You know you are doing well when you can add 8 years to your age and not even notice. I'll be 81 this year so I am a few years ahead of you. I noticed a set of golf clubs in the casa. I play 3-4 rounds a week and shoot in the mid 70's most of the time. I wish we could play a round of golf together and relax in the pool. The channel has become a favorite of mine and I look forward to every other Sunday to see what has been happening at the casa and in your life. I'l be here for the adventures yet to come. In the first video I saw a kind and caring person that wants to encourage the beauty of nature and share it with like-minded souls. I knew I was in the right place. Peace and health to you my friend and Happy Birthday. John
Dear John my virtual friend! How I would love to play a real round of golf with you and then enjoy the plaza and the pool with a good wine and a well barbecued tuna steak….👍☺️ I think we share 100% the same mind set. Hope you can add at least another 19 years and then we have something to celebrate 🎉
Muito Obrigado! There is no better place for this american beauty than here at the Algarve. 🥰 she makes people happy, everyone starts smiling when she appears….☺️
Congratulations for finishings the house. The whole team did a fabulous job. Quite a paradise with nice views. I love the cozy rooftop Without forgetting Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎂🎂🍾🥂
Happy birthday Ralph. You are exactly 10 years older than me and 10 years younger than Ken. As always, the transformation is beautiful, your home is your sanctuary. Glad to see you got your “Pony” back. That ride is perfect to enjoy your pony.
Oh you made an amazing journey in 2 years and created casa bella vista into a paradise come true! Of course also with the assistance of those excellent workers!! We enjoy seeing you so happy and fulfilled with gratefulness for the wonderful progress everything is doing. Happy belated birthday, sorry we weren't on time as we were on travel and missed the date. Stay healthy and enjoy life at its best 🎉😊 take care, sending many hugs to you, Petra and Dieter
Thank you so much Petra and Dieter for your message and kind wishes 😇🙏 hope to see you next year here latest as my special guests ☺️ All the best to you both 🤗
Congratulations on your birthday and also on finishing the house.. 2 years! wow...such a journey. It's so nice to see things coming together so beautifully. I hope you will enjoy this dream house thoroughly and we we are lucky we get to see and dream with you 🥂
🙏 for your kind message! I enjoyed every moment and there will be even more moment to enjoy. Life is just amazing, we only need to take care of our health as much as we can to keep our body and mind in good shape. Stay blessed 🤗
👏 👏 you got an extremely, extremely beautiful house. So cozy and so many beautiful details, love everything about it and love the layout, people nowadays prefer open spaces , but i think houses like this with different ambients had more charm and feels more like home. You got excellent taste and had to congratulate for the exterior too, what an improve and the calçada portuguesa gave so much personality to the exterior. Now time to enjoy the house at the fullest. 😊 Congrats to the workers too, amazing work.👏
🙏 so much for your excellent comment, I think we speak the same language…..😇😀 you have a talent to observe all the finest details and describe them in a wonderful way 😇
Congratulations on your birthday! Wow has it been 2 years, time flies! It is has become such a beautiful house and like you said paradise! I'm so curious to see it all decorated and finished. You are such an inspiration for creating your own piece of heaven on earth. A job well done. Enjoy your beautiful place with Tiger ❤
🙏 a dream became true indeed. Now it’s time for more cleaning and decoration…, but also here I will take time. Step by step, sometimes you find beautiful things by chance on a flea market….☺️
Please stop promoting Portugal internationally as an ideal place to buy homes🇵🇹 as it is negatively affecting my people. There is a direct link with the Airbnb, Golden Visas and Digital Nomads and the prices of homes all over Portugal. Proof of it is the fact that even the Portuguese government pretended to fix it with a new bill that they passed last July called “home for all” which still favours Golden Visas and Digital Nomads holders over their native Portuguese. Portuguese are now starting to see rich foreigners who are buying our homes on the international house market as the source of the rising houses and rental prices. How can we compete with rich foreign who are buying our homes with our minimum salaries of €760 a month?!!!! The sad reality that Golden visa holders know that they benefit of free movement all over Europe when they buy a Portuguese home above a certain price, so the house prices were forcefully inflated to accommodate the value that guarantee them the status of Golden visa. Furthermore, as they all automatically get a Portuguese passport after 5years , which grants them free access to many countries without any commitment, really. They only have to stay 7days in the country a year to apply for a Golden visa, but they are allowed to affect the house market, our life style and our power of acquisition permanently. We live in a country with portuguese salaries, but our houses are on an international market, that is problem. In addition to this, our elderly people were forced out of their rental properties in the historic centres of cities such us Lisbon, Sintra, Porto, Faro, Coimbra , Braga, Funchal, Ponta Delgada,Setubal, etc. This has killed our heritage, culture and social fabric to accommodate a superficial postcard tourism that has nothing to do with us Portuguese.
Hello Ralph! First let me wish you a happy 61st birthday! You must have been thinking about me, as I will turn 69 in one week! It was also great to see my sister Celia and Yves and glad she had the right amount of candles on your birthday cake!😂 As far as the project is concerned, what an amazing transformation of the Casa Bela Vista… I love the lighting throughout the house, your ideas have been transformed into reality, no longer a dream and I’m sure you still have plenty of ideas to go. You have been lucky to count on great guys like Vladimir and Jorge! If I had guys like them, my house would have been finished a long time ago… I hope to visit you when I’ll be in Algarve at the end of August. See you then! Rui
Good morning Rui, I was laughing out loud when I read your comment 😂😂🙏 happy to welcome you here with your sister, let’s have a good time with a bottle of wine and philosophize about architecture, design a d besuty…👍🤩🍷
Happy belated birthday dear Ralf, it’s so inspiring to watch the progress in your home. You could not have done this in two years without the superb work of your allrounders. I live between Silves and Lagoa and prior to that almost bought an old farmhouse in Qerenca. My renovation altogether took almost 5 years. I was not so lucky with the construction workers. Now that your decorating part stands before, I may suggest to hang up pretty colorful plates of different sizes - maybe vintage - on the wall above the small dark brown cabinet in the hall way (?). Do you like boho style? If so you could decorate one wall in your guest room with straw baskets. There are many examples online. Looking forward to your next video!
Obrigado Andrea and spot on!! Boho style is the keyword. I have already the straw lamp for the kitchen but I want to decorate many more straw like things especially also above the bed in the annex. Just ordered a head for the bed which also represents boho. I take my time for that, flea markets offer a great source. Should you ever come near Querença let me know, I can give your a tour though the casa. Ralph
Happy birthday 🎈 Ralph. Thanks for this beautiful video allays I love the sun rise this two years you bring life and beauty to this beautiful place his amazing wat you done with your team. The terrace is beautiful like you I love watching in evenings the sky full the stars but you don’t see every where . We are very lucky in Portugal his so beautiful. Enjoy your place. See you soon.
Bom dia Ralph I am not living in Portugal I am in Uk but soon I will be back. I was there for two weeks holiday I just come back. In Portugal my place is near Viseu. See you soon
Thanks Ralph for what you do 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless us all in divine light. And when it's finished what are you going to do with it? Live there alone. beautiful car you have you have a great feeling for what is beautiful.
Thanks Arjan 🙏 I enjoy my paradise, enjoy all the beauty around me, living (in) the moment😇 still as a happy single man, but if one day I’ll meet my dream woman……😀🥰 But the work goes on, not in the casa but outside for probably another 2 years. You’ll see the start in the next episode 💪
Hey Rui, thanks for your great comment! I was laughing out loud when I read it!! 😂😂 happy to welcome you here with your sister! Let’s have a good time and philosophize about life and architecture 👍
Happy belated birthday and congratulations on the completion of the Casa. Radiating happiness into the world. Last week I finished the logo for our Casa do Mundo and watching your latest video made me want to explore some logo’s for you. However I am not able to share these or attach in the comments. Is there a way I can share the images with you as a gift for you finishing this stage of the Casa. Kind regards Linda
@@ralphalgarve I am a Carpenter by trade and have renovated many properties so have an interest in how people do their own. I follow many channels on youtube some because they are good at what they do and some who have no clue in the world.
@@daveoliver7521 Thanks! I´m glad you have the impression that we are good in what we do....., you are a carpenter? Are you living somewhere close to Loulé? I have an urgent need for a good carpenter.........
I think that's the best job the boys have ever had. involved in all the work that needs to be done. everyone could prove their skills and witness the fantastic end result. belated happy birthday!
Hi love your beautiful home I'm wondering if you'll put baseboards or tiles above the floors around on the walls it would really finish it off nicely and also to have it for the protection around the walls. Love your videos. Greetings from Olympia Washington USA 👋😁
🙏 for your kind comment. I know what you mean, but I don’t like these baseboards all around. For me, I like a clean look, probably we need to paint sooner or later again, but that’s ok. Sending kind regards back to the US
Oh sorry, I mean your floors are so beautiful that they make my heart beat speed up! Haha well done, Ralph. Also, leave the wood light hanger natural please! Xx look forward to your next video, hope you are well and happy. Xx
@@ralphalgarve I'm in the Algarve from 31/8 till 4/10 looking for a plot of land or a house to rebuild. Maybe you knpw some spots, and maybe to vist you
@@user-fl3yi5rq8b you are welcome to visit Casa Bela Vista. Just send a message to ralphalgarve@gmail.com. The best way to find a new home / casa is to live in that area for some time and drive around. There many signs with “se vende” and you can directly inspect the location on site.
Exquisite ! The house, the renovation, the craftsmanship, the taste, the environment, the sunrise ! Enjoy
🙏 Maria! So glad to share everything with you.
You know you are doing well when you can add 8 years to your age and not even notice. I'll be 81 this year so I am a few years ahead of you. I noticed a set of golf clubs in the casa. I play 3-4 rounds a week and shoot in the mid 70's most of the time. I wish we could play a round of golf together and relax in the pool. The channel has become a favorite of mine and I look forward to every other Sunday to see what has been happening at the casa and in your life. I'l be here for the adventures yet to come. In the first video I saw a kind and caring person that wants to encourage the beauty of nature and share it with like-minded souls. I knew I was in the right place. Peace and health to you my friend and Happy Birthday. John
Dear John my virtual friend! How I would love to play a real round of golf with you and then enjoy the plaza and the pool with a good wine and a well barbecued tuna steak….👍☺️ I think we share 100% the same mind set. Hope you can add at least another 19 years and then we have something to celebrate 🎉
I have to go see it in person, as soon as the kitchen counter is installed!!!
Thanks Célia, do you want to wait sooo long …..😂 then we won’t see each other anymore this year..😂
Absolutely amazing 🎉🎉 you and the builders have done a fantastic job 🎉🎉👌🫶❤️
🙏 so glad you like it, we love to inspire….😀☺️
Stunning. Congratulations on a beautiful home.
🙏😇
Love your mustang. Thanks for taking us along for a spin. It was always a dream of mine in college in the 80’s to get a Mustang convertible. ❤
Muito Obrigado! There is no better place for this american beauty than here at the Algarve. 🥰 she makes people happy, everyone starts smiling when she appears….☺️
You have put life back into an old house I am sure you are as pleased as we the viewers are. Such a great job done by all.....Congratulations
Obrigado! 🙏 so happy with the progress! ☺️
Congratulations for finishings the house.
The whole team did a fabulous job.
Quite a paradise with nice views.
I love the cozy rooftop
Without forgetting
Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎂🎂🍾🥂
🙏 the paradise would simply not exist without all my dear workers 🙏🙏😇
Happy birthday Ralph. You are exactly 10 years older than me and 10 years younger than Ken. As always, the transformation is beautiful, your home is your sanctuary. Glad to see you got your “Pony” back. That ride is perfect to enjoy your pony.
🙏 Tina. That is so funny. That’s a nice connection between us 👍 we should celebrate our next birthday together 😀
Your home is just beautiful and so peaceful! Tfs, Laura ❤❤❤
Obrigado Laura! It’s a pity that you can just watch it on video…., maybe in a few years we can add a third or even forth dimension….😂
Oh you made an amazing journey in 2 years and created casa bella vista into a paradise come true! Of course also with the assistance of those excellent workers!! We enjoy seeing you so happy and fulfilled with gratefulness for the wonderful progress everything is doing. Happy belated birthday, sorry we weren't on time as we were on travel and missed the date. Stay healthy and enjoy life at its best 🎉😊 take care, sending many hugs to you, Petra and Dieter
Thank you so much Petra and Dieter for your message and kind wishes 😇🙏 hope to see you next year here latest as my special guests ☺️
All the best to you both 🤗
Congratulations on your birthday and also on finishing the house.. 2 years! wow...such a journey. It's so nice to see things coming together so beautifully. I hope you will enjoy this dream house thoroughly and we we are lucky we get to see and dream with you 🥂
🙏 for your kind message! I enjoyed every moment and there will be even more moment to enjoy. Life is just amazing, we only need to take care of our health as much as we can to keep our body and mind in good shape. Stay blessed 🤗
👏 👏 you got an extremely, extremely beautiful house. So cozy and so many beautiful details, love everything about it and love the layout, people nowadays prefer open spaces , but i think houses like this with different ambients had more charm and feels more like home. You got excellent taste and had to congratulate for the exterior too, what an improve and the calçada portuguesa gave so much personality to the exterior. Now time to enjoy the house at the fullest. 😊 Congrats to the workers too, amazing work.👏
🙏 so much for your excellent comment, I think we speak the same language…..😇😀 you have a talent to observe all the finest details and describe them in a wonderful way 😇
It's an amazing casa! Everything turned out so beautiful and so peaceful!
🙏☺️ this magical location stimulated the transformation into a magical casa also…..
Congratulations on your birthday! Wow has it been 2 years, time flies! It is has become such a beautiful house and like you said paradise! I'm so curious to see it all decorated and finished. You are such an inspiration for creating your own piece of heaven on earth. A job well done. Enjoy your beautiful place with Tiger ❤
🙏 a dream became true indeed. Now it’s time for more cleaning and decoration…, but also here I will take time. Step by step, sometimes you find beautiful things by chance on a flea market….☺️
Please stop promoting Portugal internationally as an ideal place to buy homes🇵🇹 as it is negatively affecting my people. There is a direct link with the Airbnb, Golden Visas and Digital Nomads and the prices of homes all over Portugal. Proof of it is the fact that even the Portuguese government pretended to fix it with a new bill that they passed last July called “home for all” which still favours Golden Visas and Digital Nomads holders over their native Portuguese. Portuguese are now starting to see rich foreigners who are buying our homes on the international house market as the source of the rising houses and rental prices. How can we compete with rich foreign who are buying our homes with our minimum salaries of €760 a month?!!!! The sad reality that Golden visa holders know that they benefit of free movement all over Europe when they buy a Portuguese home above a certain price, so the house prices were forcefully inflated to accommodate the value that guarantee them the status of Golden visa. Furthermore, as they all automatically get a Portuguese passport after 5years , which grants them free access to many countries without any commitment, really. They only have to stay 7days in the country a year to apply for a Golden visa, but they are allowed to affect the house market, our life style and our power of acquisition permanently. We live in a country with portuguese salaries, but our houses are on an international market, that is problem. In addition to this, our elderly people were forced out of their rental properties in the historic centres of cities such us Lisbon, Sintra, Porto, Faro, Coimbra , Braga, Funchal, Ponta Delgada,Setubal, etc. This has killed our heritage, culture and social fabric to accommodate a superficial postcard tourism that has nothing to do with us Portuguese.
Hello Ralph! First let me wish you a happy 61st birthday! You must have been thinking about me, as I will turn 69 in one week!
It was also great to see my sister Celia and Yves and glad she had the right amount of candles on your birthday cake!😂
As far as the project is concerned, what an amazing transformation of the Casa Bela Vista… I love the lighting throughout the house, your ideas have been transformed into reality, no longer a dream and I’m sure you still have plenty of ideas to go. You have been lucky to count on great guys like Vladimir and Jorge! If I had guys like them, my house would have been finished a long time ago…
I hope to visit you when I’ll be in Algarve at the end of August. See you then!
Rui
Good morning Rui, I was laughing out loud when I read your comment 😂😂🙏 happy to welcome you here with your sister, let’s have a good time with a bottle of wine and philosophize about architecture, design a d besuty…👍🤩🍷
Happy belated birthday dear Ralf, it’s so inspiring to watch the progress in your home. You could not have done this in two years without the superb work of your allrounders. I live between Silves and Lagoa and prior to that almost bought an old farmhouse in Qerenca. My renovation altogether took almost 5 years. I was not so lucky with the construction workers. Now that your decorating part stands before, I may suggest to hang up pretty colorful plates of different sizes - maybe vintage - on the wall above the small dark brown cabinet in the hall way (?). Do you like boho style? If so you could decorate one wall in your guest room with straw baskets. There are many examples online. Looking forward to your next video!
Obrigado Andrea and spot on!! Boho style is the keyword. I have already the straw lamp for the kitchen but I want to decorate many more straw like things especially also above the bed in the annex. Just ordered a head for the bed which also represents boho. I take my time for that, flea markets offer a great source. Should you ever come near Querença let me know, I can give your a tour though the casa. Ralph
It’s beautiful you have such vision and a wonderful team of hard working guys..🙏🏼Stay Well Stay Free🙏🏼
🙏👍 the vision is unfolding step by step. That’s the beauty of not having a complete plan right from the beginning.
Happy birthday 🎈 Ralph. Thanks for this beautiful video allays I love the sun rise this two years you bring life and beauty to this beautiful place his amazing wat you done with your team. The terrace is beautiful like you I love watching in evenings the sky full the stars but you don’t see every where . We are very lucky in Portugal his so beautiful. Enjoy your place. See you soon.
🙏 and thanks also for your continuous kind comments. We both live in an amazing place in the world, so much appreciate the Algarve 🤩🇵🇹
Bom dia Ralph I am not living in Portugal I am in Uk but soon I will be back. I was there for two weeks holiday I just come back. In Portugal my place is near Viseu. See you soon
Belated birthday greetings. Your workers are simply the best. The house is absolutely amazing and views stunning.
🙏 Jorge and Vladimir are a real treasure, so incredible what they do 👍🤩 but also Fabio and Lucas and many more which should mention….
Wauw ich liebe es .❤
Dein Haus ist wunderschön geworden genieße es jede Sekunde ❤
Dankeschön 🙏 genau das wird gemacht, es fällt schwer noch in Urlaub zu fahren, wenn man hier genießen kann. 😇
Thanks Ralph for what you do 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless us all in divine light. And when it's finished what are you going to do with it? Live there alone. beautiful car you have you have a great feeling for what is beautiful.
Thanks Arjan 🙏
I enjoy my paradise, enjoy all the beauty around me, living (in) the moment😇 still as a happy single man, but if one day I’ll meet my dream woman……😀🥰
But the work goes on, not in the casa but outside for probably another 2 years. You’ll see the start in the next episode 💪
It turned out amazing. Well done to all the guy’s. 😊👍🏻
🙏 the guys are amazing, teamwork is so important 👍
Beautiful! Love the Mustang, too.
Alex
🙏☺️
That is art of tiling❤❤ great job
I new just very intrigue by all the work you’ve done hope you have a good life there 😘🇨🇦
Obrigado 🙏 now they silence comes back into the casa, enjoying every second. 😇
Hey Rui, thanks for your great comment! I was laughing out loud when I read it!! 😂😂 happy to welcome you here with your sister! Let’s have a good time and philosophize about life and architecture 👍
magnifique ¡ et bravo à toute l'équipe
🙏👍💪
11:20 the plate❤❤❤ we had that service in my childhood home😊
Yes, that was very common. Funnily now that you mention that my mother had that too! I was always good for serving apple pie 🤩
@@ralphalgarve und Pflaumenkuchen 😋
@@uteburragekruse9767 sooo lecker!! ☺️
Such a beautiful house. You've gone into so much detail. Would love to visit one day.
🙏 so much to discover here, let me know when you come to the Algarve next time I show you around.
Thank you@@ralphalgarve
❤❤❤
🙏☺️
The house is soooo nice.❤❤ love it
Obrigado Andrea 🙏 glad you like it 😇
Wanderful! Congrats!
Thank you so much 😀
C'est que du bonheur n'est ce pas Monsieur😊.
Oui, tous les jours du matin au soir 😇
Sua casa ficou adorável. Não me canso de ver o vídeo. Parabéns a você e à arquiteta.😊❤
Muito Obrigado 😊❤
Happy Birthday ! ❤Enjoy your beautiful home ! See you soon 🌞
🙏 yes, hope to see you soon ☺️
Happy belated birthday and congratulations on the completion of the Casa. Radiating happiness into the world. Last week I finished the logo for our Casa do Mundo and watching your latest video made me want to explore some logo’s for you. However I am not able to share these or attach in the comments. Is there a way I can share the images with you as a gift for you finishing this stage of the Casa. Kind regards Linda
Hey Linda, just reading your message. This is sooo kind of you! …, 😇🙏 you can reach me under this email: ralphalgarve@gmail.com
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag🍰🥂
Thanks again! Birthday and finishing came nicely together 🙏
How have I missed your channel, superb job completed
🙏 thanks for your kind comment and welcome! How did you find me?
@@ralphalgarve I am a Carpenter by trade and have renovated many properties so have an interest in how people do their own. I follow many channels on youtube some because they are good at what they do and some who have no clue in the world.
@@daveoliver7521 Thanks! I´m glad you have the impression that we are good in what we do....., you are a carpenter? Are you living somewhere close to Loulé? I have an urgent need for a good carpenter.........
@@ralphalgarve sorry, at the moment I'm in the Uk and shortly off to Egypt and who knows where next
Happy birthday 🎉🎉
🙏🥰
CONGRATULATIONS, IT WAS EXCELLENT
🙏 so glad you liked it 😇
Happy Birthday
🙏 Obrigado!
Happy Belated Birthday
Obrigado! 🙏
I think that's the best job the boys have ever had. involved in all the work that needs to be done. everyone could prove their skills and witness the fantastic end result.
belated happy birthday!
🙏 Obrigado. They love their work, because I give them the freedom to bring in their ideas and creativity. It’s also all about teamwork. 💪
Parabéns!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Obrigado 🙏☺️
Hi love your beautiful home I'm wondering if you'll put baseboards or tiles above the floors around on the walls it would really finish it off nicely and also to have it for the protection around the walls. Love your videos. Greetings from Olympia Washington USA 👋😁
🙏 for your kind comment. I know what you mean, but I don’t like these baseboards all around. For me, I like a clean look, probably we need to paint sooner or later again, but that’s ok.
Sending kind regards back to the US
Natural please! Your floors make my heart go pitter patter.
Thanks for your comment, unfortunately I don’t really understand what you want to express. I’m not a native English speaking person……😉
Oh sorry, I mean your floors are so beautiful that they make my heart beat speed up! Haha well done, Ralph. Also, leave the wood light hanger natural please! Xx look forward to your next video, hope you are well and happy. Xx
@@travelinaway2707 thanks now I got it! 😂🙏 and the wood hanger is still natural 👍
One question: is your birthday July 27? Warm regards Ralph
No my birthday is in June. That's just a random number to satisfy the username gods. Haha
Congratulations with you your birthday! What a paradise you and the guys made. Realy awfull and amazing. Super place for you and Tiger
🙏 for your kind wishes! Tiger is a wonderful companion ☺️
Do you have Instagram?
No, I don’t have instagram and I’m also not active on Facebook. No TikTok either. Just simple TH-cam….☺️ why are you asking?
@@ralphalgarve I'm in the Algarve from 31/8 till 4/10 looking for a plot of land or a house to rebuild. Maybe you knpw some spots, and maybe to vist you
@@user-fl3yi5rq8b you are welcome to visit Casa Bela Vista. Just send a message to ralphalgarve@gmail.com. The best way to find a new home / casa is to live in that area for some time and drive around. There many signs with “se vende” and you can directly inspect the location on site.