All you need to know about learning Spanish 99% of people moving to Spain need to learn some Spanish. Even if you’ve learned Spanish somewhere else (I learned ‘Latin American Spanish’ in Canada), chances are you’ve want to re-learn some basics when you get here. Cristina is a Spanish tutor that I decided to interview. […]
The Word to learn if you don’t want to Piss off the Spanish
“Ultimo” It means “last”, as in the last person in line. We learned it pretty early on when arriving in Spain. If you arrive somewhere and find people waiting around – in no organized manner – chances are they are ‘in line’ for something. It could be to get into the post office, bank, or […]
Living in Malaga (why it’s not the place for us)
Living in Malaga We hear a lot of people saying that they’re considering living in Malaga. Most of them have never been to Malaga but they’re attracted by promises of sunny weather, a lively city life, lots of nature, as well as a vibrant expat community. When we came to Spain in search of our […]
Reflections on a year of living in Spain
2021 was our first full year of living in Spain. We’re incredibly thankful to be in Spain – prior to arriving here in late 2020 we had been full-time travellers (without a home) for 6 years. I don’t know where we’d be if we weren’t here and we’ve been lucky to find ourselves in a […]
Renewing your Spanish Residency (and why using a lawyer is a good idea)
Renewing your Spanish residency (and why using a lawyer is a good idea) Before we knew it, our 1st year of Spanish Residency was expiring. In theory that meant more Spanish bureaucracy. But this time we handled it a different way and it made our lives a lot easier (more on that below). First, a […]
Thoughts on Living in Spain – interview on Spain Revealed
This week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by James from Spain Revealed. From New Zealand, he fell in love with a Spanish lady and moved to Spain 10 years ago. James has a very popular Youtube channel (which you should check out, it’s both informative and entertaining). He also offers an online course […]