Curious about the good and bad of our move to Portugal and Porto? Check out Melissa's post on our site: chrisplusmelissa.com/we-moved-to-portugal-17-months-ago-in-9-days-were-leaving/
@nunopestana6485
Жыл бұрын
Portugal was a huge empire and the portuguese openned the doors to the entire world. Its a small country full of history and his beauty its amazing. I Hope you enjoy m’y country but you need to saw Açores and madeira my island that yes its gold on top of the cake
@JuliodosAnjos
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the best area of Portugal
@sirgalahad1470
Жыл бұрын
The best thing in that new apartment will still be Melissa 😍
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Always.
@miguelaraujo2116
Жыл бұрын
😂😂... Very bright, i like the apartment.. The view across the douro got to be Gaia I presume, eiffell design that bridge... Nice one ❤
@111aem
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Cidade Invicta do Porto- (Unvanquished City of Porto). I am sure that you will love the north of Portugal. Do not forget to visit the historic region of Minho, visit the cities of Braga, Guimaraes, Barcelos, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, I have the belief that you will love it.
@cryptoland246
Жыл бұрын
It’s time for you give back to Portugal by stopping advertising our country to the international market in which only rich people buy the little we have or better HAD. We, the Portuguese people are suffering because of your KZitem promotion of our lifestyle. It all comes at a high price. Everything is now above our means, food , housing , etc have risen so much that it more expensive to live in Portugal than in the UK. If we, the Portuguese cannot even rent in our own country, imagine even buying our “dream home” in our lovely county. We are leaving our country in rows in order to have a better lifestyle and we thank you from our bottom our our heart. Please promote another country to the international rich market now. Even the foreigns find out country expensive, so imagine how we are surviving. May God guide you and help you see through what has been done in our lovely country. . I wish you all the best , from a kind and concerned Portuguese.
@pmaguiar
Жыл бұрын
Guys, welcome to Porto!!! We live just a few streets from your new rental! If you need any local info, just drop us line! Enjoy your stay! We’ll be on the lookup to actually meeting you in the street! If you see someone calling you out, please don’t freak out!
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure we'll stand out like sore thumbs. :D Thank you for the kind gesture.
@pauloduarte2183
Жыл бұрын
The bipping is because the seats have sensors and when something is in a seat in ring, so you have to put the seat belts close(like someone is seat) One place that you should visit, serra da Arrábida, Setúbal.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We would have thought by folding the seat down, it would have turned off the sensors. :P We have so many places to visit! :D
@bandcrazyadventure
Жыл бұрын
I said the same thing to my husband. It was definitely a seat belt ding
@carminfrancisco339
Жыл бұрын
The river view is AMAZING! We will be in Porto to try the Gaia side in late May. I’d love to meet you (as I’m a former Minnesotan) for happy hour. I hope that can work! ❤🇵🇹
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We are loving it. Did you move to Portugal? (Sorry if you may have told us before... lots of comments lately. :D)
@carminfrancisco339
Жыл бұрын
We’re on our 2nd scouting trip. My husband has dual citizenship already so we’re serious about choosing an area for buying a condo.
@tamaramadelin4831
Жыл бұрын
Great view!!! How much? We bought because of rental prices...We have an incredible view and security...We will never sell, but pass down to kids! I loved Porto, but Lisbon is our home!!!
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We aren't ready to buy, so we're paying a lot for view and location. (about 3k per month.) We're only here for 4 months.
@JP7onEarth
Жыл бұрын
We are in Porto for about one month now…if you’d like to meet up let us know…JP
@sassafrassstepter437
Жыл бұрын
Are there any 1 bedrooms in that building? Any mold issues?
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
@@sassafrassstepter437 Not sure on one bedrooms. No mold that we've noticed. We do have our own de-humidifier however.
@sassafrassstepter437
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisplusmelissa thank you
@garys_tours
Жыл бұрын
July 3rd, 2023 Dear Chris+Melissa, I have been following your video and find them fun to watch. They are better than most of the other people. (i.e The Frenchies, Brian and Somebody and all of the men that do it by themselves) You know that what attracts viewers to television shows is a sense of family. In a typical police procedural series, it is about the family relationship with the characters. For example,” Blue Bloods.” You two have just the right mix of banter and genuine fun in being together that you could market. You two are the best that I have seen on youtube. Rick Steves has become a billionaire doing little more than you do every day. His videos are free but travel with his company is not. He travels with a videographer, producer and writer to prepare his travel videos. You do it all by yourself and produce videos that are close to professional quality in the two shots and the back and forth one shots. Your editing is excellent and as professional editors know for every hour of video that is produced 20 hours of editing is required. You could find a service to put your videos into written format and include photos and links in an ebook that you could market for each video you prepare. For example, your recent trip to Finland to visit Santa could be an ebook of its own. There is nothing to prevent you from making arrangements as you travel for hotels seeking accommodations and guides for your followers. If you had a tour of Porto with hotel and guides I and many others would be interested in coming. The profits would be unlimited. Initially, you could partner with a large travel agency such as AHI, one of the largest in the world to assist with flights, hotels, and of course, share profits. I will be traveling in late September, with the Smithsonian River Travel doing their Seine River cruise which includes a visit to Omaha Beach, which as a veteran has special significance. After that, I will be staying in Killarney, Ireland for three weeks. Your video' about Ireland and Portugal has been wonderful and I may be relocating to Europe depending upon who wins the U.s Presidency in 2024. I am a Democratic activist but getting tired of fighting as I am 78 years of age. Just a thought… Gary Gramer
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Hello Gary! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this to us. It's very uplifting to read such things, because often times, we wonder if we're doing the right thing. Perhaps some day, we can make a living doing this and other creative things. That's the goal. We haven't put too much time into the business side of C+M. We have occasionally in the past, but then we realize that that is going to take time, and at this point, there isn't a lot of it. Trying to offer paid travel expertise/guides/services etc when we're still just a little channel seemed to be premature. So for the time being, we're trying to concentrate on creating fun content that might just inspire and educate. We're constantly assessing where we should be putting our time in hopes that it'll lead to more opportunities in the future. Thank you for the ideas too. It's very helpful. Your travel plans look like a lot of fun! And thank you for your military service. :) Best, Chris
@mariomarques4247
Жыл бұрын
If you like rain, wind and cold, then Porto it´s the place for you hehehehe
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We come from Minnesota... so far, it's been way nicer in our 3 weeks here than what Minnesota has been experiencing during those same 3 weeks. :D
@musa-too
Жыл бұрын
O Porto não tem só chuva e frio mas também dias lindos de sol.e mais que tudo e uma cidade única e maravilhosa.
@mariomarques4247
Жыл бұрын
@@musa-too Sem dúvida que é de facto uma cidade única e maravilhosa, mas também deve ser das cidades portuguesas com maiores níveis de humidade, das que mais chove, das que tem o céu nublado mais dias por ano e das que tem temperaturas sempre bem inferiores à minha localidade perto de Santarém.
@fredericocotta991
Жыл бұрын
Love your content, you are such a wonderful and funny couple. Stop in Aveiro and try "ovos moles" there a lot of conventual swets ;)
@dickielarue1451
Жыл бұрын
Ola from Estoril...Love Porto...Lived for a year in Ponte de Lima...The north for me is my favorite part of Portugal...If you like nature and hiking etc...from Castro Laboreiro to Viana Do Castelo there is so much to do and see...Peneda Gerese National Park is the best in the country! Different foods and wines will delight your senses...Heading to Castelo de Vide in the Alto Alentejo area surrounded by Parque Natural da Serra de Sao Mamede. this week...😉 My second favorite area of Portugal...Alentejo...This country Rocks! 🎸🥁
@mariadange06
Жыл бұрын
Tip: On your next long trip before you pack the car clip the seatbelts first ;)
@kaylap2129
Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for a tour of the balcony! 😱
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
It's just a balcony. :)
@VladVishnyakov77
Жыл бұрын
Welcome! Its a great city. And thanks for such positive attitude! :)
@RickStack
Жыл бұрын
I’m really enjoying your videos! Love your apartment! Porto looks amazing! 😊
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick... and I'm enjoying yours... I'm 2 lessons in :D. The apartment is only ours until July... then we go back to the states for a month and then return. So we have to find a new home in Porto. Not sure we can find one with such a view.
@miguelaraujo2116
Жыл бұрын
Try Braga and Guimaraes 😊 beautiful places
@FSilva-iq8kq
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy the people! In the North of Portugal there are a different vibe. People have more profound roots and connection to the land, traditions, food, etc. In the North you still find festivities from Celtic origin, people are more direct, more genuine. Don't stay only at Porto, visit Minho, where you will find historical villages and cities. Even close to Porto you have some amazing cities where life is so good
@LakhvinderSingh-tz6xq
5 ай бұрын
Awesome 😊
@johnpeterson2159
Жыл бұрын
I love living in Porto.
@johnpeterson2159
Жыл бұрын
Tonight (24 Apr), there will be a free concert at 2200 and fireworks at 2400 in the plaza in front of the city hall. It is pretty impressive.
@artificialartist2
Жыл бұрын
Finally got to watch this video. Good as always! The packing of the vehicle reminded us of the move back to Cherokee.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
That's where I got the skills!
@arturjcrebelo3275
Жыл бұрын
Man i was crazy if i travel more than 800kms with that sound all the way. Before pack the back seat with all the luggage at back we need to connect all the seat belts in the back. Because the car think that is someone seat in the back and is travel without the seat belts put on.
@3107tp
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Portugal :D
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Obrigado!
@Atimatimukti
Жыл бұрын
Get ready for a shock Melissa...there is no Apolónia supermarket in Porto 😂. The city is very Medieval, no big avenues but it has a special soul ❤. The best sunset in the world 9n the beach in Foz/ Matosinhos . But if you look for countryside go to Minho with it's beautiful quintas (farms) with the granite houses
@musa-too
Жыл бұрын
O Porto tem tudo o que uma grande cidade tem e ainda mais.o que não falta aqui são grandes supermercados e mercados de produtos frescos, muito lindos onde pode comprar e também comer por lá 😀
@josecorreadequeiros9062
Жыл бұрын
No big avenues? There is the longest avenue in Portugal, straight on, with near 6 km…😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Atimatimukti
Жыл бұрын
@@musa-too claro mas a Melissa gosta do Apolónia do Algarve
@Atimatimukti
Жыл бұрын
@@josecorreadequeiros9062 I think Av da Boavista is the bigest in Europe in a strait line. But you know very well that the charme of Porto are the medieval streets and atmosphere.
@josecorreadequeiros9062
Жыл бұрын
@@Atimatimukti Yes I agree, but Porto is the total combination of old and new as they exist multiple modern constructions from the Architecture School of Porto, worlwide famous, modern and unique! All are the core of Porto, yesterday and today.
@JohnWick-ur6qh
Жыл бұрын
Chris and Melissa... try this... Pour-Too is the correct pronunciation for Porto. As an American living here in Portugal (Lisbon) I've learned quite a bit about pronunciations. Enjoy your time here.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you John. With the reputation your name brings... I'm not about to not listen to you. :D
@thevigarfeeling
Жыл бұрын
Hey, so great to see you trying out some new places to see where you are gunna settle. Lots of fun 🤩
@naviabdal7888
5 ай бұрын
Nice all videos
@Cetadrius01
Жыл бұрын
Welcome. You are a little isolated in that area but nothing a 15 min walk won't solve. If you need any recommendations, the waiters in the cafes know all the best spots
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tip.
@MarioPirespires
Жыл бұрын
Well done...i live in Viseu 100klms from Porto nice historical city that you should include in yours visits |
@shepgreenberg7659
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with the move!
@Simphorya
Жыл бұрын
Hi, iam a college student from porto, you´re living 5 min away from Faup where i study! Boavista was many cool places to explore, like the botanical garden, the house of music of porto designed by Rem Koolhas, the college where i study, the college of architecture of porto designed by the portuguese architect Alvaro siza, and the crystal palace. Hope you guys have fun exploring!
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Hi Joana! We've probably walked right be you a few times! :D Thanks for the suggestions.So much to do and see around here!
@lilgamer4512
Жыл бұрын
Good Morning.Way to Portugal 🇵🇹 and live that beautiful house? Well, i wish the two of you all the best in Portugal,God bless and protect the two of you amen 🙏 ❤️🌹🇬🇧
@gordosomewhere816
Жыл бұрын
Those electric blinds got a remote? That'll be cool...
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We get up off our lazy American butts to make them go up or down! :D
@luisagostinho415
Жыл бұрын
Alguém vai ter saudades do Apolónia 😢!!! Mas a boa notícia estão mais perto da Unicer!!!
@joaquimsilvadomingues6927
Жыл бұрын
Show Portugal 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇵🇹🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🇵🇹🇵🇹❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹💞💞💞💞
@carlosgarcao2847
Жыл бұрын
You really should try Madeira. It's the Hawaii of the Atlantic. (I dont live there)
@lsvmuk
Жыл бұрын
Esse tipo de comparações só diminuem o local que vc. pretende engrandecer. Madeira é Madeira, e isso já é um grande elogio.
@alanmartins6349
Жыл бұрын
Nice house may I ask how much you rented the first house in the video. Love the channel.
@jaimecosta2966
Жыл бұрын
Sounds ljne a seat belt warming.. Because you have sou mutch baggage its must ve pressing on the back seats and it think there gis someone with out a seat belt.. I had a citron that ecery time the dog didn't have the seat belt it constantly made that sound.. Wish you well
@marcocarvalho4630
Жыл бұрын
swapping the algarve for porto??.normally it's the other way around.😉😊 good luck
@goactivemedia
Жыл бұрын
How much in the rent in the new place?
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
A little more than we want. We're only here for 4 months. It's around 3K euro per month.
@oubelhaNegra
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisplusmelissa For that amount you will find way more places with very good views for sure, but it's a start. Welcome to the north. If you need some suggestions for visiting especially the zone between Porto and Aveiro just ask.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
@@oubelhaNegra Where would you suggest to look for good places? A particular realtor? A website? We'll be renting.
@ruicunha5730
Жыл бұрын
yoooooo,ur better than fucking netflix , u gotta try , alheira,chouriço,presunto,all of these are just categories,they are regional meat products that ull find in any Continente shop.
@ferrazcouto9885
Жыл бұрын
Go To Matosinhos eat peixe 🎣
@sarahdeshay1394
Жыл бұрын
Are you from Austin, or did you just visit Franklin BBQ? We live just south of Austin and are planning our first trip to PT in September.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We lived in Austin for 1 month last summer and visited Franklin BBQ once. It was yummy.
@kathleenmathews6096
Жыл бұрын
If the backseats are folded down so that no one can sit there, why is the system dinging?
@elsamartins9076
Жыл бұрын
Olá do tou know the name of the hotwl that you stay in Porto? The view was beautifull. Thank you
@taniapalmeiro9607
Жыл бұрын
Seriously? Are going to move to Porto and leave the paradise of the Algarves? Good luck!
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We gotta keep exploring... plus it gets wildly busy and expensive in the Algarve during the summer. :)
@andrevilhena4149
Жыл бұрын
Ora, o Algarve tem belas parais com falésias mas é muito sol e praia...E História? Cidade com história, diferentes, com alma, com aquele charme europeu? Não tem...O Porto é isso tudo! Abraços!
@MrJovision
Жыл бұрын
You need tp watch a FCP football match, its not far...
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
We may have to that. :)
@cryptoland246
Жыл бұрын
It’s time for you give back to Portugal by stopping advertising our country to the international market in which only rich people buy the little we have or better HAD. We, the Portuguese people are suffering because of your KZitem promotion of our lifestyle. It all comes at a high price. Everything is now above our means, food , housing , etc have risen so much that it more expensive to live in Portugal than in the UK. If we, the Portuguese cannot even rent in our own country, imagine even buying our “dream home” in our lovely county. We are leaving our country in rows in order to have a better lifestyle and we thank you from our bottom our our heart. Please promote another country 🇩🇰 to the international rich market now. Even the foreigns find out country expensive, so imagine how we are surviving. May God guide you and help you see through what has been done in our lovely country. . I wish you all the best , from a kind and concerned Portuguese.
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind and respectful feedback. I, Chris, understand your concerns and have mixed feelings. I do think that foreigners can bring both good and bad to a country. However, I feel it is the role of a country's government to protect the quality of life for its citizens. Governments can make rules/policies that prevent the problems almost every place is having... and that is rich people buying up property, driving up prices due to limited demand. FYI.. we have not purchased property in Portugal and we're paying rent to a Portuguese citizen. We use our dollars to buy Portuguese products and pay for Portuguese services. Do you envision a life where no one travels or creates content? Travel and exploration are integral to many people. In fact, Portugal itself was a world leader in travel and exploration at one time. :) I agree that it is a problem if a country's own citizens cannot afford a fair lifestyle. And believe it or not, it's also a problem in our country. A huge portion of our population is barely getting buy and cannot purchase a nice place to live. In my opinion, I encourage you to get involved with your government and press your representatives on the issues that are important to you. Portugal is a popular country right now and if managed correctly, every one of its citizens could benefit.
@teodoro1007
Жыл бұрын
Subscribed! KZitem only now suggested me your channel. Since 2018 I was searching in Portugal, near Lisbon, through the internet, from Tigre near Buenos Aires in Argentina. Only on July 21, the KZitem "Expats Everywhere" channel showed my actual apartment in a video of a yellow Airbnb in Coimbra. Love at first sight. I rented it from Argentina in December 2021. Josh & Kalie (and Cia) manage the channel, and are your neighbors in Porto now. Coimbra is a 2200 y.o. jewel, founded by the Romans. Glad to have found you!
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for subbing and watching. :)
@pauvermelho
Жыл бұрын
What on earth is that white metallic stuff? Do you carry your own shelves??
@chrisplusmelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yes... shelves to store all the books we haul around for Melissa! :D. (just kidding... it's a desk. I still have a day job.)
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