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English Expats In Gran Canaria, Spain
If you are looking to connect with English expats in Gran Canaria, Spain, then this page brings together all the latest expat blogs Gran Canaria written by English bloggers, any interviews, articles and news items we have here at ExpatsBlog.com.
Latest Blogs by English Expats Living in Spain
Letters from the Atlantic by Barrie Mahoney
An amusing and reflective account for those tempted by sunshine and a lower cost of living to live and work abroad and some cautionary advice based on real life experiences in Spain and the Canary Islands.
matthewhirtes.com
Matthew is a British expat in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. His blog is an attempt to offer a pictorial introduction to his Gran Canaria.
Latest Expat Interviews/ Articles
American Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Jiab & Jim
Jiab, born and raised in Thailand, is from one side of the world. Jim, a born and bred Texan, is from the other side. Jiab is quiet, serious, and reserved. She has a no-nonsense attitude, is...
American Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Kate
People say don’t fall in love when you go abroad because you won’t come back...and based on my experience, they’re totally right. After graduating from college with a communications degree I...
American Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Mitchell
Mitchell loves change and had lived, and traveled, all over the United States before moving permanently to Southern Spain in 2011. His goal is to become absorbed into Spanish culture, to study and...
German Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Ina
Ina is a German expat living in Barcelona, Spain. Over the last 15 years she has been living in numerous countries: it all started with a yearlong Erasmus exchange in Grenoble, France, which probably...
British Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Maria
Maria is a thirty something freelance graphic & web designer. She was born in the Philippines but raised in England from the age of 10. Having had enough of the rat race and being fortunate enough to...
Australian Expat Living in Spain - Expat Interview with Brett
Brett is the the author of "The Remade Parent (Why We are Losing Our Children & How We Can Get Them Back.") He is a parent (and was a secondary school teacher for 15 years.) Brett is a regular...
Australian Expat Living in Spain - Interview with Vanessa
Leaving behind her 10 year career in special events and concert touring, Vanessa moved to Menorca in Spain from Sydney Australia to renovate her grandparent’s house on the island. Eight years...
US Expat Living in Madrid, Spain - Expat Interview with Jessica
Jessica Wray is the creator and blogger at CuriosityTravels.org. Ever since college graduation she has been on a continuous journey to see the world as an expat, first in South Korea and now in...
New Zealand Expat Living in Spain, Interview with Ocean
Ocean is a kiwi born travel enthusiast, living in Madrid on an internship with the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Having spent the last four years living in various locations globally...
American Expat Teaching in Valencia, Spain - Interviewing Allison
Allison is a food and travel blogger originally from Denver, Colorado. After graduating from Kansas State University with degrees in Spanish and Theater in 2011 she moved to Spain for a year…..and...
US Expat Teaching English in Spain - Interviewing Chelsea
Chelsea is a Buffalo, NY native who is heading into her third year as an English teacher in Spain. Having spent the last two years in Andalucía, she and her (Spanish) boyfriend will be moving three...
Meet Allie, American Expat Who Moved to South of Spain
Allie is an American who moved to the south of Spain last spring to start her married life after a few years of long distance love and a couple of weddings (to the same swarthy Spaniard). She blogs...
American Expat Living in Galicia - Interview With Ali
Ali’s the literary lovechild of David Sedaris and Carrie Bradshaw. Born biracial and raised bicoastal, her life has always been unconventional. However, after a series of serious breakups, one...
American Expat Living in Madrid - Interview With Alexis
Alexis hails from Portland, Oregon where she worked for years in event marketing before leaving it behind to follow her dream of living abroad in Spain. She now teaches English to second and third...
British Expat Living in Barcelona - Interview With Jessica
24-year-old Jessica is English-born, California-raised, and living in Barcelona, Spain. She first got a taste Spain as a study abroad student in Sevilla, but really fell in love with Barcelona. After...
Why British Expats Flock To Spain?
Spain has been attracting Britons of all ages since the 1960's. The diverse country consists of mainland, coastal resorts and islands that attract thousands of holiday makers in search of a relaxing...
US Expats Living in Spain - Meet Nancy & Regina
Nancy Todd and Regina Winkle-Bryan are co-editors of The Spain Scoop (see listing here), a savvy, fun guide to Spain. The Spain Scoop includes guest writers from different locations in Spain to lend...
Expat Interview With Lauren - American Expat in Spain
Lauren David has always dreamed of living in Spain and when she was offered a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education to be a Language and Culture Assistant, she couldn't refuse. What she...
San Francisco to Madrid - Expat Interview With Nicole
Nicole is trading (at least) a year of San Francisco life for Spanish life in Madrid. She’s teaching English at an Elementary school, getting a Master’s in Bilingual and Multicultural Education...
Expat Interview With Kaley - Indiana to Madrid
Kaley Hendrickson is the blogger at Y Mucho Más (see listing here). Born and raised in Indiana, she fell in love with Spanish in high school and chose her major accordingly. After graduating from...
England to Andalucía - Expat Interview With Marianne
Marianne is a former lawyer, EFL teacher, neophyte blogger, petrol-head, amateur photographer, traveller, English woman and shameless arctophile. For the past seven years she has lived in...
British Expat In Gran Canaria - Expat Interview With Matthew Hirtes
Matthew Hirtes was an unwilling expat at first, hankering for his former London life. To his eternal shame, he had to be talked into relocating to Gran Canaria by his sister-in-law. Little did he...
British Expat In Barcelona - Expat Interview With Simon Harris
Simon Harris has lived in Barcelona for 25 years and after half a lifetime of experiences, feels more Catalan than British. He arrived with a guitar strapped to his back and ended up recording and...
Expat Interview With Fiona - British Expat In Seville
Fiona Flores Watson is a journalist and blogger who lives in Seville, Spain, where she writes about life as a Spanish expat wife and mother; the best places to eat and stay around Andalucia; fun...
Expat Interview With Lisa Sadleir - British Expat In Spain
Lisa Sadleir, aka "Mum" from Family in Spain, is a very happy workaholic mum who lives in southern Spain with her husband and two beautiful children. She blogs about her Family Life In Spain. With...
Expat Interview With Anna Nicholas - British Expat in Mallorca
Anna Nicholas is a British author and journalist living in Mallorca in the Spanish Balearic islands. She has been living there for more than a decade with her Scottish husband Alan and son, Ollie,...
Latest News Relating to Spain or England
- Consumer watchdog Which takes on airlines not paying refunds
Consumer watchdog Which is now supporting expats and tourists whose flights to Spain were cancelled due to the coronavirus. The consumers’ group is now demanding airlines which cancelled... - Expat dog owners in Malaga thrilled by its new doggie play parks
Lucky dogs in Malaga can now take their expat and local owners for a refreshing walkie in two large, brand new doggie-designated recreational areas. Malaga’s city council has allocated a total... - Expat Brits in Spain finally have guaranteed post-Brexit rights
After long periods of silence unappreciated by British expats living and retiring in Spain, the UK Ambassador is urging all to register as residents. Although the message conveyed had already... - Brit would-be expats can now visit Spain without self-isolating
If the coronavirus chaos in the UK is the last straw in your broken relationship with your home country, massive discounts on European summer holidays make for affordable checking out of European... - Expat retirees in Spain urged to take part in new academic survey
British expats living and working in Spain are required for a new university study. Britons in residence in Spain are now being urged to join in a new study in order to discover how many are...
