Category Archives: General

Two things that really came to light during our visit this Easter was firstly that the old hut that we have been using for the past few years to store our things in was a bit of an eye sore … Continue reading →

Well as expected with any new house we did find or see a number of issues over the 2 weeks that needed to be rectified, none were significant, but a couple did affect our enjoyment of the house, all of … Continue reading →

We had taking an air bed with us, so we had something to sleep on, but of course we needed to try and get some proper beds as soon as possible. We knew of the standard IKEA / JOM type … Continue reading →

So at long last the Friday came and whilst Teresa went into work for a couple of hours in the morning, I spent the morning loading the car with all the comforts of home that we thought we would need, … Continue reading →

If you have been reading this blog for a while now, you will be aware we tend to go to Portugal at Easter and have been trying out various routes. The most regular to date has been Newhaven to Dieppe, … Continue reading →

As mentioned in previous blogs we had always planned to visit during the last week of October. The timings of our visits this year has seemed to tie in quite nicely with the building progress, or maybe it just that … Continue reading →

Whenever we make the trip to Portugal whilst the build is on, we always make sure we get in a meeting with Marco the builder and Paulo the Project Manager, to make sure that we clear as many of the … Continue reading →

Just a short blog about getting the electric reconnected, in case you have to do anything similar. We feel we have to emphasise once again that having a project management team in country that are familiar with local services etc … Continue reading →