Lying almost midway between Alicante and Malaga, Almeria is a part of Spain still waiting to be fully discovered. It has its own international airport with daily flights from the Stansted and Gatwick in the UK, with other routes being added every season. (See our main site for more about Almeria)

I’ve just found out how to make a slideshow, so I’ve added these for you to see. Guess which towns are pictured! The house and pretty valley are at Cortijo Grande, near Mojacar.

Finally I have managed to find a way of putting the current weather in Spain on the blog. Soon there will be list of various cities, but for now, the top one (the image) is the current weather in Alicante, and the one below gives the conditions in Malaga. Leave a comment if you want [...]

A British couple living in Spain have become the first expatriates to see their home demolished in a move that threatens thousands of properties built on the Costas. Helen and Leonard Prior sold their home in Berkshire and spent £570,000 turning an area of barren scrubland into a villa with heated swimming pool and landscaped gardens. The [...]

Do you think you could eat 12 grapes at once? If you’re traveling to Spain for the New Year’s holiday, start practicing. At gatherings across the country, Spaniards eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, one for each toll of the bell.

I have just added videos of life in Spain.  There’s stuff on sailing, golf - and fiestas and flamenco of course.  I hope you enjoy them!

Almerimar, located along the western side of the Almerian province is not an area that many are familiar with, at least not yet. This hidden jewel of the Almerian coast is a luxury beachfront resort boasting a 27 hole golf course, large salt water lake, 1,000 berth marina and more than 8 km of beachfront. [...]

There’s a new article on the website today with great tips about buying property.

This is just the beginning!  Visit our main website for information and articles about all aspects of life in Spain, but this blog is for personal experiences, the problems experienced - and the solutions. So please feel welcome to post your experiences as comments, and also to suggest topics to cover in the main site.