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 to See and Do in Nerja
What to See and Do in Nerja. For most people, Nerja is all about the beaches. But there’s a lot more to Nerja: among other things, it has one of the most scenic viewpoints on the Costa del Sol, contains one of Spain’s geological highlights, and has incredibly hiking in the nearby Sierras de Tejeda, […]
Why this American couple chose Seville (and cost comparisons!)
Why this American couple chose Seville Note: First published in 2022, this post has been updated in September 2024, reflecting Paul and Marj’s cost of living in Seville (they also moved to a new neighbourhood earlier this year) Paul and Marj decided to leave the United States for Spain, choosing Seville as their home in […]
10 Great Day Trips from Malaga
10 Great Day Trips from Malaga. There are lots of great places around Andalusia that can be visited from the city of Malaga. In this post I cover 10 day trips from Malaga – all of which are within 1 ½ hours of Malaga. In fact 8 of the 10 places that I cover here […]
The 5 Best Hotels in Nerja
The 5 Best Hotels in Nerja. Nerja is a popular place for visitors to the Costa del Sol. It’s also a place where we lived for 2 ½ years. So what hotels to stay at in Nerja? I cover that here. I also cover the top things to see and do in Nerja at the […]
A visit to Olvera (Cádiz)
A visit to Olvera (Cádiz). This is another of Andalusia’s pretty Pueblos Blancos. Rich in history, it’s been settled by the Phoenicians, Romans (the first recorded history of Olvera was in the 1st century AD when the Romans referred to the town as Hippa Nova), Visigoths and Moors. During the Moorish period it was part […]
