How to exchange and transfer large sums of money to Spain I’ve previously mentioned that we use Wise to transfer money from back home (Canada in our case) to Spain. That’s for “pocket money”, enough to pay rent, groceries, etc. And you save a lot of money using Wise over traditional bank transfers. I wrote […]
Finding an apartment in Granada. Things learned
Finding an apartment in Granada. Things learned We’ve found an apartment in Granada! But it wasn’t easy. In this post I’ll cover our apartment search, the various neighbourhoods of Granada, the difficulties we faced…and how we found our apartment. I touched on some of the difficulties on our first Granada post: Can we live in […]
Why this student chose Valencia
Why this student chose Valencia We don’t often have students doing these “expat” interviews. But Olivia has a unique perspective: not only is she a student, she has a degree in social anthropology and Spanish. She also worked as an English Language Assistant while in Valencia, so she has experience interacting with young Spanish people. […]
A Visit to the Sacromonte Caves Museum (Granada)
A Visit to the Sacromonte Caves Museum (Granada) We didn’t expect much but came away very impressed with this museum. It’s one of the lesser-known highlights of Granada. We also found a very scenic path back to the Albaicin which has become one of our favorite walks in Granada. I’ll cover all that in this […]
The Best of the Costa del Sol
The Best of the Costa del Sol There are a lot of posts out there waxing lyrically about the beauty of the Costa del Sol and telling you all the places you have to visit. The truth is that there’s a lot of ugliness on the Costa del Sol. There are also a lot of […]
Is Setenil de las Bodegas overrated?
Is Setenil de las Bodegas overrated? Setenil de las Bodegas is a popular town, known for the buildings built under the rocks of the canyon lying above it. We visited the town as part of a day trip that included 2 other Pueblos Blancos: Zahara de la Sierre and Olvera (both of which are close […]
