Building A Home In The Azores

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

It's been a while since my last post: Things have been pretty busy with my return to full time work, and meanwhile there have been a few...

What became apparent was the budget, or should we say lack of 'extra deep pockets'. Not that property in the Azores is expensive - in...

So, I researched a lot of properties. This is really hard folks - because the one you really like is *always* over budget. But...

Before even thinking about the Azores as a destination, I had been looking at properties abroad in general. Now a sensible person would...

Having picked up the hire car we drove through to Horta to meet with Fred, who owned the Fishermans Cottage that we had booked, located...