The Best Balkan capitals
The Best Balkan capitals It’s no secret that we love the Balkans. Besides incredible geography and welcoming people, the Balkan countries offer a ton of variety within what is a relatively small …
The 3 best Palaces in Seville (and where you can sleep in a Palace)
One of the highlights in Seville is visiting its palaces. Not only are they the most beautiful palaces in Seville, they’re among the most beautiful palaces in all of Andalusia. This post covers 3 …
What to See in Switzerland
What to See in Switzerland Switzerland is probably one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. Its dramatic mountain scenery draws thousands of visitors year on year. That, coupled with …
How to Get a Spanish Non-Lucrative Residence Visa (a step-by-step guide)
How to Get a Spanish Non-Lucrative Residence Visa When we started looking into living long-term in Spain we really didn’t know anything about the process. When we did some research it all seemed a bit …
The Most Beautiful City in the World? Our candidates…and winner
What’s the most beautiful city in the world? You’ll find a lot of lists on the internet and most just dig up the usual suspects. See this post by Rough Guide summing up the most beautiful cities …
The Real Alcazar: Seville’s Highlight Attraction
Seville’s Highlight: The Real Alcazar The Real Alcazar is Seville’s highlight attraction as well as one of the top three Moorish sites in Spain (I’ll cover the other two at the bottom of this post). …
The Incredible Stained Glass of León Cathedral (Spain)
The Incredible Stained Glass of León Cathedral (Spain) León Cathedral (officially Santa María de León Cathedral) is considered one of the Top 10 Cathedrals in Spain. It’s a French-inspired Gothic …
Valencia (Spain): could this be the place we choose to live in Spain?
Valencia (Spain): could this be the place we choose to live in Spain? A few years ago when we were looking for a base in Spain, one of our readers (Glenn, who I had previously met in Mexico) wrote us …
A Guide to Novi Sad – and why we really like Serbia
A Guide to Novi Sad We’ve mentioned before that we like the gritty charm of Belgrade (a city we’ve been to twice now). But just a bit north of Belgrade is a city that was chosen as European Capital of …