Episódios

  • Portugal makes me younger
    Jan 12 2026

    Can Portugal make you younger? Our next guest certainly thinks so! In this episode Dylan is joined by actor Richard Bjorklund. Richard is originally from Sweden but has been living in Portugal for seven years, where he has been working as a model and an actor, you can see some of his work in the very popular Lohause glasses commercials. He chats to Dylan about what he enjoys about the Simple Life here and how Portugal has made him feel young again.

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    • Richard on Instagram

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


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    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    41 minutos
  • What is Portugal's love language?
    Jan 5 2026

    If countries had a ‘love language’, what would Portugal’s ‘love language’ be? Margo Gabriel is the latest guest on the podcast and Margo is a food and wine writer who’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Huffpost, The Global Taste, Cuisine Noir & Lisbon Insiders. So, naturally, food and wine brought her to Portugal. She chats to Dylan about her love for Portuguese food, wine, local restaurants and a very underrated food culture.

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    • Margo on Instagram
    • Margo on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    43 minutos
  • Portugal's physiology
    Dec 29 2025

    Have you ever considered that the basic things that make Portugal Portugal are huge factors that contribute to a healthier and more grounded way of life. Ricardo Pinhão is a motivational speaker, Portugal’s foremost Wim Hof Method instructor and an Oxygen Advantage Master instructor. He is based near Portugal’s Silver Coast and chats to Dylan about, amongst other things, Portugal’s light, food, weather, nature and other aspects of Portugal’s ‘physiology’ that contribute to a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

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    • Ricardo's website
    • Ricardo on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    48 minutos
  • I build Portuguese robots
    Dec 22 2025

    Can you imagine building a robot with a €15 budget? Our latest guest did just that. Marta Bernadino is a robotics engineer and an inspiring woman and joins the podcast this week from Dubai to discuss how she is not only building robots but building robots to do good. She chats to Dylan about how privileged she feels to have grown up in a traditional and authentic part of the country, how she feels connected to nature and how she is changing the world one tree-planting robot at a time.

    FOLLOW OUR GUEST

    • Marta on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!

    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    38 minutos
  • My Home in Portugal - Vic
    Dec 15 2025

    On this edition of 'My Home in Portugal’, Dylan is joined by Vic Dee, originally from Belgium, Vic bought an investment property right here on The Silver Coast. He shares how after coming back and forth to Silver Coast, it felt even more like home . We recorded this episode from Vic’s beautiful home and this is some of his story…

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:

    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and people. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is. Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal so appealing. A country where everyone feels like they belong.

    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    35 minutos
  • Inspired by old Portuguese ladies
    Dec 8 2025

    Who has inspired some of Filipa Fonseca Silva’s best characters? The answer may surprise you. Portuguese author Filipa Fonseca Silva is our latest guest on the podcast and joins Dylan to discuss her books, what she enjoys about living in Portugal, why she is proud of her country and some of her neighbours who have inspired her writing.

    FOLLOW OUR GUEST

    • Filipa's Website
    • Filipa on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    52 minutos
  • Portugal is the tortoise...
    Dec 1 2025

    Is Portugal the tortoise or the rabbit? Our latest explains why he thinks Portugal is the tortoise. Thomas Stark is a dad, a husband, a triathlete and a business man. Originally from Germany, Thomas is passionate about Portugal and his company supports forward-thinking companies to start and scale in Portugal. He chats to Dylan about why he loves Portugal, how Portugal has perfected work-life balance, how Portugal has so much potential but has kept it’s simplicity, authenticity and quality of life.

    FOLLOW OUR GUEST

    • Stark & Partners Website
    • Thomas on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    44 minutos
  • Chilling out in Portugal
    Nov 24 2025

    Why is Portugal the perfect place to ‘chill out’? Our latest guest, Marieka Finot is a financial literacy expert and helps people ‘chill out’ about their finances. Born in France and having lived in London for 10 years she is well versed in a busy life and now finds her balance and rest in Portugal. She chats to Dylan about how her life has changed since she discovered Portugal’s quality of life, how Portugal is a lovely family destination and how work-life balance is a daily and natural way of life in Portugal.

    FOLLOW OUR GUEST

    • Mariekas Website
    • Marieka on Linkedin

    ABOUT PORTUGAL THE SIMPLE LIFE PODCAST:
    "Portugal - The simple life”, an insider's perspective to Portugal.
    We already know about Portugal’s fantastic weather, food and beaches. In this podcast, we go deeper to meet the people who make this country so wonderful.
    Dylan, who has made his life in Portugal, shares an insider's perspective on what makes Portugal the unique, beautiful and fantastic country it is.
    Join him and his guests weekly as they shed light on the incredible people, culture, history and lifestyle that make Portugal one of the world's best places to live!
    Don’t forget to subscribe to our Podcast to receive more stories about living and moving to Portugal!

    ⭐ EXCLUSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS⭐
    If you’re looking to buy a home in Portugal, book a 30-minute call with Dylan here:
    BOOK A CALL
    There are only 5 slots available every week – EXCLUSIVE for our podcast subscribers!

    SPONSOR:
    Portugal Realty, a Leisure Launch group company, sponsors this episode.

    FOLLOW US:

    • Portugal The Simple Life Website
    • Portugal The Simple Life Facebook
    • Portugal The Simple Life Instagram
    • Portugal The Simple Life X
    • Portugal The Simple Life YouTube


    FOLLOW OUR HOST:

    • Dylan Herholdt - LinkedIn
    • Dylan Herholdt - Facebook
    • Dylan The Simple Life - Instagram


    If you’d like to get in touch or share your experience with Portugal, Dylan would love to hear from you!

    • Email: ola@portugal-the-simple-life.com
    • WhatsApp: (+351) 910 571 613


    🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more podcast videos about Portugal!

    🔔
    FREE DOWNLOAD - Get your copy of 'Portugal The Simple Life Magazine'

    Thank you so much for listening, or as we say here in Portugal: “Muito Obrigado”!
    Welcome to the simple life!

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    45 minutos