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Yes, you did read that right! Costa Women are launching into the world of Google Hangouts and just for fun, we have nicknamed them Hangbags (rather than Hangouts) and Shoes (Scheduling Hangouts on Air Events 😉 To find out more, watch my chat with Fiona Catchpowle, who is our Chief Hangbag host! How will Costa

Huge new pots of public funds are available for Costa companies and communities to dip into – legally – so now’s the time to start thinking of collaborative projects or innovative ways of developing existing ones. Under its Europe 2020 strategic priorities, the European Commission’s 2014-2020 Work Programme promotes global competitiveness, “smart, sustainable, inclusive growth”,

Costa Women were featured this week by The Telegraph Expat in an article entitled “The Future’s Female in Spain”  Below is the interview; I’d love to hear your feedback! Expat adventures: the future’s female in Spain As the expat network Costa Women welcome their 2,500th member, we look at how British women are making their mark

I’ve had a wonderful time with my sister staying here, lazying under the spanish sun, that is still shining brightly here, no sign of autumn yet… other than the flocks of geese that fly over head on their journey to the warmer shores of Africa…  We visited our favourite restaurants, took short nature walks, collected

As I mentioned in my last blog post, my latest crime thriller, Someday Never Comes, will be released on Friday. As I live here in Spain, the publishers are holding an online launch party, to which you are all invited. It’s an all-day event, so you are welcome to drop in for five minutes or

250 Women celebrated Costa Women Marbella’s 1st Anniversary Party on Friday 26th July at La Veranda-Verde in the Royal Tennis Club in El Rosario. The night was a celebration of the new Costa Women’s Russian Costa Women group and its fusion with representatives of the 57 other nationalities that comprise the Costa Women community. Costa Women were

Summer is now in full swing, with plenty of BBQ, beach time, and most of us are spending a lot of time basking in the sun, either sun bathing or exercising outside. However, in Southern Spain the sun rays are strong and the heat can be intense so it is important to take extra precautions

So you are taking the plunge and moving to Spain!  And before I get over excited about the fabulous country, wonderful environment, food, culture, wine etc. let’s take a minute for a reality check about working here with the assistance of Mr. Stephen Covey via Seven Habits of Highly Effective (Women) Expats! Seek first to understand and

This is an adapted version of a post which first appeared on Scribbler in Seville.     Captain Haddock’s outbursts are a lot less colourful than some Spanish expressions.   In this post I’m looking at Spanish expressions which have caught my attention over the years. As a writer, translator, sometime English teacher and language