Welcome to Alison in Andalucia!

I’m Alison and until I moved to Andalucia from the Isle of Man in early 2017 I’d only been to mainland Spain once (and that was on a whistle stop tour of Europe as an inter-railing 19 year old in the late ’80s). Since then I’d made a few trips to Mallorca and Menorca and a couple of the Canary Islands but I never expected that, one day, I’d end up living in Spain.

The move came about as, just before  Christmas 2016, my partner Mark was made redundant and, on a whim, decided to apply for a job in Gibraltar. As you can no doubt guess, he got the job and here we are.

We decided to live in Spain rather than Gibraltar primarily for economic reasons (your money really does go further in Spain) but also because we wanted to experience something totally different to our normal life on a small island which we wouldn’t have been able to if we’d lived in Gibraltar.

I was also very keen on the lifestyle although coming from the Isle of Man we do have our own version of mañana known as ‘traa dy liooar’. In other words, time enough!

After a few months of bombarding Facebook with photos of my new life in the sun, and no doubt boring all my family and friends, I decided to start a blog as a way of recording my travels in my adopted homeland.

If you want to follow along on my adventure you can subscribe to the blog or follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

I’m happy to answer any questions you have, whether you’re considering a move to Andalucia or are planning a holiday and want some insider tips on places to go and things to do, so please get in touch.