Portugal - The Simple Life
"Olá e bem-vindo" to Portugal The Simple Life Podcast!
If your plans to have a simple life abroad include delicious food, a fantastic climate, friendly people and lots of things to see and do, then Portugal is the right place to be!
Dylan Herholdt, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on living in Portugal and a glimpse of the marvellous lifestyle that has captivated foreigners from all over the world.
Join our weekly podcast where Dylan and his guests shine a light on the various aspects of living, investing and visiting Portugal.
This podcast is sponsored by Leisure Launch Group: https://www.leisurelaunch.com/
Welcome to the simple life!
Episodes
322 episodes
Wearing many hats in Portugal
Our latest guest wears many hats. Ana Ribeiro Pinto is a mom, a booking agent for one of the world’s most popular music festivals, a podcast host and a helps people heal through retreats focused on breath work and movement. Ana chats to Dylan a...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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54:01
Portugal makes me younger
Can Portugal make you younger? Our next guest certainly thinks so! In this episode Dylan is joined by actor Richard Bjorklund. Richard is originally from Sweden but has been living in Portugal for seven years, where he has been working as a mod...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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41:11
What is Portugal's love language?
If countries had a ‘love language’, what would Portugal’s ‘love language’ be? Margo Gabriel is the latest guest on the podcast and Margo is a food and wine writer who’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Huffpost, The Global Taste, C...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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43:17
Portugal's physiology
Have you ever considered that the basic things that make Portugal Portugal are huge factors that contribute to a healthier and more grounded way of life. Ricardo Pinhão is a motivational speaker, Portugal’s foremost Wim Hof Method instructor an...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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47:50
I build Portuguese robots
Can you imagine building a robot with a €15 budget? Our latest guest did just that. Marta Bernadino is a robotics engineer and an inspiring woman and joins the podcast this week from Dubai to discuss how she is not only building robots but buil...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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37:37
My Home in Portugal - Vic
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Vic Dee, originally from Belgium, Vic bought an investment property right here on The Silver Coast. He shares how after coming back and forth to Silver Coast, it felt even more like h...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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34:34
Inspired by old Portuguese ladies
Who has inspired some of Filipa Fonseca Silva’s best characters? The answer may surprise you. Portuguese author Filipa Fonseca Silva is our latest guest on the podcast and joins Dylan to discuss her books, what she enjoys about living in Portug...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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52:15
Portugal is the tortoise...
Is Portugal the tortoise or the rabbit? Our latest explains why he thinks Portugal is the tortoise. Thomas Stark is a dad, a husband, a triathlete and a business man. Originally from Germany, Thomas is passionate about Portugal and his company ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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43:42
Chilling out in Portugal
Why is Portugal the perfect place to ‘chill out’? Our latest guest, Marieka Finot is a financial literacy expert and helps people ‘chill out’ about their finances. Born in France and having lived in London for 10 years she is well versed in a b...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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45:26
Portugal is not its airports
When your first experience of Portugal is its airport, this may not be the best of starts. Andrew Bryant talks about this and more as our latest guest on the podcast. Andrew is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and podcast host who loves g...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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43:34
Is Portuguese difficult?
Is Portuguese a difficult language? This week's guest helps us answer that question. Catarina Bento is the founder of The Bento Atelier, where she helps people learn European Portuguese and ‘say it like a local’. She chats with Dylan about some...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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57:21
My Home in Portugal - Ron & Mike
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Ron & Mike, a couple from the USA who bought an investment property right here on the Silver Coast after promising each other on the plane to Portugal that they would not be buyin...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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57:14
I want to be Portuguese when I grow up
Have you ever met a ‘nata-holic’? Alexa is addicted to Pasteis da Nata, the famous Portuguese pastry. Alexa is originally from Poland but loves Portugal, so much so that she wants to Portuguese when she ‘grows up’. She is our latest guest on th...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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48:54
Why Portugal is not America.
Welcome to Season 4! And what a way to kick off a brand new season. Dylan is joined by best-selling author Richard Zimler, who shares his deeply personal story of moving from the US to Portugal in the early '90s. He opens up about the cu...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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58:01
Wild wild Portugal
For our final episode of Season 3, Dylan is joined by Barbara Veiga. Born in Brazil, Barbara is a public speaker, visual artist and environmental activist focused on climate action with an emphasis on oceanic life. She dedicated more than seven...
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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51:17
How Portugal flows
For our latest episode Dylan is joined by Gavin Eccles. Gavin is a management consultant & professor, originally from the UK, and has been living in Portugal for more than 20 years. From consultancy to Board level participation, Gavin has a...
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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53:40
Making magic in Portugal
Our latest guest on the podcast is Eileen Farnham. Eileen was born and raised in the Netherlands to an Irish dad and a Portuguese-Angolan mom and has been living in Portugal for three years. Eileen promised herself as a young girl that she woul...
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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52:39
Do Americans want to live in Portugal?
For a bonus episode we take you inside the latest ‘Living in Portugal’ seminar from San Diego. Dylan is joined by organiser Bruce Hawker, João Pinheiro & Iva Slavtcheva who all presented at seminars held in San Francisco, Portland and San D...
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Season 3
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23:50
Is NFL a thing in Portugal?
This week, Dylan is joined by sports journalist Pedro Afonso. Born and raised in Portugal, Pedro somehow became a fan of the Green Bay Packers and American sports. Today he serves as a journalist for DAZN and reports on various sports including...
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Season 3
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Episode 77
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52:16
Finding your tribe in Portugal
Our latest guest is Elsbeth Blekkenhorst-Tammes, she is originally from The Netherlands and after living and working all over the world she now calls Portugal her home. Elsbeth is an entrepreneur and the founder of the footwear company ‘Elisabi...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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50:24
My Home in Portugal - Julita
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Julita, a Polish lady who bought an off-plan apartment. We recorded this interview from the balcony of her beautiful new apartment on The Silver Coast, just after the moment she had s...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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17:30
In Portugal, we’re better when we’re together.
From a small town in Portugal to 5 Olympic Games!Meet Susana Feitor — world record holder, motivational speaker, and one of Portugal’s Olympic athletes. 🏅 With a career spanning 30+ years, she shares what it really means to wear the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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1:00:36
We met in Portugal & started a band
Although they had never met back home in the US, Greg, John and Seth's paths crossed in Caldas da Rainha, their new home on Portugal’s Silver Coast. That’s where they became friends and started a band — the Castor Bones ...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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44:25
Portugal, more than one way to belong
Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore is an author, researcher and economist with a truly international story. Originally from Pakistan, she has lived in 10 countries – but it was in Portugal that her young family finally felt at home....
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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58:33
Portugal surprised me
Our latest guest is Laurence Tham, who moved to Portugal from Australia 3 years ago. Laurence is the Portugal Chair of TIGER 2, hosting intimate, peer-focused discussions that go far beyond finance, touching on family, purpose, performance and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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52:30
