One of the things that we absolutely love here is the Almuñécar sunset and sunrises too. OK, that’s two things. Tonight’s show was very nice. Other than some cropping, these pictures have not been doctored at all. These are straight out of the camera. The color change from beginning to end is incredible, considering they were […]
Ok, so we have been away for a few months now and it is time to see where we are with the budget. A huge part of this trip was planning our budget. What can we afford? What kind of lifestyle can we have and for what price? With countless hours of research, and the
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Greetings Everyone! We’re starting 2013 off on a strong note (good one Alan!). As I’m the guitar fan in the family, this was a particular treat for me. We took a tour of a local Master guitar maker’s shop, and it was fascinating.
We have officially recovered from our trip to Paris, and today we decided to visit the local olive oil factory. It’s only about a 15 minute drive, so we all piled in the car and drove up the windy road to Otívar. We also wanted to see if we could find the people we ran
In Spain the Holiday Season doesn’t end with New Years. In fact, many of the locals were most excited about January 6th, Dia de Los Reyes (Day of the Kings). It seems this is the Grand Finale to the Christmas season, or the end of the 12 Days of Christmas. The night of the 5th, children
Growing up in a family with 6 kids, I loved our Holiday Traditions. It was time for the family to be together play games and eat good food. We would set the table with the best dishes in the house and wait hours to have our holiday meal.
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Of all the places to see in Paris, what is a must? Well, if you’re like our daughter, it’s the Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel). Even before we moved to Spain, she was talking about how she wanted to go to France, and visit the Eiffel Tower. As you know, we spent the Christmas holiday in
The town of Almuñécar, Spain is full of beautiful flowers all year-long. It is so nice walking through the town and seeing all of the color from the December flowers in the winter. What a nice treat.
We intentionally selected Almuñecar as our home, because of the proximity to both the Sea and the Mountains. We so enjoy nature and this was the best of both worlds. Little did we know, there would be so many extra bonus features. Since the first week we arrived in September, we regularly see people here in Spain.
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