Monthly Archives: July 2021

We managed to get some things checked off the list this week towards the move to Lisboa. We drove down Monday morning with a carload of breakables. We’ve got movers who will be lifting and loading on 12 August, but since we had to be at the apartment for a series of appointments, Kristie wantedContinue reading “More milestones on the journey”

One of our major motivating factors in deciding to move to Europe was our love of traveling. We always envisioned regular excursions from our home base. There were so many places we wanted to see, but trips from the US had to be huge, concentrated affairs – but if we LIVED in Europe, nothing wasContinue reading “Roman Ruin Road Trip”

Let me start by warning you – this is a very long post, and the story is not in fact completely over. With that said … The Portuguese people are well aware of the fact that navigating their governmental and regulatory systems can be difficult. They will freely admit that there are too many differentContinue reading “The worst of all bureaucracies”

We took a lightning road trip to Lisboa Wednesday – three hours down, three hours back – to sign the contract and pick up some of the keys to the new apartment! The signing took place in the office of the attorney who represents the owner, who will also be our official contact for anyContinue reading “The new apartment is officially ours”