There is nothing quite like a road trip to make you feel like you actually live somewhere. When my friend Jules bought a new car from a dealership in Porto (fun fact: car prices in Portugal are significantly lower up north), she needed to get it back down south. We…
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Living in Tavira
Living in Tavira, Portugal, was not exactly our original plan. We had our sights set on Lagos when we first started researching where to put down roots, but when that did not work out, we ended up in Tavira almost by default. Turns out it was the best accident we…
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Gluten Free, (mostly) Corn Tortillas
If there is one thing I absolutely refused to give up when I moved to Portugal, it was tortillas. I grew up in New Mexico, I am Hispanic, and tortillas are basically a food group in my house. It was easy to get corn tortillas in the US. I used…
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How We Moved from Las Vegas to Portugal: Our Story
Moving from the US to Portugal People always ask us how we did it. How did two people in their 30s, with a house, jobs, debt, two pets, and absolutely no retirement savings go about moving from the US to Portugal? The honest answer is that it took about two…
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From Vegas to Portugal
Hi, I’m Natasha! Welcome to my blog: From Vegas to Portugal! I moved from Vegas to Portugal, trading the neon desert for European skies. If you’re curious about what it’s like to uproot your life, leave the US behind, and settle in a new country, you’re in the right place.…