The Day the Air-Con Died (and the Cable I Nearly Tripped Over)
Heatwave, inland Alicante. The sort of afternoon where the cicadas sound cooked and the fridge hum…
The Pergola Build: 3 Days, 2 Splinters, and One Very Angry Tape Measure
I finally started the pergola. Not the sketchbook version, not the stand-around-holding-a-mug version. Actual tools. Actual…
The Day the Van Didn’t Stop
It’s a long stretch of country road between here and the place that sells screws, filter…
What It Really Costs to Go Off-Grid (and Where I Screwed Up)
When people ask me what it costs to go off-grid in Spain, I usually take a…
Electric Tools and Workshop Living: My Off-Grid DIY Setup
There’s a special kind of joy that comes from building something with your own hands. There’s…
Passive Solar Design: Using Architecture to Beat the Heat (and Cold)
There’s a moment, somewhere around mid-July, when the Spanish sun feels less like a life-giving force…
How to Stay Connected Off-Grid: Internet, Phones & Going (Slightly) Mad
I never thought I’d miss buffering. But when you move off-grid, suddenly a spinning wheel feels…
Greywater Recycling: How I Reuse My Shower to Water My Garden
Let me tell you something about living off-grid in this part of Spain—it turns you into…
Building an Off-Grid Kitchen: Gas, Induction, and the Art of Cooking with Sunlight
The kitchen, for most people, is the heart of the home. For me, it’s also the…
Breakdown of Costs to Rehabilitate Off-Grid Ruin in Spain
Lately, I can’t stop thinking about this run-down, off-grid property in Jávea, Alicante. There’s something about…