I'll be eagerly waiting for the Mentour Pilot[0] incident analysis.

[0] https://youtube.com/@MentourPilot

Also check out https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio/videos He releases videos pretty quickly but generally tries to avoid speculation.

He’s an outstanding YouTuber.

Land prices in Portugal (away from the coast and from bigger cities) are pretty cheap for western European standards. It's getting noticed though - a quick YouTube search will show you plenty of examples of expats jumping on the opportunity.

IMO making a profit would be the hard part - the internal market is small and in general produce prices are low.

I'd be content with a small loss to be honest, I'd still be working as a remote engineer. I just would like more nature in my life!

The Dutch would disagree with you pretty much with every single point. Except the last one, maybe.

That's great for the Dutch but I don't live in the Netherlands, I live in Texas. All of the above are absolutely concerns - especially in the summer.

They do have a lot of advantages: a flat country, good infrastructure for cycling, cool climate. That means you don't sweat on the way to work so you don't need showers and to change clothes.

Small country, high density, etc.

Until they had to bike in Canadian winter? Or on SF hills? Or 30 Km to work with 2 kids to drop of 8 Km in the other direction?

The Netherlands is nearly a perfect place for biking, which is why they bike.

Well, obvious places less suited for biking is going to be obviously less suited for biking.

Just as driving a car in Venice, in a jungle, or up to the summit of Mount Everest is not optimal.

That said, biking in Swedish winter works just fine. We plow our bike paths as well as roads, and get on with our lives.

This[1] train driver in Switzerland does the same. It's amazing how 3 hours can flyby.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/lorirocks777

This actually happens in Portugal. When filling your taxes you can select a non-profit to receive a cut (don't remember how much though). Family and most friends live there, and never have I heard about this changing in any way how they feel about taxes.

Could you give an example? I understand if you don't want to though.

construction comes to mind, equipment, materials, things usually sold only to companies. that would be interesting...a small crane shipped to your cottage.