carol-ann211
English expat in Portugal
Forum posts
5
About me
English
Lives in Sesimbra, Setúbal
Speaks English Spanish Portuguese
Registration: 29 June 2019
Activity
Medication in Portugal by Loïc
Good morning everyone, Whether it's a simple cold or a chronic illness, medication and medicine use vary from country to country and culture to culture. When you are used to certain brands or types of drugs, being in a country like Portugal ...
It was different when I first moved here I add lived in Spain for 10 years where I was fully in the system, moving there from my home country England, then to Portugal, it was hard to get medical cover and the medication that I was on was not ... Read More
Moving household goods to Portugal by psyteacher
I am interested in hearing from people who have moved to Portugal who had their household goods/furniture shipped. Is it cheaper to sell everything here in the U.S. and start over in Portugal or ship selective items to Portugal? Fern
I moved from the UK to Spain I down side from four bed to two everything went in to store, for a few months but I was shocked to see I still had a lot of stuff i have got use to not having those things. my stuff was it I sold off at boot fairs then ... Read More
In retrospect, would you move again to Portugal? by Christine
Hi all, If you had to look back on your expat experience in Portugal, would you heartily say "letÂ’s do it again"? From the preparation stage to your actual everyday life in your new country, what did you enjoy the most? Would you do certain ...
I love it here although I have not been able to make too friends mostly due to taking I'll in the 1st few years and spending 3years in and out of hospital and being in a coma, I found that although I was in hospital for long periods helped with ... Read More
Driving in Portugal by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Portugal? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excessÂ… what are the characteristics of the driving ...
I think the the buses have right of way and we have to watch and let them out on the whole I have found drivers to give way when they should there is the one of two that don't they don't beep much and they wait but drive at speed. While walk ... Read More
new here on this forum
Hello, I basely joined because I had emails saying join although looking around I don´t think it is for me, as my family are Portuguese it's only me who is English I married a lovely Portuguese man. I don´t need to tell the forum my ... Read More