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Essential tips on renting a villa in Spain

“A villa conjures up visions of luxury but the truth is that many villas are old and in need of updating. You can go from cheap and cheerful villa hire to a villa that would cost thousands a week and appeal to pop stars or movie stars.” Mark Eastwood of CostaBlancaUncovered.com helps you choose the right holiday villa to rent.

Estoy cambiando en un nómada (Part One)

“Our neighbours on one side owned the upstairs of the house next door and the ground floor of the house on the other side of us. Their plan (though we didn’t realise that then) was to join their properties together by building over us. It took more than six months.” Bob and Julie Fretwell are driven to distraction – and to move – by builders, dogs, smoking chimneys and yet more builders…

Cover of Almost French: A New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull

Almost French

A review of “Almost French”, the story by Australian journalist Sarah Turnbull of how she came to live in Paris, her struggle to come to terms with a new way of life, and her experiences along the way.