Moving To Andalusia

When travelling with a puppy your hotel options are limited, especially in Spain. Still, Hotel El Hidalgo is not an option I´d recommend. It´s situated right smack on the high way, which is convenient when you´re trying to get to France, but rather depressing as well. Ok, let´s be honest: this place is a dump.
“petfriendly”
We [...]

March 24th, 2009 | Tags: autovia de Andalucia, dump, El Hidalgo, petfriendly hotels, travelling with a puppy, Valdepeñas, wifi in Spain | Category: Free wifi, On the road, Pet friendly, Places to stay | Leave a comment

Travelling around in Spain a lot, you start noticing stuff. The way they write “lively” when they mean “right above a rock club”, the way “charming” usually means “dump”, that kind of thing. And then there are the blatant lies!”Wifi is free and available in the entire hotel” is one my favorites.
Yeah, right! Free it [...]

March 22nd, 2009 | Tags: Andalucia, Andalusia, internet connection, internet in Spain, wifi connection in hotel, wifi in Spain | Category: Free wifi, On the road, Places to stay | Leave a comment

While we were renting a house in Alora, near Malaga, earlier this year we went out to celebrate our anniversary (we celebrate anything and everything, we have monthly anniversaries for the first time we emailed, the first time we met, the first time we kissed and our wedding day. Yes, I know, our friends find [...]

October 7th, 2008 | Tags: Antequera, Bombay Sapphire, Gin and tonic, hotels del silencio, La Joya, romantic getaway in Malaga, silence hotels, wifi | Category: Free wifi, Places to stay | Leave a comment

Our arrival at Casa Los Olivillos Ferreirola and how to find a good rental property.

September 30th, 2008 | Tags: Bath, Bathtub, Las Alpujarras, Natalia, Tolstoy, War And Peace | Category: Free wifi, Places to stay, Practical tips on living in Spain | Comments (2)

Spanish b&b’s are hard to find, but they can be well worth the effort!

September 29th, 2008 | Tags: Gated community, Hotel, Spain, Tarragona | Category: Free wifi, On the road, Places to stay | Leave a comment

My personal shrine to shopping: El corte Ingles (which translates to The English Cut, it started out as a taylor that made English-style clothes).
The only shop even my husband likes because they always have an excellent bar at the top, with cold beer, polite waiters in little suits and free wifi.
And more dresses than even [...]

September 17th, 2008 | Tags: El corte Ingles, Free wifi | Category: Free wifi, Practical tips on living in Spain, Shopping | Leave a comment