About Me

Hola!

My name is Marianne, I am a ‘recovering’  lawyer,  occasional EFL teacher,  amateur photographer, traveller, English woman, petrol-head and shameless arctophile (yeah, go ahead – look it up!).

For the past seven years I have been living in Andalucía, Spain.  More specifically, I live in the countryside (el campo), in a beautiful area east of Málaga, known as La Axarquía.

Published a couple of times a week, this website will be crammed with information that can help you save time and energy if you are thinking of visiting or moving to this part of the world, so you can focus on the important things in your life.  Whatever they may be.

Whether you are intending to visit the area, east of Málaga, for a holiday, buy or rent a holiday home or, as in my case, live here permanently, there is something here for you!

Do you want to find out about tapas?  Look at stunning photographs?  Follow some easy driving directions from Málaga airport?  Try out a new recipe?   Learn how to irrigate your garden plants?  Or discover places to visit?  If so, then you’re in the right place!

Not only will you learn about the many beautiful villages  and towns, you will also discover what it is really like to live here on a day-to-day basis.

I love to travel not only locally, but throughout Spain, so I will also include information, from time to time, about places I have visited.  Usually these places can either be driven to within a few hours of my home east of Málaga, or I will have flown there from Málaga (AGP) airport.

By no means is this website meant to be a definitive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the Axarquía- nor is it a “What´s On” guide.   Instead of just hitting you with facts and figures, I’m trying to really give you a feel for the area, and what it is really like to live East of Málaga.

Everywhere I have visited, photographed and described around the Axarquía is my own personal opinion.  You may not agree, but hey, that’s life!

Whilst you’re here, if you add your email address to the request box at the top of the right-hand sidebar, I´ll sent you any new updates as soon as they are published – ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Follow me on Facebook or Twitter @eastofmalaga – (Kevin Rudd, the former Australian Prime Minister does!)

 

Hasta luego!

Marianne

127 thoughts on “About Me”

  2. I’ve been trying to open your latest post, but just keep getting this message. :(

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    Sorry, the page you were looking for was not found.

    Search for the page or look through the Archives.

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  5. Like your blog! Wish I’d found you blog prior to my first visit to Andalucia (we stayed in Malaga). I’ll be following now since I fully intend to revisit the area ~ so much left to see and do.

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    • Hi Susan,

      I’m pretty sure that sharing both comments and links with other blogs is the secret of success. Well, it seems to work for me :)

      I get a lot of comments from people who like my photographs and, of course, they have a general interest in Spain, too.

      Thanks for your kind comment and for taking the trouble to find me after reading Josh’s Spanish Inquisition: East of Málaga.

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  14. If you’re good enough for Kevin Rudd, you’re good enough for me. I’m going to Spain this year for the first real time, so your blog has got my attention. Not to mention it’s well written. Well done, Marianne.

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  20. Hi there! This is just to let you know that because I enjoy your posts, I’ve nominated you for the Reality Blog Award. I hope you’ll consider this good news – but even if you aren’t interested in accepting, I hope you may see some increased traffic as a result! The acceptance rules are at: http://wp.me/p2ekZU-ZC. All the best!

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  24. I ‘ve been hanging around your blog for so long, and i haven’t told you how much i like it!!!!!!! :D You rock Marianne! Your colorful pictures make my day, I see a bit of my home town in your posts! :)

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    • That´s so kind of you to take the time to say that, Ioanna :) It´s always lovely that people stop to say HELLO and make a kind comment. This is a part of blogging that I never expected to happen when I started. :)

      Thank you so much for your continuing support :)

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    • Yes, exactly Sophie – goats are common throughout the Mediterranean region. Glad you liked my photo and thank you for your visit and comment :)

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  27. Congratulations, I´ve nominated you for the “Family of Bloggers Award”, to see what is involved check out my blog. If you choose not to accept the award I will not be offended, I just wanted to show how much I enjoy reading your blog and also to say thank you for your support and encouragement! Have a great day,G :)

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  29. Housesitting is a great way to travel around the world. In fact, we are heading out to Sydney later this year to do just that! I´m glad you enjoyed your time in Spain – it´s a great country to visit AND to live in. Lovely to have you on board, Jan :)

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    • Good on you. Sydney is a wonderful city. The waterfront is gorgeous, as are the beaches and the Blue Mountains. Enjoy Australia!

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  30. Hi Marianne, I am happy to have found your blog. We are Aussies and house-sat in Moclin in Andalucia in April/May this year and now we are hooked on Spain. I found your blog through Where’s my Backpack Travel Theme – Textures. I have been leaving a tweeting and pinning trail through your site, and have signed up for emails. lol. Jan

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  38. I’ve enjoyed browsing through your blog. It is fascinating. I will come back again and view other posts. I have signed up for your updates. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for stopping by my blog. It’s always a delight to get to know new bloggers.
    Isadora

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  40. Thank you for visiting my blog and following me. You have a wonderful blog. I look forward to spending time looking at some of your past blogs. I visited Spain briefly a number of years ago. and would love to go back and spend more time.
    Maralee

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  44. I am honoured to nominate you for the One Lovely Blog Award! Please pick up your award at http://travelswithtoby.wordpress.com/. Copy and Paste the Award to your blog and follow the rules of acceptance. I am very aware that some people do not wish to participate in Awards, and I completely respect that… no strings! But in any case, Congratulations, you have a Lovely Blog!

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  45. Merhaba! As am admirer or your work, I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger award – pop on over to my page http://crazytraintotinkytown.com for details. Appreciate these awards involve some work, so please take your time or if you have received them before, my apologies but it’s still nice to know someone appreciates your blog. May your day be filled with sunshine

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  48. Now a weird question for you…. How did you feel when you were watching (assuming that you were) Mr Bean tearing off his Teddy’s body, to stick its head in his little suitcase? :D I am sorry if I am cruel ;)

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  49. Hola Marianne :) I’ve just started reading this page and had to stop myself to leave you a comment…. :D you managed to teach me (a linguist) a new word in your very first sentence! Now, how cool is that! I’d better go on reading now. Chau!

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  52. Thank you for stopping by to like my latest post! Spain is on my list of places to visit also but I guess your blog will have to do for now. Lucky you to be living there!

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  54. One of the main reasons (apart from the wonderful countryside) we decided to move from England to the Axarquía was the weather and the outdoor lifestyle that comes with it.

    The weather, year round is great, but in particular during the summer months, May to September, you can plan a BBQ a month in advance and KNOW it will be great weather!! Back in the north-west of England, we sometimes had to cook and eat our BBQs in the garage! LOL

    Where will you be visiting/staying in September, Lesley?

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    • We are staying in Maro – found what looks like a really nice townhouse- and will have a car for the week as there are still some villages we have yet to visit.

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      • I was in Maro only yesterday – taking photos of the old San Joaquín sugar mill on the coast road between Nerja and Maro. That post will be coming up next week sometime!

        We are in the countryside between Torrox pueblo and Cómpeta village. Would love to meet up with you in September if you have any questions about living here permanently.

        Hasta luego!

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        • Hi Marianne, have just seen your photos of the sugar mill – they are fab! Thanks for the offer of a meet up – not sure what our plans for the week are yet but will let you know.

  55. Hi marianne, have just come across this website and think it is fab! Like Tobyo – all I think about is the days that we can come across to the Axarquia and live there permenantly (22 months and counting – hopefully!) Have loved the area since our first visit there 9 years ago. Looked in other parts of Spain for an area to live but just keep comparing it to Axarquia. We will be visiting again in Sept (can’t wait) so looking forward to sampling the life again. Keep up the good work – it will be wonderful to get a regular look at the place I love whilst its pouring down here in soggy England.

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  57. Yes, the south coast of Spain and, in my opinion the eastern side of the Costa del Sol, is indeed a beautiful place at any time of year.

    Over the past few years we have made trips to Valencia, Madrid and the north of Spain (including Santander, San Sebastian and Bilbao), too. Spain is such a lovely country and I feel very fortunate to live here on a permanent basis.

    Thanks for your visit, Lynne.

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  58. It all sounds so wonderful. When visiting Spain many (many) years ago I had hoped to visit the Malaga but, alas, got no further than Valencia and Madrid. Subsequent visits have focused on the north as well. But Costa del Sol – it sounds like a beautiful place to winter … and I still remember how to ask for that beer!

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  62. Hmmm I remember being in that same position a few years ago – just dreaming of living in Spain!

    Spain is a great place to live! We chose to live east of the city Málaga because it is much more authentic than many places west of Málaga, which in many ways has been spoiled by mass tourism. Are you thinking to moving to live in the city itself or somewhere in the Provincia?

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    • oh sorry! I haven’t seen this until today. We would love to live in the city itself. And the closer to the center of town, the better. I’m not sure I could handle NOT living in a city, having been a city girl my entire life. However, we also wonder about living east of Malaga thinking we might get more for our money? just a theory of mine, not sure if that is accurate.

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      • I really can´t answer that question as I have no idea about the price of accommodation in Málaga city. I think the difference would probably be the amount of land, or if you want lots of terraces or a swimming pool – which would be hard to come by in the centre of the city.

        Oh … but the joy of being able to use Ataranzas market every day, living in the city. Wonderful!

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  63. thanks for following my blog! and I just followed yours too. practically all I think about is when we move to Malaga in between living, working, saving and planning our next trip to Spain. so I look forward to checking out your blog about moving to my favorite part of the world.

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