Algarve Addicts – MEET the Algarve!
Algarve Addicts - MEET the Algarve!
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The mission of Algarve Addicts is to reveal what life is really like inside the Algarve and Portugal, as a foreigner living in the country. We want to help expats transition seamlessly and effortlessly into a normal, productive and integrated life in Portugal through the entertaining use of digital content.
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The show focuses on life in the Algarve from an expat's perspective, covering topics such as the impact of tourism on local culture, practical tips for settling in, the culinary landscape, and property and visa regulations, with specific episodes including insights on car taxes and eco-sensitive architecture.
The mission of Algarve Addicts is to reveal what life is really like inside the Algarve and Portugal, as a foreigner living in the country. We want to help expats transition seamlessly and effortlessly into a normal, productive and integrated life in Portugal through the entertaining use of digital content.
Connect with Laura:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elegantly_wildWebsite: https://www.elegantlywild.com/Laura is a relationship coach supporting midlife women through dating and nervous system regulation. But her journey to Portugal took a decade – starting with a camper van, then attempting to walk from Belgium with a donkey named Robbie, building remote land in Alentejo, and eventually finding her calling helping women reconnect with themselves.After traveling for years searching for home, Laura fell in love with Portugal and sold her 1985 Mercedes motorhome to pursue radical simplicity. She attempted walking from Belgium with her friend's Belgian shire horse and yurt, received overwhelming kindness from villagers offering food and shelter, then got a Pyrenees donkey for €2,800 and set off alone. On the first night she lost her tent sticks and slept for weeks with bags propping up her tent. After waking up swimming in water with a shivering dog and soaked donkey, she stayed at a baker's zhite waiting for replacement sticks that never arrived.Eventually she drove to Portugal in a gifted van, bought remote Alentejo land near Almodóvar with one shepherd neighbor, and spent three years installing solar power, water systems, outdoor kitchens, and compost toilets with no plan. After a relationship breakdown and getting mauled by her neighbor's Portuguese guard dog requiring crutches for weeks, she was walking up hills in pouring rain at night fixing electricity – the lowest point before transformation.Perfect for anyone romanticizing simple living who needs reality checks, women navigating relationship transitions and identity shifts, or people drawn to radical life changes and healing journeys.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction: From Donkey Journey to Relationship Coach01:02 Searching for Home: Camper Van Across Europe04:26 Belgian Friend's Yurt: Walking Villages With Shire Horse05:35 Navigation Challenges and Village Kindness09:14 Donkeys Are Very Different From Horses12:42 First Night: Lost Tent Sticks, Woke Up Swimming in Water16:58 Friend Called: ”You Can Have My Van for Free”17:48 August 2020: Finally Driving to Portugal19:19 Finding Remote Alentejo Land Near Almodóvar25:52 Land For Sale: 40 Minutes to Nearest Shop27:00 Elegantly Wild: Supporting Midlife Women in Dating28:35 Clearing Past Relationship Residue and Trauma Responses30:10 Four Decades to Find Soul Calling Work31:15 Portuguese CCTV: Old Ladies and Community Connection➣ CONTACT US for relocation assistancehttps://www.algarveaddicts.com/contactCheck out our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/algarveaddicts/
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