Allison is the creator of Renovating Life, a blog with everything you need to know about moving to and living in Portugal. She moved from Brooklyn, New York to Cascais in 2021 with her husband and two young children. When she's not writing for her blog, she enjoys hitting the beach, discovering new corners of Portugal, and planning her next European getaway.
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