Welcome to Life in Marbella!
We hope that our experience during our time in the Costa del Sol will be useful for those who are considering moving to Spain and that our recommendations will ensure that your first steps in this new, unknown but promising territory will be pleasant, positive and successful! Read More …
Marbella Lifestyle
When you are in Marbella it is not always possible to tell straight away which country you find yourself in – especially after a couple of Sangrias (jugs – not glasses). For example, at a hair salon a tall blond Vikingy-looking man in red trousers could be chatting in English to his much shorter and darker hairdresser, both with heavy foreign accents, while a stunning lady in extremely high heels (and extremely short skirt) is discussing the hottest nail colour for her extremely long nails in a language that sounds complicated enough to be Russian. Read More …
Why Move to Marbella?
What makes people move? What makes people move to Spain? What makes people move to Marbella? People many of whom have the opportunity to live anywhere in Europe? First, it is a unique and very healthy microclimate, which provides widely advertised 320 sunny days per year, in combination with very low humidity of the fresh seaside air. The coast is securely protected from the cold northerlies by the mountain rangers of Sierra de las Nieves and the temperature never goes below zero – while there is snow on the top of these mountains. Read More …
Hasta Mañana, Baby!
One of the most annoying and irritating issues that the foreigners in Spain come across is a so called mañana which literally translates as “tomorrow”. Mañana is a widely used excuse not to do whatever needs to be done and does not necessarily mean it will be done tomorrow – meaning rather in the very indefinite future – or never. This is a very frustrating concept to grasp for the efficiently programmed brains of Northern Europeans and the likes who were brought up to believe that time is money. Not in Spain! Read More …
Driving and Getting a Licence in Spain
Apart from bureaucracy, driving in Spain is one of those aspects of life in the sun that is capable of driving its foreign residents off its otherwise placid shores. The driving style of Spaniards reminds of that of the third world countries and it characterised by a total lack of order and respect for each other, which highly disciplined drivers of northern Europe find annoying to say the least. It is not uncommon to see double-parked cars blocking the way, stopping or manoeuvring whenever and wherever comes to mind and without indicating, dangerously overtaking and exiting roundabouts from the inner lane, just to give a few examples. Read More …