

Building Starts!
Time to get boots on the ground. Design; check. Planning; check. Budget; check. Big Frecking Machinery; check. My project manager mailed...


Making Plans ... Part 3
This is where we are going... read on. So, for anyone just joining, here is the recap regarding the plans: Ideas, sketches, more ideas,...


Making Plans ... Part 2
With the first plans finished and planning granted, all looked good as we awaited the detailed building quote from several builders....


Making Plans ... Part 1
As mentioned earlier, before purchasing the land I had a couple of meetings with the solicitor and the architect. Happily, they both...


Clearing the Land .... and more ...
Here's the plot, after harvesting but before clearing. I have to say, it is lush and when I saw it in person it was full of wild fruit...


Buying Land in the Azores - A Plot with a View
As you may have read in previous posts, I decided to go for a 'new build' in the Azores. Not for the faint hearted... really. Summer 2016...