The Romeria de San Juan in Arroyo de la Miel. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena. Arroyo de la Miel is hosting its Feria and Fiestas de San Juan, a celebration of music, tradition and community spirit, from June 24 to 29.  Juan Antonio Lara is the Mayor of Benalmadena and he has announced that this event will provide entertainment for all …

Kristian Bech is a Danish journalist who has been searching for information on Jan Fogde. Fogde was a Danishman who disappeared 35 years ago. He may have moved to Estepona, or somewhere else along the Costa del Sol.  Kasper Troels Nørregaard, investigating the case, is appealing to locals for any clues about Fogde’s whereabouts. Recent evidence indicates that Jan Fogde’s …

HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It is a slang expression that means us. Foreigners. The anglo-saxon kind of foreigner. Spanish people are very aware of our need. (Look around – apart from tourism, is there any other economic activity going on?) They have a (mildly pejorative) word for us. They call us guiris. A 40-year old Spanish woman …

Turning on Airplane Mode can unlock a clever WhatsApp trick—letting you read messages in stealth mode, without showing you’re online. Credit : Shutterstock, lilgrapher You may not even know that you can read WhatsApp on your phone. How long has it been since you last used The airplane mode For flying? It’s the button that you press just before take-off …

Bulma the Green Iguana wandered up La Rambla, Barcelona. Photo Credit Molly Grace You can also contact us by clicking here. Invasive species is a living organism—whether animal, plant, fungus, or microbe—that is not native to a particular ecosystem and causes harm when introduced. These species adapt to their environment and thrive there, often at the cost of local wildlife …

Welcome to double standards games, corporate edition. Here’s the deal. Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services and investment bank. They warn job seekers not to use ChatGPT or Google during their interview. In an email sent by the bank to college students looking for work, it basically said: “Kids memorise everything. Don’t think of asking AI for assistance.” They’re …

These old Nokia and Samsung phones can be worth thousands of dollars to collectors. Credit : Konektus Photo, Shutterstock Vintage tech fever is sweeping across Europe, with collectors paying eye-watering prices for classic mobile phones – and your old Nokia could be worth more than you think. Vintage mobile phone: How old handsets have become collector’s gold We’ve all thrown …

The ATP Mallorca Tennis Championships is going to be a thrilling tournament. Photo Credits: marksontennis Via Pixabay Tennis fans, prepare yourself for some exciting matches. From June 21 to June 28, Santa Ponça, Mallorca will be host to the ATP Mallorca Tennis Championships! The Mallorcans, who will support Jaume Munar with unmatched fervor, will attend this particular grass court event. …

Iryo Conecta is the new brand of Spain’s high speed rail operator. It will offer a revolutionary “Train + Hotels” service in June 2025.  The Italian company now operating in Spain announced expanded routes to Spain’s Costa Oriental de Málaga and Costa Granadina (Nerja, Motril, Almuñécar, Salobreña) and Portugal’s Algarve (Albufeira, Lagos, Faro, Portimão) in partnership with Alsa buses. Iryo …

Credits: Shutterstock| Credits: Shutterstock Leo Messi ruled the world of football for over a decade. They shared the throne incessantly between them. Today, this feat seems impossible. The 2024-2025 football season is coming to an end without a clear winner of the Ballon d’Or. This will all be decided at the Club World Cup. That Golden Ball favourite was on …