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Hello from Austria! I really enjoy your videos and love your multi cultural background, which I can definitely relate to. I know it's been said many times : your mom is such a lovely person😊
Hey guys! If you're looking for chestnut wood, which we call "castanho" in Portuguese, you can check out José Luis Madeiras in Paços de Ferreira. He probably has what you need. And if by chance he doesn’t, which I doubt, Paços de Ferreira, known as the "furniture capital," has everything you could need when it comes to wood and all sorts of sizes. As for the rising prices, it's mainly because of the high demand from English and Brazilian buyers. Us Portuguese should be thankful for that since we’ve been "running away" from the interior areas of the country. Everyone wants to live in big cities because of the infrastructure, and that’s why prices there have gone completely "crazy." Shoutout to Simon who’s killing it with the stonework. Stay strong, everyone!
Wow!!! What a coincidence! I swear after visiting that place, we got on the phone with Jose Luis Madeira in Ferreira!! So I’m so glad you have recommended them to us. They seem to have a good selection and we are due to visit them soon! Didn’t know that was the furniture capital! We definitely need to check it out for our future projects! Thank you so much for your comment! Really really helpful! ❤️❤️❤️🥳🥳 About the prices here. It’s such a shame there hasn’t been better projects for affordable living. It’s the same story in the U.K., really hard to buy properties there because the average price is well over £320k for an 1-2 bedroom place. So we get priced out and seek other places. There are many more young people moving here where we are. They usually buy really old houses and work online. Others are making cafes, bars, etc. it’s really good and the locals seem to be happy about it which it’s a huge blessing, we don’t want to come here and disrupt the local economy. Big cities in Portugal are very unreachable by the average Portuguese and even the average European. It’s only very rich people (Europe and beyond) that can afford it. Wish the did plans for locals here for affordable housing to rent and with an option to buy at a discounted fixed rate as they do in Austria.
Hello I'm watching from Saskatoon in the Canadian prairies. Really enjoyed today's video with all the questions n answers. Simon is a real master stone mason., you're fortunate to have him building for you.Your home is looking very beautiful. Enjoy the cooler weather. 👍😊💗🇨🇦
Hi Omar and Andrea I’m watching from south island New Zealand. Lived here for 21 years but proir to that lived in Poole and Wareham, a Dorset girl 😊 I beleive you did a house up there before moving to Portugal. When I first moved to NZ housing and life in general was a lot more affordable than the UK. Now not so much, cost of living is high especially food but I hear this is the same back in the UK. Thank you for your entertaining channel you have made such a lot of progress and I am a gardener too so love the garden content.
Hey Sarah! What a change that must have been, NZ sounds lovely with beautiful landscapes. I hope to visit one day. Yes, we did. We did a house in Charminster! Really nice place. Prices have gone so high in Bournemouth, we were priced out and just jumped to the deep end and moved here, no regrets! Thank you for watching and your support!
Hi! Watching from Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island. I think the pool should be a priority. You are working hard and need a small escape during the hottest days. Also, as you said, it can be used for protecting your home in the event of a catastrophic fire. I love watching your journey. You must be proud of it. Take care and be safe.😊
Thank you! I appreciate you saying that about the pool! Every year we think the same “aaah wouldn’t be nice to have a pool?!” Because it does get really hot. Luckily now it’s a bit fresher but we had a small scare with a big fire nearby. It was controlled after a few hours but nonetheless, its reminder of how important is to have a pool and a pump. Thank you for your support and enjoying our videos. We are proud and very thankful of our journey here and get to show it to you guys on RUclips ❤️
Hi from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 Thanks for answering these questions we all had. Your channel is fabulous I'm really enjoying it. So you're a twin Andrea... how cool is that. You both have had interesting lives so far. Simon is doing an amazing job with the stone work. Keep up the great work ladies and gents 😁 Lacey and Huxley ⚘❤
Hey Lacey and Huxley! I’m not the twin. My older sisters (Yaisa and Elaina) are the twins. Thank you so much for liking our videos and your support! ❤️
Thank you for allowing us to join you on your journey. Ailsley from Wellington, New Zealand. Originally from London, England. My family immigrated her when I was a child, I am now in my 60’s.
Awesome! Thank you! We are getting a few Kiwis here! What a great thing to be able to talk to people from all over the world. Thank you for watching! NZ looks like a gorgeous country.
How wonderful! What an absolutely gorgeous country. I’m sure you are happy there. I hope we visit it again soon but I need to do a diet before visiting because I couldn’t stop eating while I was there 😂😂 some of the best beaches I have ever seen and I’m from the Caribbean. Thanks for watching!
Nice to learn about your background Andrea and Omar. The law degree was a surprise but not surprising as I see Omar as a bright young man. The towns you drove thru reminded me of rural Germany where I served in the US Army; Augsburg for three years plus. I’m in metro Detroit Michigan and been to Canada a half dozen times. Tunnel Barbecue is great in Windsor Canada. Love seeing mom and Simon and your cooking. I now own a sauce mill too after seeing you use one. Made about three gallons of marinara sauce and then to spaghetti sauce! 😊great video 🎉
It's a beautiful place to call home, I think I started watching as you got there. Are you growing capsicum, beans, chillies, etc... Simon is doing a great job with the house. I do believe definitely a workshop is actually more important than the house atm because you need tools, etc, to build everything, then house.I see a beautiful porch on back of house then the pool, make sure you add outdoor shower. I know you said chickens for eggs and meat. Have you thought of rabbit or goat meat. You're building a dream home and have a lovely piece of land 😊 Down Under here in Australia 🇦🇺
We need to start growing the cold season veggies soon. We did grow capsicum but didn’t do well. Just had 3 big ones. I think they got overpowered by the rest of the veggies around. Will definitely try beans next season. We have so many chillies! The tiny ones!!! The very hot ones!! Maybe I make chilli oil with them. You are right about the workshop. Many next year we will do that 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thanks for watching! ❤️
And here is "pan lid Mary"!!! Hi again! That was interesting! Thanks! I especially liked getting to see your Mama closer up! What a sweet lady! Please thank her, too, for sharing with us! Simon is amazing, as usual with the stone walls, and you guys did great answering all the questions! Thanks, from Washington state, USA
Andrea, que video más bonito!!!! Sois geniales todos, y se ve tan feliz a tu madre....me encanta todo lo que haceis, y siempre sereis felices en Portugal, pq la gente es encantadora, mi hija estudio en Porto un año de su carrera y le encanta ir de vacaciones. Yo naci en un pueblo gallego en la frontera con Portugal, Verin, y adoro Portugal. En cuanto a la madera, vi que te recomendaron un almacen, aquí tenemos mucha, pero si encontrais cerca siempre os saldrá más barato. Es un placer ver vuestros videos, y os deseo mucha suerte .....la mereceis!!!!
Your house is going to be absolutely beautiful. Simon is a master builder!. Omar, I recognised your accent as South African almost straight away… what interesting backgrounds you both have!
Having been with you since you first bought the property, it’s interesting to have a recap and an update on your lives. Thank you.💕 I am an Australian Grandmother, my youngest grandchild being 21, and I glean a great deal of pleasure seeing young people making good lives for themselves, by themselves through hard work and perseverance. It’s obvious that you are all very happy as an extended family. I find those relationships are so wonderful. Cheers dear people. Looking forward to your progress as it happens..❤️❤️
Thank you Lorraine! I appreciate your support and that you enjoy our video. We are blessed with our lifestyle and that we are doing as a family as well and an extended community which supports each other. That’s so priceless to me. ❤️❤️❤️
Hi guys! Costarican expat living with my French husband and kids in Dublin, Ireland. Funny to hear you considered moving to CR at some point. I think you're better off in Portugal for all the reasons you stated. Loved to get to know a bit more about you two, lovely people ❤ I wish you all the best with your plans for the property & your future family ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Rebeca! I loved the country but I found the food and many things expensive. It’s such a paradise though! You must have an interesting story for French, a Tica to end up in Dublin! Thanks so much for watching and your support!
Dear Andrea and family, pls try Mad Atlântico, it is in Benedita, and they have all kinds of woods including exotic! Continue with the great work, and a special hail to "Simon in law"😅 for lovin❤g Portugal and wanting to stay, your mom too! As a Portuguese watching from Santarém, I am stoked!!❤❤❤Much Love to u all.
We love this country so much. It was the way both my sister and Simon expressed themselves about the country that sparked our curiosity to come here. We just recently went on holiday and even though we loved there (Sicily) we were so happy to come back home. The Portuguese are such nice people. I will definitely have a look at Mad Atlântico! Thank you for the recommendation!
@@TheIndigoEscape ohh dear TY! I am humbled because Italy/ Sicily is so beautiful. We here are just tinier, simpler, (we don't wear Gucci) we are quieter,we have a bit of everything, we are quite historic, old and tiny, but we have a indeed wonderful things.Still God knows we are not perfect (burocratic stuff, drivers, etc) so we hope we never let you down! 💞 Beijinhos 😘
I enjoy your videos every week. enjoy the renovation and lifestyle, I was a mason by trade so love watching the progress on all the stonework. I'm watching from Thailand. Originally from the USA. Thank you for the content.
Hello, Rachna from India. I have been following your channel since the beginning. And i enjoy the way you guys do things and make use of all available resources with minimal wastage.
Ohhhmygoshhh u2 are going have thee most beautiful children!! Grandma will be super happy too! 🥰Love from Reddeer, Alberta Canada 💖💗💗💗🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐾🐾🍅🍅🫒🐔🐓🐣🐣🐣🇨🇦
So great to hear all about your lives - thank you for sharing. Since I'm in Canada (central British Columbia), I'm curious as to where in Canada you lived, Andrea.
Thanks for watching! I lived in oakville with my family, then they left back home to Venezuela and I came back to oakville to finish school and then moved to Hamilton to do college.
My aunt makes tomato jam, ‘doce de tomate’, when there is a glut. You can buy it in the supermarket but homemade is better. I love it on a papo seco with a cup of tea, as an afternoon snack. Listening to you talk about Portugal makes me so homesick! I hope we can retire there in the future. Love your channel, especially your mum, whom I adore. Love to you all. ❤
I’ll look into Doce de Tomate! Thank you. Always good to have different recipes for tomatoes as we get so many! Hope you can retire here too, it’s a wonderful country.
I am watching from Penrith Australia. Awesome video as usual. I look forward to them every week. Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers. Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Thanks for watching Doris and your support on our channel! Looks like a nice place in Penrith, looks very green! There is a Penrith in Cumbria, England as well!
Heyyy from Hessen, Germany :) i really really love the video and it became a comfort channel for me. You made me fall in love with Portugal through the screen and inspired me to travel there some day
I'm so glad! I hope you get to realised it and come to visit! Really recommend to come and drive around. It’s a small country but there is so many microclimates and so much to offer!
Gracias por ese tour's de sus vidas , es muy hermoso progreso desde sus comienzos , yo soy suscritora desde el dia 1" y soy Uruguaya de nacimiento vivo en Australia hace 54 anos , me gusta mucho la casita de la Mami, es encantadora , aqui hay machismas personas que hablan nuestra lengua ,abrazos a la distancia espero nuestros saludos, desde Australia con mucho carino Lilian
hi guys, im watching from new york city (manhattan). its 5:30 am and i dont know why im awake soo freaking early. its cooler at night now and im just waiting for the holiday season, halloween, thansgiving, christmas, new year, birthday! all in that order.😀😃
Wow that’s very early!! Manhattan! How’s living there? I would love to visit and go to Broadway! I also have woke up super early today and I think it’s the change of weather. I also love the holiday season. Can’t wait to have a fire to sit next it with a cup of hot chocolate! Cannot be any more cliche but it is the best! Haha
@@TheIndigoEscape its VERY expensive, of course. im not in university anymore so i dont use an alarm clock so my sleep is regulated from the moon or whatever that is. the summer is light outside at 5 am. we are going into fall so the light is coming at 5:30am. soon the time will roll back and it will mess up my rhythm until the time change back again. ill just use the extra hour and a half to go walking.😄😄
Hi from the UK. Lived in S.A. for 17 years in Johannesburg. When you say you are going to tank the inside I just saw on a video made by 'The Scottish Isle' where they used a product to tank the inside of their stone house and it was a success may be you can see the product they used. A very interesting back ground Omar. Lovely answers to the questions. Was Simon also born in S.A.? Have a lovely day.
Thank you! I’m aware of the channel so I’ll have a look at those videos. So much better to do to this stone walls! Thanks for the tip! Simon is British!
You are not a hypocrite for shying away from slaughtering chickens yet enjoying their meat. I appreciate your honesty, and you are right that raising animals humanely and consciously improves the quality of their existence and of their meat. As for myself, my one experience plucking, cleaning and cooking a pheasant shot by my father made me a vegetarian for life.
I can completely understand and I actually think that it would really impact me. My grandmother killed a chicken for a chicken Christmas salad and I could not eat it!! See the whole thing. So I think I will probably become really aware of consuming chickens with moderation which it’s probably the best.
@jennybrandon7321 Farm animals aren't pets. Thats not a real farm. Why would you have eggs from those chickens and then go to the supermarket and buy the meat there? That makes no sense. Animals for meat in sustainable farms have been grown under fantastic conditions and loved. Do you prefer people who eat meat keep buying it from the supermarket? An industry that produces insane amounts of CO2, grows animals under horrible conditions, give them terrible food and then kill them in awful ways? or even pumped with hormones and antibiotics? That's not sustainable. If everyone actually grew the meat they consumed, the world would be a very different place. We also would consume far less meat because we would not be desensitised to a horrible industry. Kids don't even know nuggets are chickens nowadays.
@@TheIndigoEscape yes I know but my point is you might get to know them and start thinking of them as pets. I see from other You Tube channels that they keep chickens to only get eggs. I did not say if it was a good or bad thing so not sure why you seem to be attacking me?
Hi jenny, I didn't mean to sound like Im attacking you. It's really ahrd to convey the way we speak by writing it. I actually thought you were another commentor that was accusing us of "enjoying wanting to kill chickens" and came here to comment. You have similar names. Sorry about that! I understand others do something different but I find it much better to consume both eggs and meat from chickens I have risen because I will know what they have consumed. Omar has raised chickens before for meat. The best thing to do is not get attached to them. It will be hard but it's possible. Again sorry for offending you. I was just taken aback when someone said we seem to get pleasure from killing animals.. Which isnt true.
Thank you for your hard work filming, editing, recipe, and answering all those questions. ❤ Great tips 👍😊 I love your veggie garden and the flowers are beautiful! 💐 Looking forward to seeing you move to the stonehouse soon.👍✌️ Greetings from Colorado, USA. ❣️🐈❣️🐈❣️🐈❣️
Oooh, I'd love to do a tour with you! I'm looking forward to when you're able to do that. The project is coming along so nicely - Simon's masonry is top notch. You'll have SO much opportunity to flex your rehab muscles in the different phases you have planned. There are so many homes in PT that need TLC. I just want to fix them all! The housing squeeze could be resolved if all the ruins were habitable. ❤ Kudos for taking on one of them!
Watching from Sydney, Australia. You certainly made a heap of progress on your bathroom. Wow! I made some Limoncello but it tasted very oily to me. My husband is drinking it though!
Enjoyed your video, your flowers are so beautiful, always look forward to your videos, and thank you for sharing. Family is so important and as we grow older we definitely realize that. Wishing you both a blessed week.
Watching from Wales 🏕 🧡 love the little hug you guys had after saying you wanted kids! Also cannot wait to see your pool! So amazing! It will be worth the wait
A Lovely family totally no BS love it and the intelligence in your building practices so many Brits patching up cracked walls with out a damp proof membrane in the walls most are just living in farm buildings that need to be totally reduced to a concrete raft thank you for your Q & A section keep safe.
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@@TheIndigoEscape already indulge!
@TheIndigoEscape If I did that with all the other online stuff and looking for a new adventure, I'd never get up! LOL! 🤣🤣🤣
Simon is such a talented stonemason, his work is absolutely impeccable 👍🏼
Hello from Austria!
I really enjoy your videos and love your multi cultural background, which I can definitely relate to. I know it's been said many times : your mom is such a lovely person😊
Aww thanks! Mum is cute for sure. Love to visit more of Austria but we have only been to Salzburg and Vienna. Gorgeous places.
@@TheIndigoEscape I for one, hope you love and enjoy Sicily just as much as I do ☀️
I didn’t want to leave 😭😂😅
@@KristinaSchiene I've wanted to go to Austria since I was 6 yrs old! A long, long, long time ago! I'll make it to Salzburg one day!
@@melinda5777 I'm sure you will!! It's a beautiful spot, especially in December, with the Christmas market.
Hey guys! If you're looking for chestnut wood, which we call "castanho" in Portuguese, you can check out José Luis Madeiras in Paços de Ferreira. He probably has what you need. And if by chance he doesn’t, which I doubt, Paços de Ferreira, known as the "furniture capital," has everything you could need when it comes to wood and all sorts of sizes. As for the rising prices, it's mainly because of the high demand from English and Brazilian buyers. Us Portuguese should be thankful for that since we’ve been "running away" from the interior areas of the country. Everyone wants to live in big cities because of the infrastructure, and that’s why prices there have gone completely "crazy." Shoutout to Simon who’s killing it with the stonework. Stay strong, everyone!
Wow!!! What a coincidence! I swear after visiting that place, we got on the phone with Jose Luis Madeira in Ferreira!! So I’m so glad you have recommended them to us. They seem to have a good selection and we are due to visit them soon! Didn’t know that was the furniture capital! We definitely need to check it out for our future projects!
Thank you so much for your comment! Really really helpful! ❤️❤️❤️🥳🥳
About the prices here. It’s such a shame there hasn’t been better projects for affordable living. It’s the same story in the U.K., really hard to buy properties there because the average price is well over £320k for an 1-2 bedroom place. So we get priced out and seek other places. There are many more young people moving here where we are. They usually buy really old houses and work online. Others are making cafes, bars, etc. it’s really good and the locals seem to be happy about it which it’s a huge blessing, we don’t want to come here and disrupt the local economy.
Big cities in Portugal are very unreachable by the average Portuguese and even the average European. It’s only very rich people (Europe and beyond) that can afford it.
Wish the did plans for locals here for affordable housing to rent and with an option to buy at a discounted fixed rate as they do in Austria.
Hello I'm watching from Saskatoon in the Canadian prairies.
Really enjoyed today's video with all the questions n answers. Simon is a real master stone mason., you're fortunate to have him building for you.Your home is looking very beautiful. Enjoy the cooler weather. 👍😊💗🇨🇦
Would love to see Simon's house
I must say Simon is an artist, fantastic work.
Immense respect to Simon for his excellent work over the years helping you realize your dream. Many, many kudos to him and his skills and dedication.
Hi Omar and Andrea
I’m watching from south island New Zealand. Lived here for 21 years but proir to that lived in Poole and Wareham, a Dorset girl 😊
I beleive you did a house up there before moving to Portugal.
When I first moved to NZ housing and life in general was a lot more affordable than the UK. Now not so much, cost of living is high especially food but I hear this is the same back in the UK.
Thank you for your entertaining channel you have made such a lot of progress and I am a gardener too so love the garden content.
Hey Sarah! What a change that must have been, NZ sounds lovely with beautiful landscapes. I hope to visit one day.
Yes, we did. We did a house in Charminster! Really nice place. Prices have gone so high in Bournemouth, we were priced out and just jumped to the deep end and moved here, no regrets! Thank you for watching and your support!
Hi! Watching from Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island. I think the pool should be a priority. You are working hard and need a small escape during the hottest days. Also, as you said, it can be used for protecting your home in the event of a catastrophic fire. I love watching your journey. You must be proud of it. Take care and be safe.😊
Thank you! I appreciate you saying that about the pool! Every year we think the same “aaah wouldn’t be nice to have a pool?!” Because it does get really hot. Luckily now it’s a bit fresher but we had a small scare with a big fire nearby. It was controlled after a few hours but nonetheless, its reminder of how important is to have a pool and a pump.
Thank you for your support and enjoying our videos. We are proud and very thankful of our journey here and get to show it to you guys on RUclips ❤️
Hi from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for answering these questions we all had. Your channel is fabulous I'm really enjoying it. So you're a twin Andrea... how cool is that. You both have had interesting lives so far. Simon is doing an amazing job with the stone work.
Keep up the great work ladies and gents 😁
Lacey and Huxley ⚘❤
Hey Lacey and Huxley! I’m not the twin. My older sisters (Yaisa and Elaina) are the twins. Thank you so much for liking our videos and your support! ❤️
Thank you for allowing us to join you on your journey. Ailsley from Wellington, New Zealand. Originally from London, England. My family immigrated her when I was a child, I am now in my 60’s.
Awesome! Thank you! We are getting a few Kiwis here! What a great thing to be able to talk to people from all over the world. Thank you for watching! NZ looks like a gorgeous country.
Oregon USA here; been watching from the start and appreciate your growth as RUclipsrs and (re)builders and homesteaders.
Hi from WallaWalla, Washington!
@@marysutherland8570 From a global perspective, we're practically neighbors.
I'm Swiss, married to a Thai woman, and watching from our home near Phitsanulok, Thailand
How wonderful! What an absolutely gorgeous country. I’m sure you are happy there. I hope we visit it again soon but I need to do a diet before visiting because I couldn’t stop eating while I was there 😂😂 some of the best beaches I have ever seen and I’m from the Caribbean. Thanks for watching!
Nice to learn about your background Andrea and Omar. The law degree was a surprise but not surprising as I see Omar as a bright young man. The towns you drove thru reminded me of rural Germany where I served in the US Army; Augsburg for three years plus. I’m in metro Detroit Michigan and been to Canada a half dozen times. Tunnel Barbecue is great in Windsor Canada. Love seeing mom and Simon and your cooking. I now own a sauce mill too after seeing you use one. Made about three gallons of marinara sauce and then to spaghetti sauce! 😊great video 🎉
Wow! So glad you did your sauce! Such a difference to make your own food really. Tastes so much better. Thanks for watching!
Hello from South Africa.
Interesting journey... enjoyed watching/listening Blessings to you both for taking care of your Mom and she of you! 🤭 Watching from Cape Town SA 🇿🇦
Thank you so much 🤗
Watch every week from east coast 🇨🇦
G'day from S'traya...😊🎉🎉🎉
Good day! Hopefully one day we will visit!
G'day mate
Hey,i am Jewish from Israel, enjoying your energy and creations,and jealous about your beautiful property!!
Thank you so much for watching! Some of the best food in the world! We had a Jewish bakery in Bournemouth with beautiful bread! ❤️
@@TheIndigoEscape i am happy that you think so.
It's a beautiful place to call home, I think I started watching as you got there. Are you growing capsicum, beans, chillies, etc... Simon is doing a great job with the house. I do believe definitely a workshop is actually more important than the house atm because you need tools, etc, to build everything, then house.I see a beautiful porch on back of house then the pool, make sure you add outdoor shower. I know you said chickens for eggs and meat. Have you thought of rabbit or goat meat. You're building a dream home and have a lovely piece of land 😊 Down Under here in Australia 🇦🇺
We need to start growing the cold season veggies soon. We did grow capsicum but didn’t do well. Just had 3 big ones. I think they got overpowered by the rest of the veggies around. Will definitely try beans next season. We have so many chillies! The tiny ones!!! The very hot ones!! Maybe I make chilli oil with them. You are right about the workshop. Many next year we will do that 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for watching! ❤️
You are my original Portugal obsession, I now watch about 20 channels, I live in the US in Utah!
Ahh thanks Kathy! ❤️❤️
Watching from USA..Nebraska
And here is "pan lid Mary"!!!
Hi again! That was interesting! Thanks! I especially liked getting to see your Mama closer up! What a sweet lady! Please thank her, too, for sharing with us! Simon is amazing, as usual with the stone walls, and you guys did great answering all the questions!
Thanks, from Washington state, USA
Andrea, que video más bonito!!!!
Sois geniales todos, y se ve tan feliz a tu madre....me encanta todo lo que haceis, y siempre sereis felices en Portugal, pq la gente es encantadora, mi hija estudio en Porto un año de su carrera y le encanta ir de vacaciones.
Yo naci en un pueblo gallego en la frontera con Portugal, Verin, y adoro Portugal.
En cuanto a la madera, vi que te recomendaron un almacen, aquí tenemos mucha, pero si encontrais cerca siempre os saldrá más barato.
Es un placer ver vuestros videos, y os deseo mucha suerte .....la mereceis!!!!
From England. Live in Malaysia 🇲🇾
That’s a nice trade! Just seen it’s raining cats and dogs there
@@TheIndigoEscape Torrential, mate. But not constant
Your house is going to be absolutely beautiful. Simon is a master builder!.
Omar, I recognised your accent as South African almost straight away… what interesting backgrounds you both have!
Hi from Barbados
Having been with you since you first bought the property, it’s interesting to have a recap and an update on your lives. Thank you.💕
I am an Australian Grandmother, my youngest grandchild being 21, and I glean a great deal of pleasure seeing young people making good lives for themselves, by themselves through hard work and perseverance.
It’s obvious that you are all very happy as an extended family. I find those relationships are so wonderful.
Cheers dear people. Looking forward to your progress as it happens..❤️❤️
Thank you Lorraine! I appreciate your support and that you enjoy our video. We are blessed with our lifestyle and that we are doing as a family as well and an extended community which supports each other. That’s so priceless to me. ❤️❤️❤️
So much love from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ❤❤❤❤❤
Hello from Ontario Canada
Hello! I lived in Hamilton and Oakville! - Andrea
Like to see Simon home; he’s brilliant builder xx
Hello, from North West, South Africa.
Hi guys! Costarican expat living with my French husband and kids in Dublin, Ireland. Funny to hear you considered moving to CR at some point. I think you're better off in Portugal for all the reasons you stated. Loved to get to know a bit more about you two, lovely people ❤ I wish you all the best with your plans for the property & your future family ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Rebeca! I loved the country but I found the food and many things expensive. It’s such a paradise though! You must have an interesting story for French, a Tica to end up in Dublin! Thanks so much for watching and your support!
Hi from Omar's home country 🇿🇦 love watching your videos
Dear Andrea and family, pls try Mad Atlântico, it is in Benedita, and they have all kinds of woods including exotic! Continue with the great work, and a special hail to "Simon in law"😅 for lovin❤g Portugal and wanting to stay, your mom too! As a Portuguese watching from Santarém, I am stoked!!❤❤❤Much Love to u all.
We love this country so much. It was the way both my sister and Simon expressed themselves about the country that sparked our curiosity to come here. We just recently went on holiday and even though we loved there (Sicily) we were so happy to come back home. The Portuguese are such nice people. I will definitely have a look at Mad Atlântico! Thank you for the recommendation!
@@TheIndigoEscape ohh dear TY! I am humbled because Italy/ Sicily is so beautiful. We here are just tinier, simpler, (we don't wear Gucci) we are quieter,we have a bit of everything, we are quite historic, old and tiny, but we have a indeed wonderful things.Still God knows we are not perfect (burocratic stuff, drivers, etc) so we hope we never let you down! 💞 Beijinhos 😘
I enjoy your videos every week. enjoy the renovation and lifestyle, I was a mason by trade so love watching the progress on all the stonework. I'm watching from Thailand. Originally from the USA. Thank you for the content.
Thank you for watching! Beautiful Thailand! Hope I can go again some day.
Hello, Rachna from India. I have been following your channel since the beginning. And i enjoy the way you guys do things and make use of all available resources with minimal wastage.
Thank you so much 😊 loved visiting south India! Beautiful place
Ohhhmygoshhh u2 are going have thee most beautiful children!! Grandma will be super happy too! 🥰Love from Reddeer, Alberta Canada 💖💗💗💗🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐾🐾🍅🍅🫒🐔🐓🐣🐣🐣🇨🇦
Aww thanks, that’s very sweet of you ❤️
Hi from brisbane Australia ❤😊
Hello! Looks gorgeous!
Simon does beautiful stonework. Your home will be beautiful. Love the thought of the exposed beams in the living area.
Love watching you from Western Australia every week . Always look forward to seeing your progress . You are so enthusiastic .
Thank you so much Ruth! We love our project so much!
Hello..from Ontario Canada
Hello! Lived there many years! - Andrea
So great to hear all about your lives - thank you for sharing. Since I'm in Canada (central British Columbia), I'm curious as to where in Canada you lived, Andrea.
Thanks for watching! I lived in oakville with my family, then they left back home to Venezuela and I came back to oakville to finish school and then moved to Hamilton to do college.
@@TheIndigoEscape Great that you had the Ontario experience Andrea.
Hello, from Brooklyn, New York. I absolutely love your channel. I binge watched from the beginning to catch up. I love the homestead lifestyle.
Thank you so much and welcome to our channel! :)
Hi! From Greece , I love watching you renovate especially the stone work.
Thank you so much!
Hi! Watching you guys from Oranjemund Namibia 🇳🇦
Hi Kerry from Brisbane Queensland Australia ❤ watching your vlogs
Just keep pursuing your dreams and you’ll get there eventually. ❤
Thank you Harriet! ❤️❤️
Hi, I’m watching from Crete, been here for over 20 years and still renovating, good luck in the future 😊
Awesome! Thank you! Love to go to Greece one day. We love the food! I’m sure you love it there. ❤️
Watching from Trondheim, Norway :)
Watching from Norfolk UK x
Ola I am from Cape Town South Africa I am Portuguese my parents came from Island of Madeira.
Hi Andrea and Omar,
I'm watching from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Good luck and best wishes for you.
My aunt makes tomato jam, ‘doce de tomate’, when there is a glut. You can buy it in the supermarket but homemade is better. I love it on a papo seco with a cup of tea, as an afternoon snack. Listening to you talk about Portugal makes me so homesick! I hope we can retire there in the future. Love your channel, especially your mum, whom I adore. Love to you all. ❤
I’ll look into Doce de Tomate! Thank you. Always good to have different recipes for tomatoes as we get so many! Hope you can retire here too, it’s a wonderful country.
Good morning from Liverpool UK x
Morning! Lovely city!
Hello from Lynnwood Wa. USA🙂
Hello there!
From Holmsbu, Norway😊
I am watching from Queensland Australia love what you are doing
I am watching from Penrith Australia. Awesome video as usual. I look forward to them every week. Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers. Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Thanks for watching Doris and your support on our channel! Looks like a nice place in Penrith, looks very green! There is a Penrith in Cumbria, England as well!
@@TheIndigoEscape We live in a very quiet area. We need rain. We have the Blue mountains that is not far from here.
Hi guys, watching from just up the road in Castro Daire. Loving the video, really interesting.
Good morning! Watching from Virginia, right outside Washington, DC.
Simon’s stonework is just beautiful… 👏👏
Loved the video as always, watching from England 🏴
Heyyy from Hessen, Germany :) i really really love the video and it became a comfort channel for me. You made me fall in love with Portugal through the screen and inspired me to travel there some day
I'm so glad! I hope you get to realised it and come to visit! Really recommend to come and drive around. It’s a small country but there is so many microclimates and so much to offer!
Gracias por ese tour's de sus vidas , es muy hermoso progreso desde sus comienzos , yo soy suscritora desde el dia 1" y soy Uruguaya de nacimiento vivo en Australia hace 54 anos , me gusta mucho la casita de la Mami, es encantadora , aqui hay machismas personas que hablan nuestra lengua ,abrazos a la distancia espero nuestros saludos, desde Australia con mucho carino Lilian
Hola Lilian! Gracias por su apoyo en nuestro canal! He conocido Uruguayos y siempre son encantadores! Muchos saldos por allá!
I'm watching from Idaho, US.
Beautiful landscapes!!
hi guys, im watching from new york city (manhattan). its 5:30 am and i dont know why im awake soo freaking early. its cooler at night now and im just waiting for the holiday season, halloween, thansgiving, christmas, new year, birthday! all in that order.😀😃
Wow that’s very early!! Manhattan! How’s living there? I would love to visit and go to Broadway!
I also have woke up super early today and I think it’s the change of weather. I also love the holiday season. Can’t wait to have a fire to sit next it with a cup of hot chocolate! Cannot be any more cliche but it is the best! Haha
@@TheIndigoEscape its VERY expensive, of course. im not in university anymore so i dont use an alarm clock so my sleep is regulated from the moon or whatever that is. the summer is light outside at 5 am. we are going into fall so the light is coming at 5:30am. soon the time will roll back and it will mess up my rhythm until the time change back again. ill just use the extra hour and a half to go walking.😄😄
Hi from the UK. Lived in S.A. for 17 years in Johannesburg. When you say you are going to tank the inside I just saw on a video made by 'The Scottish Isle' where they used a product to tank the inside of their stone house and it was a success may be you can see the product they used. A very interesting back ground Omar. Lovely answers to the questions. Was Simon also born in S.A.? Have a lovely day.
Thank you! I’m aware of the channel so I’ll have a look at those videos. So much better to do to this stone walls! Thanks for the tip!
Simon is British!
You are not a hypocrite for shying away from slaughtering chickens yet enjoying their meat. I appreciate your honesty, and you are right that raising animals humanely and consciously improves the quality of their existence and of their meat. As for myself, my one experience plucking, cleaning and cooking a pheasant shot by my father made me a vegetarian for life.
I can completely understand and I actually think that it would really impact me. My grandmother killed a chicken for a chicken Christmas salad and I could not eat it!! See the whole thing. So I think I will probably become really aware of consuming chickens with moderation which it’s probably the best.
@@TheIndigoEscapeI was thinking you might get to know them and think of them as pets and may not want to kill them
@jennybrandon7321 Farm animals aren't pets. Thats not a real farm. Why would you have eggs from those chickens and then go to the supermarket and buy the meat there? That makes no sense. Animals for meat in sustainable farms have been grown under fantastic conditions and loved. Do you prefer people who eat meat keep buying it from the supermarket? An industry that produces insane amounts of CO2, grows animals under horrible conditions, give them terrible food and then kill them in awful ways? or even pumped with hormones and antibiotics? That's not sustainable. If everyone actually grew the meat they consumed, the world would be a very different place. We also would consume far less meat because we would not be desensitised to a horrible industry. Kids don't even know nuggets are chickens nowadays.
@@TheIndigoEscape yes I know but my point is you might get to know them and start thinking of them as pets. I see from other You Tube channels that they keep chickens to only get eggs. I did not say if it was a good or bad thing so not sure why you seem to be attacking me?
Hi jenny, I didn't mean to sound like Im attacking you. It's really ahrd to convey the way we speak by writing it. I actually thought you were another commentor that was accusing us of "enjoying wanting to kill chickens" and came here to comment. You have similar names. Sorry about that!
I understand others do something different but I find it much better to consume both eggs and meat from chickens I have risen because I will know what they have consumed. Omar has raised chickens before for meat. The best thing to do is not get attached to them. It will be hard but it's possible.
Again sorry for offending you. I was just taken aback when someone said we seem to get pleasure from killing animals.. Which isnt true.
You guys are just great! Sending love from Cape Town. Hope to meet you in person in the future.
Thanks so much! Maybe one day! ❤️
Hi I am watching from New Zealand love what you are doing
Beautiful country! Hope to get to see it one day ❤️
Hi from British Columbia, Canada :)
Hello, watching every week from Sydney, Australia. Love your channel. Enjoy Sicily.
Thank you Debbie! We just came back and didn’t want to live. The food is delicious!
Hi..love your channel. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago
So glad to hear you’re ok.
Lots of devastation indeed.
Very scary situation. 😢
Many people still in hospital.
Take care. 🤗
Sam 🌻
Thank you for your hard work filming, editing, recipe, and answering all those questions. ❤ Great tips 👍😊 I love your veggie garden and the flowers are beautiful! 💐 Looking forward to seeing you move to the stonehouse soon.👍✌️ Greetings from Colorado, USA. ❣️🐈❣️🐈❣️🐈❣️
Oooh, I'd love to do a tour with you! I'm looking forward to when you're able to do that. The project is coming along so nicely - Simon's masonry is top notch. You'll have SO much opportunity to flex your rehab muscles in the different phases you have planned. There are so many homes in PT that need TLC. I just want to fix them all! The housing squeeze could be resolved if all the ruins were habitable. ❤ Kudos for taking on one of them!
Hi guys, love watching from Melbourne, Australia😊 Ruth
Watching from Sydney, Australia. You certainly made a heap of progress on your bathroom. Wow! I made some Limoncello but it tasted very oily to me. My husband is drinking it though!
Hello from the north of Sweden.
Hello, been a fan since watching you renovate the home in the UK. I’m watching from Northern California not far from Yosemite National Park.
Wow what a beautiful part of the world! Thanks for watching!
beautiful work on the stones Simon!!
I am watching from Germany❤ and love your videos❤
Awesome! Thank you! Love Germany. So many places to go! I really enjoyed Berlin.
You have had and are having such an interesting life
Thank you 🥰
I stumbled upon ur channel about a or so ago and I just love what ur doing. I live in Central Point, Oregon and would LOVE to go to Portugal.
Thank you very much for your support! Oregon looks very beautiful!
Enjoyed your video, your flowers are so beautiful, always look forward to your videos, and thank you for sharing. Family is so important and as we grow older we definitely realize that. Wishing you both a blessed week.
Watching from Wales 🏕 🧡 love the little hug you guys had after saying you wanted kids! Also cannot wait to see your pool! So amazing! It will be worth the wait
Thanks guys! Hopefully the plans happen! Kids and pool ❤️❤️ very exciting times ahead 🥰
A Lovely family totally no BS love it and the intelligence in your building practices so many Brits patching up cracked walls with out a damp proof membrane in the walls most are just living in farm buildings that need to be totally reduced to a concrete raft thank you for your Q & A section keep safe.
That’s very kind of you David ❤️ thank you for enjoying our content
hi guys ,love what you are doing .
Isaac from South Africa.
Hi guys love all your work from a cold wet Ireland 🇮🇪
I am in the northern Territory Australia I in Darwin great show😊
Beautiful! Hope to visit one day! What a lovely country
Watching from Adelaide in South Australia. Cheers Shirley
I miss Adelaide!!! Don’t ever move to Sydney! 🤪
Love your vegetale garden
Hey guys I'm watching all the way from southern Utah.♥️
Welcome! That area of the US is beautiful.
Really loved getting to know more about your backgrounds!
Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
Hello from Australia 😊love watching your journey
Thanks for watching!
G'Day from Australia. Love, love, love your channel
Thank you!
Wow, great job. This is just like reading a good book. I wish you all every success.
Wow, thank you! That’s very kind!
I’m watching from Rotterdam, Holland 👋🏻