Miracles do happen! Two weeks ago, we shared an update telling you that the completion of the purchase was near. With the twists and turns of the last 16 months, however, we didn’t dare believe it until we had the keys in our hands! Still,… Read More »We have the keys!
There were times that we kind of thought this would never happen. When we made that offer in August 2023, we were told that on average, a house purchase/sale takes about 3 months. 4 months if you are a bit unlucky. We joked a bit… Read More »The count down is on! We are moving! This year!
For the last 12 months, it feels like every other sentence has started with ‘When we’ve moved…’ So, here’s a little compilation of what followed that phrase while we wait for the sellers to demolish the old home. Yes, you read that right, there is… Read More »When we’ve moved…
Feliz or Bom Ano Novo! Happy new year! I hope that the year will bring you joy, health, fun things, the accomplishments you are after, and, of course, world peace for us all. For us, I also hope it brings us a house. I didn’t… Read More »Feliz Ano Novo: It’s 2024 and we’re -almost- buying a house!
It has been a while since we updated the blog. Mostly because we are just living our life at the moment with not many really exciting things to share. We promised, when we invited people to subscribe, to not spam them, and we wanted to… Read More »On the home stretch…?
The accents and the O ó ãos they haunt me Some say it’s easy, moving countries in this ‘connected world’. Just like we do online, we can ‘simply’ use English as a ‘lingua franca’: a language that is used as a global means of inter-community… Read More »Accents and Ãos: Language Learning
5 and 4 weeks ago, respectively, Rene and I got onto a plane and left our life in the UK behind. Since then multiple people have asked us variations of the following questions: The answers to those questions are all in the realm of ‘we… Read More »“How are you finding it? Did you make the right decision?” – Early observations of living in Portugal
The last blog has been a few weeks ago, when we were still waiting for our stuff to arrive. It was written on the day that Rene was due to arrive. On the day our lovely Lily was being cruised through France and Spain due… Read More »Settling in: Unsettling stuff!
Yeah, remember that? Well. It is very much true. While still an exciting adventure, moving internationally is all about patience. And sometimes it runs out a bit. But, let’s start at the beginning! Departure Last time this week, I was where Rene is now. Driving… Read More »Remember when we said moving house was a waiting game?
The feeling of being in limbo is finally over! Even though everything, in the end, went rather quickly, it felt like everything took ages, especially waiting for all the house selling admin and a lot of back and forth about the actual completion date. But…… Read More »Things take flight