WHATS IN A NAME?
Spanish first names have always intrigued me. Not only do they have meanings like “god given” or “blessed” or are frequently derived from saints names, they sometimes have other meanings as well. When a newly found friend introduced me to … Continue reading
LOCAL EVENTS CAN BOOST RENTAL PROPERTY BOOKINGS
With a large number of rental properties on the market in Spain it is imperative that you make the most of any local events which can bring in additional bookings. One annual event which boosts the local rental bookings in … Continue reading
CARNIVAL IN SPAIN
Anyone who has witnessed Carnival in Spain could be forgiven for thinking that they had died in their sleep and entered Dante´s Inferno. The site of what appear to be nuns kissing priests, strange feathered birds and animals dancing in … Continue reading
A FISHY TALE OF LIFE IN SPAIN
Nobody would argue that the site of the sun glinting on the surface of the sea just off the Spanish coast on a summer´s day is indeed a beautiful site. Where I live now we are on the Atlantic coast … Continue reading
HOW DID SPAIN GO FROM BOOM TO BUST?
In the late 90´s the children who came to Spain in the 50´s and 60´s as kids and enjoyed their two weeks in the sun were at the age where we all look to the future. Those childhood memories of … Continue reading