Introduction When I first came to Spain, I was in Madrid. That was June 17. I feel like I can’t tell the story of my year abroad without talking about where it all started: Madrid. Apartments A lot of apartments in Madrid are very nice. I have personally only stayed in two, however, when looking […]
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Day Trips
Introduction After our two day stay in Torremolinos, my family and I went Fuengirola, where we will be staying until the 15th of July. While in Fuengirola, we took 4 day trips (as of July 4, 2019) to Malaga, Mijas Pueblo, Marbella, and took a second trip to Malaga Malaga (part 1) Fuengirola is maybe […]
Coastal Journey
Introduction After deciding that we didn’t want to stay in Madrid and wanted to explore some of Spain’s coast, we rented a car and drove to Valencia, Cartagena, Torremolinos and finally Fuengirola Valencia In Valencia we rented an apartment about 3 miles from the town square. Our first night we got there at around 5:00 […]
Spot-a-Home, Scam?
On my first day in Madrid, I went to an apartment I had rented for the summer. I was excited. It was a gorgeous apartment with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and two kitchens. The videos and pictures had IMPLIED that we would basically have two adjacent apartments. When we walked in I immediately felt lied […]