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Living without a car on the Costa Blanca is possible. That’s not theory — that’s experience. It’s just not a condition that feels the same every day. One day it’s freedom. The next, it’s a logistical puzzle without a reference image. So the answer is yes. With a footnote. Bus routes that don’t run for you On paper, there is public transport. In reality, it often feels like the bus […]
There’s a scooter leaning against a wall. Not neatly, not dramatically. Just there. As if someone decided, mid-journey, that this was where the story could pause for a moment. I stop, look at it, and think: this isn’t a means of transport — it’s a footnote in the streetscape. In Spain, e-scooters are never really on the move. They’re somewhere. Standing. Waiting. And in the meantime, they pretend to save […]
Toward the end of January, something shifts along the Costa — without anyone announcing it. It doesn’t suddenly become busier, and it’s not festive yet either. But the quiet core of winter slowly loosens its grip. Not through plans, but through signs. In Villajoyosa, the first posters appear on walls that have been empty for weeks. Hung slightly crooked, sometimes half overlapping something old. Nothing grand, nothing eye-catching. Just present. […]
Curtains in a Spanish home move with the day. They don’t automatically open when you wake up, and they don’t close simply because it’s evening. Sometimes they stay half closed while the sun is shining. Other times they open at a moment that doesn’t seem logical at all. That has little to do with atmosphere. And everything to do with timing. Light as an active force In Spain, light isn’t […]
I walk. Not because I’m in a hurry — that’s rarely a factor here. After ten metres it happens: sidewalks in Spain remind me that walking is not a given. A terrace chair on the left. A scooter on the right. In between: me, a shopping bag, and a decision with no proper name. I choose the least ridiculous option: the chair. The chair doesn’t move. The scooter doesn’t bend. […]
Citrus is everywhere in January, yet never intrusive. The fruit is present not as a promise, but as a given. It doesn’t ask for attention — and it doesn’t receive it either. That says a lot about how citrus is understood here: not as something refreshing, but as part of the winter rhythm. Winter fruit without symbolism Anyone who associates citrus with summer, lightness, or refreshment is looking at it […]
In Villajoyosa, there is no day when the year officially begins. No moment when someone decides that things must now be different. You only notice it afterwards, in the way things start happening again without effort. Shops return to their normal opening hours. Streets are used as they always were. People walk somewhere without it being about anything. Suddenly, ordinary life takes the lead again. The new year has been […]
In January, the patio seems to belong nowhere in particular. The doors are open, but it is barely used. Chairs remain in place, plants keep growing, but daily life retreats indoors. The patio is present, but inactive. For newcomers to Spain, this feels strange. An outdoor space that does nothing. For those who have lived here longer, it makes perfect sense. Some spaces do not have a fixed function. They […]
I see it happen often in the afternoon. No sportswear, no watch, no route. Someone closes the door and walks away. Not to get anywhere, but simply to be outside for a while. Walking without a goal. Without a plan, without pace. It looks unremarkable, almost too simple to be called “exercise”. And yet, something important happens there. Movement without making it a workout In many countries, movement is something […]
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