Episode 18: Things We Wish We Knew, Things We Love, Part 1

In this podcast, we start talking about the 5 things we wish we knew about Portugal before moving, and 5 things we have discovered we love. In this episode, we cover the first 3 things, and next week we will cover the final 2 items. 3 Things We Wish We Knew: --Driving in Portugal is utter and complete chaos --Red tape, bureaucracy --The cost of day-to-day living is not necessarily lower than in the U.S. -- do not move to "save money" because it might not work out that way 3 Things We Have Discovered We love --Work-life balance and people's attitudes toward life --The people are wonderful --The flip side of costs not necessarily being lower -- things seem to be higher quality