Monthly Archives: January 2012

Visits

We had made the decision to fly down for the Easter break, so knowing easyJet’s policy of the earlier you book the cheaper the flights I was very quickly on the web site looking for a deal. I also used … Continue reading

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A House?

We both started to put a lot more thought about what sort of house we wanted. We separately put down our thoughts on paper, including little sketches of what we were thinking. I guess we must have discussed some of … Continue reading

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Time to start planning

As soon as I was back, we had two main things to start working on. First was to plan our holidays for the year and secondly was what sort of house can we built. We would need to consider both … Continue reading

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Wednesday – Time to go Home

My flight home was in the evening, so I still had a full day available. Considerations for the day were as mentioned in an earlier blog I had made the decision to drive back across the N roads, not the … Continue reading

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The Process

As soon as I arrived, the young lady on reception informed that the lawyer had already been in and she had to attend court first thing, but she had taken some paperwork and would try and start the process without … Continue reading

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The Day Begins

I woke up about 7:00am and looked out on a cold frosty morning, this was the first time I had been able to see the hotel as it was very dark when I arrived last night. After the usual morning … Continue reading

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Motorway Madness

You may remember from an earlier blog, when I was discussing about the New Motorway toll system, I said that the Portuguese government had delayed switching it on due to the elections. Well we had seen on the good old … Continue reading

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Monday 9th January – Time to go

Time for the off. Off to the airport, on my own, seems a little weird!!  I have over my working life made many trips on my own for work, but this didn’t seem right although it did as well. Don’t … Continue reading

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2nd January

With Christmas and the New Year out the way, it was time to get back on with Project Portugal. After checking that we had everything in place, we realised I hadn’t yet arranged to park the car at the airport. … Continue reading

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