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Category: Living In Spain
Living In Spain
The Great Grocery Divide: Comparing UK and Spanish Supermarkets
I’m comparing UK and Spanish supermarkets here and adding a bit of an insight on how shopping differs between the two countries. I’ll also mention the rise of the British discounters back in the UK, while wondering if these stores will ever arrive in Spain. The weekly supermarket shop is…
Living In Spain
Don’t Just Research The House – Research August
Research August And Research Winter Too Buying a property in Spain is exciting. I’ve always suggested to people they need to rent before buying, once they’ve found an area they have fallen in love with. Ideally a 6 month rental so you experience the summer and also winter. You’ve spent…
Expat Tips and Resources
One Of Our Best Purchases For Keeping Cool: the Einhell Battery Fan
When Soph had a lock up unit on Lemon Tree Market, the summer months were very, very busy but extremely hot. The pop up shades stretched across the ailsle offered little actual shade, the two sombrilla took the direct sunlight away, but again didn’t really help cool things down. So…
Expat Tips and Resources
Walking Football In Spain
Walking football in Spain is becoming more and more popular, for those living out here. This is one of those things that sounds niche until you see it in Spain and realise it fits the place rather well. The game is slower, the pace is friendlier on ageing knees, and…
Legal and Visa Information
Smoking in Spain: New Smoking and Vaping Laws Explained
Smoking in Spain could soon look very different following the Spanish Government’s approval of a major overhaul of the country’s tobacco laws. Although the proposals have not yet become law and still require Parliamentary approval, they represent the biggest changes to smoking in Spain since smoking was banned inside bars,…
Festivals and Traditions
Semana Santa 2027 Dates And Events
Every year, without fail, Spain stops. Not in a quiet, understated way — in the way that only a country with this particular relationship to religion, spectacle, and collective emotion can manage. Streets that are normally choked with traffic become slow rivers of candlelight. The smell of incense hangs over…
Living In Spain
Spain to Cut Fuel Discounts as Economy Continues to Grow
Spain to Cut Fuel Discounts If you’ve been enjoying the discount every time you fill up your car in Spain, there’s a bit of bad news on the horizon. The Spanish Government has confirmed that fuel subsidies introduced to soften the economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East…
Legal and Visa Information
Royal Decree 253 2025: The Important One For Residents
Royal Decree 253 2025: The Quiet Shift Every Spain‑Based Resident Should Have on Their Radar There’s a particular kind of law that doesn’t make headlines but still manages to rearrange the furniture of everyday life. Royal Decree 253 2025 is one of those. It slipped into the Boletín Oficial del…
Funnies
Tipping Attitudes
Tipping. So good old Facebook had a group with a debate about tipping and how much. This is something we do, almost evry time we go out. I’ve previously done an article here on this subject. If we’re having say just a drink, we’ll leave the change if it’s coins…