Sometimes I don't think you get enough credit for documenting that whole trip from UK to Portugal - it was epic.

After 5 years of searching for a beautiful location in Portugal, we bought a piece of land in Nazare in 2022 where we plan to build something in the coming years and build 2 small tiny houses and rent them out on the beautiful Silver Coast. Gina and Ken thank you for your time and positive energy. We have been following you for almost 5 years and you have certainly inspired us. We come from the Netherlands ourselves. the best wishes Chris and Saskia

I am one who joined you from your home in England Ken sitting in the camper with the animals and Gina handing over the keys. It’s been a very beautiful journey. Wishing you always the very best. 🙏🌷❤️

I’ve been watching your videos since December 2019 and I’m so happy for your journey becoming Portuguese citizens. Portuguese passport is number 4 strong 💪 in the world not 14 😉 so lots to explore in the future 😅

WOW.. 5 years. Love the chickens walking around. 🤞the citizenship goes well. I'm doing my A1/A2 at the moment, its certainly a tough language to learn but 100% do-able.

wowwww where have the years gone l have followed you since the beginning, it's like we all lost a few years during the world chaos! l watched your first season videos and trip down to Portugal many many times they kept me sane during difficult times, thank you for sharing your story and making videos, good luck with getting your citizenship 💫

As a Portuguese living aborad, I do hope you get your citizenship / permanent residence (whatever you prefer). You are living at my grandparent's region and it's folks like you (regardless of origin) that makes it alive, and not a bunch of ghost towns. It's not about the language, it's indeed the intention. I love how you make our land useful and integrate in the community. Cheers,

Wow! I’ve followed from the start, amazing it’s been that long and now I live in central Portugal! You guys were trailblazers! All the best

Oh wow. I remember watching these, as I was preparing for a major relocation of my own in late 2019. Such an exciting time. Thank you both for always taking us along on the journey.

Your videos helped us solidify our own plans to move from South Africa to Portugal in 2021 (delayed a year by Covid). We are now almost 3 years here in the Algarve. After watching your videos for so long, this one sided relationship makes it feel like I know you guys intimately, its so strange. Oh, and your Portuguese residency allows you to travel all of the EU with no need for VISA's. I have been doing that with my South African passport and Portuguese residency for a while now.

I've been following your vlog since 2020, it's been a pleasure. I loved the conversation, congratulations on all your achievements. ❤❤

Watched you guys from the start, amazing 5 years have passed, you have done great

Can’t believe I’ve been watching you that many years & still not living there lol 😑.. (visit as often as poss tho.. one day..☝🏼💫)

Thank you for an inspiring conversation. All the best as you continue your journey!

excellent. I guess i've been sort of interested in Portugal for 5 yrs now, because I know i've been following y'all since y'all drove over. Or very shortly after. Thanks for letting us follow you on your journey.

I admire you guys and what you achieved. Respect and my best wishes from the guy who sent you a desperate email last summer.

Oi Ken e Gina. Realmente o tempo passa mais rápido, nesta era da internet 😅😅 Vi os vídeos de vcs chegando a Portugal, foi uma viagem e tanto com seus animais. Parabéns pela conquista há 5 anos🎉🎉🎉

I have that same door, with the same glass. I don't want to replace it, good thing water does not come through it. 😀It's in my office and I love opening the glass and seeing my front garden. Congratulations on your 5 years. I have been watching from the beginning. Living in the hills of the Algarve now.

Good luck with citizenship. 🥂

Hello dear Ken and Gina…I couldn’t reply on Sunday. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years. Congratulations on your next chapter in your lives. Thank you for sharing all of it. 💙💫✨

Loved seeing the flashback to your trip to Portugal. Tears came to my eyes as I saw Dogdog! Loved that wonderful dog!!!!Been watching since the beginning. Hope you two are still happy there. Love all the animals! Good luck!

I find winter's here tough also Gina. I popped down to Andalucia last December and it really helped so good plan for your future 👍👍

Love your videos guys we bought a house in Lamereinha half way between Seica and Caxarias. Your videos are awesome keep up the great work

I remember all that from the beginning. Oh and that spider thing!! It still gives me the OMGs..lol Yea you two were like two of the originals. It has been a really fun journey following you and Gina. Looking forward to seeing so many more adventures from you both. Blessings to you all. You know I have always thought I would do the 90 days visa thing and then move on to a different place. But gosh all that could be so costly. I am getting up in years much older than the two of you so there is so much to think about..

That was a blast from the past watching your trip to Portugal! I can't believe it is 5 yrs already. I agree with Gina, the cloudy and rainy days get to me too! We are having unseasonable cool weather here in San Diego. We are more comparable to the Algarve. I look forward to watching your journey to citizenship. The language would scare me. Good luck! See you next time. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

Hi been watching your videos for a while did subscribe now because first love your video did fall in love with portugal I'm aslo form South Africa but live in Ireland but one day I'll want to live in Portugal thanks for the great videos 😊

The language will be great for us to follow. Good luck.

That spider 🕷!!! Great to see this video and your journey so far. I am sure citizenship will go through fine. Good luck. ❤

Hi guys! Inspiring video. I love that you are always thinking about new ventures whilst at the same time treasuring what you have there but not letting it define you. You could rent it when you were gone, kind of airbnb style, or even have those rentals with petsitting if you didn't fancy taking the animals along. There are solutions for everything 😁. You could so winter at a warmer place, and even get anothet place for that. Possibilities are endless and that it exciting. Well done!

I did watch your journey from the Uk to Portugal as it happened - well done 👍 Sadly I watched another couple move from Penzance to Portugal and I loved them to o- sadly one of the couple died suddenly after just about 8 months - I was devastated as I watched every part of their adventure- - I’m still so upset about it. Their dream was gone . I’m still trying to remember how to keep chasing the dream. Happily, I’m on the way but I won’t forget that couple. I m hoping you don’t ❤

The olive trees are looking great,GJ.

Boa sorte! Espero que consigam a cidadania portuguesa! Despachem o curso de Língua Portuguesa pois é mesmo necessário, pelo menos para começarmos a ouvir vocês em Português 😂 e lembrem-se sempre disto... Portugal inventou a burocracia...!

5 years, time goes fast, crazy, try to enjoy all the moments

You look so young congratulations to your birthday ... live just get better

Congrats to 5 years guys . A few questions to ask. Any regrets ? Would you do anything differently ? And where do you see yourselves 5 years from now ? All the best Ken , Gina and the pups and cats. Happy Birthday Gina!🎂🎂 P.S. We started learning portuguese 5 years ago. Made a lot of progress. It's those darn verbs present and past tense.

Great video, great setting and you can have no regrets at such a move and such perfect timing. Yes Ken always follow your instinct. Language always more difficult if your are not hearng all day every day: try not speaking to each other in English!😀 Please more cycling scenic tour videos around the villages and countryside.

Bravo Excelente trabalho 👏👏👏 Boa imagem apesar das galinhas a passar em frente ao palco.😅 Há 40 saí da minha aldeia, Beijós, porque não se passava lá nada, agora só quero voltar para lá porque não se passa lá nada 😁🌞

6 years (**correction,5 years) is required to apply for citizenship the normal way. I have passed 6 years here in Portugal,and waiting to do the CAPLE exam (80 euros), unfortunately i have to wait until july or november as there's very limited spots available for the exam, and not many locations where you can do it. After that, I would expected around 2 years or more waiting time until the process is complete to become a citizen. *Update - 5 years, not 6*

Our sale is nearly complete for the property we are purchasing in Portugal. Only taken a year to complete the sale 🤣. If it wasn't for our chat with you guys we wouldn't have had the confidence to pop over and look at properties and take the leap. Thank you for keeping us inspired and reminding us why we are doing it. You'll have to pop over for a braai once we are there! Please explain the "can't leave for more than 180 days a year" thing guys.

That was like a 100 year storm. I was watching all of Europe from the USA. It was like one of our worst Hurricanes! Just unfortunate that you moved in that week!

That storm reminds us of our first here in Spain. Easter 2019 and the caves had around 1cm of water all over, it was a bit of a shock getting out of bed. We spent the whole weekend bailing out, thought the same as you... have we made a big mistake.

Nice one, guys¹ A new law in PT allows you to count he time you spent waiting for residency towards your citizenship,, so we are close to 3 years in. You have cone a long way...I remember the videos with that old steel door.

DogDog💔..beautiful, majestic Massak💙

It goes then B1,B2( intermediate) and then C1 ( advanced) and C2 ( proficiency) level.

I have been watching your channel for past 2 years now, really enjoy the video you put out here. Good luck with your Aula de idioma. FYI there are online private Zoom classes (A1+A2) but through private instructor and it only takes 2months and cost around 350-400 euros. If you are interested you can reply in comments and i can provide their lisbon contact details. Keep posting the video and all the best.

I am Portuguese and I agree that the Portuguese language is difficult. I find myself checking the conjugation of some verbs and revisiting the grammar several or many times throughout the year and even more so now with Brazilian friends here in Portuga😊

I'm just about to start my 6 year adventure to PT & EU citizenship! I think the hardest part is passing the A2 language course so their gov scheme is well worth doing. Your application should be straight forward now.

Congrats guys on making such a success of your move to Portugal. Q my partner and i are also thinking of moving from South Africa, if she has a Portuguese passport / citizenship through her father is it easier for myself to obtain same, and is the language test as you mention then still a requirement, also maybe the 5 yrs before applying doesn’t apply… to us provided we are married first?

26° C in Victoria Australia. Cold for this time of year. Normally in the high 30's, low 40's.

Howzit Ken & Gina. Will soon be starting our Portuguese adventure, probably with the D2 Visa. Which Visa did you get? Looking forward to watching you navigate the process. Thanks so much for sharing 😀

It's been as low as -21° here in the last few days and no sun.

You deserve it, baie bly. Enjoy .

A0, A1,etc aren't modules but CEFR language levels.

Hi congrats on 5 years so jealous . Was looking 4ward to a move from uk but got married and had little boy so we went to Canada. But will be over in the next few years long winters here . I also did love the pond in the back would be a nice project. Sorry this might be personal but trying to work out things myself but how do you survive. Do u work online because money must be tough . Sorry i dont mean to pry u guys are grest to watch so down to esrth just need some tips myself . Thanks

Have you done a video on on managing humidity inside the house?

The only difference between permanent residency and citizenship is you can vote you can still travel and work even just with the temporary resident card if you registered before brexit it's the same as it was before brexit

Gina AGE is just a number ❤❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉

Im over my Strep Throat, so you actually had me LOL, LMAO!! Your such a chicken over a Spider! And the way you described the metal door, "LOOK AT THIS DAMN THING!!" I'm crying!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Y'all's Mental Wellbeing sounds like mine! Gina, i hit a "0" number this year too! But, it's a plus 10! I really enjoyed the history of your journey. Y'all are living part of my dream. I would love to be on Terceira right now. Visiting is fine bc i still have my Mom and she had a small Heart attack in Late October. So for now, its small trips for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying this time with her! She has some mobility issues, but still able to walk. You have to make her stop and listen so your not repeating 3 times. But she is funnier! What comes up comes out! Even in public! She will embarrass you instead of me talking loud and embarrassing her!😂😂😂😂😂 i'll stop now, just a little ketchup, haha on this end too! This year is starting out weird! ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹⛵👣🍍🤗

We can start the passport process in October 2025... I 100% agree with chasing the sun. I love Portugal, but I don't want to be here in winter.

u were lucky as white south African to get a passport to escape.i feel sorry for the remaining.have no option but to stay.with few job opportunities.

Ken has gena been to South Africa x

The time Run fast

Hey guys, I hope yopu dont mind me asking a quick question. If we buy a property and have no debt. What would you say is a comfortable monthly retirement amount required to live in central Portugal. We are looking to retire in five years and reno a Rancher/Bungalow 1 acre thereabouts, average couple nothing crazy internet Tv and usual bills to pay

P.S. the rats were/are the screamer episode for me!! 🤣😂😱

First aid was the first and last book the spider read...

Where are you doing the A1/A2 courses?

What's happened to campervan ideal to travel about

The Portuguese passport is ranked #4 in the world.

Travelling is great all cost money and you have dogs cats to think about so campervan is ideal.

Wot does “yoor” mean?is it English

I moved to Portugal in 2017 after Brexit… but moved back to London in 2019…. Had I stayed, I’d would have got Portuguese citizenship… what a fool I am 😭. I honestly thought Brexit would be cancelled… then covid lockdowns trapped me during the last days of being able to move back to Portugal. Now I’m stacking bitcoins… one day I’ll move back.

I am looking for a cheap van to buy, if I remember yours was priced okay. Our SA currency are not worth alot.

Traveling is great, but who is going to take care of your animals?

The Portuguese language test is just BS , I'm Portuguese and in the UK I've worked with Portuguese passport holders that couldn't say a word in Portuguese. When the UK left the E.U in the Portuguese Embassy and Consulates they had the information about the necessary documents in Portuguese and in another 28 languages for the Portuguese citizens that couldn't speak Portuguese. When working for an agency I was sent to Littlehampton books , some worker from some other agency was having some problems and the supervisor asked me to help him as like me he was Portuguese but when I introduced myself in Portuguese he told me : " Sorry , not speak Poland , Poland people very nice " He had a Portuguese passport and told me that he worked in Coimbra but I could see that he never put his feet in Portugal and didn't know anything about Portugal , when I told the supervisor they checked his passport and it was genuine. I met hundreds like him , when I joined the agency when entering the van for the first time to be taken to a garden centre the driver told me to be careful with my belongings because there was a lot of Portuguese working there. Go to London's Lambeth Borough and tell me what is the percentage of the Portuguese passport holders that live there that can speak Portuguese.

Your feeling was right, England is going back to the dark ages 🤣😭

Can’t believe you’re still going on about that storm. Let it go.

Não falam português ...nem o básico como querem um passaporte português? Não precisa ser como o Joseph que fala bem o português .😮😮