Pruga – Page 3 – Perfect rural hideaway in central Istria, Croatia

Floor, windows, terraces

So much is going on that I obviously cannot find the time to write. I must say, that although I […]

More progress. The roof is finished – yay! It looks lovely as you approach the house from the village road

A relatively random post title – seemed “deep” – there is a weak connection at the bottom of the post

To divert subject from the build a bit I am sharing some good news! Pulska Grupa, of which Vjeko the

Huh, I had some WordPress issues today. Or should I say – I was a dumb user – clicked the

I had to start with this picture as I liked it most. Was at “the land” this Thursday and oh

Hard to believe it has been a month since my last post. There was a couple of weeks of slower

It is snowing. Which obviously is not at all unusual for February for the northern(ish) countries of the Northern Hemisphere.

Went to Istria yesterday to inspect the progress. Looks really, really good. Slađana, the contractor project manager, sent me some

This is a story about utilities and how they did or did not get connected. First there was water. Or

The foundation has been laid and the crucial wall is half up! Plus – and most importantly – we have

After making everything legal and coming up with the plan, while still waiting for the final permit, we started preparing

Boring paperwork stuff out of the way, this is about how we got to the final plan for the build.

In August 2010, we bought a piece of land in a tiny village Lovrinići in inland Istria, Croatia. We will

The idea We, like many, many, many other well-to-do, living in a la-la-land of relatively secure high income and successful