A Danish · British · Jamaican family in Portugal
We swapped hectic London for a calmer, cosier life in Portugal with our young children — and we write about how you can too. Taxes, visas, paperwork, and the good life that follows.
Who are we?
We are a mixed family — Danish and British/Jamaican — living in Portugal. We decided to escape the hectic city living in London for a much calmer, more enjoyable life here with our young children.
We’d love to bring you along on our journey of exploring an alternative hygge way to live — a life we simply would not have been able to live in London or Copenhagen. ‘Hygge’ is a famous Danish word meaning cosy, comfortable and happy.
We cover a range of topics to help others thinking about visiting or living in Portugal.
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“Too many of us are not living our dreams
— Les Brown
because we are living our fears.”