Valencia

I wrote an article a year ago about the opening of a new cat café in Valencia. As a cat lover myself I've been waiting for an excuse to visit. So on my birthday, my daughter thought it would be

From the 1st to the 19th of March of every year, gunpowder, parties, paellas, fire and music take precedence over the whole city. So if it's noise, fireworks and celebrations that you're looking for then the Fallas festival is for you.

In the past decade, many cat cafés have opened all over the world and as a cat lover myself, I am pleased to tell you that the first cat cafe has finally arrived in Valencia, Spain! Did you know that

Summer holidays is not complete until we take a trip to the water park and we feel very fortunate that there are so many to choose from around the Valencian Community. I wanted to share my top three picks of

I really couldn't stand it anymore. I ran out of some decent Asian ingredients over 6 months ago and some things you just can't buy in Carrefour! I was really missing some ingredients in my weekly cooking, such as; coconut

Just over a week ago we celebrated my husband's birthday, with family coming over too, it was a great excuse to try something other than paella! Don't get me wrong, I like the stuff, but it's also nice to try

The more I visit Valencia the more I fall in love with the place, so it was no brainer when my husband and I decided to take another weekend break just 30 minutes drive from our home. I tend to

Over the weekend, we found ourselves child-free, thanks to my in-laws who came to visit last week from the UK. They kindly offered to take the children off our hands so that my husband and I can spend a little

So, it’s that time of year again, as the days get longer and the weather gets warmer there is no mistaking that Spring and the Fallas festival is just around the corner. If I was to describe the Fallas in

This 30 second timelapse video of Valencia hows you a little glimpse of this beautiful city, a place with a combination of traditions and modern architecture, from the rice fields of Albufera, beaches, Arts & Sciences,  port and of course

Yesterday was a day full of surprises, the husband and I planned a little day out for the boys to the Oceanografic Valencia. This year, we haven't really ventured to any theme parks or attractions and have been enjoying a slow

Something To Keep The Kids Occupied This is an overdue post, actually about 4 months late, I have been pretty slack with writing reviews since then as there have been a  lot of things going on and work taking over

The stress of work have been taking over our lives lately, for the past few months, it seems like that the husband and I hardly have time to do anything together. I guess one of the best things about living

How's the weekend going? I hope it's going better than mine. This week has been particularly crappy due to a virus that one of us caught at the beginning of last week. It seemed to have done its rounds, but

While staying at home and spending time with the family on Christmas is always lovely,  it can be exciting to spend Christmas abroad.  We consider ourselves lucky to be able to celebrate the holidays interpreted by a different culture. Having

I’ve only been to Valencia City 5 times since we moved here last year, it was tricky the first couple of times not only that I didn’t know where the hell everything is, but the language barrier was a big

I’m not the one to pass an invitation to go to Valencia City. On Tuesday morning we took to trip to The Central Market, this was my second time (without the kids) so I was looking forward having my own

It’s bad enough missing the odd proper sausage sandwich and roast dinners from England, but being brought up in the Philippines until the age of 10 I still had the desire for a wide variety of Oriental foods. Large cities

If you are traveling to or are considering moving to Valencia, you certainly want to research the area you are moving to. If you have children, particularly, it's important that the area you move to has a variety of fun

An extensive list of Estate Agents and Property Website Links in and around Valencia and Spain.

A list that I compiled while researching schools in Valencia, I thought it would be a great idea to share these to help other parents in a similar situation to see what schools are available around the Valencia region. <a href="http://www.continentalfairy.com/list-of-schools-in-the-valencia-region">read more...</a>