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Sometimes the finish line moves—but the dream remains the same. When we boarded the early morning flight from Zurich to Chania on 18 June, we[…]

Eight months in Crete. Five months back in Switzerland. Somewhere in between: a suitcase full of sun, a mild vitamin D deficiency, and a construction[…]

Notes from our olive grove in Kamisiana, Western Crete People imagine owning an olive grove as a lifestyle. Golden sunlight, slow afternoons, a straw hat,[…]

Since October 25th, we’re officially back in Switzerland — well, almost all of us. Jane returned a bit earlier to rejoin her classmates after fall[…]

Here we are again, with another update from Crete. It’s been a while since our last post in August, and that gap in time reflects[…]

Hello friends, family, and fellow dreamers! It’s time for another update from our dusty (but slowly rising) corner of Crete! When we last wrote about[…]

After months of riveting updates about construction delays, another foster puppy, and our ongoing war with the Cretan water supply (spoiler: water still winning), we[…]

When we told people we were taking a 7-month Sabbatical in Crete, they imagined us basking in the Mediterranean sun, sipping frappés under olive trees,[…]

Here we are again with another chapter of “How to Build a House in Crete (and Stay (Mostly) Sane)”. If you’ve been following along, you’ll[…]

Greetings from sunny Crete. We’ve officially entered what we’d call the “romantic chaos” phase of construction. That’s when the dream is real, the concrete is[…]