Monthly Archives: August 2012

The exchange rate to the Euro was quite good at this time and we knew that we would soon have to start paying out fees etc. to the architect and maybe others, plus it would make life easier when we … Continue reading →

Well unfortunately it was that time again, yes time to pack up the suitcases and make tracks back to the UK, but as we had the car we were not going back empty handed. There was a lot of fruit … Continue reading →

Whilst staying at Hotels is nice, it does cost alot, not that I’m tight but, it is important to keep a fine balance between having a holiday and a bit of luxury against spending too much on holidays when you … Continue reading →

If you have been reading this blog for a while you will remember an earlier posting were I wrote about the couple we had met earlier in the year who had now completed the purchase of their property. Well Jules … Continue reading →

Making calls on my O2 UK calling plan on my iPhone was proving quite expensive. I expected that if I needed to call the UK or the UK calls me it would cost, but I hadn’t thought about the calls … Continue reading →

I had heard that we should allow a fair amount of time to sort out opening a bank account and Maria and Paulo had advised us that the bank would need passports and a small amount of cash to open … Continue reading →

Later in the afternoon Pedro called Marco and it was set for us to meet in a village not too far from our plot, Orca. It turned out the Marco was also the mayor of Orca, this could be useful, … Continue reading →

One of things we really wanted to do whilst in Portugal this visit was to check out the architect, Maria and Paulo had recommended them, but to date we had only met them either in our hotel or in the … Continue reading →

I think it was on the second day, whilst cutting away at the weeds I heard a shout over the noise if the little Honda engine beating away over my shoulder. I stopped to greet a middle aged gentleman making … Continue reading →

A quick survey of the property revealed that the drought of the past few months had taken its toll on the stream, it was now bone dry, along with the work we had done at Easter had all helped to … Continue reading →