IL Magazine + 101 Travel Secrets FREE!
Subscribe now for Instant Access about subscribing to International Living Magazine
Everyone thinks it’s really complicated to renovate a house abroad, but our experience has only been positive,” says Maureen McDermott Carreira. Originally from Philadelphia, Maureen moved to Portugal for love. Just over a decade ago she met her husband, João, a Portuguese software engineer, who was living and working in the U.S.
Rick Steffens, a professional musician, and his wife, Victoria, who worked as an intensive care unit nurse, always knew they’d retire overseas. “We love traveling, but we couldn’t afford to keep our house in California and travel at the same time,” Rick explains. Now, retired on the south coast of Portugal, between the Algarve’s dramatic beaches...