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Carissa, Iwan, Frankie & Albi
Carissa, Iwan & Frankie decided one night over a bottle of wine that moving from North Wales to Portugal would be a good idea. Within a month they were on the road to Portugal to find the perfect piece of land to call their new home. We picked up Albi the cat along the way. Subscribe to follow our journey as we turn an old stone barn into our home, and learn the ropes of looking after a piece of land to make an abundant garden and one day, our very own winery.
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I really enjoyed this video! I heard a Cuckoo in the background 🙂
i went through all 7 european portugeese language course on memrise and still not feeling i speak portugeese. so i stoped wiht memrise and go back to old school books and a class training or tutor.
even after the 12 month you still can immatriculate a vehicle…it wont be taxfree though, but it is not impossible.
Loved your live – it was so nice getting to know you better. I agree no long intro – I always skip Cindys and Theo and Bea. I like the idea of having a skip option because I can see how useful they might be for new listeners. But you could always put a good intro in the community section.
Hi guys you are just down the road from us – e have air cn and a pool entirely run by the sun so pop over for some respite in the summer sometime.
In that area there are several historical villages worth visiting: Sortelha, Penha Garcia, Monsanto, etc.
Aw! I love donkeys too. They are also good guards against strange dogs, everyone says
If you build a woodshed sauna you can wash in the winter with a bucket in the antique original Finnish /Russian style country. It is our system if our electricity goes down. In winter cats love saunas too. In summer a great place use as storage for anything.
I started with chickens and ended up with Turkeys they are fantastic and they live with chickens and protect them from prey birds and mammals. Their eggs are great for cakes and the meat does not grow tough with age. They are kind, peaceful and funny 😉
l love your simplicity
Well done on your 10000 subs. As we can see, you don't need to do crazy stunts, put your life in danger, be a nutter or a celeb to be loved by others, simple life, honesty, down to earth etc. its all that takes.
As for learning and in this case Portuguese, do what we Portuguese do, SUBTITLES, our national tv stations, public or not, NEVER double the actors voice, they always use subtitles, there's a reason amongst others, why we tend to be pretty good in languages, and not only we do speak, but we usually are good with the accent to.
I would like to say thank you, for your love to us, makes me feel proud of what we really are, GENUINE, that's magic, and if you have the chance on the future, you should fly from Porto to Funchal, Madeira Island, that's where I'm from, believe me, its one of the most paradisiac places on Earth, and yes, people are very nice to.
Stay safe!.
we Hope Indians will watch REAL Life Useful Videos of families like you
Hi, Pls Lmit Video size to max 20 to 30 Minutes, as we may download your video if we like your skills in any video;
wishing you people Happy Life with Fresh Fruits , Veg, Flowers, Farming Income;
Hi, can you live in Portugal full time then?
It was great to hear all the latest news and views! Bravo, to you both. Take us with you when you walk to the market some time. 🙂 Looking forward to seeing your wine making process (in the future). Enjoy
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So happy for you on your 10,000. I personally look forward to your vlogs. The more the merrier. Love you both . Lots of warm love from Pensacola Florida.
If you want to make 2 vids a week, maybe one like : a normal day in our life – kind of video
The wall behind you is so 😍 pretty.
Alby came in and snuggled up right on que!
I'm loving you're cozy sofa and the stems in the vase are simply elegant .
Congratulations on 10k 👏
Congratulations. I love your channel and particularly can relate to living on such a limited income. It gives me hope that such a huge life change can be achieved without a lot of money. Also, the wall is beautiful! Are you thinking you might leave it like that now?
A very, very short intro with a nice “jingle” would be nice as part of your brand.
Congratulations on 10,000 – would love to see two videos a week if you can manage x
Also I have a question why don’t you try a raised bed for some plants and see how that goes
Frankie on the road Intro please 🙏
Generated Solar power is DC which is soooooo much safer to handle than AC. If you connect DC incorrectly it will just reverse the direction of the motor (for example), whereas AC would cook the motor and potentially fry you as well.
What a lovely couple especially as you say and can see you are both introverted you did a great job answering all those questions
Yes ….learning needs getting in hard…after learning well I made a goal of not getting stuck with my Brazilian friends, only meeting in the special days, stuck in the daily 6pm news, they speak faster, reading more and more, all available, plus my college work…and soon all was flowing…a demand in all languages, plus not being afraid or unkind…it became my love…teaching and translating💫🤗🎁
Lovely video, I love you two! RE: learning Portuguese, I massively recommend italki for finding online tutors, probably you have heard of it already. I found a few tutors I really liked, and for about 8 months had 4 hours of conversation practice a week. A short and intensive investment (in time and money, although there are tutors all over the world so you can find prices which reflect that…) but that was basically how I learned Spanish.
Edited to add that the flowers in the background are gorgeous!
I loved this video , you both are on a great road . Thanks for sharing .
Yes..someone just mentioning the delicious things pastel de Belen and so many others…I never stooped getting the delicious warm nuts sold in the corner of the streets, warm (warmed me up), healthy and delicious…they cooked and just sold, rapped in the news paper …delicious…and above all, some wonderful loving new friends🥰💫🤗💯🎁
Very happy seeing your new record of good followers…yes you are doing well, very nice personalities and working hard on what you wish and like. 🥰🌟
Congrats on 10,000 subscribers Iwan and Carissa. I really enjoyed the Q&A as it was really helpful. I have just begun the process of buying a farm in Lardosa but not yet ready to live in Portugal full time until my daughter finishes uni so the questions and answers were really helpful. Keep up the great work, your chanel and a few others have really inspired me to finally take the plunge and I can't wait to get over there very soon xx 🙂
Parabéns! venham mais dez mil!!
I vote no to the intro. I don't know if you can "pin" this Q&A for new viewers. I would watch 2 videos per week. Suggestions: chat with us whilst you walk to the cafe, interview the cafe owner and neighbors, cook a few meals, it is always fun seeing you relaxing with your friends, etc…
I Will love to help you whit the solar
I Will be in Portugal in maybe okt- nov
But dont just buy a ready system
Its a LOT to think about before you buy
And a can probobly half your cost
Whith way you buy it
Sorry for my bad english
Send me a message and a can send my mail if you intressted
A just a Swedich man that like your videos and soon Will love to Portugal
Have a great day from cold Sweden
(-8 this morning) Reidar
Congratulations guys on 10k subscribers. Excellent q&a vlog, and so interesting. Would love to see more of your local area including the local cafe, maybe filming on your route there. No need for an intro, great as it is. Best of luck for the future.
Was nice to learn more about you both. Thank you for answering my question on animals. Have a good rest of the week xx
Great session. Thanks to those who asked the questions and to you for such great, honest answers.
If you do 2 videos a week…maybe make 1 a usual one and the 2nd one abt what you eat in a week?
Or…break your normal video up i to 2….just do more detail on each?
Congrats guys. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Hi congratulations, no intro and 2 videos a week please. Love your channel
Well done for hittingg 10k xx
Congratulations on your 10k achievement! Please don't put an intro on every video! You can create a specific intro video for your channel.