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Travels in Portugal

One Year(ish) In – The Advice You Probably Haven’t Heard

Posted in Braga, Daily Life
John

We are far from the only people writing about their traveling experiences or their new lives in Portugal. There’s practically a tradition of sharing your thoughts on moving here after…

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Smiles Returning to our Faces: Aveiro, Day 2

Posted in Portugal
Lisa and John

This post is part of a series called Aveiro – Summer 2022 Our second day in Aveiro could have gone a couple of different ways. There is a (purportedly) fantastic…

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Here Comes the Sun: Aveiro, Day 1

Posted in Portugal
John

This post is part of a series called Aveiro – Summer 2022 I’m not sure how much our readers know about Celsius temperatures, so here’s a good rule of thumb:…

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The Braga Effect

Posted in Braga
John

As you may have read, American immigration to Portugal is expanding rapidly. While we still don’t rate as one of the largest immigrant populations (Brazilians are far and away the…

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Punting: Coimbra, April 2022

Posted in Celebrations, Portugal
John

I actually have no idea if everyone uses this word the same way we do, but when a plan either fails to materialize or has to be changed on short…

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Mandatory Equanimity: or, “(you better) keep calm and carry on”

Posted in Europe, Portugal
Lisa Mc Sherry

A number of years ago we were driving in Ireland, spending a lot of time looking at lesser-known stone circles and other ancient monoliths. This was 2012, and having full-blown,…

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Up-Country: the North of Portugal, Part 2

Posted in Portugal
John

This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 To our American readers (and maybe those from other places, but I can’t make informed analogies for…

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In-Country: the North of Portugal, Part 1

Posted in Portugal
Lisa and John

This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 Some couples have very simple commemorations, and others are elaborate. I don’t know what the mean number…

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The Myth of the English-Speaking Portuguese

Posted in Portugal, Portuguese Language
Lisa and John

Let’s begin by getting the most likely snipe out of the way: nobody should have an expectation of being understood in their native tongue if they are not in a…

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And Now… Life.

Posted in Braga
Lisa and John

So. We’ve moved to a new country. We did it at the beginning of December specifically so we would meet our new home during the holidays. Heck, literally the first…

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