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The History and Vibe of Festa da Juventude in Tavira (Your Complete Guide)

Book your hotel in Tavira here What is Festa da Juventude? Every September, Tavira switches out its sleepy seaside pace for a full-blown celebration of youth, music, and community. Streets fill with bass lines, food trucks perfume the air, and… Continue Reading →

Our Second Year in Portugal: What Changed, What Surprised Us, and What We Learned

Last week marked 2 years since we first landed in Lisboa and made Portugal our new home. It’s been a pretty great 2 years, but of course, there were challenges as well. I wanted to go back and look at… Continue Reading →

Exploring the Mediterranean Diet Festival in Tavira: A Celebration of Culture, Health, and Sustainability

Book your Tavira trip here A Local’s Guide to Tavira’s Mediterranean Diet Festival: Dates, Markets, Music & Must-Try Tastes Every year Tavira, with its sun soaked plazas and ancient cobbled streets, hosts one of the most vibrant celebrations of tradition… Continue Reading →

Reverse Culture Shock: My Experience Returning to the U.S. from Portugal

Returning to the U.S. after living abroad felt strange, like I was experiencing culture shock in a place I’d called home for 35 years. Is that even possible? It was difficult to explain, but many things that used to be… Continue Reading →

Flying from Europe to the US and the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Flying from Europe to the US can be a long journey! It often means connecting through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. I did an overnight layover on my way home and learned a few useful things about the airport, sleep options, food,… Continue Reading →

Carvoeiro Black and White Night: The 10th Anniversary

Book your Algarve trip here Every year, the town of Carvoeiro hosts its Black and White Night to kick off the summer season for the Algarve. Carvoeiro Black and White Night is a huge event in the Algarve that takes… Continue Reading →

Buying our Apartment in Portugal: The Final Part

Book your own trip to Portugal here With 2 weeks left to go until we signed our deed we tried to just be positive that nothing else would go wrong. I put up my Christmas tree and got into the… Continue Reading →

Buying our Apartment: Part 2

Book your trip to Portugal here Here is the continuation of our experience buying an apartment in Tavira.  So the owners decided they were going to go on a vacation and told us they would be back in the middle… Continue Reading →

Buying Our Place in Portugal: You Can’t Have Dreams Without Nightmares

Book your trip to Portugal here When we first moved to Portugal, we didn’t know anything about anywhere. We had never been here and just had a vague idea of the towns we had researched. We had never even heard… Continue Reading →

I tried a New Workout Called EMS and This is What I Thought of It.

I love to workout. I have for a very long time. I grew up as a chubby kid and was never very athletic but when I grew up, that all changed. I changed my lifestyle in my 20s and fitness… Continue Reading →

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