We got FREE LAND! // Why is Portugal so empty?

A bit of a rambly video, though it was cut down from a one hour rant about the socio-economic policies of the EU to 20 minutes of seeming cohesiveness. Hope you enjoy & Happy New Year, folks!

Podcast Recs:
PART 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rf7...
PART 2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XXT...

In rural areas, the lack of work is a defining factor as to why people move away, but here's an ARTE documentary (in English) that shows the situation in Lisbon:
Video

We are Zak and Jackie and together with our child and our old dog Caat we live in the mountains of Central Portugal. In 2019 we found ourselves buying 2 hectares of abandoned land and a house and we finally made the move in 2022. Follow us on our journey of rehabilitating former Eucalyptus plantation land, building a house and a life in a new country.

Our Instagram: Instagram: _oakandolive_

If you'd like to support our video making and help us buy more trees for the land, this is our paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/oakolive

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 How did we get free land?
03:46 Why is Portugal so Empty?
05:34 A loss of knowledge
07:42 Property Prices are ridiculously inflated
08:15 The Last day of the year
16:44 Cold Plunge at the Waterfall

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