The Neighbour Who Knew More About Our House Than We Did
One of the strange things about owning a house in Spain is discovering that other ...
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A Week of Speaking More Spanish Than Us
It happened slowly enough that we didn’t notice at first. You expect children to pick ...
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The Afternoon We Started Looking at Javea Properly
I hadn’t meant to do it. Honest guv. That’s the truth. I’d made tea, the ...
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The Practical Belonging Test: Healthcare Cards, School Forms, and the Queue That Broke Me
You can live somewhere for weeks and still be a visitor. You can know where ...
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A Term in Spain: The Spreadsheet, the Silence, and the Bit Where It Gets Real
We said we wouldn’t decide on a Friday. That was the rule. Nothing that changes ...
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The Locals We’ve Met (After Leaving, and Coming Back)
The last time I wrote, we were on a flight back to Devon. That part ...
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A School Week In Spain — Just a Trial, Right?
We said it out loud in the car so we wouldn’t wriggle out of it: ...
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The Art of Not Decorating: Our Half-Finished Spanish Home
There’s a single exposed lightbulb hanging from the ceiling in the hallway. It’s been there ...
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Home Office in Dénia: Wi-Fi, Shade, and Squealing Kids
Working from Spain sounds lovely when you say it out loud. “Just bringing the laptop ...
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Why the Courgettes Keep Appearing on the Doorstep
It started with just one. A single courgette, in a crumpled Lidl bag, left quietly ...
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Living Like Locals: The Great Spain vs England Life Swap
Marta here. Let’s get straight to it: living in Spain is basically like taking your ...
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Denia’s Hidden Gems: The Unofficial, Slightly Shambolic Tour
Bryan called it “urban orientation.” I called it “wandering until something interesting appears.” Either way, ...
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Easter Showdown: Spain vs England, No Chocolate Bunny Is Safe
Right. So, Easter. Marta here. Slightly sweaty, confused, and emotionally side-eyed by a chick-topped cake. ...
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Preparing Casa Amada for Summer: Dreams, DIY and the Return of the Hammock
It starts with the first orange blossom. That smell—you know the one—that tells you winter ...
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The Chaos of Three Kings Day at Casa Amada
Christmas is done, right? WRONG. You think you’re in the clear, ready to crawl into ...
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Reality Bites: The Electricity Bill Edition
I knew the honeymoon phase would end. I just thought it might be a little ...
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