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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Cathy Hawker

London leaver: 'I swapped London for a Portuguese fishing village after two holidays there'

A love of the ocean and a passion for surfing were the main motivators that led Kate Bennett-Brown, 31, to swap London for a new start in Portugal.

In August 2024, after two holidays in Ericeira, a coastal town 40 minutes northwest of Lisbon regarded as Portugal’s surfing capital, she resolved to make the move there.

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