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In September 2010, Costa Women was just an idea with lots of questions as to whether it would “work” and if I build a platform will they come?   I never imagined we would be heading towards (woo hoo I have since welcomed) 1000 members nearly 2 years later with Women joining us from all over […]

For those who read SUR in English newspaper, it’s good news that the King of Spain congratulated it on its 75th anniversary (SUR cover story, July 27th to August 2nd). The bad news is the all-male line-up indicating that none of the top 18 positions are occupied by women. Not only is this shocking and

This could be an absolut dream but I have to say it could be as well a nightmare… Living here is great, it doesnt matter if you prefer the mountains or the sea, you can have both. Great weather and the life is much more relaxed then back home. So I want to buy a property,

Once upon a time, there was “just” one woman with a mission. One woman with a purpose. With a plan. With a hope and with heck of a lot of determination”. She had a dream” you might even say, copying another famous super-achiever! That woman is Ali Meehan and her mission was to create a space

Punctuation Changes in fashion affect all aspects of our lives, even grammar, but when it comes to punctuation there is little that can be modernised without distortion.  The trend in recent years has been to under-punctuate but too little punctuation can be confusing for the reader.   Some famous writers have experimented with using no or

Pueblo Inglés offers free holidays to those Anglo Teens who fancy a two-week summer stay talking English to Spanish teenagers   APPLY HERE   Pueblo Inglés, an English immersion course for Spanish students, invites 13 to 19-year-old English speakers to live and converse with Spaniards in charming villages in Spain. In exchange they receive new international friends,

Laujar de Andarax, the capital of the Alpujarra de Almería, is a village in a valley between the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de Gador. Laujar has lots of water, because of the rainfall and the number of fountains and the Rio Andarax, which springs up there. The landscape of Laujar is full with woodland

Now I thought I was a fairly independent woman. I’m not afraid to lift the odd heavy box, I am pretty good at DIY, I’m not afraid to voice my opinion in the strongest of male company and can hold my own. So when this weekend in Cadiz, a 15 year old boy jumped up

Interview with Alison Meehan, founder of Costa Women This is the first in the series of interviews with the people that inspire me the most in terms of their positivity, determination, confidence and vision that I´ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks and months. These interviews are part of my ongoing research for