Brits in Crete - Mediterranean Life in the Sun - Greece



	ID.:	30
	Title:	Brits in Crete - Mediterranean Life in the Sun
	Website:	http://www.britsincrete.net
	Description:	Brits In Crete is about the reality of LIVING IN CRETE as a British Ex Pat + a Forum (visited by many nationalities), 3000 Links and Information advice are included on aspects of living in Crete (Kreta, Creta) as a British, Irish or other Expatriates.
	Details:	Whether as a British or other expatriate you seek information on living in Crete; working in Crete; retiring in Creta, find supermarkets for shopping in Crete; need schooling in Crete, importing a car to Crete, or planning to let your home in Crete - this web portal on Crete tries to give you the answers you seek in relocation to a Greek island, especially Greece's second biggest. The main web site devoted to living in Crete with URL address: www.britsincrete.net has no connection with britsincrete.com. The useful information about living, retirement, finding jobs, working in Crete and especially dealing with the government officials and the utility companies such as OTE, DEH and the water boards (usualy throught the local Municipal town hall) is based on personal experiences of people who have "been there, done that". The web portals slogan is the reality of living in Crete. That means "REAL LIFE" experiences of the expatriot residents on the island. Many have lived there for 10 years or more in an initial wave of 'new residents' living in the sun . One of the best places to look for help is in our BritsinCrete Forum. It contains relevant and up-to-date notes from an active and growing membership of 1150 Members (August 1st, 2007). It is free to join. We are a friendly group and welcome newbies - British and Irish ex pats - as well as other EU nationalities who will find the information equally useful. When you join the Forum we respect your privacy and keep the details completely confidential. Let me single out some aspects of the site: Getting to Crete Flying to Crete is the choice for most. You arrive at Chania, Heraklion or Sitia Airports, but when you need to make the 'big' move, to relocate and set up your new home then it is practical and popular to drive UK to Crete. You can load up your belongings, the family and pets and in three days you are in the sunshine of Crete. Full details of "how to do it" in the Getting Here page. Getting Back to UK You will be surprised at the level of two way travel, one of the first questions, 'living in Crete wannabes' ask about is the drive back to UK. The previous webmaster of BritsinCrete recently made his umpteenth journey. This he details with costs and timings, suggestions and ideas for the best routes in the Driving Back to UK page. The Cretan Dilemma How things happen officially, and how they really happen are not the same thing at all, and hopefully the information you glean from BritsinCrete will help you avoid some of the pitfalls, and learn the short cuts if you decide to come and stay in Crete, whether it is for a short term, or for permanent residence. Probably the biggest single decision you will be making is to purchase a property in Crete and the related money matters. Go to our buying advice page for that subject. BritsInCrete is an impartial web portal. We are not an Estate Agency or Real Estate Broker, but we offer a directory of Realtors for the four prefectures (counties) on the island - Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion and Lasithi. If you're looking for property in Crete you could do a lot worse than check out the company web sites in our Real Estate Directory to see if you can find something to suit you. They are paid for advertisements. And no, BritsinCrete is not on commission from any of them :-) The main investor in this web portal, and a long term resident of Crete is available for advice and consultation, that could save you a lot of time and money. You may contact him on the website for advice. It is never dull living in Crete, and always you will be surprised. Something I cover in an ecclectic mix of subjects from time to time in our BritsinCrete Blog. I will constantly be adding pages to both the blog and this website so that as a comprehensive guide, Brits in Crete across all its sites will be timely with information. If you have not read our "Come on Over" page it is also a good place to start, as is the FAQ's page. Herete! Welcome. Keywords: crete, kreta, expatriate, living, working, british.

	Category:	Greece
	Linktype:	Regular Link
	Added:	06.08.2007
	Author:	Gerald


	Action:	Report

Keywords: crete, kreta, expatriate, living, working, british, Regional & Non-English, Europe, Greece