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Settling In
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Within the ‘Settling In’ section we cover anything and everything to do with owning a property
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Handling visitors
28th September 2011 - 08:05You have your new home in Greece: let’s face it, there is now one certainty – you WILL be having visitors! And what a delight that will be, showing them your new home and revealing to them all that brought you to this place. There is nothing nicer than sharing something you love with friends and family…but I would like to inject a note of caution into the mix. You need to have a few rules. I know that sounds a trifle dictatorial but the last thing you want is more...
How to combat homesickness
17th August 2011 - 03:58You have decided to move to Greece. You have packed up your worldly goods, arranged your accommodation in Greece, and you are finally in the land of your dreams! But when the initial excitement dies down you would be less than human if you didn’t feel a twinge of homesickness from time to time. I know that I did when I moved, and yet now I realise it was the best thing I could ever have done – and I’m sure you will feel the same too. However, it may take more...
What to do within the first month
6th July 2011 - 07:05Here you are in Greece, after fulfilling your dream. Presumably you have somewhere to stay and I am also going to assume that you have either an adequate income or that you have a job lined up. The door has closed on your old life and stands ajar on the new. How do you set about making this your home, a place where you will be happy and where you will have the support of friends? If you are working that means that you already have the potential for a group of more...
What to do when you first arrive in Greece
26th May 2011 - 03:35You breathe a sigh of relief: you have actually moved in to your new home in Greece. At last the dream has come true…And, as the first flush of excitement wears off, you would be less than human if you didn’t occasionally miss those that you have left behind, your family, the old friends and all that is familiar to you. Soon Greece will be home – but it may take a little while. In the meantime, there is much that you can do to help the process more...
Education in Greece
6th April 2011 - 07:53One of the reasons people want to move to Greece is to provide a better quality of life for their children. There is no doubt that in Greece family is still all-important; respect and affection for older family members is part of the Greek culture and in many families parents still live with their children. If you have decided to move to Greece and are taking your young family with you, one of your concerns is going to be education. That being so, you may be happy to hear that, more...