Culture and more
You may have heard that “Spain is different”. Of course it is! And what that difference is depends on what you are used to. Here I summarize some of our discovers, happy finds and shocks, from La Siesta to exploring the beauty of the Spanish countryside, and then some.
December 21, 2023
Water in Spain Insight: Tap Safety, Drought Risks and Reservoir Poisoning Concerns
Tap water safety and the taste of tap water in Spain are common concerns among visitors. Though water in Spain...
October 9, 2023
Silent mosquitoes in the Costa del Sol and how to avoid them
Mosquitoes in the Costa del Sol are stealthy. They clearly have outsmarted (and undernoised) their counterparts elsewhere, and I bet...
August 23, 2023
Casa de la Cultura de Benalmádena – Roman villas, olive oil & Mare Nostrum
On my morning walk today I stopped by the Casa de la Cultura de Benalmádena (Benalmadena’s culture house), a place...
August 3, 2023
Siesta in Spain: the cultural icon (that stops street commerce)
Siesta in Spain is real. Have you ever heard or read that in Spain everything stops during la Siesta? If...
June 28, 2023
Is Spain full of foreigners? Have you ever heard or wondered about that? I’ll give you my two cents and...
May 26, 2023
Sports in Spain and in Benalmadena
You may think of sports in Spain as just soccer and tennis, but they are so much more. Even in...
May 15, 2023
I’ve realized this site needs a place to share useful things to know when in Spain. These are actionable tips...
May 15, 2023
Malaga Public Holidays 2025 – The province of Malaga has published their holidays calendar for 2025, and the cities of...
May 13, 2023
What is calima? Have you ever heard about calima? It is a not-so-talked-about weather phenomenon that is almost unique to...
May 13, 2023
When you book an appointment, quite often the person doesn’t come; then you call back and receive a vague explanation...
May 13, 2023
Life in the Spanish countryside (or a few good books on it)
The scene that sparks in my mind about the Spanish countryside involves the green, the olives, the peace, the space,...
