Author Archives: Ian

Things have been quite slow over the last few weeks; we have several email conversations with the architect about progress. I think they have been so busy with all the students starting the next year at the university and also … Continue reading →

We kept in touch with Jules and Andy during the long cold winter months and the gap between last October/November till next Easter. We knew they were going to spend the Christmas period at their place, we were so jealous, … Continue reading →

We have made a lot of progress this year, especially when you think back to when this all started. The plan was 5 to 10 years and here we are at the end of Year 2 and we have the … Continue reading →

I know I have mentioned this before but as I am thinking about things, I certainly just wanted to mention again, if you are going to fly, book early, the earlier you book the cheaper you will get your flights. … Continue reading →

Success, the next bit completed Yay! Just received an email from the architect we have just received formal approval from Fundão council for the architectual plans. That’s the main part of planing approval done. The next Phase is all the … Continue reading →

We had arrived in the early hours of the morning; Marc and Mieke had waited up. We took a quick once around the apartment, found the bed and dived it for the night. We arose the next morning and found … Continue reading →

Woohoo! Its time to set off again. Boy it just couldn’t come soon enough. Just for a week this time so we are flying again, Gatwick to Lisbon, pick up a car, then about two and a half hours across … Continue reading →

We were still very unsure about the planning process in Portugal, the one thing we did know was it was different to the UK. We had several discussions with both the architect and the estate agents and whilst we thought … Continue reading →

It was time to get organised for the next trip. We had already arranged the flights, way back in March. If you ever do anything like this, always remember that airlines, particularly the budget ones, and the earlier you book … Continue reading →

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 →