Any Canadians in Portugal?

Al Larson
New Member



Joined: 14 Feb 2007
Posts: 2
Location: Surrey

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:55 am

 

---

Going to be retiring next year(I'm only
31 now), but I want to retire in Portugal.
Any other Canadians on here that made the
move? Love to hear from you.

Al
_________________
Looking for expats, or soon to be expats in Portugal.

---

CanuckAbroad
Site Admin


Back in Victoria after living in Budapest

Joined: 04 Mar 2003
Posts: 482
Location: Victoria

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:32 pm

 

---

Hey there,

I think there's a lot of Canadians in Portugal. When I was there I stayed at a hostel called FrankMan's hostel or something like that. Frank, is a Portuguese-Canadian (born in Canada, but moved to Portugal as a kid).

I've got friends here that have family there as well, so I'm sure you'll find some Canadians there. A lof of people work in the Algarve area in teh resorts and stuff too.

---

Al Larson
New Member



Joined: 14 Feb 2007
Posts: 2
Location: Surrey

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:45 pm

 

---

Cool, nice to know. I'm looking at making the move to the Algarve area, so that's a plus.

Al
_________________
Looking for expats, or soon to be expats in Portugal.

---

epmcintyre
New Member



Joined: 01 Mar 2007
Posts: 7
Location: Faro

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:46 pm

 

---

Hi Al! I've been living in Faro for 2 years now. My boyfriend and I are musicians here. I love it, only the cities are a bit small, having lived in Vancouver and Montreal. It lacks metropolitanism, and the culture is a bit closed-off. I haven't made too many Portuguese friends, but there are lots of foreigners to befriend, of course. I don't know if I can advise anything specific for you. The standard of living is much cheaper, (groceries, travel, etc) but we haven't bought real estate so I'm not sure how that rates. I've been on a permanent pleasure-high though. The Algarve is so beautiful and having a car makes you feel you can really enjoy little bit of it. Beaches are swimmable, outdoors feel cleaner. More sun is always good. Feel free to get in touch at any time! Emily

---