Portugal - The Simple Life

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!

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October 20, 2025 58 mins

Welcome to Season 4! And what a way to kick of a brand new season. Dylan is joined by best-selling author Richard Zimler. Richard 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...

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October 6, 2025 53 mins

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...

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September 29, 2025 52 mins

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, ...

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September 26, 2025 23 mins

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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September 22, 2025 52 mins

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 ...

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September 15, 2025 50 mins

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...

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September 8, 2025 17 mins

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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August 25, 2025 44 mins

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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August 18, 2025 58 mins

Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore is an author, researcher and economist with a truly international story. Originally from Pakistan, she has lived in 10 countries – but it was in Portugal that her young family finally felt at home.

In this heartwarming conversation, Mariam shares:
Why she chose Portugal and how it’s transformed her life
Moving with children – and why her kids love living here
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August 11, 2025 52 mins

Our latest guest is Laurence Tham, who moved to Portugal from Australia 3 years ago. Laurence is the Portugal Chair of TIGER 2, hosting intimate, peer-focused discussions that go far beyond finance, touching on family, purpose, performance and personal legacy. Laurence is also an experienced speaker, frequently featured on podcasts and co-host of two of his shows.

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August 4, 2025 44 mins

This week, Dylan is joined by Anel Imanbay, TEDxMarvila lead and long-time Lisbon resident originally from Kazakhstan.

Anel shares her inspiring journey to Portugal, how she made a wish to live here, and why this country continues to capture her heart. From raising a child in Portugal to building a vibrant creative community in Lisbon's neighbourhood of Marvila, this episode is full of heart, purpose and sunshine.


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July 28, 2025 45 mins

Mario Rui Santos is born and raised in Lisbon and joins Dylan on the latest episode of Portugal The Simple Life Podcast. Mario is a lecturer, a consultant, a mentor, a counsellor and a Hypnotherapist. He chats to Dylan about, amongst other things, his life in Portugal, his work as a therapist and how Portugal may be good for your anxiety.

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July 21, 2025 39 mins

On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Ian & Mireille. Mireille is originally from Belgium, Ian is from the UK where they currently live and together they bought an apartment in the beautiful town of Foz do Arelho. We recorded this interview, in the sunshine, in front of our Silver Coast and this is some of their story. 

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July 14, 2025 50 mins

This week's episode is a bit fishy! Dylan is joined by Emily De Sousa is born in Canada but has deep Portuguese roots and her Portuguese has only got stronger as she’s got older. She’s a fisheries scientist, a foody and a lover of seafood and with her work as a seafood educator on the popular social media platform ‘Seaside with Emily’ it was only natural that her work would keep bringing her back to her Portuguese roots. Emily...

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Our latest guest, Jose Pedro Sousa, is a multi-award winning director and photographer based in Lisbon. Jose is responsible for some of the most iconic Portuguese television commercials and has even worked with Cristiano Ronaldo, he chats to Dylan about portraying the very best of Portugal in his work, what he loves about his country and how you can be part of some of the most authentic Portuguese moments and communities. 

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June 30, 2025 50 mins

Suzana Barros is our latest guest and is a very busy lady. Besides being a mom, Suzana is a ceramic artist and a restaurant owner. In this episode she chats to Dylan about her love for Portugal, ceramic art, wine, food and how to be part of the wonderful communities that will encounter everywhere in Portugal. 

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How do you narrow down Portugal’s history? Our latest guest tries to answer that question. Chris Jones is originally from New Zealand but has been living in Portugal for 7 years. Chris is publishing one of the few English language books on Portuguese history called ‘Meet The Tugas’. He chats to Dylan about what ‘Tugas’ means, his five year process of researching and writing this book, some of Portugal’s fascinating history and why ...

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June 16, 2025 45 mins

Dulce Guarda is our latest guest and Dulce has made some good choices in life. She is a Portuguese founder & entrepreneur who has worked and lived in other places but chooses to live in Portugal with her young family. She is a football fan and her company Splink creates football collectables and immersive football experiences, she has also chosen a wonderful football team or did this team choose her. She chats to Dylan about al...

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