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Zomers Schoonmaken In Spanje
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Summer cleaning in Spain comes too soon: why your home can live with sand, sweat and sunscreen a little longer

In August, it feels like a national ritual: the mass summer clean-up. As if summer were a temporary guest who’s had enough to drink and urgently needs to be shown the door. But summer cleaning in Spain? That’s like walking off the pitch halfway through the match because you’re worried your shoes might get dirty. The best months are still ahead. I look around my living room. There’s sand on […]

today08/13/2025

Olijfboom Levensles
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Life lessons from an olive tree (why I keep finding inspiration in such a grumpy-looking tree)

I’m not exactly sure when it started, but I suspect I’ve developed a soft spot for olive trees. And not the kind of soft spot you have for puppies or freshly baked focaccia. No — this is a different kind of admiration. One that comes with a touch of irritation and a whole lot of respect. Because let’s be honest: an olive tree doesn’t do a thing to win you […]

today07/23/2025

leven met zomerhitte spanje
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Back from the abyss – life with the Spanish summer heat

After three weeks away, you return with a head full of impressions, a suitcase full of laundry, and… a house that clearly hasn’t been waiting up for you. My finca just outside Marbella seemed mostly relieved I was back — as if walls, doors and pot plants are also entitled to emotional closure. And truth be told: life with the Spanish summer heat isn’t just about air-con and siestas. It’s […]

today07/02/2025

eerste oogst van balkon
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From balcony to table: my first harvest (and what happened next)

June has something magical about it. Everything grows, blooms, bursts with life. Except my courgettes. But we’ll get to that. Back in March, I wrote—full of hope—about my microhuerto on the balcony of my finca. A few pots, some bags of organic soil, and seeds I wasn’t entirely convinced would become more than decorative optimism. The Spanish sun gave it her all, the rain did next to nothing, and I… […]

today06/04/2025

Leven met de natuur
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Living with nature: from ants to Mediterranean mice

Living in Spain sounds idyllic. The sun, the view, the lavender in your garden. And the idea of living with nature? Very romantic. But no one tells you that sometimes, the garden moves inside. On tiny feet. My first Spanish spring was glorious—until one morning I lifted the sugar bowl and discovered it had been relocated. Not physically, but in terms of occupancy. An ant colony had organised itself so […]

today05/21/2025

Verkoelende slaapkamer zonder airco
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Sleep like a Spaniard: in a cooling bedroom without air conditioning

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 […]

today05/07/2025

Spaanse badkamer
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The Spanish bathroom: zen or a drain on your water bill?

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 […]

today04/23/2025

Moderne villa bezieling
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Help! My villa is finished – but where’s the soul?

Here you are, standing in your brand-new living room. On bare concrete. Outside, the tyre marks from the cement truck are still etched into what’s meant to become your garden… Congratulations. Your Spanish villa is complete. The dream project you sketched, selected, planned and fought for over months – it’s finally standing. Sleek. White. Modern. And utterly soulless. Don’t panic – it’s not you. It’s the clockwork Spanish way of […]

today04/10/2025

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