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Salina Owens

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Salina Owens is a Texas-born travel and lifestyle content creator and marketing generalist who has called Madrid home since 2018. She writes and creates content about living abroad in Spain, slow travel, food and drink, and her remote working journey on her Instagram and Substack.

Salina Owens smiling on a Madrid rooftop, city skyline and tiled roofs behind her

Oct 16, 2026 · 16 min read

I Moved to Madrid Never Having Visited: 7 Years Later

Salina Owens moved to Madrid in 2018 having never visited. Seven years later, she shares how community, Spanish, and remote work turned the city into home.

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