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Oliva, a Small Town in Valencia

Oliva’s main appeal for us, is that it’s a working town, so active with locals all year round. There are many people on holiday during July…

Dec 12, 2023

A view from a hill looking over the white washed houses of Oliva, a small Spanish town. There are gree luch orange groves in the diastance beyond the houses.

Dec 12, 2023

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The Apps and Platforms I Use as an Online Professional

When I started out as a VA in 2010, it was difficult enough to access a client’s emails online never mind using the many AI chatbots now…

Dec 8, 2023

Nancy Benn is sat in-fron of two computer monitors, on a white desk. She is holding a mouse in her right hand and smiling.

Dec 8, 2023

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Working Location Free — Benefits and Pitfalls

So you might think that being location free with a portable business means being able to work on the beach, cocktail in hand?

Nov 17, 2023

Picture of a laptop resting on a round glass table which is situated on a terracotta tiled terrace. The view of the campo near Malaga, Spain, is extensive over orange and olive groves towards the mountains.

Nov 17, 2023

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Tostada — the Go-to Spanish Breakfast

One of the most popular and economical breakfast dishes in Spain is the tostada. Basically toasted bread drizzled with olive oil and…

Nov 12, 2023

Tostada — the Go-to Spanish Breakfast

Nov 12, 2023

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Live Life Like a Parrot

I’ve decided to live my life like a parrot! To be as single-minded and determined as Woody, our African Grey, is when he has his beady eye…

Oct 2, 2023

Live Life Like a Parrot

Oct 2, 2023

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Emigrating from the UK to Spain with dogs and a parrot!

When planning to leave the UK and emigrate to Spain, there were certain necessary procedures to follow to ensure our pets had all their…

Sep 29, 2023

Emigrating from the UK to Spain with dogs and a parrot!

Sep 29, 2023

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Everything We Owned Fitted Into a Car and Roof Box, Including Our Pets

It’s been six years since we left the UK on a one-way ferry ticket to Santander in Spain, not being sure what the future would bring, but…

Sep 25, 2023

View accross water to a small island, showing the wake of a large boat and with white clouds in the blue sky.

Sep 25, 2023

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Street Art in a Small Spanish Mountain Village

When holidaying just a couple of hours away from our current home in the Valencian Community, we popped in at Fanzara.

Sep 16, 2023

Street Art in a Small Spanish Mountain Village

Sep 16, 2023

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Traditional Spanish Drinks to Enjoy

My daughter and I were sat enjoying a morning coffee in Valencia when we spotted Aigua de València (Agua de Valencia in Castellón Spanish)…

Sep 4, 2023

Traditional Spanish Drinks to Enjoy

Sep 4, 2023

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I understand that a Moroccan tagine is cooked in a teracotta dish with a cone-shaped lid to capture…

Sep 1, 2023

Sep 1, 2023

Nancy Benn

Nancy Benn

As a freelance Virtual Assistant, I remotely support clients to manage & grow their business. A Brit based on the Costa Blanca, I love living in Spain

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