Bringing pets to Spain from the US and Canada A lot of people want to bring their pets with them when coming to Spain. With an increasing number of Americans and Canadians moving to Spain and the logistical complications of a cross-Atlantic move, I thought I’d do a post on bringing pets to Spain from […]
What to do when someone dies in Spain?
What to do when someone dies in Spain? Twice within the last year, someone we know in Spain has died. In both cases they were people we interviewed in our “Ask an Expat” series. And in both cases they died much younger than they should have. In one of the cases, the spouse ended up […]
The “Tipping Protocol” in Spain
The ¨Tipping Protocol¨ in Spain ¨Don’t be bringing your dirty tipping habits to Spain!¨ The above was from one of our favorite Facebook members setting a Spain-newbie straight. People get angry when it comes to tipping. I get why people want to be overly generous when coming to Spain. They don’t want to appear cheap. […]
Spain’s Squatting problem (“Okupas”)
Spain’s Squatting problem (“Okupas”) A few months ago I received an email from one of our readers urgently asking us to refer him a lawyer. He and his wife, who live in a popular hill town on the Costa del Sol, suddenly had a couple of issues to contend with. They had been away for […]
Nerja Or Estepona (as places to base yourself in Spain)
Nerja Or Estepona as places to base yourself in Spain We know Nerja well having lived there for 2 ½ years. During that time, a few people we knew decided to move from Nerja to Estepona. Estepona seemed like the new ¨hot spot¨. Even now, almost 2 years later, Estepona is a place that regularly […]
Where to live as a retiree in Spain? Places…and comparing Theory vs Reality
Where to live as a retiree in Spain? Updated in August 2024 after our most recent move. There’s a reason why “where to live in Spain” is the biggest dilemma for foreigners coming here. I’m hoping that this time, now on our 3rd base in Spain (in less than 4 years), we have it right. […]
