this really gets the itch going.

[@clinthoneycutt4246]

Portugal looks amazing! Great video. I can't wait to see the next one...

[@tonixpto1]

It's really great to see my area in your videos, the views are spectacular, it's a shame the fog, next time it will definitely be better. Be careful with Helder, he likes to give people some leg pains😜 Cheers Thomas💪

[@lewisA76]

What a decision you made to move there. Stunning.

[@irondistance4313]

What a beautiful new home, and look at that weather this time of the year you deserve it ❤

[@holinografias]

That was a great and fun morning riding bikes with old and new friends! I'm sure we'll have plenty more in the future. Cheers! ✌

[@cb6866]

Obrigado Thomas...very cool places. It's good to see you and yours are all recovered . I know a Helder too , dude's a legend .

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

Yeah great group of guys… really had good luck finding them! 😁🙏

[@cb6866]

@@TheCyclingTattooist that’s great man , enjoy your new home and riding

[@nickslatter3559]

Love the videos Thomas , I moved from Leicester to Australia 8 years ago with the wife and 3 daughters we are living the best life loads of cycling , the coldest I see is 7 degrees in the middle of winter but a hour into the ride it will be 15 degrees 👍🏻

[@guywadsworth9099]

Thomas loved the video. What a great ride and a great bunch of lads. Looking forward to many more.

[@GregGriffiths-t6v]

Man… what a place scenery looks absolutely insane. The roads look perfect. And the bike looks even better. All it’s done in Essex is rain so hardly any riding for us. 😫

[@MrSmoothasf]

Gotta say mate, i love this channel. It kind of reminds me of Cycling Mavens channel in the early days when he just used to go out having fun.

[@donreed5074]

Pumping me up for my Sunday Club ride with the Crawley Wheelers. Love your positive vibes.

[@anasimoes2487]

Is always nice to see an English guy with a bunch of Portuguese guy’s!!❤️😄you welcome!! Enjoy the weather 🇵🇹🇬🇧🤗

[@rosseverest9543]

Great video good to see what you’ve let your self in for. Enjoy mate

[@n.eilo_rides]

Looks like an amazing ride with some great guys 👌

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

It really is! 😁🙌

[@faosa73]

When I go back home I always make sure to ride some Arrábida

[@jimdelong987]

Enjoyed this video, look forward to more Portugal rides and videos of your new home.

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

More to come! 😁🙌

[@sazridesbikes]

So so lovely to see you smiling and on a ride with a group who seem like a great bunch. With a sense of humour! The new bike looks fab. Wishing you lots of continued good fortune. Wonderful 😊

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

Thanks so much! 😁🙏

[@hendrixrox12]

didn't even make it to the end of the intro before i hit the subscribe button. so good.

[@FabOnABike]

Amazing. Reminds me of this years summer bike holidays in Portugal. From Lisbon to Sesimbra. Slept there and next day up that road again (yeah, no more gears 😂) and then up Serra Arrabida down to Setubal Portugal Amo-te ♥️🇵🇹

[@Garybaxter1]

what a beautiful place! 👍 so envious! 😁 brrr!! chilly and wet here in blighty!

[@ppedromarta]

I'm glad you're enjoying the Portuguese roads! Hope to ride with you one of these days, keep grinding! 💪

[@JordiMoll]

As always that I follow All my best wishes to you and the people arround you ✨⭐

[@nicholascastle9727]

I'm up for any group ride where I get offered a 'cup of tea and a biscuit'. Love your new ride buddies!

[@suliske]

I love your new bike! Very nice in black!

[@dennisbaron5680]

Enjoy , looks fantastic , it's like when we moved to Sicily

[@MrSzwarz]

Fantastic views, fantastica atmosphere, and fun with nice people! Thank you. Enjoy every minute of you life!

[@paulwynne1811]

Looks amazing. Change the white trek writing to metallic red or gold or rainbow silver.

[@kenwynn3871]

Great to see you settling into life abroad, I moved to Amsterdam 6 years ago and best thing I ever did (apart from booking a return to Mallorca this summer 😉)

[@DonJon99]

i'm really glad you're liking Portugal! I hope to see more of your rides in the future

[@christophertoro9177]

Thanks for sharing this great ride with us..."Not too shabby" 👍👍

[@denisspratt926]

Nice to see you finally get on the bike without any problems there.

[@craigsmith5134]

NIce man, good workout for the new ride!!

[@Bullitluna]

I'm glad your settling in. The ride looked tough but fun. Does make you jealous looking at the weather and I'm looking out at snow.

[@Thorsten89342]

Great to see you out with local riders, and even getting in some gravel! Maybe I missed it in an earlier video, but is there a particular reason why you chose this area, and Portugal, over say Spain and Girona, which seems to be super popular with cyclists? Many thanks for the great content.

[@joicebtt]

Welcome to Portugal. Now you have to try the group ride TGV. Next it will be in 8th December. Cheers.

[@jessemartinez6120]

Living the Dream!!

[@richardmoeller7296]

So beautiful. Amazing views for the vids! Keep up the hard work!

[@Geoff333]

🤣🤣🤣 that guys English hilarious mate keep up the good work Thomas lad

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

Hahaha brilliant aye! 🤣🙌

[@paulh8223]

Living the dream after your shaky start glad it’s working out for you , currently 0 degrees where I am in the uk ,

[@mrewers2316]

That looked like a great ride. 😊

[@Omnis2]

1:39 A Berliner is any kind of filled/stuffed donut. So, like, jelly, bavarian creme, boston creme, chocolate/vanilla-filled, etc. "Ball from Berlin" hahaha

[@T_G_C_]

Arrábida is awesome! Hope to join you one of these days

[@MrNigelhutton]

Living the dream, enjoyed this video

[@carlobalzer3238]

Looking good Thomas nice weather in Portugal 🌞in England 🌨🌧💧❄️🥶🥶

[@alrossy2584]

Looks amazing,

[@cameronjohnhayes]

What a place! Great ride 🤘🏼

[@mrchris389]

They seem a great bunch and what a place to ride

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

You can say that again! 😁🙌

[@struancochrane753]

Thomas, looks like you have fallen in with a good crowd. I look forward to you returning to Essex for the group ride in April May, when you are 5kgs lighter and a mountain goat.

[@darrelljones6864]

Great video, you are living the dream, how did you meet up with the new crew? What made you pick Portugal over Majorca?

[@jonathanwithecombe557]

Livin' the dream dude... how are those proper hills treating you?

[@bandy010569]

Stunning, living the best life, bike looks mint.

[@SF-wr4zn]

What an epic first ride crew! 🖤

[@jorgecanelas5984]

Nice ride and the things are getting on the right track nice for you 😊

[@davidjones3955]

Opened the curtains, its minus 3 with a dusting of snow and misty. Maybe a long winter

[@franctomsic8513]

Really enjoyed the vid , i mean i get something out of all of them but this was truly enjoyable , also glad to see you are settling in.

[@karlburkett]

I bet your loving the Portuguese roads 😜 let me know when your wheels take you south to Algarve and I’ll take you on the Monchique maratona route 😜🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🇵🇹☀️☀️

[@lanzaroterider365]

Great video mate👍it's good to get a feel for the local routes. I remember being shown round here in Lanzarote😎 good vibes

[@waynekerry6559]

Awsome Tom, looks like your living the dream buddy

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

😁🙏

[@zbchen1104]

So nice!

[@waynegent3596]

great video Thomas keep them coming

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

Thanks, will do! 🤪🤘

[@LucBerthelotte]

Nice that you found a new crew. You seem to be fitting rignt in. The good life is just starting 😊🚴🚴👍😎wish you well

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

😁🙏🙏🙏

[@JoseMartins-xn2sl]

You look happy man!

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

I really am! 😁🙌

[@ninderb]

looks so good

[@TC-ik9kn]

Funny , saw your first video (in Mallorca ) and I'm sure we cross ways the day you did sa calobra, and now you are riding my childhood roads , ahaha I'll be there in 2 weeks so pretty sure we will cross paths again. If you want a run for content , every Saturday a huge and very fast group departs from Coina (4kms from Azeitão) group called TGV, grab their wheel , you will have fun 😊 Ride on!

[@17cream]

Cup of tea and a biscuit 😂😂😂😂

[@sarunasgardzijauskas629]

cup of tea and a bisquit LMAO

[@Thebeardpainter]

Was watching the start and when the other two where in front plotting how to drop this English man…..and then you said there’s a breakaway 😂😂

[@glennwilliams5869]

How's your Portuguese going mate. Love your videos ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@LakeDistrictcyclist]

Love you videos mate, someone told me in Portugal if cars don’t give you 1.5m there get 12 month bans

[@peeweepierce5798]

In theory yes in reality no sadly

[@salsalawyer]

Portugal is definatelly on my list. Which areas are best for cycling?

[@1234andrewjones]

Having been out yesterday in -4….I’m seriously debating moving abroad 😂

[@Abandonedexplorer]

Do you regret getting rid of your red bike

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

It’s segregated to my turbo trainer now… 🤣👍

[@Abandonedexplorer]

@@TheCyclingTattooist love the content man thanks for the reply would love to come cycling with ya one day 😁

[@kevstephen9393]

Living the dream m8

[@gc641]

That looks like absolutely horribly terribly fun😂😂😂😂😂

[@sonofthenorth]

Be aware that locals drives are not the best ones. Especially on the narrow mountain roads. Especially in Braga 😂 So be sure they would use your way on narrow roads. Stay safe! Come to Porto

[@gordonlevine2143]

in german a doughnut is called a BERLINER ,so maybe theres a connection 😂

[@CyclingAlgarvePortugal]

Super cool! Ive just fall in love with cycling (September this year) and slowly starting my KZbin! BTW, Im in south Portugal/west Algarve. If you ever around let me know,I would love to ride together and show you best routes around here! Great channel !

[@georgschirmer9898]

I might move just for the coffee stop

[@mikehhhhhhh]

Can I ask, and I’m not sure if you covered it already, but what made you choose Portugal and particularly where you are? I’m currently looking to emigrate, probably to Spain. Feels like such a huge leap into the unknown.

[@Makke123]

I lived in Lisbon for the last 6 months, would not recommend living close to the city center if you enjoy cycling - the traffic is horrible for at least 25k in every direction

[@krisbowditch827]

Just do it, I left the U.K. 5years ago hardest thing to do is start new social circles. Especially if your over 35 a lot for couples are parents by then. But do ask yourself do want carry on with your current set up or do you want change ? ☀️☀️☀️🇪🇺👊👍

[@MooreorlessGolf]

Pineapple on your Pizza… come on mate.

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

I know it’s wrong… but I just can’t help it! I love it… 🤣🙈

[@Voudeburra]

Yes, that's what I told you in previous videos. Hope you enjoyed!👌

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

Was amazing! 😁🙏

[@gehnich03]

Ball from Berlin 😂 a berliner is a donut in Deutsch

[@agentofart5425]

Looks like a nice crew! Next time they might like to introduce themselves and talk about their winter routine?! Enjoy your new playground!

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of these guys… 😁👍

[@pinto62]

The phrase is, you could see the sea if you could see it 😂

[@rolffuchs2737]

The balls from Berlin are called anywhere in Germany "Berliner". In Berlin they are just called pancakes.

[@TheCyclingTattooist]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Bubisch]

That’s not completely right to be honest. There‘s a million regional variants for the names. Discussions about the „real name“ are on the level of „rim brakes vs. disc brakes“ 😂

[@andeez4663]

Pineapple on a pizza!!! Nooooooo. Nice vid

[@melchiorvalentine769]

Yeah!