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Portugal: Making Christmas bright since 1143

Adding new holiday traditions could be your best idea yet.

Dec 4 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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November 2025

Thanksgiving in Portugal: Serving Immigration Lockdown with a Side of Gratitude

When flexibility and gratitude collide with real life!

Nov 26 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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My Best Travel Hack? Other People´s Pets

How pet sitting dropped me into a hamlet with 67 residents, zero English, and a clown-horn produce truck — and why you should absolutely do it too.

Nov 20 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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Stuffing Feelings, Not Turkeys: An Expats Guide to Thriving the Holidays

It’s that time of year again, with twinkling lights and those heartwarming Norman Rockwell paintings of perfect families gathered around a…

Nov 13 • 

Sandi Solomonson

5

October 2025

So, Who IS Moving To Portugal?

The statistics and what an immigrant goes through to continue their legal stay.

Oct 23 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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After the Fat Lady Sings

How to Come Home from Travel Without Needing Therapy (or a Hazmat Suit)

Oct 16 • 

Sandi Solomonson

1

Alone? Hardly.

A shifting solo travel industry - Is it selfishness or balance?

Oct 10 • 

Sandi Solomonson

3

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Tales of a salmon-lugging immigrant!

What A76, a fishmonger, and a neglected head taught me about living my best expat life.

Oct 2 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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September 2025

7 Fall Trips That Beat Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Big or small: Grab a fall excursion before winter rears it´s chilly head.

Sep 26 • 

Sandi Solomonson

2

1

Portugal by the Numbers

From festival burnout and match-making plumbers, here´s what life stats in Portugal really look like.

Sep 18 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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Traveling to Europe? What´s new, What´s Changing

From new routes and regulations to cycling tours and cultural immersion, here’s how European travel is evolving — and why your next trip might be the…

Sep 4 • 

Sandi Solomonson

5

August 2025

Jet Lag, Breastfeeding and Chocolate

A morning in Portugal

Aug 28 • 

Sandi Solomonson

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