Category Archives: Spanish Lifestyle

Lisa Sadleir – Spain Relief on the Costa del Sol

Posted on May 10, 2012 by ecovida
Lisa Sadleir and kids on the beach

Lisa Sadleir has been living in Spain for over 20 years now. I enjoy talking to Lisa because she’s always so cheerful. So I’ve been asking myself “what is Lisa’s secret to successful expat living?” I drove down to Fuengirola … Continue reading →

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What is Great About Living in Spain?

Posted on April 28, 2012 by ecovida
Turn a Traffic Jam Into a Party

Graham Hunt (who does everything at Valencia Property) posed a question on the Facebook group “Writers and Bloggers about Spain”. He asked us What is Great About Living In Spain. The answers came thick and fast and it was refreshing … Continue reading →

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Viva la Spanish Comida

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ecovida
Spanish Lifestyle at Eco Vida

Coming to Granada in Spain to do my internship at Eco Vida International, is my first time living in Spain and I didn’t know what to expect of the Spanish lifestyle. Coming from Denmark where you have breakfast in the … Continue reading →

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Día de la Cruz

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ecovida
cruz

After the emotional Semana Santa with all its seriousness, passion, sadness, and finally forgiveness, the Spanish quickly move on Día de la Cruz (Day of the Cross). Despite the name, it’s one of the few fiestas that doesn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Semana Santa

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ecovida
semana-santa-merida

Most people come to Spain to enjoy the weather and the beaches. However, the country has so much more to offer. No matter what time of year you find yourself on Spanish ground there will be one event or another. … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet

Posted on June 6, 2011 by ecovida
spanish_cuisine

When people are asked why they move to Spain the answer tends to be for the weather and the lifestyle. There can be little discussion that the Mediterranean climate in many ways has a lot more to offer than that … Continue reading →

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Spain is the California of Europe – its official!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by ecovida
palm-springs-hotel-california_400

Look…… don’t expect me to give you anything like a balanced view. I am completely prejudiced … or rather post-judiced. After all I’ve been here long enough. I’ve travelled widely throughout the world, and I have chosen to live in … Continue reading →

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Getting started – moving to Andalucia

Posted on March 3, 2011 by ecovida
Sierra-Nevada

When you first move to a new country you always have an idea of what your “new life” is going to be like.  I was no different when I went to Granada in Andalusia with our 2 year old daughter … Continue reading →

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Cenas, porfas and findes

Posted on January 12, 2011 by ecovida
prickly-pear-fruit-edit

“ ¿A cuanto están?” I ask the younger of the two women standing behind a row of upturned crates piled with higos chumbo (prickly pears).

“MaMAAA,” she asks mama, even though they’ve been selling the things all morning, “¿A cuanto están?” Continue reading →

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