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 […]
Is Mijas Pueblo worth visiting?
Is Mijas Pueblo worth visiting? We’ve seen our share of “white villages” and honestly wondered out loud if Mijas Pueblo was worth visiting. We were in Benalmádena Pueblo when contemplating it. But we were only 20 minutes away and figured that since we were so close we had to see it. We’re glad we did. Note: […]
Where to live on the Costa Del Sol
Where to live on the Costa Del Sol Updated March 13, 2024 We see it all the time: people knowing that that they want to live on the Costa del Sol but unsure of where to live on the Costa del Sol. A couple of things for sure: Wherever you end up, you’ll get lots […]
