Andalusia’s underrated city: Jaén
Andalusia’s underrated city: Jaen Having been to Andalusia’s popular cities – Granada, Seville, and Córdoba – Jaén was a complete change of pace. We saw just a handful of other tourists during …
For those considering Alicante as a place to live in Spain…
Alicante as a place to live in Spain When we had researched different places to live in Spain, Alicante had been pretty high on our list. In theory it looked good: it has a busy international airport …
Granada (Spain) as an expat – could we live here?
Granada (Spain) as an expat – could we live here? When I wrote about places where we could potentially live in Spain Granada was pretty high on the list. In theory, it checked off many of the …
Could we live in Malaga (Spain)? Our Impressions and highlights
Could we live in Malaga (Spain)? Malaga was the first stop on our 3 month search to find a future home in Spain. When I wrote about potential places to live in Spain I admit Malaga (the city, not the …
Where to live in Spain as retiring expats? Choosing our base…
Where to live in Spain as retiring expats? After over 6 years of full-time travel, this is the year we settle in Spain and work towards permanent residency. Question is: where to have our …
Going from travelling full-time to having a base. Memories of the Good, the Bad and the Complicated.
Going from travelling full-time to having a base. It was 7 months ago that we left Split. We’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. For those new to the blog: we left Canada in 2014 to travel. One …
Goodbye Croatia. Love you but you really suck right now…
Love you Croatia but you really suck right now. It took less than a month for our Croatian plans to go right down the crapper. Real quick summary for those unfamiliar: in early 2017 we decided to …
Working towards Permanent Residency in Croatia as Non EU Citizens. And why we decided to give up on the idea.
Working towards Permanent Residency in Croatia as Non EU Citizens. I’ve previously written about how we obtained a 1 year Temporary Stay in Croatia. It was relatively easy and when the time came to …
Our experience shipping belongings from Canada to Europe. Europack VS AGS, costs, and dealing with Croatian duties and taxes.
Our experience shipping belongings from Canada to Europe Note: This post dates back to 2017 and prices in the shipping business bounce around a lot. Please keep this in mind when reading this …