American Chooses Portugal Over Croatia and Is Loving Life

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Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere sits down with Steve from ScubesKitchen to discuss moving to Portugal. As an American, Steve and his wife felt like they fit the European culture more than the American culture so they took the leap and moved to Portugal. They had some visa issues, a hard time finding a rental to live in, and a few other bumps in the road but now they are here and loving it. They didn't plan on living in Guimarães but that's where they landed. Why did they choose the north and what brought them to this city? Watch as they discuss prices going up, what life is like living in Guimarães, learning Portuguese, and more.
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@Alfablue227

After 40 years in the US, Arizona as well, I finally moved back home from where I left at 13 years of age. Best thing I ever did. Being from Minho, I am so happy Americans are starting to look at Minho as an amazingly beautiful place to live in. Welcome to Portugal your new home❤

@antoniodasilva1230

Thirty seven year's from living in New York from long Island and moved to Portugal loving it and definitely not going back

@quest_edward

The best decision I've ever made was moving to Portugal from Rio, 38 years ago. I love this country and its people. I live in Cascais which is a nice and sunny village, with beautiful beaches, very near Lisbon and Sintra.

@wallywal6139

Fun and interesting video. I've seen this guy on KZfaq and some of his videos are a hoot. We stayed in Braga for a month and visited Guimaraes and both are bautiful and unique. Guimaraes has more of a medieval look to the city center. We're also from Arizona and in the process of emigrating to Portugal and the process will be complete soon. We hired professionals to assist with the entire process and we wouldn't have wanted to attempt it ourselves. Everything has happened quickly and smoothly without a hitch. We'll also have representation at our SEF appointments. I highly recommend that you use a professional service or attorney for these processes. We bought a house in central Portugal in a town of 5,000 with all services and with good access to larger cities. We're retiring so being in a smaller town is fine for us and we love the area. We've met some local folks who have been beyond friendly and helpful and have even stopped by to visit. There is a learning curve to living in a more traditional Portuguese home. Our house is made of stone and lives very differenlty than our house in Arizona for sure. Being stone with very thick walls, we don't need air conditioning at all and we are quite used to air conditioning in Arizona! We love Portugal and returning to the US is not in our future plans either. Cheers!

@naosu87

I just moved here. I got the D8. I did it myself without a lawyer. It was a process but I did it. It took 6 months. I should make a video lol.

@ala5726

guimaraes is the favorite of my wife. she lived there in 2015, an then we came back to portugal in 2021, but this time we were in Mafra, near lisbon. we left, temporarily, and thinking to come back to guimaraes. we ll see! great interview by the way!!! cheers from brazil!!!

@terrisokolow7796

Another great interview, Kalie!

@picklepragginz7687

Correct. It's exactly what we did. We were in Portugal on our normal 3 month passport. When approved, we flew back to Newark, FedEx'd our passports to DC with a. return FedEx envelope. Then, flew back to Porto. It's a pain to do it that way.. but maybe this will help someone in the future. It's likely best to just wait until everything is fully approved.

@JenShea

Another terrific interview. Something to note though... prices are doubling and tripling everywhere... Canada in some places, costs have quadrupled... and half my family is in the US (daughter lives in LA (California)... it's no wonder the homeless population has tripled. It's most definitely not a Portugal only thing.

@lokimikko3516

Ahhh!! Wife n' I are huge fans of Scubeskitchen! We had no idea they were in Portugal as well!! Getting ready to move to Porto soon. We agree, it's a magical city. Awesome interview, Kalie 🤙

@jenniferstuart9051

Awesome video! The process for of deciding on Portugal is a mirror image of Steve’s process as is his preference for Porto! Great interview K! Whoohoo!

@krislozano0703

Shut UP!!! I didn’t recognize him until he mentioned his videos! I’m a subscriber on TikTok and IG. My daughter works in a restaurant and I LOVE his videos! Super funny. I love knowing that he’s in Portugal. We’re planning to move to PT in ‘25 or ‘26. I really appreciate this video for some of the advice about attorney and a rental agent. ❤

@lk6004 Күн бұрын

Great to hear honest opinions and experiences from expats like yourselves! Thank you!

@frankiecooper

Great interview! Thx

@Gpepp8401

I totally recognized him as soon as you started the interview. Yeah, like his IG skits. Glad he too loves Portugal. 🇵🇹

@franciscosalinas3725

Wow im from Arizona too. Good video, thanks for the tips

@chrishyde7798

Excellent video and interview! I'm a fan of his comedy. Thank you for sharing about the process to immigrate to Portugal.

@GeraldFigal

Nice interview. I’m going to check out Scubes Kitchen-I love this guy’s “vibe” 😉

@veeahr1672

É muito interesante ouvir uma entrevista de alguém como Chef Scubes que eu sigo nas redes sociais. A ultima coisa que eu imaginei era saber que voce e a sua mulher moram fora dos Estados Unidos! Eu adoro os sketches do Chef Scubes com o garçon e os clientes! Greetings from Mexico!