Spain: Expat Experiences

Joe Cawley, Tenerife, Canary Islands

From Bolton’s fish market to Tenerife’s sunshine, Joe Cawley turns expat misadventures into comedy gold with his new sitcom Ketchup, launching at…

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Arabella Featherstone, Sotogrande, Spain

Who are you? My name is Arabella Featherstone and I’m a Personal Trainer and expert in fitness, nutrition, and weight loss management…

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Loraine Marshall, Spain

Who are you? My name is Loraine Marshall. Before moving to Spain, I had my own business in property management and student…

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Dave Proctor, La Safor, Spain

Who are you? Hi, my name is Dave Proctor. During my working life, I worked as an accountant (boring), policeman (mainly CID),…

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Laetitia, Barcelona

Who are you? I am Laetitia. I am French-Cameroonian, and I’ve been living in Spain for nearly three years now. Before that,…

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Brett Hetherington, Catalonia

Who are you? My name’s Brett Hetherington and I’m a European (Australian/British) journalist, teacher and author (most recently of Slow Travels in…

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Sam Ritchie, Huercal-Overa

Who are you? My name is Sam Ritchie. I have been writing blogs on and off for seven years. I am also…

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David, Andalucia

Who are you? My name is David and together with Danya I am responsible for the How To Traveller blog. I am…

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Gavin, Malaga

Who are you? I am Gavin, a 28 year old from Newcastle, who teaches English in Spain and writes occasional blog posts…

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Anna, Finestrat

Who are you? Hi my name is Anna and I’m a 27-year-old German girl from Hamburg.I’ve always loved to travel and discover…

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Brooke Herron, Madrid

Who are you? I’m a Californian, born and raised. I come from a 14 year professional background in the wine industry. I…

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Adele de Caso, Murcia

Who are you? I am Adele de Caso,and I live with my husband and three children in the Murcia region of Spain.…

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Ali Meehan, Costa del Sol

Who are you? My name is Ali Meehan, I live on the Costa del Sol and I am a serial expatiate keen…

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Kelly McLachlan, Santa Pola

My name is Kelly McLachlan. I moved to Spain with my friend to work a season at her uncle’s restaurant back in…

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Anne Pinder, Madrid

Who are you? My name is Anne Pinder, originally from central Iowa (USA), but after more than half my life in Madrid…

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Cat Gaa, Seville

Who are you? My name is Cat Gaa, and I’m a Chicagoan who moved to Seville, Spain. I’m a Jill-of-all-Trades: I teach,…

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Elle Draper, Almeria

Who are you? My name is Elle Draper, and I live in a little converted farmhouse on the side of a valley…

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Molly Sears-Piccavey, Granada

Who are you? I was born in a Nottinghamshire village in England. I work in the technology sector and in my spare…

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Gordon, Almeria

My name is Gordon and I moved to Spain in July 2003 with my new wife Chris to start a new life.…

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Justine Knox, Mallorca

I moved to Mallorca, Spain, with my parents in 1985 when I was 15 years old. Changing schools at that age, making…

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Alan G, Lanzarote

I moved to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in 2006 with my partner, Elle. We were looking for a different quality of…

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Jennifer Lo Prete, Catalunya

I moved from California to Barcelona, Spain in 2009 with my husband and two young children. My husband was offered an interesting…

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Sue and John Walker, Jumilla

We decided to buy a property in Spain so that initially we could enjoy holidays in our own house there with the…

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Fred and Arpi Shively, Alpujarras

I am Fred Shively – freelance creative director, writer, photographer. Arpi Shively – professional writer. We moved to Spain in 2003 from…

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Ian and Brenda Lee, Nerja

Hi – my name is Brenda Lee aged 49 – for the next 3 weeks! – and I live here at beautiful…

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Alan and Clare Baxter, Fuente Vera

We lived in South Lincolnshire prior to our move to Spain, where we bred Pygmy goats. We had the largest breeding herd…

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Steve and Mags Harding, Malaga

We are Steve and Mags (Margaret) Harding. We are both in our mid 50’s and both held full time jobs in the…

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John and Joyce Bowlings, Almeria

We are the Bowlings, John, Joyce, and the dogs. We always planned to retire early, sell up our house in Barnsley Yorkshire,…

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