When we lived in Austria, we never really thought about water. You just turn on the tap. Water comes out. Done. Where it comes from, how it is processed, and the route it took to get to the tap – these are things that don’t really interest us in everyday life. Here in Baja California Sur … Read more
After we asked ourselves in the first part of this series whether a dishwasher is even useful on the Baja, we are taking this a step further this time. The more intensively we plan our future lives, the clearer it becomes to us: It’s no longer just about individual devices; it’s about how we manage the resources that we have to … Read more
The more we plan our future life on the Baja, the more often we realize that many decisions are interconnected. Anyone who thinks about water supply will eventually almost automatically also think about organic waste and natural cycles. In the first part of this series, we discussed the question of whether we should even bring a dishwasher to the Baja … Read more
The more concrete our plans for our plot of land and our future home become, the more we start to think about things we probably would never have thought about before. In Austria, many things were taken for granted. Water came from the tap, sewage went down the sewer, waste was separated and collected, and with household appliances, it usually only involved the … Read more
When we talk about our future home today, we often say quite naturally: „Our house in the countryside.“ But in reality, that’s not quite true. Our house is only a part of what we dreamed of. Our real dream is much bigger. It’s not just about four walls, a roof, and … Read more
Anyone who has ever seen our property on a map will usually quickly ask the same question: „Wait a minute… there’s really nothing there?“ And that’s exactly what it is. From the last paved road, it’s still about ten kilometers over a sand path to our property. For many people, that would probably be a nightmare. For us, it’s… Read more
