The Good Morning Portugal! podcast with Carl Munson

Raise your glasses please on this special day for GMP! channel sponsors UrHome/Dynasty as homes go on sale at their flagship, game-changing project - Herdade Do Meio.

The man of this landamark development moment Bobby O'Reilly joins us alongside show regular Michael Heron on #AskAnythingAboutPortugal Wednesday.

Bring fizz, bring questions about this exciting sustainable living concept just 15 minutes from Lisbon, as well as enquiries about expat life in Portugal from three seasoned foreigners with 20+ collective years of living here.

Find our more about Herdade Do Meio here - https://herdadedomeio.com/

Brochure - https://herdadedomeio.com/documents/brochura.pdf

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl or via YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal/join

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

#TroubleShootTuesdaysPortugal #InspiredPortugal #SpringInPortugal

Our guest today is monthy regular Bruce Joffe, founder-editor of Portugal’s broad spectrum, English language and FREE magazine - Portugal Living - with country-wide coverage. Distributed freely throughout Portugal and around the world to long-time residents, newcomers, and those planning-to-move to Portugal from wherever!

Join us as we flick through the Spring issue, which is out NOW, and get yours here - https://portugallivingmagazine.com

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

A classic GuMPer jingle feat. GMP! regular James 'Mindful Migration' Holley

Taken from this show - https://youtube.com/live/82d7bT_TF_k

With thanks to James 'The Banana Slug' Holley for uttering it.

And top producer T-Duck for capturing it from the show (-:

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

#HappyMondayPortugal #MindfulMigration #PotugueseScoutingSupport

Every Monday GMP! resident James 'Mindful Migration Monday' Holley shares his thoughts, reflections and suggestions for a happy landing and life in Portugal.

And once a month, we are joined by US expat YouTube sensations 'Bob and Viv', based in Ponte De Lima, whose video with Vitor Costa has had over 50,000 views, which you can see here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sin_FiZafmg

James shares his continued reflections as an American expat here in Portugal (Ericeira).

Bob and Viv join us to share news about their new scouting support service - a game-changer for would-be expats who want to enjoy hand-held research and insight with their 'Portuguese possibility'.

Do chip in with your contributions, questions and suggestions throughout the show (-:

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

Join us for the Hello America, this is Portugal! The Livestream Q&A for the 'Portugal-curious' - at a time to suit YOU!

We will kick off with news from Portugal that will keep you up-to-date. Join us in the chat to ask questions.

AND call in during the second half of the show if you want to talk, in-person, with Carl & Louisa Munson, hosts of The Good Morning Portugal! show, who have inspired and helped countless people to get interested in AND move to Portugal.

Sign up for support and community if you are ready to move here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

Keep in touch via our website, between shows, here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com

Please make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal

And our newsletter - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/newsletter

Call in and contact Carl via WhatsApp - (00 351) 913 590 303

Need to exchange Dollars for Euros? Try https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/currency-exchange

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

It might look like a male beauty contest, but believe it or not, Frank and Joe are NOT male models - they are our TOP GUESTS for this #feelgoodfriday episode of the GMP!

Frank of course a regular GMP! institution, tuning in from the Algarve in Portugal, with his maverick thoughts and insights - straight from the heart with a twist of mischievous humour (-:

And today a debut from the most Christian 'Christian' I know, the radical Reverend Joe calling in from the UK, with a beautiful of offer of friendship and support, more here - https://www.joehaward.co.uk/tune-in

Together, these fellas - who I am honoured to call friends - are a tonic in tough times, and great company whenever the going is good...

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

On #IndiePortugalThursday, we are joined by writer and teacher Maria João Silva and Heather Binder of Boots on The Ground.

Heather has experienced many diverse aspects of moving to and living in Portugal, and has now turned her hard-won experience and former background in real estate into an exciting consultancy service for people with an interest in Portugal - https://www.bootsonthegroundpt.com/

Maria is the author of the books Rich Parent, Poor Parent - Discovering Your Purpose, and The Rich Parent, about positive parenting. She was for 20 years teacher and self-taught researcher in the area of emotional development in childhood.

A mother, writer and illustrator, in addition to books on parenting, she also writes novels and children's books. Maria is a strong activist of the rights of the child and the end of violence against children. "The world will only change when we radically change the way we look, realize and treat the children," she says.

Read her latest blog here - https://silvermagazine.blogspot.com/2023/02/they-say-travelling-changes-us.html

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

It's #AskAnythingAboutPortugal Wednesday in a week when the Portuguese government's 'more housing' plans are facing scrutiny from locals, expats and the Portugal-curious alike.

In his monthly residency, Andy 'The Doc' returns, and will no doubt view the situation through the socialistic lens for which he is well known in this community.

Also joining us, Bobby O'Reilly of Dynasty Homes, whose views as a property developer will add to a rich picture of exploration for the GMP! community, as the politicians seek to pass their plans through to fruition.

Andy lives in Leiria and was once a GP in the UK, so health and wellbeing questions are welcome too (-:

Bobby is Lisbon-based, south of the river, and has a keen interest in this matter AND the development of sustainable housing on every level, see - www.urhomeportugal.com

Your views most welcome too, in the chat, and when we throw the phone lines open on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303 ...

Find out more about how we can help you to move to Portugal - www.goodmorningportugal.com

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl

2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303

3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show

4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club

5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27

6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk

7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk

8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?

9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show

10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl

Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

On the grapevine, I'm hearing that Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, is being described as the most dangerous PM in 30 years, 50 perhaps. If the latter is true, that's a very serious claim, what with the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolutuon just around the annual corner and the spectre of dictator Salazar still lingering uncomfortably in the national psyche.

I must say it surprised me last week to see, that after months of speculation and fog, the Golden Visa was dispatched with unaccustomed speed and efficiency. Murmurrings about its demise, admittedly fuelled by Senhor Costa's hints at the most recent Web Summit, had property managers and wealth managers previously unbothered - considering earlier rumblings and subsequent apathy. Last week, however, things changed dramatically.

The Golden Visa, that has arguably done so much to raise Portugal's global profile and considerable inward investment, was proposed for a cull. Along with this, a range of other measures that are intended to help those who the visa has supposedly harmed.

This 'package' will need ratification at Portugal's highest levels of law and government, but many hope for - or fear - a push-over. And soon.

Clearly the Golden Visa is a niche product and certainly a political football in Portuguese domestic politics, where it had value in 'coalition courtship'. It also became a national embarrassment more recently when well-heeled global movers and shapers were poorly processed by Portugal's ailing and in-transformation border and immigration agency - SEF. In its own right, and demise, perhaps not the end of the world. But accompanied by other measures to address the needs of Portuguese nationals priced out of their own neighbourhoods, the nipping of rampant Airbnb'ing in the bud, as well as a bold plan to effectively commandeer empty property for rental purposes, this week and the PM's proposals have ruffled the feathers of Portuguese property owners and caused concern among would-be immigrants with investment aspirations.

At the best of times, Portuguese politics seems quite opaque and stodgy. This isn't helped by most of us expats and immigrants having a political age of 10. That said, I had an uneasy feeling about the pace of these proposals that now have fellow foreigners wondering about the future . Add to that locals uttering sentiments like: "Are some of my expat friends in solidarity with the Portuguese people in this dangerous moment in our society? Portugal is going through a very ugly moment in its history. Communism wants to eat what is ours! Caution!!!! Private property at risk!!!"

I will do what I can to add to recent analysis and comments that came from show guests in the previous week, (see https://youtu.be/WIv6dc35oVM), one of our most popular YouTube episodes.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.

Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com

A treat for you on Sustainable Portugal Tuesday as we head to Quinta Essencial (https://www.facebook.com/QuintaEssencial) as guests of Jason Hall.

With us on the tour will be GMP team members João Oliveira of Mushmore, Head Gardener Lee McGrady and maybe that top blogger Marc of 'Our Farm Portugal (Nossa Quinta Portugal)'.

Find Joao here - https://www.mushmore.net/

And Marc here - https://ourfarmportugal.com/ Professional 'Head Gardener'

Lee McGrady works around the Lisbon area and can be contacted on (00 351) 928 115 005

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10 ways to support and develop Good Morning Portugal! with your time, talent or treasure...

1. Help us cover running costs and develop the GMP! by becoming a GMP! VIP!! Support us here - https://ko-fi.com/gmp or donate via PayPal - www.paypal.com/paypalme/gmpcarl



2. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show and send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303
3. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership - https://www.youtube.com/@GoodMorningPortugal As well as our podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/good-morning-portugal-radio-show
4. Use our consultancy services that will help you move to Portugal and enjoy life once you get here - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/support-services/the-portugal-club
5. Become an Expats Portugal Premium Member via our affiliate link - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27
6. Get your currency exchanged via Spartan FX - Get your FREE account - www.spartanfx.co.uk
7. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news blog - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/news-weather/gmp-news-desk
8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?
9. Sponsor the show - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/sponsor-the-show
10. Hire Carl - https://www.goodmorningportugal.com/about-gmp/hire-carl


Let us help you find YOUR home in Portugal...

Whether you are looking to BUY, RENT or SCOUT, reach out to Carl Munson and connect with the biggest and best network of professionals that have come together through Good Morning Portugal! over the last five years that have seen Portugal's meteoric rise in popularity.

Simply contact Carl by phone/WhatsApp on (00 351) 913 590 303, email [email protected] or enter your details at www.goodmorningportugal.com 

And join The Portugal Club FREE here - www.theportugalclub.com