Tag: The Good Life

The last five years have all been about planning - getting the right house, in the right location, for the right price, deciding what we'll need to: 1. Renovate the house 2. Survive without income for a period of time 3. Integrate into the village life 4. Create an income for when we do need it And of course building a pot of gold to take to the end of our rainbow - easier said than done sometimes! I've read lots of forums and blogs and facebook posts about if you are a capitalist and work in the city then the only way you think is "how much things cost", well this may be true to an extent but there is a limit to what you can do these day without a little bit of paper in your pocket. We intend to do most things ourselves so we have been reading up on "how to rewire a house", "installing solar power", "building a natural pool", plumbing, building,...

"I want a house in France" - this had been my mantra for many years, but I never seemed to have enough money to make it happen...it felt like the French were deliberately moving house prices just out of my reach on purpose, I can almost hear them saying "L'ordinateur dit NON" :-) During one of my many internet house searches I drifted a little outside of France and found myself in Sicily (virtually you understand) and stumbled on a wonderful little mountain village called Cianciana and bought a house there, since this day I have never looked back! I now own this house and four houses in Bulgaria...FOUR I hear you say, well yes this was not my intention, it just kind of happened and I guess it is a lesson to those thinking of buying abroad. Curb your enthusiasm, visit the country first and research your area before you buy. I have no regrets I love all of my four houses...