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That first summer in my Spanish home, I slept the way an Englishman thinks one should sleep: windows shut, duvet on, fan in the corner, air conditioning set to polite chill. The result? Three broken nights, a creaky back, and the distinct feeling of living in a pensioner’s fridge. A cooling bedroom without air conditioning? Come again? It took me a while to get it. In Spain, you don’t fight […]
Monday morning. The sun’s pretending it’s been up for hours — you’re not. One shoe’s on, the other’s still somewhere under the sofa. There’s a mountain of emails, a vague sense of sleep deprivation, and an empty fridge. And then it hits you: carajillo. I already dropped a hint about it in a story on Easter Monday. In Spain, it’s no passing trend. A carajillo is tradition — usually after […]
Earlier this year, I celebrated my first Spanish Father’s Day — in March — while the rest of Europe wasn’t even thinking about it yet. By now, I’ve learned: holidays here don’t just fall on different dates — they feel different too. And Día de la Madre, or Mother’s Day, is no exception. This Sunday, I expect to see the same scene as last year at the market in Jávea: […]
Heads up: the day after tomorrow, Thursday, is 1 May — and that means in Spain: shops closed, bureaucracy quieter than ever, and not a plumber in sight. Last year, on 1 May, I tried to pop into the supermarket in Valencia — only to find the doors shut. And not just there. The bakery, the pharmacy, the ferretería, even the local Chinese takeaway — all closed. That’s the power […]
Where to go, what to look for, and what to do with it You follow your nose to the fish market. Not that pungent smell of fish that’s been sitting too long, but the salty, briny freshness you remember from childhood days by the sea. It’s still early — just before the midday sun hits the stalls. Styrofoam boxes creak, knives flash, voices call out in local dialects. Here at […]
Bathrooms rarely show up in dreams. Kitchens do. Bedrooms too. But bathrooms? Hardly.Maybe because we tend to design them as functional corridors — places to pass through, not to linger in. And that’s a shame. Especially here in Spain, where sunlight dances through the window and water is a resource, not a given. A bathroom deserves more than white tiles and an IKEA mirror. I still remember my first Spanish […]
Spring has arrived, the scent of frying onions is back in the air, and you know: Semana Santa has begun. In the week leading up to Easter, Spain comes alive in a way you don’t easily forget — and you feel it not just in the streets, but at the table too. Last week, we explored tortilla de patatas — perhaps the most widely shared dish during this festive week. […]
When you think of Easter in Spain, you probably picture the processions first. Especially after last week’s story. Long lines of people in robes, drums that make the streets tremble, clouds of incense that overload your sense of smell, and wooden statues carried through the city like sacred trophies. And yes, that image is absolutely right. Well… for a few days, at least. Because once the final tear has rolled […]
Outdoors isn’t an afterthought. Not here in Spain, where life happens under the pergola for half the year. And especially not when you live in a modern villa – all clean walls, sharp lines, and cool materials. That’s exactly where you need something to push back. Something that breathes, grows, lives. Not a replica of your interior, but a counterbalance. Not an extension of concrete, but a response made of […]
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