Portugal - The Simple Life

Dylan is joined by Amelia Singer , a London-based wine journalist, judge, communicator and presenter of the popular TV series ‘The Wine Show’. They discuss amongst other things, how Portugal has surprised her with food, safety, people and timeless quality. They, obviously, couldn’t avoid the subject of wine, what is a wine that sings and how Portugal has so many of those. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Amelia...

Dylan is joined by his cousin Marco Patricio. Marco was born in South Africa, raised in Canada and now lives happily in Portugal,  where he works remotely. Although he doesn’t like the term, Marco is a digital nomad in Portugal. They discuss, amongst other things, work-life balance in Portugal and why Marco chooses to live here, why it’s the perfect place for those who want to work remotely and th...

Dylan is joined by Pauline Foessel. Pauline is originally from France but her work as an art manager and curator has taken her to Asia and brought her to Portugal for the first time where she was involved in founding the famous Underdogs gallery. Then, after almost 3 years in Hong Kong, she returned permanently to Portugal where she got involved in the start-up scene and founded Artpool, an NFT pl...

This week, Dylan is joined by Hugo Rosa, a dad and Portuguese comedian. They discuss, amongst other things, driving in Portugal, Portuguese names, Portuguese in-laws, parenthood and we try to answer the question ‘Are Portuguese people funny?’. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Hugo on Instagram     Hugo on LinkedIn   ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's pers...

Dylan is joined by Maria Fonseca, a mom, a dancer who has performed all over the world and a trance dance facilitator. Maria and Dylan discuss, amongst other things, being connected to nature, raising a child in Portugal, colours and rhythm, how Portugal makes her younger and how Portugal makes her move. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Maria on Instagram Maria on Facebook Maria’s website ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMP...

In a slightly different interview, Dylan is joined by Pedro Boucherie Mendes. Pedro was a judge on the first ever Idols singing competition in Portugal, he is the program director at SIC, one of Portugal’s biggest TV stations, and host of the popular TV show ‘Irritaçoes’. But, mostly, he is just a guy who loves Portugal and thinks there is always room for improvement. Enjoy this conversation with...

Dylan is joined by Marta Pen Freitas, a Portuguese Olympic athlete who was born and raised in Lisbon but currently lives in the US. They discuss, amongst other things, representing Portugal at the Olympics, some of the challenges of living in the US and “ pastéis de nata ”. FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Marta on Instagram ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider&ap...

The ‘My Portugal’ series is a collection of interviews where we speak to everyday people who have found, fallen in love with and bought a home in Portugal. In this episode, Mark and Machteld, from the Netherlands, share their story of buying a house on Portugal’s Silver Coast , in the middle of the COVID Pandemic… ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an inside...

This week, Dylan is joined by repeat guest Ricardo Monteiro. They discuss, amongst other things, sardines, Saint Anthony, IMI and why we pay taxes in Portugal . FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Ricardo on LinkedIn   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 and people. In this podc...

João Virgilio was born and raised in Portugal, Charlotte Waugh was born in Hong Kong. They met in Vietnam where they shared a common love for the ocean and, today, that romance continues in Portugal, not only for each other but for the Portuguese ocean, nature and Obidos Lagoon, where they run their kite surf school. This is some of their story... ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Port...

Dylan is joined by Suresh Nampuri, a university lecturer, writer, director… and a bit of a “mad scientist”! Having spent time in places like India, South Africa and Germany, he has now called Portugal his home for the past 5 years. In this interesting conversation, they discuss, amongst other things, food in Portugal, language, Portuguese punctuality and the type of space and time you are given on...

Andreia Ferreira is a proud resident of Porto, a bookworm and the communications and marketing director for one of the world's most famous bookstores: Livraria Lello . In this episode, Andreia shares what she loves about the bookstore, why it’s the prettiest in the world, preserving history, Portugal’s love of stories and Dylan gets controversial... FOLLOW OUR GUEST: Livraria Lello site Livra...

Dylan is joined by Simon Woolf and Ryan Opaz, co-authors of the award-winning book ‘Foot Trodden’ about Portugal and the wines that time forgot. Simon is originally from the UK living in Amsterdam, Ryan is originally from the US, now a Portuguese citizen living in Porto and both share a love of Portugal and Portuguese wines. They discuss, amongst other things, the history of Portuguese wine, holdi...

Dylan takes you inside one of the world's biggest property shows A Place In The Sun Live , from London Olympia. He’s joined by some guests Bruno Valentim from Portugal Realty, Liz Rowlinson a journalist and editor at A Place In The Sun, Matthew Krystman from Blevins Franks and the incredibly popular Jasmine Harman returns to the podcast. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS: Liz on Instagram Bruno on Facebook ...

Dylan is joined Catarina Matos a hilariously talented Portuguese comedian, born and raised in Portugal and the first Portuguese comedian to appear on Comedy Central in Brazil.  They discuss, amongst other things, baby pig and a right of passage that you may have to go through to enjoy a good meal in Portugal.   ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider&a...

"Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.     This week, Dylan is joined by our resident ‘Proud of Portugal’ expert Ricardo Monteiro. They discuss things that make them proud of Portugal, including current events, historical events, architecture and something made in Portugal.  We already know about Portugal’s amazing weather, food and people. In this podcast, w...

In this week's episode, Dylan is joined by Gabriela Romagna, an urban sketch artist and paper engineer, originally from Austria, who cycled to and through Portugal. Gabriela shares, amongst other things, her journey through Portugal on a bike , what it means to be a paper engineer and how her art is inspired by Portugal’s old buildings, history and culture.  ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE POD...

Dylan is joined by Jonas, a very talented Fado singer and the first male Fado singer that we’ve had on the podcast. Jonas and Dylan discuss what Fado means to Jonas, why it touches just about everyone and why Jonas is more than your average Fado singer.  FOLLOW OUR GUEST:  Jonas on Instagram ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to...

 Dylan is joined by Sira Camacho, mom, archaeologist, historian, professional guide at Ebora Megalithica, singer, book worm and proud ‘ Alentejana ’. They discuss amongst other things the amazing history that surrounds us, not only in her region but everywhere in Portugal, the incredible Cromeleque dos Almendres stones and what it means to live ‘ vagar ’... FOLLOW OUR GUEST:  Sira on Instagram  Eb...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of ‘Portugal The Simple Life’ Podcast! And what better way to kick off this new season than another episode of ‘My Portugal’? A collection of interviews where we speak to everyday people who have discovered, fallen in love with and found a home in Portugal.  In this episode, we speak to Dave and Gina, one half from the USA and the other half Portuguese, who have made...

Welcome to a bonus episode of 'Portugal The Simple Life', where we look back at some of our favourite interviews over the last 2 years. Enjoy some of our best moments, banter, stories and characters that show why Portugal is a funny old country  😂  Featured Episodes: Petisco 12, Episode 13, Episode 17 Episode 23, Episode 25, Episode 26, Episode 47, Episode 52, Episode 53, Episode 66, Ep...

Welcome to a bonus episode of Portugal The Simple Life! Join us in looking back at some of our favourite interviews over the last 2 years, where our guests share why Portugal, although small, is a country with a big heart! First up rescue, from Episode 18, jet ski driver Sergio Cosme about helping Ricardo Koxa break the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Next, from Episode 24, award-wi...

This week we celebrate Episode 100! It all started two years ago, in Episode 1, in a conversation that we didn’t even film, at the beginning of a pandemic when I asked the CEO of  Leisure Launch Group, Davide Patricio, the question: Portugal The Simple Life… Why ? Over the next two years, with more than 100,000 audio downloads, over 5,000 minutes of interview time, and guests from more than 20 dif...

This week, we continue our countdown to episode 100! Looking back at some of our most memorable conversations, and with almost 100 wonderful guests, it wasn’t easy to narrow this down, but we tried to keep it simple… Enjoy a look back on what makes us all so proud of Portugal.  ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST: "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal. We...

"Portugal - The Simple Life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.     This week we have a special episode of 'Portugal The Simple Life'! As we draw closer to our 100th episode, we’ve decided to replay some of our best moments. In this episode, we focus on the 'My Portugal Series', where we speak to everyday people who have discovered, fallen in love with and found a...