Portugal - The Simple Life
"Olá e bem-vindo" to Portugal The Simple Life Podcast! If your plans to have a simple life abroad include delicious food, a fantastic climate, friendly people and lots of things to see and do, then Portugal is the right place to be! Dylan Herholdt, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on living in Portugal and a glimpse of the marvellous lifestyle that has captivated foreigners from all over the world. Join our weekly podcast where Dylan and his guests shine a light on the various aspects of living, investing and visiting Portugal. This podcast is sponsored by Leisure Launch Group: https://www.leisurelaunch.com/ Welcome to the simple life!
Episodes
Have you ever considered that the basic things that make Portugal Portugal are huge factors that contribute to a healthier and more grounded way of life. Ricardo Pinhão is a motivational speaker, Portugal’s foremost Wim Hof Method instructor and an Oxygen Advantage Master instructor. He is based near Portugal’s Silver Coast and chats to Dylan about, amongst other things, Portugal’s light, food, weather, nature and other aspects of ...
Can you imagine building a robot with a €15 budget? Our latest guest did just that. Marta Bernadino is a robotics engineer and an inspiring woman and joins the podcast this week from Dubai to discuss how she is not only building robots but building robots to do good. She chats to Dylan about how privileged she feels to have grown up in a traditional and authentic part of the country, how she feels connected to nature and how she is...
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Vic Dee, originally from Belgium, Vic bought an investment property right here on The Silver Coast. He shares how after coming back and forth to Silver Coast, it felt even more like home . We recorded this episode from Vic’s beautiful home and this is some of his story…
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Who has inspired some of Filipa Fonseca Silva’s best characters? The answer may surprise you. Portuguese author Filipa Fonseca Silva is our latest guest on the podcast and joins Dylan to discuss her books, what she enjoys about living in Portugal, why she is proud of her country and some of her neighbours who have inspired her writing.
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Is Portugal the tortoise or the rabbit? Our latest explains why he thinks Portugal is the tortoise. Thomas Stark is a dad, a husband, a triathlete and a business man. Originally from Germany, Thomas is passionate about Portugal and his company supports forward-thinking companies to start and scale in Portugal. He chats to Dylan about why he loves Portugal, how Portugal has perfected work-life balance, how Portugal has so much poten...
Why is Portugal the perfect place to ‘chill out’? Our latest guest, Marieka Finot is a financial literacy expert and helps people ‘chill out’ about their finances. Born in France and having lived in London for 10 years she is well versed in a busy life and now finds her balance and rest in Portugal. She chats to Dylan about how her life has changed since she discovered Portugal’s quality of life, how Portugal is a lovely family des...
When your first experience of Portugal is its airport, this may not be the best of starts. Andrew Bryant talks about this and more as our latest guest on the podcast. Andrew is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and podcast host who loves getting out of the airport and experiencing the real Portugal. He chats to Dylan about, amongst other things, his first experiences of Portugal, what he misses about Portugal when he travels a...
Is Portuguese a difficult language? This week's guest helps us answer that question. Catarina Bento is the founder of The Bento Atelier, where she helps people learn European Portuguese and ‘say it like a local’. She chats with Dylan about some of the nuances of the Portuguese language, tests Dylan’s Portuguese and talks about how your experience of our amazing country can be so much richer when you understand and can enjoy co...
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Ron & Mike, a couple from the USA who bought an investment property right here on the Silver Coast after promising each other on the plane to Portugal that they would not be buying anything. We recorded this episode from Ron & Mike’s beautiful new home and this is some of their story…
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Have you ever met a ‘nata-holic’? Alexa is addicted to Pasteis da Nata, the famous Portuguese pastry. Alexa is originally from Poland but loves Portugal, so much so that she wants to Portuguese when she ‘grows up’. She is our latest guest on the podcast and in a humorous episode Alexa chats to Dylan about, amongst other things, how she discovered Portugal by accident, why she loves this country so much, the art of the long goodbye,...
Welcome to Season 4! And what a way to kick off a brand new season. Dylan is joined by best-selling author Richard Zimler, who shares his deeply personal story of moving from the US to Portugal in the early '90s. He opens up about the culture shock of living in Portugal at that time, the kindness of the Portuguese people, and why Portugal feels more like home than America ever did.
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For our final episode of Season 3, Dylan is joined by Barbara Veiga. Born in Brazil, Barbara is a public speaker, visual artist and environmental activist focused on climate action with an emphasis on oceanic life. She dedicated more than seven full, consecutive years of her life to traveling the seas around more than 90 countries and haswritten about these experiences in her memoir “Seven Years in Seven Seas” (Sete Anos em Sete Ma...
For our latest episode Dylan is joined by Gavin Eccles. Gavin is a management consultant & professor, originally from the UK, and has been living in Portugal for more than 20 years. From consultancy to Board level participation, Gavin has assisted British Airways, easyJet, Hainan Airlines, Jet2, Eurowings, American Airlines, United Airlines, Tui Travel, Thomas Cook, Der Touristik, Meridien and Marriott Hotels, as well as key to...
Our latest guest on the podcast is Eileen Farnham. Eileen was born and raised in the Netherlands to an Irish dad and a Portuguese-Angolan mom and has been living in Portugal for three years. Eileen promised herself as a young girl that she would never learn Portuguese and would never move to Portugal but she felt Portugal calling and today she calls Portugal home where she uses her multi-cultural background to help diverse people, ...
For a bonus episode we take you inside the latest ‘Living in Portugal’ seminar from San Diego. Dylan is joined by organiser Bruce Hawker, João Pinheiro & Iva Slavtcheva who all presented at seminars held in San Francisco, Portland and San Diego. They discuss their shared love for Portugal, the exciting seminars held recently and why Americans want to live in Portugal.
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This week, Dylan is joined by sports journalist Pedro Afonso. Born and raised in Portugal, Pedro somehow became a fan of the Green Bay Packers and American sports. Today he serves as a journalist for DAZN and reports on various sports including the NFL. He chats to Dylan about his love for NFL and American sports, as well as Portuguese football and, of course, why he loves living in Portugal and loves it even more when coming back ...
Our latest guest is Elsbeth Blekkenhorst-Tammes, she is originally from The Netherlands and after living and working all over the world she now calls Portugal her home. Elsbeth is an entrepreneur and the founder of the footwear company ‘Elisabietta Collection’. She co-ordinates and mentors various womens' networks and chats to Dylan about why she chose Portugal, why she loves her Portuguese neighbours and how you can find your...
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Julita, a Polish lady who bought an off-plan apartment. We recorded this interview from the balcony of her beautiful new apartment on The Silver Coast, just after the moment she had seen if for the first time finished and this is some of their story.
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From a small town in Portugal to 5 Olympic Games!
Meet Susana Feitor — world record holder, motivational speaker, and one of Portugal’s Olympic athletes. 🏅 With a career spanning 30+ years, she shares what it really means to wear the Portuguese flag, the moments she misses most when abroad, and why she’s proudly Portuguese!
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Although they had never met back home in the US, Greg, John and Seth's paths crossed in Caldas da Rainha, their new home on Portugal’s Silver Coast. That’s where they became friends and started a band — the Castor Bones Collective.
In this episode, they sit down with Dylan to share:
• Why they left the US and moved to Portugal 🇺🇸➡️🇵🇹
• The D7 Visa process and moving abroad
• Finding community and frien...
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