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Merry Christmas

This Christmas we have travelled from Central Portugal to the Costa del Sol in Spain to spend some quality time with family; Grandma, Grandad, Aunties, Uncles and cousins, just as it should be at Christmas time perfect. It’s not quite as cold Read more…

Our Homemade Eco Friendly Christmas Tree

Our Eco Friendly Christmas Tree by Topsy Turvy Tribe

The past couple of years we have massively changed our thoughts about Christmas, opting for a more simpler approach to gift giving and to Christmas itself. No more evenings spent online shopping, no more endless shopping expeditions and no more Read more…

Embracing Changes

After the shock of our youngest boy, Mayhem being seriously ill, we quit our jobs, quit the rat race and moved our family to Spain to seek out a simpler life. This is how leaving the UK has changed our family. Read more…

Fun at Torrox Costa

The boys had a great time playing on this new huge Gaudi-esq undulating tiled installation which spreads along the the Carr. de Algeria and Av. de Andalucia in Torrox Costa, Malaga, Andalucia. This area is famed for ‘La major clima Read more…

Mezquita de Córdoba

The Mezquita de Córdoba, or the Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba, Spain is a magical place. A national monument, world heritage site and a site of outstanding universal value. A great example of moorish architecture and simply a breathtaking building. If you are Read more…

My New Swing

We moved into our new house last week. Our Casita, our ‘wee house’. Deep in the Spanish Campo (countryside), surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of olive trees. An escape from the rat race, in search of a simpler life for Read more…

Escaping the Rat Race – A New Chapter

Cortijo in remote Granada, Andalucia, Spain

We have been in our new house-sit for just over a week. We moved away from the the beautiful beaches of Andalusia, the hustle and bustle of the touristic Costa del Sol and travelled up to a remote part of the Read more…