Murcia: An Authentic Spanish Lifestyle (With Apartments From US$93,700) Year-round sunshine… check! World-class, golden beaches… check! A rich culture, tasty local food and wine, a wide range of outdoor activities (on land and water), and an affordable cost of living… one big, fat check! Spain ticks a lot of boxes for the would-be expat or …
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7 Top Golf Spots For Fun And Profit I owe you an apology. Since becoming editor here at OPA, I’ve covered plenty of sunny beach escapes and
“I have been stabbed, shot, poisoned, frozen, hung, electrocuted, and burned… and every morning I wake up without a scratch on me, not a dent in the fender… I am an
If you’d been thinking about taking your job on the road and embracing the digital-nomad lifestyle sometime in the future, you may have had a taster this year—though from your own home, of course… Maybe this unexpected twist in your work situation has helped you realize that you could go overseas sooner than you thought. …
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If you could take your work anywhere, where would you go? One thing this pandemic has shown us is how so much of our business can keep going online. Even as economies around the world open back up, many workers will continue to operate from home for at least a few more months. And, a …
In 1989, Italian schoolteacher Mauro Morandi was sailing between Corsica and Sardinia when the engine of his catamaran gave up. He washed up on the shores of Budelli—an island that had gone from hosting thousands of tourists a day to being placed under environmental protection. When Morandi showed up, the only inhabitant was the island’s …
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“Where can I buy a home on the beach for US$250,000 cash?” a reader recently wrote in. In Florida or California, you’d be doing well to get near the sand on that budget. But, in many markets overseas, US$250,000 gives you lots of options. In fact, you won’t have to stretch to that figure. It’s …
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In June 2016, I bought a home in Valencia, Spain. You are probably asking yourself why someone who owns property in Spain would be writing this article. Let me explain… Recently I was looking at properties with an American couple of retirement age, who were in Valencia for the first time. Our initial communications had …
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There was a time when a property described as “sustainable” or “eco-friendly” conjured up images of a basic hut in the middle of nowhere with cold showers (if any) and a life of general discomfort… How far we have all come. Today, we’re seeing eco-friendly systems installed in the most luxurious of properties (Leonardo DiCaprio, …
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A day-trip to Barcelona or Cambrils? The biggest decision my family had to make over our two weeks spent on the Costa Dorada (Gold Coast) in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, came down to this. Our 12-year-old architecture fan rooted for Barcelona. His two younger brothers sided with him—in the hopes of a visit to Camp Nou …
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