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Category Archives: 2011
The Conversation
Well I think by know you can imagine the conversation in our car as we followed the guys back to the motorway service station and onward back to the hotel. We were both so enthused about what we had just … Continue reading
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Day 3 – Property 10
Property 10 [Photos] – I don’t remember how long we drove; I don’t think it was long and I was desperately trying to keep track of where we were going. Over all of the three days I was shouting out … Continue reading
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Day 3 – Property 9
Property 9 – I am afraid there are no photos of this property, it was so wrong and the rain was so heavy, we didn’t bother, but the story to get there is worth a mention. It is important to … Continue reading
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Day 3 – Property 8
Property 8 [Photo] – This property was very different to anything we had seen to date. Maria and Paulo wanted to show us something at the other end of the spectrum within our budget. The house was of a fairly … Continue reading
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Day 3 – Property 7
Property 7 [Photo] – The property was in a lovely area, fairly remote but not too far from neighbours, it was a short distance from a village, over a very pretty little bridge and down a short dirt track through … Continue reading
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Day 3 – Property 6
Property 6 [Photos] – We drove out of Castelo Branco towards the west for around 15 minutes, it was still raining but there were short periods where the rain eased and luckily as we pulled up on the plot, the … Continue reading
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The Search – Day 3
For day 3 we had arranged to meet Maria @ Remax in Castelo Branco about an hour away from the hotel but in the other direction this time. I say arranged! I use that work very loosely, as I said … Continue reading
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The Search – Day 2
Day 2 was originally planned as a rest day, we had thought one day looking, one day resting, one day looking, etc, just so we could pace ourselves and got some site seeing as well, but just before leaving the … Continue reading
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The Search – Day 1
We had already arranged before we left England to meet up with Sarah from P.P.Property in the town of Alvaiázere which was about an hour or so from the hotel. We went down for breakfast reasonably early, and from what … Continue reading
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One thing we had noted at this point and is worth while anybody who is thinking of doing something similar, Portugal is generally a poor country, and many of the Portuguese see English people as rich, of course we know … Continue reading