16 Things We Love & Hate about Living in Portugal

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We moved to Portugal in January of 2019.

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We got our Portuguese residency cards a few months later.

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We love living in Lisbon.

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The weather is great here....

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and we have a beautiful apartment.

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Of course, we love Portuguese food and wine.

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But some things drive us crazy.

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After all, Portugal is a real place and not a fantasy land.

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