About Me Get to Know Me: My Story, Passions, and Journey in Spain

About Me

My first visit to Spain was way back in 1989 at the age of 6 months old and my love for this beautiful country has remained strong ever since.

Spain was always the holiday destination of choice growing up with my family loving the climate, culture, food and most importantly, the people!

There are stories from that first trip of my family losing me for periods of time as I was being passed around the different waiters and waitresses in the restaurant. I guess that’s where my love affair with Spain began!

Since then I have visited Spain on 31 different occasions, making it by far, my most visited country.

I even love Spain that much, I learnt the language and spent ten years teaching it to high school students in both the UK and the US!

So join me as I give you all the top tips from my travels and help you delve deeper into this beautiful country and experience authentic Spain!

Why I Blog

I want to show you the best that Spain has to offer, away from the typical tourist traps by sharing the food, culture and unique experiences that each autonomous community has to offer, by giving you local recommendations and advice.

I hope to inspire you to consider lesser-visited parts of Spain by giving you proposed itineraries, ideas and inspiration for being a little bit more adventurous

I’m Visiting Every Region Of Spain

One thing I have always loved about Spain is the variety in the different regions. Each region has its own customs, traditions and food and each new region I visit feels like a brand new adventure.

It has always been my dream to see as much of Spain as possible and back in 2015, I decided to make this a reality and aim to visit all 17 autonomous communities in Spain plus the two autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.

In July 2024, I visited the final autonomous community of Castilla-La-Mancha. My next plan is to head to Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.

Here is a list of the communities I have been to and where I’ll be venturing to sometime soon!

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A photo of a family on a beach in Benidorm, one of the areas that uses vosotros in Spain

Where I’ve Travelled

Whilst my first and true love will always be Spain, I’ve had some fantastic opportunities to live in and visit many other beautiful parts of the world.