I moved to Portugal and don't regret it. I live on the island of Madeira, the weather is even better here and flowers bloom all year.
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
Can I visit and not Rent a car in Madeira as a tourist? Thanks in advance
@tamardevane66352 күн бұрын
It’s very hilly, and you need to like the isolated lifestyle
@L-mw5vyКүн бұрын
Portugal is very different to Madeira. I would move there in an instant.
@Mongoose-ct6usКүн бұрын
@@L-mw5vy How is it different? Madeira is also Portugal but it's not on the mainland. Why do you prefer Mainland Portugal over Madeira and why is it different? Do I need a car to visit Madeira?
@lisacraig45853 күн бұрын
After 36 years in Portugal, never imagined so much hype about moving to live here. If life is slower, it’s because people like it that way and I recently moved from Porto to escape the tourist rat race. Portugal will be a con if you expect your current standard of living at much cheaper prices to last forever and a neighbourhood of expats. The real beauty lies outside major cities, especially when you have the fundamentals of Portuguese.
@wagnonalves4913Күн бұрын
Any tips about better cityscape to move to?
@lisacraig4585Күн бұрын
@@wagnonalves4913 I like Aveiro and its proximity to great beaches further south. I chose Viseu to live, but in a village.
@mikeroberts1116Күн бұрын
Question: why are you moving from Spain to Portugal apart from a small difference in climate. ?
@grahamjohnston7094Күн бұрын
I think that's the most sensible comment I've read for ages. 😊
@algarvelove3 күн бұрын
Hi Stuart, really enjoying your content, new subscriber here, we have lived here in the Algarve in a beautiful sleepy little village for 14 years, we semi retired in our late forties, leaving cold rainy Manchester in the UK behind and have never looked back, we still pinch ourselves to this day. Looks like you’re having a great time here in this beautiful country.❤️❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹
@rayvogensen2983Күн бұрын
As far as weather goes I can see why few expats would choose a place like Vila Real, Chaves, or Bragança. Yes, it does get hot in the summer, but not as hot as the Alentejo. The average high for Chaves last August was 34.6 and the average low was 15.6º. The winters, although shorter due to global warming, can be really cold and dreary. During the Christmas holiday season we had fog every day and the highs never went above 6º with lows hovering around 0º. We do have central heating and it was on almost all day. I fear the arrival of the natural gas bill. Friends who went to Porto or to Aveiro for a visit came back with stories of blue skies and warm weather. Our big problem is the winter fog which envelops the Tâmega River valley, often all day long. That is when I watch videos of warm Brazil.
@tanyagomes64292 күн бұрын
Don’t mind slow moving life. Planning to move to Portugal when I retire and I’m still a long way to go. My worry is the cost of properties are escalating fast. The reason I am choosing Portugal is my son is a Portuguese national . I didn’t have the chance to obtain a Portuguese passport when my late husband was still alive and now it’s a bit difficult for me . And would love to own a property in Setubal if possible by the grace of god. Thanks for the advice and lovely video. Happy new year 🎉
@mariabarco72262 күн бұрын
You had the chance, but you didn’t wanted!
@tanyagomes64292 күн бұрын
It’s not that I didn’t want, at the time I had a very sick child. He was born with a very rear heart condition, and I was just concentrating on him😌
@deathofcommonsense3 күн бұрын
I retired from Australia 6 years ago and the slow pace is one of the biggest pro's for me, in fact I love it. From Sydney to central Portugal....perfect :)
@toroverde93293 күн бұрын
Great travel vlog Stu 🇵🇹 Thank you for taking us along. Absolutely beautiful!
@richt713 күн бұрын
Hi Stuart I spent all of January last year near Faro on the Algarve. Most of the month was great with daytime temperatures averaging 18c. The odd day hit 20c plus. Even had a day on the beach!
@algarveloveКүн бұрын
@@richt71 Hi, we live in the Faro region and the weather can be lovely in December, January and February, it’s a very short winter here, we call them a few funny weeks because you never know what you’re going to get but there always is some lovely weather to break it up .🌞🌞😎😎🇵🇹🇵🇹
@stevo7288223 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="195">3:15</a> I've stood there at the end of the fortress overlooking the beach and waves at Nazare:) The sand on that beach is so soft, your feet drop into it.
@k5vbw2 күн бұрын
Good vid! I plan on moving to Braga from the States about March this year. I'm very excited!
@Eddie-w5p3 күн бұрын
I enjoy visiting Portugal. The people , the food , the history and their delicious Port wine. But agree that it can be too quiet for a long stay. The lively Spanish evenings and nights during the warmer months I find much more appealing and I can have the best of both worlds in a not so long trip. In fact when you live in Ayamonte you only need walk across the bridge to enjoy a coffee in Portugal. Saludos, and abrigado from down under.
@steven15153 күн бұрын
Hola Stewart thanks for the very informative vlog this evening, funny enough it's something that I have been considering 🤔 my first choice is Spain iam in the process of thinking of moving permanently, I have a home in the Costa del Sol, I've had it for the last 10 years and I do love it there❤ and I also live in a reasonably quiet area. Manilva, I've also considered Portugal because of the bureaucracy and taxes in Spain. But I can tell you one thing it's a lot better than what is happening here in the United Kingdom😫 all the best for the New Year, Stuart, keep up the good work👍🇪🇸🍷cheers Steven.
@scottwightman1060Күн бұрын
Finally moving to the Azores in 9 days from Canada. It’s been a long road, but so excited. Great video!
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
Bureaucracy wise, the biggest issue currently is the long wait for your residency paperwork to be completed after you arrive. From what I hear it can take up to 18 months for your residency to be official, and you can’t leave until it’s completed.
@stevo7288223 күн бұрын
I stayed in a fairly modern villa. But it only had a log fire for heating. Every day involved cleaning out the ashes from the fire and then hauling a bag of logs into the lounge. Starting a log fire and keeping it burning became a bit science and a bit of art. Portugal does get cold at night in the Winter.
@maxflight7773 күн бұрын
That was NOT a modern villa !
@stevo7288223 күн бұрын
@@maxflight777 How would you know? You weren't there.
@rickchandler25702 күн бұрын
@@stevo728822he means that if it was modern then it’d have a better heating system. How could you not understand that?
@the_ikiru3 күн бұрын
I think you're right. It's a laid back lifestyle, sometimes too much. Enjoyable for some.
@matthewdillon12102 күн бұрын
Nice video. Right to all the points. Looking at getting my Irish Citizenship through Foreign Birth Registry currently. Wife and. I planning a move to Portugal in 4 or 5 years. Beginning stages. If I can keep my remote job, it will be a done deal. Learning European Portuguese slowly.
@algarveloveКүн бұрын
@@matthewdillon1210 Hi, we did it 14 years ago in our late forties and have never looked back, it’s our paradise, go for it.😎😎🇵🇹🇵🇹
@basementstudio75743 күн бұрын
When I was thinking of retiring to Portugal I was seriously looking at the cities of Aveiro, Coimbra and Portimao and Quarteira in the south. Also seriously looked at Funchal on Madeira.
@maxflight7773 күн бұрын
And…
@basementstudio75743 күн бұрын
Retiring to France instead. Wife found out she’s a French citizen. The tax situation for American expats is probably the most beneficial. France won’t tax us on our social security, pensions or 403b withdrawals. So we’re looking at Menton, Nice, Antibes, Saint Tropez, Aix, Nimes, Montpellier and some others on the Atlantic coast. But the Atlantic is so cold.
@anthonyferris89122 күн бұрын
How can just find out you're a citizen of somewhere?
@basementstudio75742 күн бұрын
Wife’s parents did the paperwork years ago and just told her about it recently.
@edwin40272 күн бұрын
Great info video ! Thx. we look in 2025 in the area Tomar, from the busy, grazy, expensive Netherlands to Portugal !
@glennwhitlock12722 күн бұрын
Yep. Nice place. You'll find loads of your fellow nationals in that area.
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
Tomar is beautiful.
@hayleyelliott79053 күн бұрын
We spent a year in Portugal and considered moving there. The pros are beautiful scenery especially the amazing beaches and relaxed lifestyle. The centre does also have lots of river beaches which are great. We enjoyed swimming in the rivers. The Algarve also has amazing beaches. The reason however why we decided not to move there is the forest fires. When you drive around central Portugal there is patches of burnt trees everywhere as well as signs warning of the level of danger. The other point is there is a lot of dangerous driving going on.
@maxflight7773 күн бұрын
You are correct about the dangerous roads.
@carmenfernandez52343 күн бұрын
Good point about the forest fires. I'm told that some of them are out-of-control planned fires set by locals to prevent bigger, spontaneous fires during dry summers. Residents in neighboring Galicia, Spain go through similar situations. My relatives say that the Spanish govt. doesn't properly clear public lands. (I've had relatives arrange for local handymen, etc., to do yearly growth clearance of some inherited land in a hamlet town. Fines can be imposed if fires break out on unattended private property.)
@edwin40272 күн бұрын
@@hayleyelliott7905 wich area you live now in Portugal?
@ji39462 күн бұрын
try southern Italy, you'll return to Portugal and think they all attended safe driving school
@jsilvamaintenanceКүн бұрын
Portuguese drivers are really fast , after formula one came to portugal
@SISI-q1l2 күн бұрын
Information regarding the healthcare system would be much appreciated. Thank you for another great video.
@ripleyswКүн бұрын
DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE MOTHER TERESA ???????? WE ARE A SMALL COUNTRY AND YOU ALL NEVER CONTRIBUTE FOR OUR SOCIAL SECURITY !!!! I HAVE ALMOST 60 YEARSOLD AND I NEVER SAW THE HOSPIITAL EMERGENCIUES CLOSED AND PROVOCAD BY ALL THIS MASSIVE INVASIONS OF FOREIGNS !!!!! WE HAVE X HOSPOSPITALS + X DOCTORS FOR X PORTUGUESE AND NOT X*MILLION OF FOREIGNS - GET OFF GET OFF GET OFF OF OUR COUNTRY !!!!!!!!
@tamardevane66352 күн бұрын
We bought a beautiful home here 3 years ago. (Countryside, in Algarve) It’s not insulated, and although we have put in double glazing and air con in most used rooms and have a fireplace, it is simply to cold to enjoy indoor living here, in winter. It’s too hot to enjoy being outside in summer and there’s lots of mosquitoes too, unless the strong winds blow them away. In that case, I am also indoors. Where it is also, too hot in any un air conditioned room. This makes it very difficult to get any indoor work done in both winter and summer, and spring and fall are both very short seasons, only between a few weeks to few months. I have to force myself to use my office, art room, exercise space, where as I enjoyed this in England year round. Many hours a day here are wasted in existing. So insulating and temperature control a priority, if you move here. The Algarve is still a poor place; hard to find a nicely decorated coffee shop and there are ruined buildings everywhere; lots of eyesores to balance the beautiful beaches, which are becoming covered with tourist accommodations and homes, for the wealthy. Although it is not legal to build in these areas; money talks. So wild parks are disappearing, and the once quiet roads are now busy all year. On the other hand, this awful weather is regularly interspersed, with beautiful hours of perfection, such as breakfast by the pool, with the cat on Christmas Day, and possibly 300 days per year. And gardening will be great until mid March, when it’s too hot by <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="600">10:00</a> am; (Mosquitoes being higher in pm) gives you a window of 4 hours per day.). But then it’s also ideal to be able to jump in the pool ( if heated) almost every day between mid April to end Sept or later. Unheated pools here are generally used in July and August. I love having the fresh food, plants, chickens and everything markets, and the laid back social lifestyle, although it’s difficult to keep fit with all the long breakfasts, lunches, and sitting around waiting for the temperature to change. And solar energy is great fun. It works all year long. It even starts generating before the sun hits the panels, solely from the ambient light! So sunshine is a plus. All in all, happier here than in England, but a less harsh environment might be better.
@isobelmatheson80362 күн бұрын
I live in Spain, in a village outside Granada. It's flippin' cold here and nothing warms up these buildings that are designed to shift heat. It's also mad crazy hot in summer. People don't realise the Iberian peninsula has such extreme weather. I'm with you on the positives, tho, and I'm not going back to the UK!
@rusticrye54133 күн бұрын
That was very useful, Stuart. Thank you! 👍
@martindouglas9839Күн бұрын
Hi Stuart feliz dia del reyes magos, in old town Benidorm, not as manic as thought it would be
@jonniesantos3 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing that cost of living website… Our healthcare insurance here in the states just went up another 8% for 2025.
@janetlombardi23143 күн бұрын
It is difficult to know if Portugal is the right place to move to unless you spend time there. Too many cons for me. However, it doesn't take away the fact that it also has a lot to offer. Personally, Southern Spain would be my preference. Thanks Stuart 😊
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
@@janetlombardi2314 why southern Spain?
@BobbyGalati2 күн бұрын
Big mistake.
@ThePositivelyPortugal2 күн бұрын
I moved from Florida to Guimarães last month. It’s great here. It’s a city, but completely different from Lisbon and Porto. Not just the size. You will need to learn Portuguese, whereas in Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve, you really don’t. And you will have to buy a space heater. Apartments here are freezing, even if they have heat.
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
I disagree. It might not seem like you ‘need’ to know the local language if you can have an English-centric social life and people will speak English to you in commercial/service situations. But what about living in the culture? Portuguese films, books, television, music will all remain foreign to you. I’m on my second country/language in four years, and it’s possible that Portugal/Portuguese will be my third. I can’t imagine not learning it if I’m going to live there. It’s also a matter of being respectful of the local people, traditions and land where you’re hoping to make your home. Barring significant barriers to learning, it’s very important.
@ThePositivelyPortugalКүн бұрын
@ I say that in comparison to Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve. I would not recommend moving anywhere without at least beginning to learn the language. But moving to Guimarães showed me how unique those other parts of Portugal are.
@DerekKenny-l2u3 күн бұрын
Stuart thanks for your review
@ji39462 күн бұрын
it's not for most people, it's slow and laid back. People think and say they want that, but they have no clue until they're in line and the cashier chats for 5 minutes with every customer and you're 4th in line. That's when you know who you are and end up living somewhere else
@nicolasb.henry2942 күн бұрын
We were in Lisbon three months ago and we absolutely love it. We are living in Madrid too ( my girlfriend is from here) but definitely Lisbon worth it, trendy. Kaid-back and relax. If we have yo leave Madrid it will be definitely our choice.
@sarniedonnelly25443 күн бұрын
Very interesting!
@paulgilliland29923 күн бұрын
The housing stock is of shockingly low quality especially when it comes to how cold and damp houses and apartments tend to be. Most have a very low energy rating and you’ll pay handsomely for a fully renovated apartment with an A or B certificate. My ex moved to Cascais during the pandemic and rented for about 2 years. She stumbled into a 5 unit apartment building that had literally just had the exterior fencing removed and paid €1 m for a beautiful 2 plus 2 penthouse in historic old town.We looked at about 30 places in and around Lisbon and parking was non existent.
@drguylenegigitree10442 күн бұрын
Another great video Stuart. So, if you do move to Portugal, will you rename your channel “Portugal Speaks?”
@humbertocoelho83123 күн бұрын
Portugal is beautifull!
@markwaldman10793 күн бұрын
Hi, Stu - happy New Year! We love your videos, especially your food reviews. I may have missed, are you considering moving to Portugal? Will you be Portugal Speaks if/when this happens?
@vascoribeiro692 күн бұрын
I know that town since I know me. Probably the place where the temperature amplitude is the lowest between winter and summer.
@theSSHITT3 күн бұрын
I have a feeling Stew is going to move to Portugal
@Piairom3 күн бұрын
Its possible...spaniards are louder than portuguese! 🤣👍🏻
@mattwoodhead24413 күн бұрын
Bought a house near Obidos as a holiday home for now but the sim is to retire there in the future. I love most things about Portugal and can’t stomach the bureaucracy to gain that slower pace of life I want when I retire!
@tomccycle603 күн бұрын
Bad allergies and mold. I'm giving a test by staying a month in Perniche this February to see if my bad allergies act up. I have been to Portugal before and buildings had a mildewy smell.
@robertkooiman27Күн бұрын
Peniche has dense sea fog, especially in the mornings. Really not the best place to try. In general you would have to find a place with central heating (you see the radiators in each room), heat and ventilation keeps mold out. In Costa de Caparica the weather is much better, I never had so little allergy issues as there. Just very expensive and run down.
@letsgetdoing3 күн бұрын
I live and portugal and while it's VERY beautiful it is VERY sad in many ways. The people are for sure nice and that's the biggest plus for sure! However when it comes to any kind of quality food, even portugese food, it can be a STRUGGLE!!! When it comes to quality food from other areas of the world it's even harder! Chinese food is pretty much a greasy mess more than anything. Thai food that's decent is next to impossible or just impossible. They have a million Indian places and they are of terrible quality as well. Most of these places seem to go to the store by frozen items then, cook them, then sell them back to you at a VERY high price! Coffee shops will leave you wanting a lot more if you're used to bigger city type latte's, machiatos, americanos etc. They just drink little espressos pretty much and anything besides that will, for the very most part, be meh. Also the state of the place is very sad. There's run down buildings EVERYWHERE and they want and astronomical price for said buildings. I mean right in the center of downtown things are just destroyed! From Lisbon to the Algarve. Transportation is the other giant issue. Not having a train to Spain is an absolute sin and the bus takes forever compared to driving. As far as the weather I don't have a single problem with it. The GIANT elephant in the room is INSIDE the house. I'm from NYC and it's colder than NYC because of the lack of insulation. Then there's the mold! Mold EVERYWHERE!!!! Other than that the weather is crazy good! It's just not being comfortable enough in your home to not wear outside clothes. When it comes to cost of living it's a bit of gimmick. Yes rent can be cheaper but then you're going to be dealing with many said problems above. If you want to BUY?!?!?! I've never been to a more overpriced place in my entire life!!! It's madness what they want for a hole in the ground! Also real estate agents are like cowboys in the wild west. There's no license or anything they must get. They're not responsible for telling you truthfully if the house has a license of habitability. YOU must go to the local government and find out yourself BEFORE buying ANYTHING! Otherwise you could very well be buying a house that you can't legally live in. Also the other big surprise is how expensive it is to eat outside ESPECIALLY for the quality of the food. Not the quality of the ingredients because in general it's amazing, it's the quality of how they cook it! Tascas often don't bring you hot food it's warm and lacks seasoning. I love this place but feel for this place at the same time.
@glennwhitlock12722 күн бұрын
That's a strange kind of love
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
What in the world do you mean there’s no train to Spain? There are trains that run all day between Lisbon and Porto and major destinations in Spain. I’m very confused by this statement.
@letsgetdoingКүн бұрын
@@shinyshinythings You're confused because you simply have no idea what you're talking about. Find the train you think you know exist, but really doesn't, and post a link to it's schedule or show someone actually taking it.
@lizcoleman52293 күн бұрын
Hello Stu, l was curious as to whether Portugal has okupa issues like in Spain.
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
No, in PT it's not possible the Okupas.
@eileenmuir16982 күн бұрын
what is okupa?
@lizcoleman52292 күн бұрын
@eileenmuir1698 squatters
@Bagabones3 күн бұрын
Just curious how it's been for you navigating the 2 languages. Did they "click'" at different times? Any quick tips or hints that made it easier? So similar that the differences must be maddening?
@ajdrums80753 күн бұрын
Absolutely astounding rent prices in Portugal. I moved to Praia da Rocha and the poor locals were paying extortionate amounts compared to their wage. I left and moved to Crete, much nicer imho.
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
Similar things happening in Greece as Portugal. Tourism, short-term rentals, wealthy immigrants who don’t know when they’re paying too much (or don’t care). It’s everywhere that’s seen as desirable and “cheap” for international living.
@ajdrums8075Күн бұрын
@shinyshinythings Not the same, way worse in Portugal
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
I'd like to Visit Madeira and Azores. Been to Mainland Portugal many times. How are the islands?
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
Best experience ever! Try it!
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
@andreiabastos3760 Explain more please
@MattCSLnut2 күн бұрын
I highly recomment Madeira (I haven't been to Azores so have no opinion of that ) It's a stunning tropical island with perpetual spring waether almost all the time. In my experience best enjoyed off season, October/ November or Fabruary / March time.
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
@@MattCSLnut Would I need to rent a car or does it have transportation for tourists? Thank you in advance
@jiaheung4628Күн бұрын
Damp
@GoodMorningPortugal2 күн бұрын
Yes Stu!!!!
@lobofelispathКүн бұрын
Wish could learn languages, tricky for me... Past in in spain still base baby level on spanish , some are not linguistic not because of around English speaking people its juts in general tricky to learn languages etc
@FERNANDOAUGUSTO-fv1ck3 күн бұрын
There is no such thing as the best time for this or that .......each person and case in different. As a Portuguese person living away but return to Portugal often , the best time to move there ( Portugal) has pass
@tamardevane66352 күн бұрын
I think it’s commonly felt that Portuguese is a much more difficult language than Spanish. An elder friend has lost his driving licence, due to slow govt depts. Now, he would need to take a driving test in Portuguese, and doesn’t feel able. Lost the freedom to drive a car.
@ripleyswКүн бұрын
yes it is NOW GET OFF 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
@Mongoose-ct6us2 күн бұрын
Aveiro is nice and close enough to Porto. What are prices like there?
@martaperia45282 күн бұрын
Hi, could you recommend any Portuguese website where I can look for Portuguese teachers ? Thank you
@robddaniel3 күн бұрын
Friends there tell me there’s a bad black mold problem in many rentals, but isn’t taken seriously.
@Piairom3 күн бұрын
Close to the Atlantic...but there is specific quality paint to solve that problem! 👍🏻
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
The mold and the cold isn't a problem for portuguese people. We adapt and have solutions. The almost a no problem.
@seacatMEOW2 күн бұрын
Great video. Does anyone know if there is ground venison/deer available in the markets? Thanks
@mariateresajimenez34372 күн бұрын
Gracias por promocionar Portugal, a ver si hay suerte y 1 millón de los que viven en Madrid se van para allá.
@glennwhitlock12722 күн бұрын
I think the difference in personality between the Spanish and Portuguese people would be the best advertisement to get them to move away
@georgeleddy48322 сағат бұрын
I was watching to find out more about rent. The bad news is it’s a huge issue. I was dreaming of Lisbõa. Sigh.
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
Stu, listen to me! Do that, go to Portugal or, at least , stay here sharing your time in both countries. I don't know where you are in Spain. If you're in the south, focus yourself in Faro region. Living in the surroundings, 1 or 2 km is like living in the countryside. If for any reason you stay in Peniche area is ok too. The country is small, you can do a podcast from every city every 15 days . Madeira and Azores as well. The kind of audience you will have will be different from the audience you have today in Spain Speaks. The range of people interested in living in Portugal , by nationality, is surprisingly higher than those interested in living in Spain. Portugal is totally different from Spain starting by the people. Its not possible to see similarities between Spain and Portugal. Don't forget that the Spanish people in Portugal speak English. But the portuguese completely understand Spanish. Its funny isn't it? Do that! Come here and you will feel a boost in your career as a podcaster. New ideas will come to you . Your honesty, simplicity and flexibility will gain many fans . Im sure! Portugal is not sophisticated as Spain . We also don't have so many nice monuments like Spain . We have some problems, of course, but when you understand the key words , than it's fantastic. The key words are "Quality of simplicity". This is a different country where you feel connected to Earth, (like the yellow eletric wire) , connected to friends or neighbors or connected to family. Is a totally different vibe. The clock runs slower in Portugal and that changes everything! Go ahead!
@carolinamoonbeamКүн бұрын
What a lovely, positive reply! Well said, Andreia! I intend to follow your excellent advice, sDq. 🙏 Feliz Ano Novo!
@mariethatsme67313 күн бұрын
Yeah, gentrification is a plague. I’d love to move abroad once I’m able to retire, I’m going to be sure I’m not in the way of local people.
@techrep51Күн бұрын
Nice. But not everyone has that option I guess!
@EdMcF13 күн бұрын
Lisbon needs to impose a graffiti tax and enforce it, 1,000€ per square metre and make it payable in cash. Apart from that, a delightful country even with its treacle-like bureaucracy.
@nealefinch43463 күн бұрын
Its the same in Spain.
@nayao11482 күн бұрын
Omg that is so real the graffitti problem. Some AMAZING places destroyed by graffiti. Making beautiful places looking like the ghetto!!! They should make and enforce a tough law about it. It is not just about preserving green spaces, preserving the freguesias too.
@megcz222 күн бұрын
Last week we visited lisbon from rota spain where we live. It is gorgeous there but can feel the struggle of locals suffering. Not only the begging of restaurants to eat in their place, the tuk tuk driver talking about how hard it is economically and govt corruption and bolt driver speaking at length about there being no middle class and struggling financially. Our "vacation" felt a bit like a political ad. I feel very bad for them but I'm one person. How can I fix this. They seemed desperate for help. Like the island of Hawaii where we lived, they hate tourists but also dependent on them, so whats the answer. Long story short, wont be returning to Lisbon.
@Stevosunnydays3 күн бұрын
U got an electric blanket 😅😅. . Super friendly people 😄😄😄. Yes many speak good English , and many have lived abroad to work , as the pay is shockingly low . Be a great place to retire for sure
@ArticoloXXI2 күн бұрын
It may be still a layer back lifestyle Stu, but just wait until the rest of the masses arrive in Portugal from all over the globe, you'll be missing the life down under.
@ripleyswКүн бұрын
WE ARE DYING GET OFFF !!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@malcolmtrevorclegg99202 күн бұрын
You don’t mention the type of visas for EU and non EU residents
@dudeleboski26923 күн бұрын
Estuart, why as an Auzzie, are you living in a Land locked City?
@mertenspeter46803 күн бұрын
Maybe a question which you can't answer, but because I hate administration and being a EU-citizen: who would notice when I would stay in Portugal longer than the half year that you are allowed (if I'm not wrong)? It would save me a lot of unnecessairy administration. i lived already in Portugal and in the period of the recession after 2008 the situation was difficult in Portugal. They checked the licenceplates of foreigners on the tollroads, but now a lot of these roads are no payroad any more. Do they still check your foreign plate?
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
Yes they do but nobody pulls you against the wall. They just tell you what to do.
@shinyshinythingsКүн бұрын
As an EU citizen you have freedom of movement, but when you move to another EU country you’re required to register if you’re staying beyond 90 days (everywhere but France-in France it’s not required, just recommended).
@coffermartin77Күн бұрын
How about providing homes for Portuguese locals first instead of wealthy foreigners buying out real estate and pushing prices astronomically high?
@maxflight7773 күн бұрын
Portugal is way better than Spain ! Far better weather, more friendly people and better property laws !
@edwin40272 күн бұрын
oke, we doubt about Spain and Portugal. looking in the middle of Portugal ..... Tomar ect...
@tomcatpower23 күн бұрын
Single person 1500 + rent (minimum) THE GOVERNMENT SAYS 2700 WITH RENT. Your really of target in this one.
@MikeS292 күн бұрын
“Portugal Speaks”
@alandenton1024Күн бұрын
I can assure you that working 40 hours a week in a Portuguese factory is no slower pace than a factory in the UK, just sayin'
@oliversissonphone6143Күн бұрын
The "cost of living of Portugal" doesn't make much sense. It varies quite a lot from Lisbon/Porto to much cheaper parts.
@ramonrios47163 күн бұрын
Soooo....whatever happened to Spain then ?????
@rayvogensen2983Күн бұрын
It looks like you are seriously thinking of moving over here. Buying an apartment and starting to learn the language are sure signs. If you have become a Spanish citizen you can live and work here as long as your heart desires. As for the language, most people start with Duolingo, but as you have probably already discovered, it is Brazilian Portuguese. Duolingo is useful for vocabulary and some syntax but it is full of mistakes. I went to the end jumping ahead just to see what was taught and the number of mistakes in the pronunciation is enormous. And they are never corrected since there is no way to alert them to the errors. Thus, we see ménina instead of menina, tartáruga instead of tartaruga, bebês instead of bebes, pao for pão, cómida for comida, bátatas for batatas, escrévemos for escrevemos, and cotóvelo for cotovelo. You get the picture. AI cannot distinguish the variations due to accents. I have gone to the end of the Spanish too and I haven't seen such blatant errors. Good luck.
@stevo7288223 күн бұрын
Another con, some Portuguese highways are toll roads.
@lisacraig45852 күн бұрын
Some of the toll ways are being abolished from Jan 1. Mainly those linking the interior to Porto and Lisbon.
@SergioArtimeniaКүн бұрын
The Worst service I have ever seen, extreme bureaucracy, high prices for property. Welcome to Portugal.
@Stevosunnydays3 күн бұрын
🍀😎🍀🍀🍀🍀😎🍀🍀🍀🚲🚲🚲 .Ola ole hola
@fernandocosta7784Күн бұрын
Andam todos a vender Portxugau ...
@hopfer662 күн бұрын
I moved to Portugal 6 years ago and every person I know, who does the same move, want to get out of Portugal in 2025.
@Theotherside762 күн бұрын
We can only hope they do
@JOHNNEWMAN-v2k3 күн бұрын
❤
@RuiFilipépéКүн бұрын
you are crazy!
@12alocin3 күн бұрын
How similar is Portuguese to Spanish?
@DavidJames-p9f3 күн бұрын
In my opinion, similar grammar, but there are differences. A lot of the related vocabulary, but Portuguese pronunciation is very different and often difficult to understand (to my ear). Not that I find always find Spanish easy to understand, as it depends on the speaker and the local accent.
@diegodejuan48253 күн бұрын
@DavidJames-p9f That's correct. Curiously, for me it is easier to understand Brazilians because they speak slower and softer. But basically, I can understand Portuguese without having learnt it, and reading it is straight-forward. In Portugal many people also speak Spanish, Seemingly, it is easier for them to learn Spanish than for us the other way around. If you already know Spanish you are already 70% done with Portuguese.
@andreiabastos37602 күн бұрын
Spanish is easier to learn for an English speaker.
@rico4you3 күн бұрын
Maybe you should change channel name to: EU expert Speaks.
@simonheffernan17673 күн бұрын
Or Iberian peninsula speaks...
@robddaniel3 күн бұрын
Tough crowd 😊
@yanassi3 күн бұрын
I am one of the readers, who asked stu about portugal! I was happy he answered. Perhaps stu should change the name to “rude people are not welcome!”
@gracelynne3918Күн бұрын
Don't. Just don't do it.
@teddydavis23392 күн бұрын
Spain is still better if you ask me. If Americans operated like the Portuguese, we would be considered incompetent. I will take the US over slow, bad service. Portugal? No, obrigado.
@lisacraig45852 күн бұрын
There’s more to life than being waited on.
@foreignofficeclub5815Күн бұрын
We are full, please don't come here
@catsploitation3 күн бұрын
I just wish the Portuguese would move there
@catsploitation3 күн бұрын
Years ago I worked in London with a young Aussie who was saving to van travel around the EU. I saw him a couple of years later, asked how it was was, he said he'd done almost every country before Portugal, where two locals relieved him of his van and everything in it, they even took his shirt and shoes leaving him by the road in 35c heat in just his shorts. I also have two sets of 'Portuguese' neighbours in South London, and I've spend too much time in 'little Portugal' in Stockwell to ever want to be immersed in that 'culture'. Boorish loud ignorami. You can get a Portuguese passport fairly easily if you immigrate from outside either on working or extended resident visas, it's the backdoor into Europe for many many who've no plan to stay there. The natives don't stay there either, it's a failed stare economically and the undoubted slum of Western Europe.
@beachbum62193 күн бұрын
I don't think anyone will be bothered by your silly lies.
@pedromiguel-fs7ux3 күн бұрын
Unfortunately some statements are true
@glennwhitlock12722 күн бұрын
Bollox
@ji39462 күн бұрын
why would you waste your time watching this, and then spend more time writing what is obviously venting for some grievance you carry for Portugal and the Portuguese? Get a hobby
@ripleyswКүн бұрын
For God sake, get off!!!!! We are so fed up with strangers. GET OFF 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬