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 tribe in Portugal. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Elsbeth on LinkedInElsb...

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. ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal. We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food a...

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! FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Susana Feitor on LinkedIn ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal. We ...

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 friendship in Portugal • Living in the Silver Coast town of Caldas da Rainha • And a special liv...

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 How Portugal welcomes multicultural families The kindness, empathy and sense of belonging she’s found Insi...

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. Amongst other things, he chats to Dylan about why he moved here, how he is enjoying the lifestyle and how Portugal has surprised h...

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. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Anel Imanbay LinkedInAnel Imanbay InstagramTEDxMarvila ...

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. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Mario on LinkedinMario's websiteABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Po...

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. ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal. We already know about ...

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 chats to Dylan about what she learned about Portugal growing up, w...

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. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Jose on LinkedinJose’s websiteABOUT PORTUGAL TH...

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. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Suzana on LinkedinRestaurante TagideSuzana’s Ceramic ArtABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Po...

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 he loves living in Portugal. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Chris on ...

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 all of this and more. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Dulce on LinkedinSplink ...

Our latest guest walked the length of Portugal, wrote a book about it, fell in love with Portugal and then decided to stay here. Stephen Powell is a journalist and writer who has lived and works on every continent except Antartica. Today Portugal is his home and he chats to Dylan about why he walked the length of Portugal, the book he wrote about it and why he decided not to leave. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Stephen on LinkedinStephen’s bookABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal...

On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Ron & Jen. Ron & Jen are an American couple who worked in the film industry and Ron has won two academy awards for his work. They got in touch with us after discovering the podcast and after a visit to The Silver Coast decided to purchase an apartment, off-plan, in Foz do Arelho. They join Dylan on their local beach over some beer and wine and this is some of their story… ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portug...

Vyra Sachse is a woman of many talents, she is a photographer, film director and producer, originally from Germany and living in Portugal for the last year. Vyra is our lates guest and chat to Dylan about why she chose to move to Portugal having never visited before, what has kept her here, the arts community, living like a local and how, funnily, as a someone deeply involved in the film industry, she doesn’t need a TV in Portugal. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Vyra on LinkedinVyra on InstagramVyra...

This week we have three fantastic guests on the pod; Kate Shifman, Filipa Pinto de Carvalho & Andreas Mueller. Kate, a previous guest, was born in Ukraine, raised in the USA and has been living in Portugal where she has founded AOMA Coliving & Coworking space. Filipa is a Portuguese Lawyer helping expats navigate Portugal’s startup ecosystem. Andreas is a German-American director, a HelathTech & AgeTech investor and has fallen in love with Portugal. What do all these people have i...

Our latest guest is Tony Gonçalves. To his American friends he is known as ‘Tony G’ and he moved to the US from Portugal when he was just a child. In America he is a businessman and a founder but never lost touch with his Portuguese roots and Tony is the host of another Podcast that celebrates Portugal called “The Heart and Hustle of Portugal”. Tony chats to Dylan about moving from a tiny village in Portugal to America, how he stayed connected to Portugal, why Portugal never left him and how ...

Have you ever wondered what Portuguese women are like? This week we are joined by an amazing Portuguese women. Joana Frias Costa is a mom, a business woman and the founder of a wonderful initiative called ‘Inspiring Girls’. Joana chats to Dylan about why she started ‘Inspiring Girls’, why their are so many Portuguese women who inspire and why she is blessed to call Portugal her home. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS Joana on LinkedinInspiring Girls websiteABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: ...