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Housesitting gave me the opportunity to try out new destinations for long stretches of time. If I liked them, I could find another housesit and continue to live there practically cost free.
After much searching, we found our new home in Atalaia, a small farming village with incredible views over the Atlantic Ocean, yet located less than an hour from Lisbon and a major international airport. Our life here is simple.