Moving to Portugal and wondering what to expect? In this video, I’m walking you through some of the things I wish I’d known before moving to Portugal & how I handled them. So if you’re thinking about moving to Portugal, this is the perfect video for you! – Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.
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I have a tip about getting around Lisbon without a car. Liz is right. A car is a liability in Lisbon. My tip is to use Bolt, NOT Uber for a rideshare service. We had a terrible time with the Uber app not working and literally got stranded one night and spent 2 hours slogging up and down those hills to get back to our lodging. After that experience, a local advised us that Bolt works much better that Uber in Lisbon. He was right. Bolt worked flawlessly, was cheap with 2 people, and we never had to wait more that a few minutes for a ride.
Thank you for the tips! I will be visiting Portugal in February (all the way from Mexico), but I'm looking forward to move in one day.
About Bimby, you have similar appliances for a fraction of the price in Lidl and Continente own brands
I would expand electronics to say all appliances are similar or more expensive compared to the US. Walking into Worten shocked me as to how expensive electronics and appliances are.
The other thing that I'd say buy by the bucket are meds. Firstly, always ask for 'genericos' at the pharmacy- this is already cheaper than branded, but a packet of asprin or hayfever tabs might still be 4/5 euros in Lisbon whereas at boots the generics are only 50p! Just buy the whole of Boots/ Superdrugs before you go!
A bimby is definitely on our list! 🙂
How long did it take you to get fluent in Portuguese?
Thanks Liz for addressing the issue of healthcare! Now I am curious about the thermomix " bimby" . Thanks so much for all your advice. 🙋🏻♀
On the note of footwear, I almost broke my ankle in Terceira when I visited. I wore wedges and they got caught in the cobblestones. So I 100% agree about wearing comfy shoes in Portugal lol.
Oooh, ultrasound…pitter patter? 😁👩👧👈🎉⁉️🤔😉😘
In two and a half years here I have never heard of a Bimby. A bit creepy about it ordering groceries for you.
Good video. I like your set. Are you familiar with room rater?
We were in Portugal last week and found it funny to see the women wearing these really pretty dresses and look down and they are wearing Nike's.
Yes, the sunscreen was a shock 😂 I was in Porto in October it was warmer than normal for the time of year so I popped into a farmacia and it was 15 Euros for 100ml 😮 I had to buy it as I could feel my skin was starting to get too warm without it.
This gadget is very popular in Italy too, Liz! I was brought up in an italo-brazilian fam, and later on I studied Spanish ,like you, moved to the UK, now I'm in LX with my other half 🙂 Would love to meet up with you for a coffee sometime 🙂 I am passionate about languages like you <3
Not bad
Liz is the best 🙂
This Bimbi….is it an air fryer?
I got my Utente the same day – once I had official residence.
Obrigada I agree with you on the bimbi
I lake🙏