The Best Ways To Stay Active In Spain
Are you heading to Spain on a vacation? Perhaps you have recently relocated to this beautiful country? If so, you will appreciate our suggestions for ways to be active in Spain, focusing on your health. Here are some of the best options that you should explore...
Thinking About Moving to Spain? These Tips Will Help
There are a lot of fantastic reasons to relocate to Spain, such as the beautiful cities, the abundant culture, the high quality of life, the relatively inexpensive cost of living, the excellent healthcare, and the large ex-pat community. As soon as you have...
How Make the Family Computer Safe for Children
Is your family computer safe for children? The children are back in school. That means they have to do their homework and projects. If you teach your kids at home in Spain or the UK, you might use your computer a lot. But there are things on the internet and even on...
A Madrid Education Guide: Making your education decisions easier!
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you will know how passionate we are about education and finding the best school for your children. So, when Sinead from Steps into Spain told us she had written a Madrid Education Guide, we couldn't wait to share it...
Best Family App: 5 of The Most Useful and Fun-Filled Options
There are so many apps available today that it can be difficult to know which is the best family app for your own family. With such a wide variety of choices, how can you be sure that you're picking the right app for your needs? Fear not – we've got you...
Stay Motivated to Exercise And Keeping Cool In The Spanish Heat
As summer approaches, many individuals set goals to exercise more and get fit and healthy in order to look nice during the warmer months. Typically, these ambitions are abandoned, and individuals return to their daily routines. The only way to make exercise a...
Celebrating a Birthday in Spain? Here Are Some Ideas to Make it a Memorable one ….
The best birthdays in Spain as in any country are the ones that are memorable. You want to make sure that your loved one has a birthday they will never forget. There are many ways to do this in Spain, and we will focus on a few aspects you will have to consider...
What’s The Best Barcelona Neighbourhood For Your Personality?
When it comes to making any move to Spain, it’s natural to consider traditionally popular inner-city areas including locations like Barcelona. After all, as if its stunning architecture wasn’t enough to tempt any potential resident, Spain’s...
How to Keep Fit in Spain: A Guide for People Who Are Moving to Spain
If a relocation to Spain is on the cards for you, there will undoubtedly be many questions you will need to answer regarding the new change of lifestyle and the logistics of doing things you previously took for granted, such as shopping, commuting, and getting around...
Relocating To Spain? Tips To Oversee A Seamless Move
Any type of relocation can be exciting, but moving abroad is a particularly exhilarating prospect. It’s natural to approach a move with a mixture of trepidation and enthusiasm, especially when you think about the stresses of packing and organising logistics, but there...
Moving to Spain: 4 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Cope
Before moving to Spain with your family, it is essential to know how best to help your child dig in and transition. This guide will provide you with four simple ways that will help ensure that your child is happy and prosperous in their new life in Spain. Discuss with...
Your Garden in Spain: Tips for Tidying Up
One of the chores that you should have on your list right now is the one where you clear out your garden in preparation for the season ahead. It may still be a place to capture winter sun, but plants in Spain still go through cycles in temperature. A seasonal cleanup...
How To Get Settled Into Your New Home & Location
Moving to a new location and into a different house is a significant change and may cause you some anxiety or worry initially. While it can be an exciting time in your life, it’s also probably a bit nerve-wracking. What will help ease your emotions is to take actions...
Where are the Best, Safest and Cheapest Places to Live in Spain?
One of the biggest questions when planning to relocate to Spain is where, exactly, you should choose to live. Of course, this is subjective depending on exactly what you want out of your move, but we have nevertheless tried to narrow down some of the best places to...
A Sand Free Towel: A Reality or an Oxymoron?
As a reader of our blog and Family Life in Spain Facebook Page, you will know that we spend the long, school summer holidays in Cadiz. Our days are filled with surfing, beach visits, playing padel (me, Lisa, that is!) enjoying delicious local food and basically...
Back to School 2020: Coronavirus, ignorance, doubts and conflicting emotions.
What will happen with back to school 2020 in Spain? What are your thoughts? How are you feeling? What do you know? What do you wish you knew? By now, most parents are longing for the "vuelta al cole", after the seemingly endless (although, these days we...
Things To Know Before Going To Spain
When people think about going to Spain, they often think about packing their sunglasses, making sure they have a hat, and the number of beaches they’re going to enjoy. But actually, Spain has much more to it than just beaches and balmy evenings. There are several...
10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Relocating
Relocating is tough for many people. It involves saying goodbye to your friends and family, it can put you in an uncomfortable position and it’s a struggle to stay on your two feet while integrating with the local community. However, for some people, these are the...
Keeping Your Home Business Going During a Relocation
Moving your family to Spain is a big decision. Telling family and friends about your decision can be pretty daunting; it takes time to find the right home and the right schools for your children. It’s not a decision you make lightly. It can be even more of a...
Inland Costa del Sol – A different way of living!
When it comes to quality of life, southern Spain tops the charts in just about every category that relates to health, gastronomy, comfort and happiness with its endless sunshine, over 320 days per year! It’s no wonder Spain is one of the most visited countries in the...
My Thoughts on Brexit in Spain: Finally Looking Forwards after Three Years of Living in Limbo
Before I start, I need to be brutally honest with you. I am not in the slightest bit interested in whether you voted to leave or to remain. I don’t care about the figures in the millions and billions being thrown around by opposing sides. Who knows what...
Easy Healthy Banana Bread Recipe: No Sugar & No Butter
In this post, due to popular demand, I am sharing a really easy, healthy banana bread recipe with you. This was today’s Day 6 lockdown in Spain achievement: Not only is it delicious, but it is also butter-free and sugar-free. With the amount of cooking I am...
Casa Global Gift: Help Us Make a Difference for Children in Spain!
As I write this article, introducing you to Casa Global Gift, the world is in an unusual situation. Coronavirus pandemic is affecting people worldwide. How long it will last, nobody knows. Our lives are being lived from day to day, awaiting further...
Best-Selling Nu Skin Products in Spain
In a culture that greatly values youth and beauty, skincare is a huge priority for Spaniards. Of all the countries in the world, Spain ranks 13th among the top 15 spenders in the skincare market. The country’s consumers are constantly on the lookout for the most...