Mapping Spain monthly Recap December 2024. When I worked in Montreal I had a British boss who coined it: “Silly Buggers”. As in when someone was screwing with him, he’d snarn at them “I’m not stupid. Stop playing Silly Buggers!!”. I love that term and I use it whenever I can. I knew our landlord […]
11 Spanish Wines I recommend (and that are affordable)
11 Spanish Wines I recommend I always say it: you don’t have to pay a lot of money to get a good bottle of wine in Spain. It’s one of the great things about this country. We drink wine every day and most days we stick to bottles under 10 Euros (finding inexpensive but good […]
Seeing 6 of the Top Granada Highlights for Free
Seeing 6 of the Top Granada Highlights for Free 6 of Granada’s top highlights can be visited for free courtesy of the Archdiocese of Granada. They include a couple of famous sites like the Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel but also some incredible attractions such as the Cartuja Monastery and the Monastery of Saint […]
What’s it like living the High Life in Marbella?
What’s it like living the High Life in Marbella? If you want to live the “high life” in Spain then you can’t beat Marbella. This is especially true of neighbourhoods like the Golden Mile and Nueva Andalucia to the west of Marbella in the vicinity of Puerto Banus. It’s home to luxurious villas and estates, […]
What’s it like living in Granada?
What’s it like living in Granada? I enjoyed reading this interview. First of all, Nikki lives in the same city we do so it is interesting hearing another expat’s point of view on Granada. Secondly, she’s done a lot of travelling and works in the travel business. There’s nothing I love more than travel. An […]
A visit to Colomares Castle, Benalmádena
A visit to Colomares Castle Castillo de Colomares was the inspiration of Dr. Esteban Martin Martin, a Spaniard who moved to the US in 1950. When he came back to Spain in the 70’s he bought this plot of land and decided to build this Castle (in the shape of a boat) commemorating Christopher Columbus. After […]
