https://miroadamy.com/tags/life/ Recent content in Life on Miro's World Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Miro Adamy Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://miroadamy.com/posts/2026-08-28-from-spain-to-bratislava-again/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://miroadamy.com/posts/2026-08-28-from-spain-to-bratislava-again/ <p>We always had this dream back in Canada: retire to Europe, &ldquo;ideally somewhere south&rdquo;. This post is about how that plan half-worked, twenty years early, and how it landed us in Bratislava instead.</p> <h2 class="relative group">How Valencia actually happened (it was never a plan) <div id="how-valencia-actually-happened-it-was-never-a-plan" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#how-valencia-actually-happened-it-was-never-a-plan" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>In 2012 we did our first ever trip to Spain (Madrid → Valencia → Barcelona), triggered by our daughter&rsquo;s stay in Madrid. It was part of the student exchange where Silvia spent 3 months with a Spanish family in Madrid and we had a Spanish girl from that family with us in Ottawa. We loved the experience - it was different than Italy we knew, but intriguing. So we started to consider Spain as a possible retirement destination.</p>