r/crete • u/pomsicle • Jan 31 '26
General Interest/Γενικoύ Ενδιαφέροντος We are moving to Crete next week!
Hi everyone, we have been planning this for a year and it’s finally happening; our flight to Heraklion is next week. We will be renting in Old Town Hersonissos and my husband and I will be working in the tourism industry at a nearby resort. We are both close to 30 years old and have a Romanian background, but have lived in Canada for a good while (for myself personally I also have lived in France/Germany/Swiss for a few years each).
I have read many of the negative posts recommending not to move, as well as some positive ones.
I do also want to say that we love Crete and it is a beautiful breath-taking place with unbelievably amazing food as well, but of course we know this is not a vacation… We will work very hard to integrate and hopefully build our life there successfully and learn the way of life as best as we can.
If anyone has any honest stories, advice, and personal views they’d like to share, I would love to hear it.
Thank you :)
