Portugal - The Simple Life

Our latest guest is American scientist and entrepreneur Nina Patrick who lives in Portugal. Nina specialises in health care, start-ups, longevity, psychedelics and digital therapeutics. She talks to Dylan about why she moved to Portugal, some differences between Portugal and Germany, the importance and beauty of the ‘micro-interactions’ that happen in Portugal daily, the advances Portugal is makin...

Joao Correia is a former professional cyclist who now manages some of the biggest names in the cycling world. Tune in to hear his memories of moving to the United States at 11, how he never lost his connections to Portugal and rediscovered the country as a young adult. Joao also shares his love for Portuguese food & wine and what yearning for Portugal means to him...  FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Joao Co...

Our latest guest Jemi Laclé is originally from Aruba and after living all over the world wants to live in a place where she feels grounded, this brought her to Portugal where she continues who work with the world bank and as the co-founder of the Young Art Collective circle in Lisbon. In this interview she shares with Dylan why she moved to Portugal, life outside of Lisbon, food, people, nature an...

Mario, is born and raised in Portugal and is an incredibly talented ceramic artists and if you have visited places like Nazare or Caldas da Rainha then you may have seen some of his work. In this weeks conversation he chats to Dylan about what he loves about his work, how it part of his heritage, what he loves about his country, what the simple life looks like for him and how, on a daily basis, he...

Vanessa Nauman is a somatic therapist, a creative catalyst, a speaker, and a sound artist. Originally from Germany, she has lived in Portugal for the last six years. We discuss, amongst other things, why she chose Portugal all those years ago, after an ocean experience. Vanessa shares all the things she loves about authentic Portuguese culture and people, and how important it is for foreigners to...

On another edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by American homebuyers Emily and Rick, and their French Bulldog Eddie. Rick and Emily discovered and fell in love with Portugal's Silver Coast where they have been living for 2 years in the historical neighbourhood of Sitio, in Nazare... ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:   "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider&apo...

Linda Pereira was born in the UK, but back in the 80s, when she was in her early 20s, moved to Portugal and has lived here ever since. Linda is an entrepreneur, an image consultant, a university lecturer, a mentor, a speaker, and a CNN commentator. We discuss, amongst other things, why she moved to Portugal all those years ago and how she immediately felt the embrace and welcoming spirit of the Po...

In another edition of 'Portugal Property Talks', Dylan is once again joined by Davide Patricio, Chairman of the Leisure Launch Group, to discuss a brand new edition of Portugal The Simple Life Magazine . Available in English, French, and Dutch, and proudly sponsored by Leisure Launch Group companies, this amazing issue is jam-packed with insider tips for living and buying property in Por...

Doriane Zalewski , born and raised in France, is a former French national athlete. After living and travelling worldwide, she has called Portugal her happy home for three years. Tune in to learn what Doriane loves about living in Portugal , the weather, the food, the people, and the wine. Of course, Dylan tried to settle the question: Is Portuguese wine better than French wine? And Doriane shares...

Oscar Chalupsky is a 12 x world champion, a cancer survivor and a book author, originally from South Africa but living in Portugal for the last 8 years. Oscar shares some of his story and why he chooses to call Portugal his home, talking about amongst other things, food, wine, safety, nature, accessibility to water sports, health care and what he loves about living the simple life.  FOLLOW OUR GUE...

Ana Barbara Pedrosa is a Portuguese book author, a linguist and a young advisor to the President of Portugal. Tune in as she and Dylan discuss, amongst other things, Ana Barbara’s books and the differences between Brazilian and Portuguese literature and language. Ana Barbara also shares tips for speaking European Portuguese, food, weather, bread, what she loves about Portugal and why everyone shou...

Amir Ghannad is a speaker and author from Iran. After living in the USA, Thailand, and Germany, he settled in Portugal with his family. Now, Portugal is Amir's home and where he runs his consulting business. Join him and Dylan as they discuss, amongst other things, why Amir moved to Portugal without having lived there before, what he loves about his authentic Portuguese village, his love for...

My Nguyen is originally from Vietnam and after spending time in the Netherlands and the UK, she now calls Portugal home. My is also the founder of Confidance, and invites people from all over the world to Portugal for ‘workations’ where visitors can focus on healing and personal growth through various mediums like yoga, breath work, surfing and My’s speciality, dance. We discuss, amongst other thi...

After studying in Portugal, the U.S., and Belgium, Joao Perre Viana , a “citizen of the world”, transitioned from a corporate career in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa to founding Walking Mentorship in Portugal . A self-development tool that intertwines mentoring with walking in direct contact with nature.  Tune in as he and Dylan delve into Joao's first experience with 'saudade...

Micaela Fonseca has done many things, from architecture and interior design to wine production . She is also the founder of ‘ Women In Wine Portugal ’, which promotes female wine entrepreneurship. Tune in to learn about the exciting work Micaela is doing with WiWP, what she loves about her city, what she appreciates about having travelled and lived abroad and how wine in Portugal is such an integr...

Dr. Miguel Stanley is a globally recognised dentist and celebrated podcast and TV personality on SIC (Portugal), CBS (US), and National Geographic. Miguel is also the founder of White Clinic , in Lisbon, where he is developing advanced dental care technology and treatments. Tune in to learn more about his upbringing in South Africa and the move to Portugal (on a boat!) when he was 10 years old, hi...

Emiliano Gutierrez is a CEO and businessman who has lived all over the world. At the time of recording, he was in Italy but he has called Portugal home for the last two years. Tune in to hear what Emiliano thinks about the start-up and tech ecosystem in Lisbon, how Portugal compares to other places he has lived, and the work he is doing with Raiz Vertical Farms. Emiliano also shares why he enjoys...

Anna Mulock Houwer was born in Poland and after living and working all over the world, she found her geographic soul mate in Portugal . She and Dylan discuss, amongst other things, her first visit to Portugal and why it was love at first sight, what she loves about living here, the Portuguese people , how it’s the ideal place to raise a young child and, like any good soul mate, Anna shares the bea...

Alexandre Caldas is an award-winning designer and business owner who has taken an iconic Portuguese chair , elevated it and brought it back to life. If you have visited Portugal, you’ve also probably seen it! Tune in to find out how Alexandre’s upbringing influenced his work, what he loves about living in Portugal and exploring the country, the interesting story behind the BICAChair , how Alexandr...

Portuguese scientist Marta Costa spent her childhood in Switzerland but always wanted to return home to Portugal, where she founded Karion Therapeutics, an award-winning company developing groundbreaking treatments in the fight against cancer. Tune in to hear why Marta chose Portugal to live and work, what she thinks about the Portuguese people , and how it is very much part of the Portuguese DNA...

Stephan de Morais is a podcast host, a Web Summit speaker and founder of the leading venture capital firm Indico Capital . After living and working all over the world, Stephan returned home to Portugal where he has been living happily for the last 10 years with his wife and two sons. Join us to learn more about what has been attracting people to Portugal over the last decade, how Portugal still ma...

On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Michal & Barbara. A couple from Poland who after discovering Portugal and seeing the giant waves of Nazare, decided to invest in two properties on Portugal’s Silver Coast.  ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:   "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal. We already know about Portugal’s fant...

Writer and former journalist Hugo Goncalves is born and raised in Portugal and after living in New York, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid, returned home to be more grounded. Hugo is also one of the writers of the hit Netflix series ‘Rabo de Peixe’ (or ‘Turn of the Tide’, in English). He joins Dylan to share memories of growing up in Portugal, storytelling, sardines, what he appreciates about Portugal in...

Hanae Bezad was born in Morocco, grew up in France and has called Portugal her home for more than a year. She is an entrepreneur, a technologist and a book author. Join us to hear about Hanae's first experiences in Portugal and why she chose to make it her home. Learn about the openness and curiosity of the Portuguese people. And since Hanae’s name means ‘serenity’, how she finds serenity in...

On this weeks episode Dylan is joined by renowned photographer Rui Caria. Rui is born and raised in Nazare, now lives on Terceira island in the Azores and his his work has taken him to more than 30 countries. We discuss amongst other things, Nazare, the Azores, the war in Ukraine, how Rui gets up close and personal with the people he photographs and what he enjoys observing, from behind the lens,...