Category Archives: Costa del Sol

Marbella has a beautiful old town, which for some unknown reason I failed to take any photos of! Marbella is stunning today, calm blue sea and blue skies. This weather is incredible considering it is only February. The promenade here is busy with people parading up and down and I imagine this must be aContinue reading “2019 Marbella & Estapona”

So three and a half years later we are back in Spain, a few things have changed for us since we were last here. Sadly the dogs are no longer with us, bit of a tough one. Plus we have traded our Landrover Discovery for a Mini Cooper – a bit of fun and aContinue reading “2019 Here we are again – Malaga”

After Nerja we visited the acclaimed village of Frigiliana.  This is an incredibly pretty place with stunning views out over the sea. The village is a labyrinth of steep and narrow cobbled streets, lined with whitewashed houses, their wrought-iron balconies filled with planters of brilliant red geraniums.  You could certainly get a lovely apartment orContinue reading “Frigiliana, to Torrox and Torre del Mar”

Today I am going to get into location mode.  We are looking for a house with a bit of space around it, i.e. a good sized garden and a pool.  I am not convinced we are going to find this in Nerja, not in our price range anyway. The town is busy and bustling hereContinue reading “Nerja”

Arrived at the villa, which is up out of town, through an urbanisation and along a dirt track that is precariously balanced above the motorway, which flows hundreds of feet below.  Yes of course it has the required sheer drop and narrow hairpin bends! What else should we expect from a mountain goat path? TheContinue reading “Arriving in Nerja”