Sunrise on the Rock
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What registering as a resident in Spain means for your taxes
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Take heed of this eye care advice for World Sight Day
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Watch out, there’s a new 80s revival in town, but don’t except big hair and shoulder pads
Every time I think that I get out, they drag me back in...
Why you shouldn’t write off Algeciras just yet
If Lonely Planet authors had been passing through during Algeciras Entremares earlier this month, they’d be in a flurry to update
We’ve survived another mad Marbella summer
CONGRATULATIONS! You survived another summer season on the Coast.While it seemed to be a little less frenzied and frantic than previous summers, there...
Gibraltar’s changing street names leave the common tourist scratching their head
It’s not a big place to get lost in but things can take a complicated turn in a bilingual territory where most streets have two names
Five books based in or near Spain’s Andalucia that are a MUST read this summer
Grab a garden chair and dive into some ‘non-escapist’ literature set in exotic locations down the road A Vineyard in Andalucia (2017), Maria Duenas
Setting:...
AUGUST ANGST: Summer in southern Spain presents some interesting challenges
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Mortgage approval numbers are soaring in Spain as property market continues its recovery
MORTGAGE approval numbers are soaring.The latest figures show that this April alone there was a 34% increase in mortgage approvals in Spain, while the...
There’s lots to consider when making the switch to contact lenses
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TOUR DE FARCE: Last Monday was my final straw with the cyclists
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Summer heat and an Ibiza-style property are the hot topics with Amanda Butler
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My sexy choice of hubby
Food columnist Lisa Burgess of Joffrey’s La Cala on why chefs, and not politicians, are top of the pile for desirable lovers
Football Crazy!
World Cup fever is here and there’s nothing you can do about it
New squatting rules in Spain drastically speed up the eviction process
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Are Spanish valuations worth the paper they are written on?
IT is often said something is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it.This is true but in order for a...
Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France
How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships
June is the month for brides and no one does a big fat wedding like the Spanish
The Spanish boda is a 12-hour test of endurance
Oh, Ambassador… you are spoiling us!
The Madrid event was certainly one to remember...
Why you’ll always need a mortgage broker in Spain’s booming property market
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May is truly the best month of the year in Andalucia
THE month of May signals its arrival in Marbella each year with the blossoming of Jacaranda trees all over town and, as the pretty,...
Financial experts blast Spain’s tax office as a ‘bully’ which turns taxpayers into ‘tax servants’
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Giles Brown recalls his 1980s run-in with the Costa del Crime
AFTER the shocking San Pedro slaying of a suspected drug lord earlier this month, it seems Marbella could be heading back to the dark...
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