Moving to Spain in 2025 – how to start your new life abroad

Well, well, well…. It’s been an interesting few weeks to be an American. If you’re considering making the big jump to move to Spain (or generally live abroad),

Read More

Twenty Years in Spain – a writer’s life abroad

My first full year living in Spain, I wrote a novel. It was a coming-of-age type novel, about growing up in the desert surrounded by addiction, abuse, and

Read More

Customer Service in Spain – FYI, it’s not the world’s greatest

I’ve been thinking about Spanish customer service. If you haven’t been around too long, you might have some expectations about politeness in customer service that just aren’t getting

Read More

US taxes in Spain: file quickly and easily with Taxes for Expats

You know the feeling? You’re enjoying another beautiful spring here in Spain, happy to be living abroad… But then, around the month of March, you start to have

Read More

I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe

Hey y’all. It’s election year, again. Good time to mention that my friend Cepee has a new ebook about living in Europe, and if (like many) you’re thinking

Read More

Buying a flat in Spain – a sort-of guide for expats and others

Morena and I recently became homeowners. How? you ask. Well, Barcelona’s not cheap, but I guess we did it the normal way: by paying a huge down payment

Read More

Renouncing US Citizenship Might Get Cheaper

Here’s a little news item that caught my eye this week. Apparently, a group of concerned US citizens abroad is brining a lawsuit against the government, because of

Read More

Sobriety, salespeople, and Introvert Hell in Dublin, Ireland

All day the payroll salespeople have been arriving. Both payroll people and their partners are greeted enthusiastically when they reach the hotel, then whisked off into a conference

Read More

Digital Nomad Visa – will Spain become a playground for the wealthy laptop class?

Spain’s new Digital Nomad Visa is the talk of the town. Or at least the talk of all the Facebook groups for expats from outside the European Union.

Read More

Visiting the USA (after 17 years of living abroad)

Well, there’s no avoiding it. I’ve spent years – decades, almost – making excuses. But it’s time for me to visit the US. When I first came to

Read More