Esmeralda Blog

Whether you’re embracing the quirks of growing older or refuse to accept the fact that your young sprightly spirit inhabits a body not quite as agile as it used to be, the reality remains that seniorhood lies ahead, but with it, comes the freedom to live the way that you want (or rather, the way that you plan for).

Being a cosmopolitan coastal town with an inherently small-town Spanish feel, Calpe has enviable eyes ogling over it.

There are two types of people in the world: people who fold their underwear, and those who don’t. Some people delight in the beauty of an immaculately-packed bag while others delay the duty until the very last minute, so end up tossing in things all wrong (inevitably leaving something behind).

“The importance of diversification cannot be overemphasized.” This is according to Forbes in their Crash Course in Investing.

You can picture it already: you and your partner hand-in-hand, strolling along the white shores of the Costa Blanca before moseying up to your apartment.

Some might say that as long as humans have existed, so too has architecture, or at the very least the dual desires that inspired architecture – the need to create shelter and the urge to build something, be it beautiful, functional or monumental.

In today’s competitive career-driven world it’s tough to find a balance between pursuing your career aspirations and garnering a healthy personal life.

You know that investing in foreign real estate offers lucrative returns but you have some reservations.

Well on its way out of recession-induced doldrums, Spain has reclaimed its space in the sunny limelight, sitting firmly beside France as the top holiday home choice for UK residents.

Sometimes the thought of packing for the kids, dragging them from their friends, getting on a flight and trudging to a foreign place for a family holiday can seem more exhausting than staying at home. In the old days, you and your partner could get a last-minute train to Paris and within hours be picnicking on a bridge overlooking the Seine.