Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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We're forging ahead with our barn build, cladding and roofing, and working together as a family to maintain our farm in Portugal.

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We’re a family building a different kind of life through adventure, travel and off-grid living. After years of van life, overlanding across Africa, road-tripping the USA and welcoming two little boys into the world, we bought an abandoned stone farm in the hills of Northern Portugal — and we’re rebuilding it by hand into a sustainable family home.

This channel follows the real journey: the wins, the setbacks, the risk, the mistakes, and the breakthroughs that come with choosing an unconventional life.

WORK WITH US: Email info@thenewbys.co.uk
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Our Website: thenewbys.co.uk

If you are looking to buy or build a house in Portugal READ OUR BLOG FIRST, filled with great contacts and handy advice; thenewbys.co.uk/building-a-house-in-portugal Good luck!

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Thank you so much for watching and supporting our journey! 🌍✨
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