Be the Xception
This channel is my journey of rebuilding an abandoned farm in Portugal — slowly, respectfully, and with my own hands.
I don’t really know what I’m doing — and that’s kind of the point.
With no schedule, no big plan — just the will to slow down, rebuild what I can, and see what this place becomes.
I film everything. The work, the mistakes, the quiet, and the chaos.
It’s not a tutorial. It’s not a dream life.
It’s just me (João), a dog named Sharpy, and an honest attempt to reconnect with something that feels real.
Let’s see what happens.
(2017: We decided to create our own YouTube channel to share with everyone our thoughts, our vegan life, our activist events and our travel in our self-converted van.)
Our official blog: http://www.bethexception.com/
Our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/be.the.xception/
For partnerships: [email protected]
#6 Making Space to Live
#5 Closing the Well, Opening the Land
#4 What We Found in the Water Well Broke Me (Offgrid Living in Portugal)
#3 Cutting Back the Years of Abandonment (Offgrid Life in Portugal)
#2 Why I Hung a Hammock Before Doing Anything Else
#1 I started a new life in the countryside (Offgrid in Portugal)
A House, a Van, a Map with No Plan - Volunteering at Project Kamp and more.
Where Desert Meets Sea: Beauty vs. Industry
I Did a Vipassana Retreat And Left After 6 Days
Meeting Strangers Who Inspire Me
Finding My Way - Solo Vanlife Journey
The Journey Begins: Embracing Life on the Road
Reflecting on a year of unexpected changes
The most stunning WATERFALL in SWITZERLAND? Engstligenfall 😱🤯
Tomorrow is Too Late. (inspirational)
VANLIFE in CORSICA - You need to know these places
Now the VAN looks more homie! ONE BIG STEP FORWARD in our VAN CONVERSION 🚐
VAN CONVERSION, Vlogging and forced quarantine! 🙄 Everything delayed!
Live.
Our VW T5 is getting cosier! INSULATION and first structures!
Converting a VW T5 into a HOME ON WHEELS! First steps!
We are back with some BIG NEWS!
VANLIFE - The Grand Tour of Switzerland 🚐 part 2
VANLIFE - We did part of THE GRAND TOUR of SWITZERLAND
Sardinia: the paradise of VANLIFERS. This couldn't get any better 😍 part 2
Sardinia: the paradise of VANLIFERS. Is this even real?! 😱 Part 1
We didn't expect that 😍 VANLIFE in Switzerland
VAN CONVERSION - Our 4m2 tiny home converted in 20 days
VANLIFE in CORSICA - Is it really a dream island?
VANLIFE in CORSICA - Is it really a dream island? (part II)