The Happiest Day of My Life
The ‘Happiest Day of My Life’ is an expression often heard. It is also often over-used an misapplied to trivial situations, but I mean it..
Spain
Residency in Spain for Neem
We moved to Spain with Residency in Spain as our goal. As an EU European in those days, it was easy for me, and once accepted, my wife was…
Locked Out in Fuengirola!
I wrote this article while I was Locked Out of my house in Fuengirola. not only that, but I was locked into the courtyard!
Our First Five Days in Fuengirola
Our Our First Five Days in Fuengirola were a roller-coaster ride! We were so pleased to have arrived in Spain, but the clock was ticking…
Spanish Embassy (part 510)
Spanish Embassy (part 510) Yesterday, we received an email from the Spanish Embassy to say that my wife’s passport was ‘ready for collection’. No mention of whether she had been granted a visa or not. Last year, this caused us considerable concern for twenty-four hours until we picked it up, but this year I simply …
Seratonin
I was put on Seratonin a few years ago after armed robbers paid me a visit. I later discovered that half my friends were taking it too!
Do You Feel At Home Where You Live?
Do You Feel at Home Where You Live? It is important for your mental health to Feel at Home Where You Live?, but you need to work at it
Our Last Week in Thailand
Our Last Week in Thailand was a strange experience. I had been living in a remote Thai village for 12 years, but was leaving…
The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502)
We struggled for ages to get the correct Spanish Visa from the Spanish embassy in Bangkok. They even sent us to Spain with the wrong one!
Calle Goya on KindleScout
I entered my novel The Ghouls of Calle Goya into a big competion. This involved putting Calle Goya on KindleScout. Please help
Translation Service
At one time I was desperate for a speedy Spanish translation of some important documents. The Translation Service came up trumps!!!
Calle Goya (First Chapter)
Read the first chapter of my novel The Ghouls of Calle Goya, and then deciide tto vote for it, please. Thanks in advance, Owen
Spanish Residency Permit
I am applying for a Spanish Residency Permit. Before Brexit, I was assured of one, but now, after it, I don’t know any more
Spanish Post Offices
I don’t know what your experience of using the post office is in your country, but Spanish Post Offices were confusing to me…
Fuengirola Market
Do you like shopping or visiting a market? Fuengirola Market is huge! You cannot see it all in an hour, perhaps not even in two hours 🙂
Exploring Fuengirola
We had a lovely day Exploring Fuengirola. Fuengirola has such a lot to offer both its inhabitants and visitors. I love it there!
Our Spanish National Insurance Numbers
Spain is very tightly regulated. It is extremely hard to do anything without Spanish National Insurance Numbers. We got our, but many give up
Teething Troubles
We are experiencing Teething Troubles trying to get all the bits of paper that you need to have to live in Spain legally, but we’ll get there