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Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by thrrrrr »

thecupisblue wrote: post #17

Croatia! Flights from UK can cost around 10 euros sometimes, you can get a place for real cheap (under 100 GBP per month), beer costs about 1-1.5 GBP in bars, lunch in a restaurant can be as low as 2.5 GBP and life in general is pretty cheap (most people here live on 300-350 GBP per month). You can live on the seaside, on an island, in the mountains, in a city or combination of any of those. Literally, pick any 2 and…

Croatia is beautiful, but I think it can get a little bit too hot. However, 300-400 GBP is indeed extremely cheap.

Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by thrrrrr »

mhoad wrote: post #9

Can I very strongly recommend this http://sende.co/ I was looking for exactly the same thing about 9 months ago and came across this. My girlfriend and I visited and we weren't sure what to expect at all. We immediately fell in love with the place and ended up buying a house there (for under $10k). The couple who are 'running' it are amazing people and are looking to turn this entire Spanish village into one big make…

Thank you very much for the suggestion. However, I'm a big introvert, and a slight recluse even.

Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by thrrrrr »

Leander_B wrote: post #5

Tarifa (ES), has some small 'digital nomad' scene and nature, sea and mountains. Other option is Granada (ES), some of the highest mountains of Europe, good weather but nature/mountains a bit dry compared to Switzerland Brasov (RO), fast internet (faster than UK), good food, friendly people and more nature and mountains (Carpates) than you can hope for (and bears for bonus points). Also good priced vs Switzerland and…

Thank you! Although I don't think I'd like to live in Spain as I hate when it gets too hot.

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Post by switch007 »

thrrrrr wrote: post #23
Leander_B wrote: post #5

Tarifa (ES), has some small 'digital nomad' scene and nature, sea and mountains. Other option is Granada (ES), some of the highest mountains of Europe, good weather but nature/mountains a bit dry compared to Switzerland Brasov (RO), fast internet (faster than UK), good food, friendly people and more nature and mountains (Carpates) than you can hope for (and bears for bonus points). Also good priced vs Switzerland and…

Thank you! Although I don't think I'd like to live in Spain as I hate when it gets too hot.

Don't rule out of all of Spain! Northern Spain is nice and parts have a similar climate to the UK. But yes some places in mid and southern Spain can be hell in summer.

Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by mhoad »

J-dawg wrote: post #20
mhoad wrote: post #9

Can I very strongly recommend this http://sende.co/ I was looking for exactly the same thing about 9 months ago and came across this. My girlfriend and I visited and we weren't sure what to expect at all. We immediately fell in love with the place and ended up buying a house there (for under $10k). The couple who are 'running' it are amazing people and are looking to turn this entire Spanish village into one big make…

This place looks interesting! Are you running a business from there / living there full time? Also, you bought a house, outright, for under $10k? I know Spanish property values have taken a hit but that sounds insane!

I am on the road more or less full time, the plan is to just spend a few months a year there at the moment.

As for the property values, this is worth checking out http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/08/23/433228503/i...

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Post by J-dawg »

mhoad wrote: post #26
J-dawg wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This place looks interesting! Are you running a business from there / living there full time? Also, you bought a house, outright, for under $10k? I know Spanish property values have taken a hit but that sounds insane!

I am on the road more or less full time, the plan is to just spend a few months a year there at the moment. As for the property values, this is worth checking out http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/08/23/433228503/i...

Thanks for the link. So was the Sende project one of these abandoned villages?

I'm curious about what you get for less than $10k, did your house need a lot of renovation or was it ready to live in? Did you buy it through the Sende people or independently?

Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by emmasz »

Just come to Romania. There is a town called Sfantu Gheorghe near Brasov. There really isn't much to do here. You can have all the quiet you want, even more. When I moved here from a big city, it took me a while to get used to it and literally stop hearing quietness. And there's plenty of nature and mountains and stuff.

Re: Ask HN: Best places in Europe to leave city life and work on your projects?

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Post by emmasz »

emmasz wrote: post #28

Just come to Romania. There is a town called Sfantu Gheorghe near Brasov. There really isn't much to do here. You can have all the quiet you want, even more. When I moved here from a big city, it took me a while to get used to it and literally stop hearing quietness. And there's plenty of nature and mountains and stuff.

(And there aren't so many children begging on the streets :) )
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