While on the phone to 999 he stopped breathing and even though I had first aid training the operator instructed me on mouth to mouth and cpr. Looking back now the funny part was when the operator said put one hand under his chin and the other on his forehead and gently tilt his head back (prior to mouth to mouth) and I replied 'he doesn't have one' (999) "doesn't have what?" (me) "a forehead". The wheels of the van had scalped him from the eyebrows to the back of his head, leaving just bare bone with rubber marks on it. Someone that knew him sent a mutual friend a photograph a year later and he only had a light scar across his forehead, surgeons did a brilliant job.

Very beautiful - flying out again in 3 days just for a week to have a break and enjoy the scenery

I'm thinking of 50-60 days at a time with maybe an extra week here and there just to check on things but I'll eventually try and work towards a visa when I retire.

They , the portuguese want to tax my state pension (uk) 22% for residency🤗

They can't it's your only income and it's under £12500 a year

No worries, got thing sorted next trip out

I parked the car in the village, and with most of the area being flat you can see the tops of the higher buildings in the village from just about anywhere in the area.

I've been browsing many property sites for the last 10 years, planning and scheming just never had the opportunity to do more - until now. I found this one on Idealista.pt. Its about €30 to register the land (in person) cheaper online, stamp duty is 0.8% the attorney about 1% probably a small flat fee too, solicitor a couple of hundred, total for my plot probably around €3-400 but I have set aside €750 just in case. The percentages are based on the cost of the land. Not sure if the fees are different for buildings, mine is rural/rustic.

Maybe so friends and family can see it......

I'm an avid fan of Joseph and Mariana and follow them on youtube and facebook, gleaned a lot of tips from them just by watching their videos, lovely couple.

On that visit I was driving a rental Nissan Juke and didn't want to risk losing my deposit on those walls, found wider lanes afterwards but at the start it was a very narrow lane. next trip I hired a fait panda just to be safe

Just tried to subscribe and realized I'm already subscribed lol

Yes it is rustic rural and no plans to build on it, and 90 day rule for me for a while. Most people assume you can stay 90 days and have to return to the UK, I'll probably stay 30 days, return for 20 go back for 15 etc. depending on what needs done or what's happening at home. This will require paying careful attention at a tracking calendar so I don't accidently over stay. I'll time my trips out to coincide with things like olive harvest, spring ground clearing, relaxing holidays. I would like a few chickens or quail but until I have a residency visa that's not possible. The last 3 trips I have flown to Faro and driven the 5 1/2 hours, usually straight to the farm and taking a few days exploring Portugal on the way back due to limited flights to Porto at this time of the year. I also have plans to buy a Portuguese car so I can drive from Calais with my partners in crime (I have 2 cats). But I can't do that until I have an address to register it to. I also have an eye on a couple of small residential properties in the area but that's for the future.

Rent a cheap Airbnb in deepest Serbia & tell the authorities that's where you stayed for 90 days ...l am Irish but reset just by nipping out of Spain & getting some fuel, nobody checks, if they did l have a receipt.

I have found your comment on another video that answers me! Looking forward to watching your adventure..

@@Liz-uq1ec where is this, do you know? it's not so different from my dad's land

It WAS google maps, I think it does just sometimes not place the pin where you put it. I had a similar problem with finding a hotel I booked on booking com, the pin showed the hotel on the map but google navigation took me 5 or 6 miles past the hotel, and refused to redirect until I removed the pin and placed a new one.

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I'm quite happy to allow my neighbors use the well, their land and number of olive trees is 1/3 of mine so I doubt it would cause a shortage, and I always like to be on good terms with neighbors even if it causes me minor inconvenience. Always better to make friends rather than enemies.

I have a solicitor for the paperwork but it was just an unfortunate google error, agent is a really nice guy and had no problem meeting on my next visit to take me back, and show me a different route in.

When I was leaving I passed the agent on his way in to run tape between the markers, almost a straight rectangle apart from a loop around the well

@@Grandaddoesit Dont trust what the agent says (they lie)... get a independent lawyer, and make sure you know what you own and also if anyone has access over your land before you make plans and spend money

I think I mentioned in another post that I already have a solicitor. On my walking tour trying to find the farm when the pin jumped, I introduced myself to a few of the neighbors and had long chats with them about local rules and requirements. I never fully trust anyone that's trying to sell me something, I knew which plot of land I wanted, but still had the agent show me 5 and questioned him extensively about each, the one I wanted and bought isn't the one he was pushing most.

Going to have to be a tent for a while until I get that wall down, which won't be an easy quick task. It supports the edge of the road so I'll have to knock the wall down to level with the road then raise the inside to meet it, running downward parallel to the road. Pretty sure if I ask my neighbor with the larger gate that'd let me bring a caravan through their gate, but I'll still need my own access.

I pray you bought a farm that exists and that you find it as soon as possible. I pray you didn't get scammed. In Jesus' name. Amen.😊😊❤😊

I usually have a very good sense of direction, but I found 5 properties in the same area that looked like they suited my needs before I left the UK. I met with the agent and went with him in his car, zig zagging back and forth around those country lanes for hours looking at them. When I decided on the one I wanted he sent me a pin on google maps, but it was off by about 1/2 a mile as the crow flies (probably 3 miles by dirt track lol). I only had the rest of that day before driving 500km back to the airport and I knew the agent was rushing off to another appointment so I didn't want to call him. Got him to take me back on my next trip and carefully noted its position and drove in and out several times to learn all the routes back. What can others learn from this experience? Put your own pins on the map!

Admittedly I wasn't going crazy, found out later the pin on google was about 1/2 a mile off, which is quite a distance travelling on those country lanes

Thank you! Cheers!