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Podcast with Expats 2 is all about Anita and Richard in Portugal. The married couple left the U.S over four years ago for a life of travel. They divested themselves of their worldly goods, including their home in Texas. The first few years were spent in Mexico and Latin America. They have now settled into the Algarve region of Portugal. Join us as they talk about their new life in beautiful Lagos.
Who wouldn’t want a nice beach like this? :-)
Podcast with Expats 2 – Anita & Richard in Portugal
Some of the topics that we talk about on the episode include:
- Origin of their website name
- What ultimately led to their decision to travel
- Professions they had during their working years
- Why they chose Portugal
- Life in the Algarve
- The type of visa they have and the length of time to obtain it
- Cost of living and everyday expenses
- Food and the quality
- Language difference and adjusting to the culture
Thanksgiving dinner in Manta
They also offer their advice as to things to keep in mind if you are planning the same kind of adventure, that is a life of travel. It was really nice to get the perspective of real life experience in the region as that is one of the places that we have contemplated moving to ourselves. It’s obvious from the pictures how beautiful that region of Portugal is and l am sure it made for an easy decision. Portugal continues to be, along with Spain a destination for expats from all over the world. The weather and the warmth of the people is often spoken about by everyone.
cobblestone walkway along marina
The musings of Anita and Richard in Portugal can be found on their website no particular place to go. You can also find them on twitter at this handle. There are lots of stories of their travels over the years to places like Morocco, Panama and Belize among others. Be sure to check out their site for their engaging posts. They are living life on their own terms.
Beach scene – Atlantic
Ponta de piedade, Lagos
Thank you so much for joining me on the Podcast with Expats 2 episode, Anita and Richard. It was really fun talking to you. Looking forward to reading more of your stories and further adventures on the blog. As usual, we appreciate your listening to the podcasts and would love for you to leave a rating on itunes. That helps assure that more people get to listen to the podcasts and can make informed decisions about travel :-) .
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Does Portugal sound great to you as a destination? Would you ever consider chucking it all in and making a new life outside of your comfort zone?
Wow, must be NICE. I sold all my stuff and moved abroad, and while it was liberating, I do long for the day I can travel with a mate.
Ugh, and Portugal is SO stunning. I, too, hope to visit someday soon.
Yeah..they are enjoying themselves very much. You know it took them so many years to get there, so l think it is very rewarding. We definitely want to visit Portugal too, thank goodness it is so close to us :-) .
Thanks so much Kem Kem for featuring us on your blog this week. We enjoyed our Skype chat tremendously and have a feeling that we have much in common plus many entertaining stories to share among us. We’re looking forward to meeting you one of these days (since we’re practically neighbors) in either Portugal or Spain! Anita and Richard
Thank you! It was a lot of fun. Yeah.. l think there are a lot of stories there.. :-) . For sure, meeting is bound to happen, you are too close for us not to wander yonder :-) .
I really vibe with their story KK. We’ve circled the globe for 5 years after leaving virtually all of our possessions behind in the US. No feeling like this! Because most stuff weighed us down. Now we feel light and free, ready to explore anywhere at a moment’s notice.
Ryan
5 years! Wow!!! You’re right, it is quite freeing. It’s nice to be able to get up and go. Would you mind me hitting you up soon to share your story? I think it would be very interesting and useful to would be travelers. What say ye? ;-)
I envy their life right now! I often dream about doing it, so learning what it will take is great information. Portugal looks like a beautiful place to visit and live!
It’s always good to have the information. That way it inspires you. Armed with the information, you can make it happen if you want..and hopefully with more podcast episodes, you can narrow it down so it’s not too painful to accomplish. Yeah..Portugal looks awesome, and it is so reasonable as far as prices too.
Thanks for sharing their experience with us KemKem and Portugal looks stunning!
You’re welcome :-) . I can’t wait to visit Portugal. It really does look beautiful. It’s another place that l could live in.
I have officially added Portugal to my list of places to visit. For some reason, it never crossed my mind before this post. Thank you for sharing their story!!
Portugal tends to fly in low under the radar, but tit is such a beautiful place from what l see. I can’t wait to visit either :-)
Portgual is SO HIGH on my list! I need to get there soon.
Us too! We want to go really soon. It is too close not too..a mere 2 hour drive to the Algarve region :-).. See you there? :-)
Great podcast! Nice story about the blog’s title – I also thought about the song when I heard their blog’s title :P And now I keep singing that in my head – good it’s a great song! :)
Portugal is one of the countries we would love to visit (don’t I say that to every country now? Ha!) and I am sure that living there, especially in that warm area is absolutely beautiful. Keep it up with these podcasts, they are really fun to listen to!
Thanks for the encouragement C. It means a lot. I had to ask about the title..and haha..it stayed in my head for a long time as well. A very good song..and you’re so young, l can’t believe you know it, it was even before my time :-). Yeah..it’s tough not to say that about all these beautiful places :-) .
lol the first thing I noticed was that brownie ice cream sundae. Yum sorry lol. I need to visit Portugal. I hear so many great things about it.
Haha! I used that picture on purpose as l noticed that too right away. Come to Spain..and we’ll road trip to Portugal :-)
Wow! I would love to do something like this. I love the idea in fully immersing in another culture.
A few years ago I would have probably said no, but now I’m open to living a life as an expat. Portugal sounds amazing. Kudos to them for living their dream.
Oh that is good to hear. I think it’s great to expand one’s horizon :-) . Yeah.. it’s awesome that they achieved their goals, and picked a really beautiful place.
I really enjoyed this podcast and I’m now looking forward to our trip to Portugal later in the summer. It’s still early days but we thought we’d use Porto and Lisbon as bases for a month each. We don’t have a car and we like to explore using public transport so we figure they’d make good bases.
Very happy to hear about food, prices, and especially the friendliness of the Portuguese. I was there last in 1991 so that’s a long time ago…but I remember the beauty of the Algarve.
One thing I was curious about was how Anita and Richard get by with language. Do they speak Portuguese? We both speak Spanish and its one of the reasons I’ve envisioned Spain as a more likely base for us one day than Portugal…but wondering if it was a barrier (Sorry, there were a few parts of the audio that I had a hard time hearing and I hope I’m not asking something that was already covered..)
Found it very interesting though and I’ll definitely be on their site.
By the way Kemkem, Lissette says you have a beautiful voice, “melodious” she says, “like Robbin Givens on the Howard Stern show”.
Frank (bbqboy)
Hey Frank, l thought you guys might enjoy this episode especially knowing that you were planning on staying there for a bit. Oh..l know sometimes the audio is a bit crappy, but they don’t speak Portuguese. She says in their area (Lagos) as well as Lisbon, you can get away with not speaking the language at all because there are lots of expats about and the locals speak English. She didn’t mention about Porto, so l think you probably will need a bit of understanding. Speaking Spanish, l think you guys will have an easier time in picking up some of the language. Aha! I always said Lissette has awesome taste.. :-) . Melodious ..me gusta ;-) :-) ;-) .
I have been following their blog for some time now and was so pleased to hear their voices, since I only know their writing voice. Some was quite hard to hear, but loved it in any case. Living in Portugal appeals to me a lot since they get a lot nicer weather than we do here in the UK and also I speak Portuguese. Thank you Kemkem for this lovely podcast ????
Thank you Gilda :-) . I really appreciate the comment. It’s nice to put voices to the online words isn’t it? You’re so lucky you can speak Portuguese , l would be all over it if it were me too as it would be so easy to adjust. The weather can’t be beat..especially compared to the UK..haha.. when are you moving? :-) . Thanks for the input on the podcast, l will keep looking for ways to make it clearer :-) .
I want to be like them when I grow up! :) Portugal is a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing!
Happy travels :)
Me too :-) .. Haha!!! I can’t wait to visit Portugal. I am so sure l will love it :-)
I would move to Portugal in a heartbeat, though my true love there is Lisbon. I am next to a sleeping baby at the moment, but will be coming back to listen to it asap! Can’t wait. :)
Haha! You don’t want to wake Z up! :-). They are such a sweet couple and have interesting nuggets of wisdom. I really enjoyed it, and l think you will like the podcast too.
I’m yet to listen to this. A shorter commute has meant that I’m really behind on my podcasts. I’ll be sure to listen to it later.
It’s nice to have a shorter commute isn’t it? :-) . I would appreciate your thoughts on it afterwards.