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Have you ever tried keeping track of how many times a day you have a negative thought? Or keeping track how many times a day you go to the kitchen and open the fridge when it’s actually not a meal time? Or keeping track of how many times a day you find yourself wishing for […]

Reinforcing Marbella’s position as the world’s original luxury travel destination, the Costa del Sol Tourist Board convened a meeting of its Elite Collection Working Group at the town’s 5 Star Gran Meliá Don Pepe Hotel on 4th September.    As ‘The Jewel of the Mediterranean’ and member of the prestigious Virtuoso® Luxury Travel Network, the

How do you find the time to write?  This is a question that I am often asked.  The answer is simple really: if you want to do something enough then you find the time.  Everyone has a different approach to writing but, whatever that is, you need to stick to it.  A set regime, be

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