How it all started ...

As usual, at the end of June 2018 we had a teambuilding with our TMAB employees. We planned to leave the day after our last event and we chose the Algarve. Our friends David and Tine are renting Villa Arina over there, a B&B. We could stay with them and they would book and coordinate all of our activities. When we arrived, we didn’t even have any idea of what the Algarve looked like!

We were surprised when we discovered the beautiful region : good food and even better wine, warm people, rolling landscapes and a coastline with orange cliffs, orange trees and sandy beaches. In terms of activities, David and Tine did several things with us like horse riding, supping, driving the Twizy's, taking a trip with the speed boat at sea in unique lagoons. We also did some yoga, and we enjoyed the atmosphere and the amazing food at very democratic prices.

And yes, it was a quick deal. Already during this four-day event, we noticed the fantastic price / quality ratio of the holiday homes, and when we returned home we asked David to keep an eye on the real estate market. At the beginning of November, we went back to the Algarve to visit a selection of 3 holiday homes that we liked based on the location, the pictures and of course the price.

Our first appointment was actually not one of the three chosen ones, but a fourth house, which was just for sale and of which we had not seen any pictures yet. We could not believe what we saw : Quinta da Carron was ideal in terms of location and style with a huge garden! In December, we paid our advance and on the 1st of March 2019 everything was signed at the notary. We immediately ordered a pool so that by the summer, our guests can refresh themselves next to the terrace!