I remember some of your content when in Costa del sol especially the (La mollina de finca) video you did , great vid and content that one , been here in Malaga myself almost 3 years to the day , all the best.

Gracias. Great day to day info. Most appreciated.

I live in Mazarron Murcia we have Christmas day on the beach mucia Costa Caldia known as the warm coast

Hi Scott, we spent a few days in Murcia and Valencia and noticed Benidorm on the way back to BCN. Looked lovely from the highway. Thanks to your video, we'll be checking this place out next time.

Love your informative content. We visited Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca recently. We stayed in the city of Alicante. I think we definitely need to check out the other areas like Finestrat as we ran out of things to do in Alicante city centre. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for sharing that was awesome. We will be in Malaga in March. We are planning to move to Spain and will be looking at the Benalmadena, Estepona area as well as Benidorm. The healthcare info was very helpful and things to do after the honeymoon period. Thanks.

Great vid- look forward to meeting you guys in May 👍

Hello Andrew, just came across your video. My husband and l moved to Madrid last November from New York and we love it. We also have a condo in Benidorm so we might run into you when we go there. Glad you're enjoying your life in Spain. It's a beautiful country indeed!!

I liked your video's , I visited Spain recently and Costa del Sol area specifically and loved it and because of it I started a youtube channel :) , you are right there is huge difference between North América and Spain but life in Spain is worth it.

Awesome , thanks 👍🏼

Hi Scott, great to meet you yesterday at the Oasis, hope you both enjoyed it. Thanks for joining us and I look forward to seeing you again in the future 👍👍

I enjoy your videos. Currently, we are visiting Malaga from California. Thank you. 🙏👏👏👏

You should check out the litlle towns along and near the coast north from Benidorm up to Valencia.

Great information!! Quite inspiring

Thank you from Texas ❤ Your video is very informative for me.

Loving the content and as an early subscriber I have to compliment you on how much your skill set as a creator and editor have improved. I very much appreciate the frank and relatable content as a fellow Canuck (you remind me of some of the guys I served with waaaaay back in the day when I was posted to Calgary-while it was still a base). We are potentially a few years behind you and taking a similar but slightly different path (my much better half has a Dutch mother so she is weeks away from getting her Dutch Nationality as my British Nationality no longer serves as a gateway to the EU-we won't go into that cluster...). Keep the content coming as the diversity and down to earth perspective is a valuable one, and happy to see you are still enjoying the big leap even after the honeymoon period and continually refining the process toward that more permanent Casa. Definitely looking at your current area as our first longer term exploratory stay next winter (Alicante/Murcia region looks to offer lots of choices). Enjoy that sunshine eh...... cheers.

Interesting to see. I live in the Netherlands but we are looking in the costa Daurada/ Barcelona area between eE vendrell and Gavà

Very tempting as I am not looking forward to another Ottawa winter…. At least, I’ll be in Fuengirola next week for 15 days…. Thanks for your videos.

You should check out Gandía as well. I have lived here for a while now and love it. The beach is one of the best in Spain. It is also much cheaper than the other, more international, resort towns down the coast.

Superb! Hi from Ireland

Thanks

I appreciate your honesty and in depth videos on moving to spain. It's making me want to move 😂

Top content man! You're helping me plan my path when we move to Spain. Already contacted Just Law for taxationsimulation and soon for immigrationassistance. All your recommendations are very helpful.

Hi Andrew, Such a timely video. My wife are just back from Playa de San Juan to the United States and already missing Spain. I’ll be looking forward to your video on the renewal/extension of your residency cards as we’ll also need to do so next June. While in there, we almost bought an apartment, but our application for a loan from Bank of Sabadell didn’t go smoothly and we decided not to pursue it for now. Just like you, we may also opt for a long term rental until we’re sure where we’ll want to buy. Anyways, thanks again for sharing your journey; and looking forward to collaborating with you soon…

Thank you for the great video. Lots of good information. I’m actually retired and been traveling around Asia. I think my next stop should be Spain. Take care

We are looking to move to Alicante in May. I'm very excited. But my wife is having cold feet 😢. Rent in Alicante is ridiculously expensive though! Only expats can afford to live there now. We found a 3bed 2baths apt for 1500/month... Still looking forward to starting a new life with the kids there. Thanks for your video. I have been to Benidorm many times and I love it there

Thank you for this video, it just popped up and I am sold at least to explore for 12 months. Excitement in your voice is contagious. I have had my heart set on Portugal but the high influx of people moving there has extremely increased cost of living. Benidorm sounds affordable and it looks big wity loads to do. Sunshine and ocean lifestyle a cherry on top. Never heard of Bernidom but Alecante, Valencia etc

I am moving from costa del sol to Torrevieja area soon, thanks for the videos

As a Brit , quite a few brits are moving to Spain as well as Americans and Canadians , place to be I reckon , I’ve bought a carravilla on the Portuguese/Spanish border moving in march 2024 . Good vid 👍🏻

Living the best life.

Thank you so much for amazing info 🙏 Let me know if you want to see Copenhagen 😁

Visiting from Canada - was in Alicante and made my way to Benidorm now - stunning beaches. Will head to Denia tomorrow for a day trip - have you been? Then onwards to Valencia for a few days before heading to Malaga to va it family - great videos!

Thank you for the video! So glad I found your channel as we are planning to move to Spain from Calgary in the near future. Maybe I missed it, but just wanted to ask about taxation for Canadians while on NLV visa. Would you please explain? Thanks!

Thank you for sharing this! I am from Uruguay, looking forward to moving to Spain. Which site would you recommend for looking for a place to rent annually in Benidorm?

Thank you for your honest opinion I like your video always watching it, if possible can you make video on different building in your area to rent apartment, can you go inside the apartment and show us what we can get and how much, some buildings in quiet area and others in party area, do you advise to visit the apartment first before committed to stay a long time, I am thinking to rent BnB then go around look for 6 months rent is this what you did initially I am coming in December

Wife and I are ready to do the move!! Spent many years in SE ASia, to hot in the summer, lots of other issues. Spain is where we are headed, Malaga, maybe where you ended up???

Great review, thanks. It's given me a much better picture of the area social variety etc. Can't stand the 10 best things to see or the endless quiet walkers who doesn't explain anything.

Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos and am curious to know how you feel about the Costa Blanca now you’ve been there a while. We have a house on the coast in Mijas and hope to move permanently on an NLV in about 2 years. We’re considering moving once we’re there full time and just wondering where to look. What are your favourite areas on the Costa Blanca?

great update. i'm in the process of sorting out my visa, did you purchase your insurance directly from the asssa website or via an agent? i had a quick look and being quoted from 900 euros... i'm 51 for reference.... keep up the good work! thanks

Regarding banking, BBVA has absolutely NO fees when the account is opened online and there are no requirements for it. There is no better deal in Spain currently

Is there a site for vacation rentals? Im asking from Edmonton so needs to be in English

Interesting. Good for you. If you're shopping at big box stores with those American style parking lots - how do you not need a car? I always thought most people shopped locally.

We enjoy your videos and how detailed are they. Can we ask you how much you pay rent for your new apartment in Benidorm ? Thank you and

Hi Andrew, great videos. I have a couple of quick questions - it appears that the only document needed to set up a non-resident account with Santander is a passport. To your knowledge is that correct? I have heard that you may also need a non residency certificate - do you know anything about that? Is it possible to open one online or does it have to be in person. I don't know if you have purchased a residence in Spain yet but when you do (if you do) what financial service will you use to transfer large sums of money without getting gouged with high exchange rates? From your research, is Wise the best route to take or would you use another service?

Good evening from Greece , i enjoy your videos very much , if you can ask a question that i have , what is the average cost of electricity and water consumption per month?

Intersting that you like Benidorm. Yes the beach is great but the place is very crowded and its famous for attracting low level tourist its overbuild with beton high raised hotels and its indeed like Vegas with drunken and drugged visitors and basically a party capital :) Restaurants can be overpriced and not very good .

regarding asssa insurance company, do they have customer service in Chinese?

How many square feet or square meters is your apartment? And did you have an agent help you to find the apartment? Was in Mojacar 40 years ago, and always wanted to retire in the area. Thanks for healthcare and banking info. Cheers.

Hi Andrew, I continue to watch and enjoy your videos. Spain is a fantastic place, the crime rate is a small fraction of what it is in the US, in part due to Spain's common sense gun laws. The people are in general much healthier, with excellent affordable and universal healthcare, and the average life expectancy at birth is nearly 6 years longer in Spain than in the US. I do wish however, that your videos were a bit more balanced. I understand that you don't drive, but you could talk about the ordeal Americans, and Canadians have to go through to get a Driver's license in Spain, there is no exchange policy and many people spend over 4 months and 1000 Euros to get one regardless of how many years of driving experience they have! Bureaucracy including extremely high income tax rates, wealth tax, capital gains tax, and taxes on your worldwide income, are some of the factors that make Spain slightly less desirable for North American's.

Lots of good info, thanks! Regarding private health insurance, could you pls tell me approximately how much it cost per month? I know it depends on preconditions, age, etc., but just an approximate number would be helpful.

I can speak moderate Spanish thanks to my late Spanish mother, but my wife speaks virtually none. Would she be able to get by in your town while she learns the language? I think at the very least Benidorm will be a vacation destination. Thanks for the video. Subbed.

What about Cartagena?

Since you lived in fuengirola for a while and you live in benidorm can you tell what are the pros a nd the cons and why the reason I am asking this question because fuengirola is my favorite place to live in however the medical facilities is an important factor to me need to hear your opinion thanks and enjoy your retirement to best of your ability

How its to live in the costa blanca in winter? Hugs from Oslo🎉

Cost for 1 bedroom furnished places ? Cats in pats? Best part of town ?

Can you do a video on taxes?

I moved to Spain from the USA in 2010 and brought my electrical appliances like my KitchenAid mixer, Kirby vacuum cleaner,vetc. and you only need to purchase a transformer and all of mybappliances work fine.

Has it been hard to make friends? I hear that is tough. Are your friends from Canada planning to visit? Are your aging parents still alive? I worry about that part. Thanks!

You need to understand the “sobremesa” concept when dining in Europe

How is rent there?

How can u possibly run out of things to do? In Alicante, look deeper, and you'll find the gems. Get yourself away from comfortably, push outside your comfort zone, and see what happens! Always served me well.😊

Sorry meant can you find apt accept pets cats

What do you pay of your 3 bedroom place?

How is the WEF making its way into Spain? I hear Spain’s PM is a WEF Young Leader just like Trudeau.

Hola from Queretaro. RIP Do not take drugs. I left the USA at 79 to a safer and less expensive country. USA is dangerous. And expensive. End of our marriage. Deal breakers.. For the good times Al Green It's your MAN and never say boy or girl. Respect yourselves. Everything is less expensive in Queretaro. With my USA pension. The minimum wage is $8.00 per 12-24 hours and 6 days Not per hour, but per day.

Nunca debes intentar leer o pronunciar el español igual que lo harías en inglés. Alicante 😂😂

hahaha, you miss being kicked out of the restaurant??

My interest in your adventure is personal and therefore, I need to express myself in order to gather the real information I need. I see where you're recording from Benidorm, which is totally cool, well-known to be a mostly English bubble, and that’s fine. It is what it is. When I went to Málaga, I did so as an American abandoning English as my native language and to embrace the Spanish of Spain and their people as my own. The Brits and English speaking nearly RUINED my trip. I do celebrate that Spain has English menus and charges English speakers 400% more than their own people. To me, it’s an «asshole tax» for people who go to Spain and refuse to learn or speak Spanish. So, that’s fair. I obviously don’t want English speakers near me, at all, when I retire to Spain and I’m hoping, for the best interest of both, to avoid them, I can find a place with German and French and Spanish people. Obviously, Málaga is NOT it. Can you tell me of any experiences you’ve had along the Med where English is far less spoken? I’d heard rumors about La Costa Tropical. No intent to harm towards you about my feelings that English is the Devil’s language, the corruptor of all morals and the Traitors language of the world. Just a me thing. I would love to know any place you might have had difficulty because they didn’t speak English.