According to this year’s Expat Annual Classification compiled by HSBC expats in Spain are happier, healthier and comfortable in their foreign home. After having been ranked 13th in the world in last year’s report Spain climbed nine places to finish in 4th place. HSBC’s Expat Explorer survey is compiled based on the expat lifestyle of people who are working outside …
Watch Out! WhatsApping while driving in Spain will cost you Six Points
In a move designed to stop people from being distracted while driving, Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) has increased the penalty to six points on your driver’s licence. Punishable offenses include texting, Whatsapp, speaking while holding the phone in your hand, opening a drink, lighting a cigarette or touching your car’s navigation screen. These new rules have come about after …
The Costa del Sol to avoid the Heatwave that is affecting Europe
The highest possible heat risk has been issued for parts of Spain on Friday and Saturday with Navarra, La Rioja, Aragon and Catalunya to suffer the most from high temperatures. Meanwhile, Andalucia has orange warnings in place for Cordoba and Granada while often the hottest city in Spain, Seville is only on a yellow alert. The heatwave is expected …
Roman find sparks plans to open the largest archaeology park on the Costa del Sol
While digging around the site of the Finca de Acebedo, a Roman villa near to Mijas, archaeologists have uncovered the Costa del Sols first ever Roman olive press. Archaeologists uncovered a four-ton device dating back to between the third and fourth centuries that they believe was the counterweight for an olive press. The discovery comes shortly after having unearthed an …
Obama arrives in Malaga for secret Marbella conference
If you happened to be in Malaga Airport last Friday and thought you saw former United States president Barrack Obama you would be forgiven, as the 57-year-old did arrive in Spain to attend a conference. The 44th president of the United States gave a speech at an undisclosed location in Marbella after having been invited to the event by a …
Malaga to get the tallest skyscraper on the Costa del Sol
Before the crisis, it was said that Spain’s national symbol was the crane! If all goes to plan, Malaga will see two new skyscrapers that will not only the tallest buildings in the city but eclipse anything already built on the Costa del Sol. Madrid based property developer AQ Acentor has been brought in to oversee the project, which is …
Costa del Sol to benefit as British tourists help create 600,000 jobs this summer in Spain
Experts predict that British tourists will assist in creating well over half a million jobs in Spain this summer, of which 140,000 of them will be permanent positions. Netherlands-based multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad is forecasting that as many as 140,000 of the 604,000 could get permanent contracts despite the vast majority being only seasonal. Often holiday makers visiting …
Canadian airline to offer non-stop flights between Montreal and Malaga
Starting in November Canadian leisure airline Air Transat will add Malaga, Spain to its list of European destinations. Transat joins many recent airlines that will soon fly to and from Malaga. Based in Montreal, Canada, Air Transat will offer twice-weekly seven hour nonstop flights aboard one of its Airbus A330-200 aircraft, according to a press release put out by the …
Famous bands to rock the Costa del Sol next week
Get ready to rock next weekend as heavy rock legends the Scorpions, Rainbow, The Darkness and UFO take to the stage in Fuengirola. The inaugural two-day “Rock the Coast” festival will be held at Sohail Castle Park, at the foot of the Castle in Fuengirola on Friday and Saturday the 14th and 15th of June. Together will the big name …
Malaga boss awarded by DiCaprio for looking after staff
How would you like to work for a company that pays you five days salary for working a four-day week? If that sounds good! How about throwing in a free breakfast and time at the gym during your lunch break? Add to this all-expense paid staff holidays and you would be forgiven for thinking you had landed the dream job. …