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. […]
Private Insurance in Spain (and why you need it)
Private Insurance in Spain (and why you need it) If you’re a foreigner coming to Spain from a non-EU country, you’ll need to get private Insurance as part of your Visa Requirements. Spain requires you to be self-sufficient for healthcare, thus the need for private health insurance. So if you’re applying for the Spanish non-lucrative […]
How to exchange and transfer large sums of money to Spain
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 […]
