Portugal - The Simple Life
"Olá e bem-vindo" to “Portugal The Simple Life Podcast, an insider’s perspective to Portugal!
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 his weekly podcast where along with his guests, they shine 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
253 episodes
The pen is mightier in Portugal
Our latest guest Fred Young is originally from the UK, is a retired engineer a grandfather to five. In 2015, Fred had a heart attack while on holiday and it was then that he decided to make a change. It was then that he decided to retire and mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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37:59
Thinking bigger in Portugal
Catarina Caria is a foreign affairs analyst and a seasoned public speaker, with a strong emphasis on European Affairs, Security & Defence, and Sustainable Development. She's the host of União De Facto, a Sábado Podcast and a regular analyst...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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45:07
Exploring Portugal
Paul Niel is an Austrian explorer who has lived and travelled all over the world and has called Portugal his home for the last 3 years. He joins Dylan on the podcast and discusses why he chose Portugal, what he appreciates about Portugal and wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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43:30
Life can't wait in Portugal
Rita Piçarra is former CFO of Microsoft Portugal and retired at 44 years of age, her story has been featured on websites and television shows in Portugal. She is the author of the book ‘A vida nao pode esperar’ (Life can’t wait) and is...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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48:26
Cooperation in Portugal
Ricardo Costa is a Portuguese speaker, Honorary consul of Kosova, a book author, Chairman of Grupo Bernardo Costa, with more than 180,000 followers on Linkedin and this week's guest. He speaks to Dylan about his love for his country and what he...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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52:56
My home in Portugal - Andre & Marianne
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Andre & Marianne, a German & Norwegian couple who lived in Norway and discovered and then fell in love with Portugal’s Silver Coast. At the time of recording Andre & Maria...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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48:04
Stupid questions about Portugal
Hugo and Ines are Portuguese comedians and previous guests on the podcast. This week they join Dylan for a special 20th episode and have some fun answering some stupid questions about their country. A few things that come up; bread, olive oil, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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56:01
Portugal is my spiritual kingdom
Simone Franke is originally from Germany and has been living in Portugal for 7 years. She is a community builder, an impact entrepreneur, a speaker and a traveller. Simone is the latest guest on the podcast and chats to Dylan about why she firs...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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41:07
Appreciating colours in Portugal
Did you know that more than 350 million people worldwide are colourblind, and until recently, there was little support available. Our latest guest is Miguel Neiva and he is trying to change that. Miguel is from Porto in Portugal, is an Ashoka f...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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54:00
Portugal's Eurovision star
iolanda is a singer and song writer, born and raised in Portugal and recently represented Portugal at Eurovision in Malmo, finishing 10th. She is the latest guest on Portugal The Simple Life Podcast and chats to Dylan about what inspires her mu...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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54:35
Portugal's quality of life
Nuno Fonseca is Founder/CEO at Sound Particles and the creator of "Sound Particles" software, currently in use in all major "Hollywood" studios and used in productions such as "Game of Thrones", "Frozen 2", "Starwars 9", etc. He is based in The...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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46:05
Patterns of Portugal
Christine Chitnis is a writer and photographer based in Providence, Rhode Island. As author of the widely acclaimed Patterns of India (Clarkson Potter, 2020) and a contributor to publications including the New York Times, Elle, Martha Stewart L...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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51:05
Arms wide open in Portugal
José Guedes is a retired airline pilot, a book author and aviation consultant, he was the captain of the only flight in Portuguese history to be hijacked and is still friends with the hijacker. On the latest episode of the podcast José shares...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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38:14
A Portuguese-American fusion
Mariana Sampaio and Nicole Curcio met each other online after Nicole heard an interview with Mariana on this podcast. Since then they have come besties, co-created some ceramic pieces together and Nicole has bought a house and is in the process...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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52:05
Family roots in Portugal
This week we have a father & daughter combo with Christiano and Francisca Van Zeller. The Van Zellers left the Netherlands for political and religious reasons, came to Portugal and settled in Porto as port wine merchants, and have been boun...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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56:12
Making time in Portugal
Our latest guest is Stephen Mansfield who is the Co-founder of Singularity Watches and has been living in Portugal for the last three years with his wife and two sons. Stephen was born in Ireland, grew up in the UK and has lived in various part...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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40:47
Portugal is sweet
Mikaela Övén is a speaker, trainer, mindfulness instructor, conscious parenting facilitator, book author, podcaster and this weeks guest. She is originally from Sweden and has been living in Portugal for more than 20 years. Mikaela talks to Dyl...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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44:41
Farming is cool in Portugal
Hugo Zina makes farming look cool! Born and raised on Portugal’s Silver Coast, Hugo is a farmer and owner of ‘Horta do pé descalço’ and he can be found every Saturday selling locally farmed fruit and vegetables at ‘Praça da Fruta’ in Caldas da ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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48:45
Getting personal in Portugal
Kate Shifman is born in Ukraine and raised in New York and after 10+ years in the corporate world, she moved to Portugal in 2016 to build products designed to help others live more fully. Kate is a passionate advocate of a location-indepe...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:32
My Home in Portugal - Patrick Schaumans
On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Patrick Schaumans who is originally from Belgium. Patrick discovered and fell in love with Portugal. After deciding that he and his family wanted a holiday home in Portugal, Patrick e...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:15
Falling for Portugal
Veerle ‘Vos’ Devos has fallen for Portugal, she has lived in Portugal for close to 20 years, originally from Belgium, a historian, tour guide, book author and the latest guest on the podcast. She chats to Dylan about her love for Portugal, the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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45:40
Portugal's premier cyclist
Joao Almeida is one of the worlds top professional cyclists but Joao is just a normal guy from a typical Portuguese village here on The Silver Coast and our latest guest on the podcast. Joao chats to Dylan about the simple life, food, why he lo...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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27:20
Enjoying life in Portugal
Joining us from her car, Helena Ferro de Gouveia is our latest guest and talks to Dylan about why she is enjoying life in Portugal, she is proud to share that one of her greatest joys is appreciating the simple life in Portugal. From food to th...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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38:27
Portugal Property Talks - A Place In The Sun Manchester
On this edition of 'Portugal Property Talks', Dylan takes you inside the popular annual property show, A Place In The Sun Live, held in Manchester England. Dylan is joined by various guests who were at the recent show, his colleagues fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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28:28
Portugal's bright future
Following Portugal’s recent general elections, Dylan is joined by Ines Bravo Figueiredo. Ines is born and raised in Portugal, is an entrepreneur and at the time of recording was the youngest female ever running for the office of Prime Ministe...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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51:05
