Healthcare is of utmost importance, and in a foreign country, navigating the medical landscape can be as daunting as it is necessary. For expats living in Spain, the balance between understanding and comfortably accessing healthcare can be a significant challenge. This is where virtual healthcare, or telehealth, steps in to streamline and enhance the medical experience, making it more accessible, convenient, and effective for expats seeking health services in Spain ..read more

So you've decided to try Spain as a country to study in? Well done! Spain is one of the most welcoming countries and full of experiences. Pack your suitcase, we're leaving. Next steps: Are you looking to discover the best way to be insured for your healthcare needs when spending time in Spain as a student? Look no further, you've come to the right place. In this article you will find all the details of one of the best student health insurance options you will find on the market as a foreigner coming to study in Spain ..read more

As all expats know, living in a foreign country can get a little confusing or frustrating sometimes because we are never quite sure if things run the same here as they do at “home”. Especially when it comes to all the paperwork, and bureaucratic processes that ensure that what we do and how we do it are within the law. Even simple things like owning a car raises lot of questions, with one of the main grey areas being car insurance and whether it is mandatory and if you can use or transfer an existing car insurance policy from your home country in order to keep your no claims etc ..read more

Pregnancy is a transformative journey filled with excitement, anticipation, and joy; at the same time, this journey can also generate feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress. At a time when you need to be at your peak, addressing mental health during and after pregnancy is paramount to ensuring the well-being of both mother and child ..read more

No doubt about it, having a child can be one of life’s great disruptors. Everything changes from the birth of a child despite the happy and welcome addition to a family. But just as new parents are settling into their new role, there are also bureaucratic matters to attend to. Apart from registering maternity or paternity leave, registering a child on the parents’ healthcare and potentially applying for a passport and ID card, parents have the legal obligation to register a child’s birth within eight days; certain exceptions may allow you to apply up to 30 days ..read more

When want to drive around your neighbourhood and city or even embark on a road trip in Spain, a car is normally the best mode of travel. Maybe you’ll head to the north of the Iberian Peninsula, where the green mountains sink into a greyish-blue sea. Or maybe you’ll go south, where you’ll find an endless horizon and orange-tinted earth speckled with white houses.  ..read more

From daily pills to surgical options, family planning and contraception have been revolutionized over the last two generations. It’s now affordable to choose the  Options for Contraception in Spain (caserexpatinsurance.com) that best works for a couple ..read more

Made the leap from employed to self-employed in the hopes of bagging some professional freedom? Then you’ve come to the right place for some much-needed tips for your business to thrive. While the entrepreneurial environment in Spain is dynamic, there is a high failure rate for start-up businesses, with a third folding in the first three years. The biggest mistake most people make when deciding to set up a business in Spain is forgetting to budget for the 12 months or so that it takes to get the business off the ground ..read more

Hi and welcome to my page! My name is Bea, one of the Typically Non Spanish team, and depending on where I am in the world I will claim to be either British or Spanish! Why? Because I am a bit of both (at least in spirit!). My British parents moved to the Basque Country, in Northern Spain when I was merely a couple of months old. I lived in the Basque Country until I was 17 years old, at which point I decided to explore the world myself, moving first to Ireland, then Wales, and eventually settling in England for 15 years. But now, at the merry age of 38, I am back to using Spain as my base wh ..read more

More people than ever are deciding to relocate to another country, either for work reasons, love, travel, or because they’ve decided to retire. Spain is one of the countries that tops the list of expat relocation destinations. However, while moving can be a real adventure, it needs lots of planning. You must consider your well-being and peace of mind (and that of your family, if you're bringing them with you). If you're moving to Spain, an item at the top of your list will be looking into private health care in Spain.  ..read more