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Which area has the most canadians

What about safety? Is it common for robbery and theft?

I have a place in Carvoiero which I love because it does not empty in the winter, one pro I am very happy is that Portuguese people are so friendly and warm, if you try and speak their language they really like it even if, like me , you are hopeless, I have had so many conversations where I speak in Portuguese and they speak in English.

Good info, thanks. Most YT videos on the Algarve and Portugal are short on specifics about things like housing and taxes. Technically the sound quality is uneven and the repetitive music track is distracting. Also not a fan of stock video.

Excellent vidéo Say hello to my friend Frank Mackay !

Thanks Terry. Gr8 vid and info. Are taxes now 40-50% for a new expat retiring there?

Have been there twice this year and will be there again soon.

WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS IN ALBUFEIRA

She is painful to listen to.🙉

I’ve been living in Portugal for over 2 1/2 years having moved here from California. I started in the north for a few months then went to the Algarve lived in Tavira for a few months and then finally in Lisbon where I’ve been for almost 2 years. in the Algarve, I lived in Tavira during the winter and it was dead. I came here with my dog and thought to there is a nice town. It just felt like a ghost town to a big degree. I don’t wanna live in city Central Lisbon nor do I want to have to drive 2 1/2 hours to get here so I’ve decided my focus will be outside of bed near to Lisbon and that would be either Cascais and Estoril or comporta and Troia. Cascais and Estoril. are just about a half hour from Lisbon by train. They’re very well established communities year round, having been the home of exiled royalty, and a hotel that serves as the model for “casino Royale, “the James Bond movie. Comporta and Troia are newer on the scene, and getting very popular as they are about a half hour south of Lisbon. Troia is on a peninsula surrounded by water and they are attracting very wealthy and celebrities who wanna have an exclusive area on the beach but still be close to the city. I’m going to visit there soon and get a good sense of of it. I just find that these areas outside of Lisbon give you the best of both worlds with access to museums theater opera but as well as my medical care and other things that I’ve already established here but you don’t have to deal with the problems of Citi life. I like Algarve, but not as a place to live. I just find it a bit thin, especially in the winter.

The most annoying thing about Albufeira was the constant barrage of restaurants hustlers vying for possible clients on the street in front of the establishments. A true menace in my opinion. You couldn't get away from them anywhere there was more than one restaurant. Even at the marina where our Airbnb was. It was constant anytime we ventured into old town especially or for a stroll anywhere. Wasn't so in any other place not even in neighboring Oura. We chose to leave town for most meals that we weren't making ourselves just to get away from the hustlers everyday, all day. The most unpleasant experience.

Price please?

I live in the Algarve, and I would say the weather and the affordable cost of living with regard to everything except housing are major pros. A major con not often talked about is the low build quality and mold and damp issues. The mold here is next level, and not just in old country houses. It is a problem in expensive new builds, in apartments, in condos, in houses. It's a huge issue.

Great information!

Agree with transport Con, you 100% need a car in the Algarve

My husband and I went there on our honeymoon in the 1980s ! Went back a few years ago our 3 sons. Such a huge change!

Snails may be the new ozempic? Sea cucumber made me make the same face (ha ha).

Your doing great mom❤️

Why you do not talk about bonus in taxes, while the born here have none . Portuguese people are sick seen you invaded our cities, roads and beaches, and making the prices of houses with bonus, and goods going up. You benefit from our infrastructures at all levels, roads, schools, hospitals, paid by our taxes, and with the pressure of population growth, sanitation and water services are insufficient. Great favor, you are not well come.

This is great!

Very nice channel with helpful information. My wife and I visited the Algarve last January and plan to return again this winter. No plans to move there but just escape the Midwest winter for a bit.

What's funny is that they install traffic signals in odd places in the Algarve.

Is there any financial incentive for retired Canadians to move to Portugal? The average exchange rate is around $0.60+ to the Euro. I have visited Portugal twice in the past few years, I travelled from the Algarve to Porto and beyond. It’s a beautiful country with good healthy foods.

Loved the video! My wife vetoed Algarve living, she thought it qould be a non stop party. We live in Estoril now just outside Lisbon. Zimbabwean transplants who have lived in Dallas Texas and Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada & Pretoria South Africa!

Great video. Try to fix your audio, please. It makes it difficult to watch.

Great informative video, chock full of goodies!!

Looking forward to watching your videos . We are Canadians and stayed in Algarve for a month a few years ago and loved. Would loved to have a place to go to of our own.

When you say affordable, what are we talking about in actual numbers?

Enjoy your content. One question, is there a recommended real estate site to find long term (annual) furnished rentals in Algarve?

Thanks again for another nice video! I like your sense of humor!!! :-)

I really love watching your videos. I think I will be buying some cheap land in the Cherry/Olive zone...but I will for sure be hanging in the Algarve. It is so beautiful. I am leaving behind the Good Old USA for 6 months every year if all goes well. I think you are gorgeous! I want to find you and say hello! Warmest Regards, Rich

We stayed at the marina in a condo called Legoland. A short walk to old town. Lots of restaurants along the marina and small shops across the street. There was even an outdoor laundry facility presumably for the boat owners moored at the marina. It was nice and quiet in the evenings without the hoopla of old town. There one annoying thing about Albufeira was the restaurants and bars attacking you as one walks by to come inside..... I found it very unpleasant and reminded me of Mexico Riviera. Playa in particular. We specifically stayed away from old town eateries and bars for this reason. The Marina was much more pleasant in that regard. It was almost a small town atmosphere after all the boat tours ended for the day and the tourists left, leaving the area for us "locals" in the evenings. It was always pleasant to come "home" after spending the day driving around the algarve to come back to the marina in the late afternoon evenings to relax and not be surrounded by tourists. And the sunsets were amazing from our balcony every night.

You make nice advertising for a place in decline. the village is in need of renovation. The streets are polluted. The flats are unattractive and the hotels on the boulevard are fading glory. The beaches are the strong point of Quarteira and of course Vilamoura... I should know because I live there. But you are a good ambassador. Compliments.

I forgot to mention France doesn't tax your Social Security or IRA or 401K.

Portugal belongs to the Portuguese, go home you scams yous have a big country way yous scams to give hard time to Portuguese people go home.

Tourists are getting their heads crushed in Porto if they don't buy weed from sellers in the streets, peopke are being attacked by Africans with big knifes in Lisbon!😢

N.1 reason expats are leaving Portugal is because they are going broke.

We have been in Armação de Pêra for 3 vacations of 4 to 6 weeks at the end of the low seasons, when there are fewer tourists... We liked its central location for exploring the area, and proximity to the A22 for long trips. We never had a bad restaurant experience, and without exceptions the service was always friendly.

It would have been better if we didn’t have to look at the back of your head.

Non intelligent Countries enslaving their own ppl cannot abide any light shed on their stupidity. The confusing criteria helps hide the rampant stupidity and grift.

I left Algarve because of the high number of immigrants from 3rd world countries... They are everywhere and will try to scam you or even steal your money. You now need bars in your windows or they will break and enter it... It is so sad... I used to love Portugal, but it is becoming a s*h*...

Great talk. Please invest in a good mic. Voice is a bit hard to hear properly at times.

Well gonna say, you (expats) inflated Algarve and the people want all of you out. So with the hostility torwards foreigners I dont know if people should be moving there at all

Good luck in your next destination. You're already late.

Well, Canadian, American or British immigrants (I know they prefer to be called "expats", but that's what they are in reality), have advantages and disadvantages when they move to another country. Bureaucracy is part of any immigration process, and I have to admit that in Portugal it's a bigger issue than in most EU countries. That being said, I have to add that the Americans, Canadians and British have the extra problem of being from a non EU countries, and, inevitably, since Brexit, the British are treated the same way as an immigrant from South America or Africa, with all the extra paperwork that that implies. In terms of language, well, if a Portuguese goes to Canada, USA or UK, can you imagine him just speaking Portuguese? If you want to live in another country, don't expect all the locals to speak your language, be humble, and make the effort to learn theirs, or... just accept there will be times when people around you won't understand you. That said, hope you enjoy the sun down at Algarve and have a pleasant stay, all immigrants are important to this country.

It might be a good idea to not put music in the video if sometimes you talk very softly. Some of the words cannot be heard. The first one doesn't only applies for non EU citizens. The second one (waiting times for healthcare) is a problem across the whole of the EU. It helps if you have money for private healthcare.

I went to the Portuguese tax office to pay a bill.they accept cash only.they made me go outside to an atm to get the cash. Il never live there again .100 years behind monkeys

One of the most interesting and entertaining videos I've seen lately on the Algarve. Can't wait to get back there. Counting the days 🙏

great frank information that still makes it worthwhile to move to Portugal. I cant wait to get there.

Burocracia is a big problem in Portugal not only for expats but for the Portuguese too.I know I’m Portuguese and I complain. I don’t know what matter with the government departments but they don’t work properly that’s for sure. What ever we go is a mess.