
Was it a good idea to move to Crete?
Changing your lifestyle completely at 50 is probably the ideal time. Before that, the children are small, you need to be close to them. Then, your parents get very old, you need to be close to them.

Changing your lifestyle completely at 50 is probably the ideal time. Before that, the children are small, you need to be close to them. Then, your parents get very old, you need to be close to them.

This time I have a technology topic. It’s been almost two years since I’ve been living in the middle of an olive grove. The nearest village is about 2 km away. There is really nothing in my locality apart from the olives and the caravan I live in now. Not even electricity. Still, we’ve got it full of smart devices here!

I have completed the construction of complete perimeter walls of houses from ISOTEX, so I will share with you my practical experience with this material. What can’t you learn so easily from the manufacturer’s official materials and videos?

What construction technology did we choose? What is ISOTEX and what are its advantages? You will find out in this article.

Are you considering building a house in Crete? If you have experience building a house in Central Europe, you might be quite surprised if you start building in Crete.

For many, living off-grid, i.e., without connection to the central electricity grid, is romantic and saves money. It’s wonderful not to have to pay astronomical electricity bills every month, especially in these days. But it is balanced by a higher one-time initial investment and then problems that one does not expect much at the beginning.

Buying property in the EU is not a problem Very often people ask us, how difficult is it to buy land in Crete? How did

We have realized we need to slow down and enjoy living the world around us and in us. Of all the places we have visited in our lives, the island of Crete seemed to be the most convenient place for us. (By the way, the place where the name of Europe comes from.) As a symbol of our life change, we have chosen a sea turtle that is (seemingly) slow and can enjoy the things that are given to it.