A Lonely Night in Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on April 4th, 2018 01:47 PM | No Comment
A Lonely Night in Fuengirola
A Lonely Night in Fuengirola
I wasn't happy that night - an argument with the wife, or possibly a misunderstanding... she is Thai, I am Welsh and I know for certain that we still don't fully ...
Our Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Posted by Owen on April 1st, 2018 04:56 PM | No Comment
Our Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Our Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Yesterday, March 30th. was our tenth wedding anniversary. Well, one of them, anyway, since most foreigners who marry Thais get married twice and not necessarily on the same day. However, despite the two ...
The Weather on The Costa del Sol
Posted by Owen on February 5th, 2018 10:20 AM | No Comment
Costa del Sol
The Weather on The Costa del Sol
The weather on The Costa del Sol is quite legendary in the UK and, I dare say, Scandinavia, which is one of the biggest reasons why people from those countries flock ...
Mariscal and Abogados
Posted by Owen on September 16th, 2017 10:14 PM | No Comment
Mariscal and Abogados
Mariscal and Abogados
Mariscal and Abogados phoned me today, or to say it correctly, Mariscal y Abogados, since I am in Spain. By the way, 'mariscal' means 'marshal' and 'abogados' means 'solicitors' ('y' is Spanish for 'and'). Anyway, ...
The Alien House Progress Update
Posted by Owen on September 9th, 2017 11:25 PM | No Comment
Alien House
Alien House
I just made progress on The Alien House! So far I'm 100% complete on the Writing phase. 0 Days remain until the deadline, so it's looking dodgy whether I'll make it as the story has not yet ...
Residence Permit for Spain (final part)
Posted by Owen on August 24th, 2017 08:20 PM | No Comment
Residence Permit for Spain (final part)
Residence Permit for Spain (final part)
We applied for my wife's residence permit for Spain on February 14th. 2017, although we had been working on it for a year before that. When we left Thailand ...
August 2017
Posted by Owen on August 20th, 2017 10:02 PM | No Comment
August 2017
August 2017
This is the month I have tried to take off every year since I left school. August falls in the school summer holidays in the UK. When my father remarried, it was my sister's birthday on the first, my ...
Thai Catering Services in Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on July 30th, 2017 10:54 AM | No Comment
Thai Catering Services in Fuengirola and Los Boliches
Thai Catering Services in Fuengirola
The Three Lions in Fuengirola is now offering authentic Thai Sweet Green Curry made by Neem of Thai Catering Services in Fuengirola and Los Boliches.
Nick and Luke of ...
Residency in Spain Part 547
Posted by Owen on July 15th, 2017 07:48 PM | No Comment
Residency in Spain Part 547
Residency in Spain Part 547
For those of you who have been following the eighteen-month epic story of our, and in particular, my Thai wife's, quest for residency in Spain, we had to go to the ...
The Three Lions – Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on July 5th, 2017 02:44 PM | No Comment
Three Lions - Fuengirola
The Three Lions - Fuengirola
The Three Lions is fairly large pub in Reyes Catolicos, a street in north Fuengirola about fifty metres from the beach. It is not far from Los Boliches and easy to find ...
Fuengirola and Los Boliches
Posted by Owen on July 3rd, 2017 10:38 PM | No Comment
Fuengirola and Los Boliches
Fuengirola and Los Boliches
It is my pleasure to introduce to the residents of, and the holidaymakers in, Fuengirola and Los Boliches, Pranom Jones, better known as Neem. Neem is a Thai lady who moved to Fuengirola ...
Growing Old Abroad
Posted by Owen on June 21st, 2017 08:57 PM | No Comment
Growing Old Abroad
Growing Old Abroad
Old age creeps up on us, as does getting older in general. Parents regularly wonder what happened to their youth, and older people wonder why they hadn't noticed it happening to them. These are common ...
Fuengirola Home Help Services
Posted by Owen on June 18th, 2017 09:29 AM | No Comment
Fuengirola Home Help Services
Fuengirola Home Help Services
There is a new Home Help Service in Fuengirola, called, not surprisingly, the Fuengirola Home Help Services. It is run by Neem Jones, a Thai lady who is living on the Costa del ...
Living Abroad
Posted by Owen on June 11th, 2017 11:15 PM | No Comment
Living Abroad
Living Abroad
I have spent a lot of time living abroad, and have recently been wondering why. My history of being and living abroad is roughly as follows.
I went on a two-week school cruise to Leningrad in July 1968 ...
Fair of the Peoples – Day Four
Posted by Owen on May 1st, 2017 07:34 PM | No Comment
Groote Halle at the Fair of the Peoples
Fair of the Peoples - Day Four
Update: it rained heavily from Thursday evening until late Saturday night, so we didn't leave our apartment for two days. This morning, I was aroused from ...
Moving Again
Posted by Owen on April 8th, 2017 06:40 PM | No Comment
Moving Again
Moving Again
Circumstances have forced us to move again! That will be five different places in less than six months in Fuengirola! It is becoming tedious, but let's hope that this will be our last move for the foreseeable ...
Lizarran Bar, Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on April 4th, 2017 06:46 PM | No Comment
Lizarran Bar
Lizarran Bar, Fuengirola
It was our ninth wedding anniversary and our first one in Spain, but my wife wasn't sure that she wanted to go out to celebrate it. We dithered the whole day long, but at about six p.m. ...
Buensol Bar – Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on April 3rd, 2017 03:10 PM | No Comment
Bar Buensol, Fuengirola
Bar Buensol, Fuengirola
The Bar Buensol is situated not far from where we live on Calle Salvador Rodriguez Navas, which runs from the Policia Local down to the beach. It is approximately two hundred yards from the sea, but it could be two hundred miles - it would not alter the atmosphere, I think.
We have been using the Buensol for about a month now, as it is en route to the local supermarket, and makes a convenient stopping-off point when walking back with the shopping!
That's my excuse anyway, and I'm sticking to it.
The Buensol is not a tourist bar; it does not play music and the age group is thirty to eighty. It is basically a bar for locals. However, by that I do not mean that it is only for Spanish people. Far from it, but it is just a good, rock-solid, no messing about, local bar. A few expat Brits use it occasionally, but that is neither here nor there.
The basic reason why my wife and I like the Buensol is its friendliness - or that of its staff and customers anyway. On top of that, the food is good, the beer is good and the prices are good.
What more could you want? And if you say 'the sea' (and all that that entails), well, it is just five minutes walk.
The bar is owned or and managed by a Spanish man named Steven. He speaks English and is very friendly and helpful and the cooks are excellent.
The Buensol also has free WiFi, and if you want to learn Spanish in a more controlled environment, I have seen small informal classes being taught there. I am sure that Steven could tell you the dates and times, although they appear to be run by an expat British woman.
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Pizzeria La Perla
Posted by Owen on March 30th, 2017 01:49 PM | No Comment
Pizzeria La Perla
Pizzeria La Perla
Last night, while walking home, we decided to try the pizzeria located on Calle Salvador Rodriguez Navas, which is about a hundred metres from our apartment in Fuengirola. For those who don't know the area ...
Bargain Properties Spain
Posted by Owen on March 29th, 2017 04:41 PM | No Comment
Bargain Properties Spain
Bargain Properties Spain is run by Jorge Salviche Luque, or as he introduced himself to me, George. This estate agency is one of the best in Fuengirola and indeed, the province of Malaga and the first choice for ...
Intercopy – Fuengirola
Posted by Owen on March 29th, 2017 11:25 AM | No Comment
Intercopy - Fuengirola
Intercopy - Fuengirola
Intercopy color is a photocopying service, and much more, in the centre of Fuengirola, the Costa del Sol in southern Spain. Intercopy color is situated opposite the bus station, on the beach side, very close ...
