It’s August, and seemingly every village, town and city is having a fería or festival of some sort...
It’s August, and seemingly every village, town and city is having a fería or festival of some sort...
It is really encouraging to have had so many emails as a result of our last blog post regarding residency in Spain. Many of the questions we have been asked involve reassurances that the move is straightforward and not traumatic. So, by way of an open reply, we would say the following...
We celebrated a little yesterday afternoon as we finally have all the official paperwork we need to legitimately stay in Spain (at least, for the foreseeable future!) For those wishing to do the same, here is guide to help you through the paperwork...
One of my biggest passions is cycling. When I can, I will and the terrain and infrastructure here in this part of Spain (and probably all over Spain) means that every single ride is nothing short of epic...
Summer is here and with it, the heat...
We can't quite believe that we have been here, living in Spain, for over 9 months, and the time has flown by. We have been increasingly busy and not had so much time to write this blog but I felt it worth pausing for a moment just to talk a little bit more about the village we currently call our home: Saleres
Sunday was Andrew’s Birthday, and it is probably fair to say that we both felt a little bit jaded on that morning. We didn’t drink that much, but the effects are amplified in the heat unless alcohol is accompanied by litres of water!
An important ingredient is missing from this account. This weekend in Madrid also happened to coincide with Andrew's 42nd Birthday (I know; he's very old)...
Neither Andrew nor I had ever been to Madrid before, and this city was most definitely on our ‘wish list’ for this year in Spain. It just so happened that 2017 saw Madrid hosting World Pride so it seemed sensible to combine the two!
Our neighbours, Visi and Clemente left today. They have gone to Barcelona to be with their son and are not due to return until September at the earliest. Andrew and I both feel a sense of loss...
