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What to choose: a quad or a buggy?
This question can be a quite a dilemma for some and for all the right reasons, so what is the answer? The short answer is “it depends”. Below are the main characteristics of both that hopefully help you decide what to pick. Quality of route. The routes in Mijas are all very similar – they […]
Municipal Museum in Mijas – one of many gems of Mijas Pueblo
Have you heard of Manuel Cortes Quero? Most likely not. He was a Spanish politician and the last Republican mayor of Mijas (Málaga) between 3 March and 23 November 1936 and one of the so-called ´moles´ during Franco times. Who are the ´moles´ one might ask? In simple terms they were the people who opposed Franco´s regime, the dissenters […]
Why are some Spanish addresses impossible to locate?
I will be honest: having lived in 4 different countries previously with one of them being a 3rd world country, Spain is the first country where I encounter complete madness when it comes to addresses. I get delivery drivers completely lost when I give them my official address and the only way to get out […]
How reliable are Google maps ratings?
We love Google and rightly so. It gave us so many freedoms and made our lives easier in a huge number of ways. We find ourselves relying heavily on Google search engine and maps simply because they work. Many find that the easiest way to search for the nearest fast food restaurant for example would […]