Madeira VS Mainland Portugal: Why THIS Island Still Holds Our Hearts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ธ.ค. 2023
- Join this retired couple's latest vlog for a recap of our 3-month vanlife tour through mainland Portugal! 🚐 From charming villages to scenic landscapes, we'll share the highlights and the places that captured our attention. But the big question remains: Why does Madeira still hold our hearts when it comes to island vs mainland living? 🏞️
Charming villages and places we visited and describe in this video, in order: Lisbon, Sintra, Douro Valley, Porto, Chaves, Tomar, Óbidos, Nazaré, Peniche, Serra da Estrela mountain range, Vale do Côa, Torre, Viana do Castelo, Évora, Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês, Coimbra, Braga, Guimarães, Algarve, Lagos, Albufeira, Quarteira, Vilamoura, Loulé, Tavira, Aveiro, Costa Nova, and Madeira - the Hawaii of Europe!
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Wow! We are still praying for the opportunity to open up for us three, wife, daughter and myself to make that dream move to Portugal 🙏🏽❤️
Hello! We wish you the best do luck with your dream! 🤞 Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
We tracked down Doug and Monique today for lunch in beautiful Funchal. They are both amazing and feel like we made friends for life! Thanks for sharing all of the videos and we look forward to meeting up on our next visit. 🇨🇦👏👍
Hello friends! It was absolutely our pleasure meeting up with you both. We look forward to your return to the island. Until then keep us posted. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Happy Holidays! 🎄 Cheers! M&D
Yep, it means keys, (Chaves) Évora the temple is Roman, from Roman Empire period that cover almost all Europe
Hello Luis! Portugal is so incredible for the history lover! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
Welcome back to ( my ) Island
And just in time to get ready for the big party , aka Christmas and New Year's celebrations, well done
Hello Raimundo! We are happy to be back on your island! 🏝️Yes we are excited to celebrate with family and friends this amazing holiday season here in Madeira! Thanks for watching . Happy Holidays! 🎄Cheers! M&D
Great video, love how Leo was photobombing and relaxing in the background. I’m sure he’s happy to be home and so are you!! Cheers!! We love Quarteira too!!
Hello friends! Ha ha yeah Leo is a photo
Bomber for sure!! We fell in love with the perfect trifecta and had an amazing time there. You were amazing hosts! Miss you both and kisses to Charlie. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
Thanks for sharing, that was most enjoyable. I hope to visit Madeira when we can afford it. I have family roots there from my maternal great grandmothers side. My one uncle was also from there. I think Portugal as the retirement visa requirements stand is the perfect place to retire to. Looking forward to more videos.
Hello! So happy to have you following along! Lucky you to have a historical family connection to Madeira! 🏝️ Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 Cheers! M&D
Welcome back 🌸
Hello Sherry! Thank you! It’s nice to be home! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays ! 🎄 M&D
Love to see Leo on the background rolling around on the floor like a big baby❤ Before the visa tax change we have a 3 weeks trip to Spain and Portugal schedule on March 2024. This trip will decide if the tax burden is worth it. Living our last part of life in a great place is worth considering. We will keep looking around and traveling to other places but Spain and Portugal are in to top of our list. Thanks for all the videos. They are very informative.
Hello Walter! Yes our boy Leo decided he was staying in the video! Best of luck to you as you figure out what is best for your Second Half of Life! We hope you’ll stick around! Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
The NHR rule change has thrown a curved ball and made matters worse from the Taxation point. I already have another Tax to file from my original home country (though I am a US citizen) since i have investments there and the last thing I want is a third country to be a tax resident of. So exploring the options of switching between Schengen and non Non Schengen countries with a 89 day stay and shuffle to beat the rules and yet stay in Europe. The only problem is that you have to have a permanent accommodation in at least one place to call it your "OWN HOME" to come back to. Our goal is to spend at least 2 years in Europe and visit all of Europe than flying in from North America each time. From the real estate point of view Spain seems attractive in pricing. We came across a Golf Course resort south of Murcia(a sleepy town) where you can get a 800-900 sft 2 BR condos for 120K Euros completely gated. I would much rather prefer Alicante / Valencia so you can have a little more vibrant life or even Malaga. Lots of ideas though but decision making with the Family is a tough one!. will be there one day.
Great Video! Thanks you two!
Hello! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
Welcome home! At last! I have been worrying a bit due to that heavy rain! Glad you are home now!!!
Hello! We are home safe and sound. Feels great! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
Nice video about Portugal and why you decided to move to Madeira. And yes, I like the gentlemen's agreement. My wife and daughter said they liked the ladies understanding.
Hello Rui! Thanks for watching! Glad you and the ladies like the agreement! Ha ha! As always we appreciate your support. Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
Thank you for a great summary on various parts of Portugal. Our trip last year included Madeira, Lisbon and Porto around the TG time and we luckily escaped the rains. We did love Madeira a lot but just the feeling that it was not in the mainland made us sway our liking more towards the mainland and in particular Porto than even Lisbon. We did visit Douro valley and was captivated by the amazing scenic views. After seeing this video our next trip to Portugal will include some of the new cities you mentioned. We love Portugal and the great content you bring to the breakfast table. Thanks again and wishing Y'all a Very happy Christmas and a Great New Year.
Hello Cookmaster! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts. We are so glad you find value in our content. We love being part of your breakfast table!!We wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2024! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
Great video- We have been traveling to PT since 2018; When we traveled the first time we stayed in Lisbon, Porto, and then on the way back visited Coimbra. Stayed at Silver Coast and visited Obidos and Peniche and then traveled to Algarve- Lagos, Tavira, Faro, but our favorite place is a little town - Praia da Luz near Lagos.
Hello Suleman! Yes Praia da Luz is spectacular!! You have seen a lot of Portugal!! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
So glad you enjoyed Nazare, Quarteira and Tavira. We liked Aveiro too, though we never got to Costa Nova and regret that. Quarteira and Nazare have the rare advantage of the town and the beach being more or less the same. And we agree: As much as the mainland rocks, nothing beats Madeira. We hope to join you (permanently) on the island some time next year.
I think it is a favourite for alot of people, Madeira.
Hello! We wish you the best of luck with your plans! 🤞Thanks for watching and sharing your insights. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
Wonderful video! Nice to see back and hear that after visit all those beautiful places Madeira still your # 1 choice. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas :) See you in Madeira soon! Blessings
Hello Diana! Ah yes we were once again “ wowed” by Madeira! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
We were in Portugal a couple of weeks ago. Lisbon is lovely as are Sintra & Cascais. We spent a day in Porto.....rainy. But still quite nice.....and Port wine rocks! We'd consider settling in Portugal but would love to see more of it. I even stumbled into a Bond movie location. It was great! The only down side was the airport at Lisbon. It's a bit like a regional airport that serves a major metro city.
Hello! Sounds like you’ve seen a lot of Portugal! We hope you’ll find value on our content and consider subscribing. Best airport for sure is Madeira Airport!! We adore it! Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D
Thanks. Very intresting. How about longterm renting ( 6 month ) a condo on Madeira in or ,near Funchal
Hello! Yes you can certainly do a long term rental. Most passports allow you to only stay 90 days, so you would need a visa to stay longer unless of course you’re an EU citizen. Thanks for watching. Happy holidays! 🎄 Cheers! M&D
I gonna follow you on your channel 👍
I’m in Vilamoura and you probably liked it because it looks a lot like a place in North America. The reason why I wouldn’t like to be here long term!
Hello Mr.S, We loved the trifecta of Vilamoura, Quarteira, and Loule! We thought the marina was beautiful and loved the Loule town. We would probably live happily in Quarteira. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
Hi! Can you please write the name of the places in the description? Obrigado!
Please kindly refer to the Descriptions in the title....
Hello! Thank you for this suggestion. We have added them in the description box. Looks like someone was helping you already below. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
Guys. What is inserting to me is the you've seen more of portugal than a portuguese person ever will. :)
Hello! We are so fortunate to have seen so much of this incredible country. 🩷🇵🇹 Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
You mentioned the resident cost to fly to the mainland, what would that be? is it a fixed price all year long? are there restrictions?
Hello Paul, Yes the residents price is 86€. Residents purchase a regular ticket for what ever the price - up to a certain amount. Ours were 400€ each return. After the trip, you present your boarding passes and tickets to the CTT postal service and receive a refund , minus the 86€ per person. We are not sure how many times per year you can access this refund. Mostly it’s easy to find flights under 86€ return on discount airlines. This was full fare as we needed checked luggage. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D
We loved this video but would have appreciated having the town names at the bottom of the screen so we could spell them correctly when researching them.
Hello! Thanks so much for watching and yes that would have been a good idea! 🙏🏻 All the town names are written out in the description below the video. Hope that helps. Cheers! M&D