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Fancy this being your new normal? Time to embrace island life. Here's four homes you'll love (and can afford).

If you're sick of daydreaming at your desk, relocation may just be the fix.

Nearly endless summers are a reality in some areas of the planet, and there are a few locations where good weather and great architecture collide.

Thanks to unfortunate declines in certain European economies during the last decade, there's property available at all prices.

Here arefour beautiful homes in the sunshine to remind you that the world is your oyster.

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Leave winter behind forever by shifting to a home in the sunshine, like this small but perfectly formed one bedroom maisonette in Crete.

MAISONETTE IN CRETE

With the help of your Kiwisaver and just a few years of saving, even a recent 'yo-pro' could be the proud (and sun-kissed) new owner of a house on the Greek island of Crete.

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Cheap and cheerful, this is could be yours on the Greek island of Crete.

This 65 square metre maisonette could be yours for78,000 or $121,410.

There's just one bedroom but the it's a brand new build and the swimming pool is right outside your door.

ON THE WATER IN MALLORCA

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Shift to this maisonette in Crete and you can walk to the water if you tire of the pool.

For 265,000 or $412,644, the next rung up the ladder is a two bedroom apartment in Port Adriano, on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Sitting on the first line in the harbour, you could spend the day watching the super yachts of the rich and famous roll in while nibbling on garlic prawns.

Or, seeing as you're right in the city, it's the ideal location for hitting the town (and then crawling home) with your friends.

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"Look it's Beyonce," is just one thing you might get the chance to say when celebrity spotting from your balcony in Port Adriano, Mallorca.

GARDEN SURROUND IN ANDROS

This two bedroom plus studio home on the Greek island of Andros looks freshly decked out in the Mediterranean staple colour scheme of white and blue.

It's a fifteen minute drive to the nearest beach in Batsi, but with a beautiful garden like that and outdoor portico, staying at home looks like a pretty good idea too.

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You could watch the world go by from the comfort of your bedroom in Mallorca.

THE EMPTY NEST ESCAPE

Surrounded by plants and the sea, this home in Puerto del Carmen in the Canary Islands is kitted out in contemporary Spanish style and boasts seven bedrooms.

Contemplate how much you (kind of?) miss the kids while swimming in the courtyard pool. There's plenty of room them to come and stay during the New Zealand winter.

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Right on the water in Port Adriano, this island home could be affordable to a working couple.

This182 sqm home with jacuzzi and games roomis 658,357or $1,024,923.

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This three bedroom home in Andros in the Aegean islands of Greece is pretty as a picture.

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This rustic portico on the island of Andros looks like an ideal place to relax.

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A calm palette of blue and white decorates this home on the island of Andros.

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As far as island homes go, this modern build in the Canary Islands is stunning.

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Low maintenance and totally cool, this Canary Islands home would be an ideal lifestyle for a couple with adult children.

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It's a straight view to pool in this modern home in Puerto del Carmen, Canary Islands.

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Leave winter behind forever by shifting to a home in the sunshine.

-Homed

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