My wife forwarded this video to me the other day. It's about a young couple living off grid in Portugal.
The impression given is that of simple living in harmony with nature. But it's also clear that these people are not living off the land. Their garden, however impressive, is not a major factor in their household. Their lifestyle is a cute hobby that they're likely to tire of relatively soon.
Their tiny house is not a place to raise a family, and it's clear from the clothes that the protagonist wears that she's used to better comforts than what her camping lifestyle affords her.
Life in the country can be deadly boring, and is not something people normally choose for themselves unless there's something to compensate for the monotony. The nearby village needs to be lively enough for some entertainment. Their house needs to be large and comfortable.
For this, they need to make money on the side, and from the look of it, that's how the couple have arranged things for themselves. They work remotely, while camping out in their mini-home.
Having watched the video, I told my wife what I thought of it, and she agrees. We're not going to try anything like this. We may one day buy a small place with a garden. But that will be somewhere relatively close to Porto. It will be a proper house, close to a supermarket, a village center and a beach.
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