Invaluable tips from our budget London theatre break (in a heatwave!).
Saving money on your budget holiday in Spain
Invaluable tips on how to save money on your budget holiday to Spain, after ten years of living here. Make those hard-earned euros work harder!
Expat travel: the impact of COVID 19
With the irrationally unpredictable UK traffic light system making travel exceptionally tricky in this Covid era, there are many armchair critics sat back in blighty criticising the fools who would even contemplate travelling in such uncertainty. What I would point out however, that it is not just those who wish to leave UK shores for…
Rocks and SUPs: staying at a lake in Spain
First time unlucky… Last time we attempted a weekend at a lake in Spain, it was essentially a non starter. I do love a lake, and Parque Ardales had seemed like a perfect option for a family camping trip. It was less than an hour and a half from our home in La Duquesa, and…
Missing Spanish expat life: the boomerang emigrants…
How we returned to expat life and joined the ‘boomerang emigrants.’
Unpackage the package: how a Gibraltar holiday could quench your thirst for foreign travel
Considering a Gibraltar Holiday? As an expat who moved here in September, here are my tips
What’s it really like to go camping in the rain?
As lockdown starts to ease, no doubt the unseasonably warm UK weather will do at the same time. With staycations at the forefront of our new holiday agendas, camping in the rain could be a very real possibility. There are a huge number of people searching online for tips on ‘camping in the rain,’ so…
Holidays to Hurghada: tips for an Egypt Family Holiday
Holidays to Hurghada are slowly becoming more popular, after the reintroduction of direct flights from the UK early this year, after a four year hiatus following a number of terrorist incidents. First and foremost, this is one of the safest places that I have been to with my young family, so I would not hesitate…
A camping holiday in Spain? Essential tips for a relaxing alternative to the Costa del Sol package holiday
Most people have probably never even considered a camping holiday in Spain (or camping at all to be honest!). This beautiful south European country is often more synonymous with high density hotel resorts and package holidays. As a family, we have had some of our best holidays at some of the many campsites in Andalusia….
When I went to live and work in Spain: 5 key lessons for a successful move
My husband, daughter and I went to live and work Spain in August 2012. I was pregnant with my second child, and we had previously lived in Grand Cayman for four years, so we were by no means new to the whole emigration process. Overall, we had a very positive six years in Spain. The…