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Portugal Junkies
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Meredith + Mark | Podcasters, immigrants + world travelers helping others travel in or move to Portugal! 🇺🇸🇬🇧➡️🇵🇹 Customized Travel Itineraries + Boots On The Ground Relocation Services (Algarve) + 1:1 Ask Us Anything Calls ⬇️
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On part 2 of this week’s episode, we keep talking about things that still shock us (in a good way!) about living abroad…

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June 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Part 2 of this episode now streaming!

What Still Blows Our Mind After 16 Months of Living In Portugal (Part 2)

On this episode we keep talking about things that still shock us (in a good way!) about living abroad…
What Still Blows Our Mind in Portugal 16 Months Later - Part 2 (26:20)
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May 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
New podcast episode now streaming! 🎙️🎙️
What Still Blows Our Mind in Portugal 16 Months Later - Part 1 (25:04)
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May 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Latest podcast episode!
Life Abroad: Things We Thought We'd Miss But Don't (25:59)
I mean, we DO still miss Bojangles though.
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May 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Five Easy Steps To Pinpoint Your Perfect Place In Portugal

After 40 episodes of this podcast documenting our move from the US to Portugal in late 2023, we get one question the most often.

How do I know WHERE in Portugal is the best place to move for me and my family?
Five Easy Steps To Pinpoint Your Perfect Place In Portugal (24:45)
Let's narrow down your list of potential locations.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New blog post is up!
Top 5 Budget-Friendly Travel Activities in Portugal's Algarve Region
Hint: Wine is almost as affordable as water here.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Does Work Define Our Worth (even in Portugal)? (30:19)

Why is it so hard to peel off the layers of corporate life, even abroad?

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May 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are spilling the tea (and revealing REAL numbers)…

✔️How much did we save to move abroad?

Tune into the full episode on Substack, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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April 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We are spilling the tea (and revealing REAL numbers)…

✔️How much did we save to move abroad?

✔️How much does it actually cost to move to Portugal?

✔️What if our situation doesn’t look like yours?

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PortuGOALS: How We Bankrolled Our Move Abroad (29:11)
We are spilling the tea (and revealing REAL numbers)...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
April 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🎙️New Podcast Episode🎙️

Pros + Cons of Living In The Algarve (30:11)

Here’s the real scoop about living In Portugal’s most popular retirement destination…

We talk through the pros + cons of living in the Algarve as we hit our 6th month here.

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April 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🎙️Ep 36: “Born in the US of OMG” 🎙️

We talk through some specific experiences we’ve had meeting people from all over the world while living here in Portugal + feeling this need to make sure they know really quickly that we aren’t THOSE KIND of Americans.

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April 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🎙️Portugal Junkies Podcast🎙️ Episode 34 is LIVE!

We call this one “Culture Shocks In The USA - Part 2”

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March 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We are back! 🎙️ Dropped a new podcast today…

▶️ Culture Shocks In The USA, Part 1

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March 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lovely Tavira, Portugal this morning before the city started waking up…
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🎙️Portugal Junkies Podcast🎙️ is back!!!

✨New weekly episodes✨ starting Friday, March 21st!!

Until then, binge the first 32 episodes on YT or wherever you listen to podcasts ⏯️

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March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My mom has dementia. It’s one of the hardest parts about moving abroad to Portugal for me.

Their Boston, Bella, died this summer and we were so worried how it would change my Mom.

My dad actually took it hardest, I think.

They both need support in so many ways.

Meet Charlie. New joy abounds.
February 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM