Heidi Hein

Travel writer · Málaga, Spain

Hey, it's Heidi!

Travel writer and content creator in Málaga

I put hotels, rooftops, restaurants and destinations in front of 86,000+ people who are planning a trip to Andalusia.

Owner and founder of Spain on Foot and Málaga Rooftop Bars. I write, photograph and film every piece myself, and I only recommend what I've actually done.

Heidi Hein in a blue striped dress walking past the multicoloured glass cube of the Centre Pompidou Málaga on the harbour front
Centre Pompidou, Málaga

Numbers from my analytics, September 2026.

My Instagram audience is mostly in the UK (19%), Spain (14%), the US (12%), Ireland and the Netherlands, mostly aged 35 to 64 (69%), and around two thirds women.

Facebook followersSpain on Foot page · Sep 2025 to Sep 2026
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,000 OctDecFebAprJunAug 54,135 1,356 30 Sep 2025: 1,3567 Oct 2025: 1,38314 Oct 2025: 1,40321 Oct 2025: 1,42128 Oct 2025: 1,4384 Nov 2025: 1,45411 Nov 2025: 1,46518 Nov 2025: 1,48625 Nov 2025: 1,5212 Dec 2025: 1,9359 Dec 2025: 2,50516 Dec 2025: 3,20823 Dec 2025: 4,07430 Dec 2025: 4,5947 Jan 2026: 5,06614 Jan 2026: 5,84821 Jan 2026: 6,81128 Jan 2026: 7,7084 Feb 2026: 8,38111 Feb 2026: 9,40218 Feb 2026: 10,21725 Feb 2026: 11,1184 Mar 2026: 13,15711 Mar 2026: 14,15418 Mar 2026: 14,89125 Mar 2026: 15,9391 Apr 2026: 22,7728 Apr 2026: 36,05715 Apr 2026: 38,79022 Apr 2026: 39,79129 Apr 2026: 39,9746 May 2026: 40,05113 May 2026: 40,40020 May 2026: 41,08227 May 2026: 42,0483 Jun 2026: 43,08510 Jun 2026: 44,00317 Jun 2026: 44,96224 Jun 2026: 45,3021 Jul 2026: 46,0138 Jul 2026: 46,96715 Jul 2026: 47,74422 Jul 2026: 49,08229 Jul 2026: 50,1745 Aug 2026: 50,76512 Aug 2026: 51,88919 Aug 2026: 52,78626 Aug 2026: 53,3172 Sep 2026: 53,8956 Sep 2026: 54,135
See the numbers
DateFollowers
30 Sep 20251,356
7 Oct 20251,383
14 Oct 20251,403
21 Oct 20251,421
28 Oct 20251,438
4 Nov 20251,454
11 Nov 20251,465
18 Nov 20251,486
25 Nov 20251,521
2 Dec 20251,935
9 Dec 20252,505
16 Dec 20253,208
23 Dec 20254,074
30 Dec 20254,594
7 Jan 20265,066
14 Jan 20265,848
21 Jan 20266,811
28 Jan 20267,708
4 Feb 20268,381
11 Feb 20269,402
18 Feb 202610,217
25 Feb 202611,118
4 Mar 202613,157
11 Mar 202614,154
18 Mar 202614,891
25 Mar 202615,939
1 Apr 202622,772
8 Apr 202636,057
15 Apr 202638,790
22 Apr 202639,791
29 Apr 202639,974
6 May 202640,051
13 May 202640,400
20 May 202641,082
27 May 202642,048
3 Jun 202643,085
10 Jun 202644,003
17 Jun 202644,962
24 Jun 202645,302
1 Jul 202646,013
8 Jul 202646,967
15 Jul 202647,744
22 Jul 202649,082
29 Jul 202650,174
5 Aug 202650,765
12 Aug 202651,889
19 Aug 202652,786
26 Aug 202653,317
2 Sep 202653,895
6 Sep 202654,135
Instagram followers@spainonfoot · Dec 2025 to Sep 2026
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000 Jan 26MarMayJulSep 14,443 1,718 25 Dec 2025: 1,7181 Jan 2026: 1,7308 Jan 2026: 1,73615 Jan 2026: 1,74622 Jan 2026: 1,77029 Jan 2026: 1,7895 Feb 2026: 1,80812 Feb 2026: 1,93319 Feb 2026: 2,01726 Feb 2026: 2,0565 Mar 2026: 2,45612 Mar 2026: 2,69419 Mar 2026: 2,98726 Mar 2026: 3,3422 Apr 2026: 4,6709 Apr 2026: 5,03316 Apr 2026: 5,08023 Apr 2026: 5,28130 Apr 2026: 5,4457 May 2026: 5,54014 May 2026: 6,20221 May 2026: 6,92228 May 2026: 7,6834 Jun 2026: 8,36411 Jun 2026: 9,01218 Jun 2026: 9,40725 Jun 2026: 9,6452 Jul 2026: 9,8279 Jul 2026: 10,08616 Jul 2026: 10,86623 Jul 2026: 11,94430 Jul 2026: 12,3756 Aug 2026: 12,89613 Aug 2026: 13,50420 Aug 2026: 13,92527 Aug 2026: 14,1603 Sep 2026: 14,3526 Sep 2026: 14,443
See the numbers
DateFollowers
25 Dec 20251,718
1 Jan 20261,730
8 Jan 20261,736
15 Jan 20261,746
22 Jan 20261,770
29 Jan 20261,789
5 Feb 20261,808
12 Feb 20261,933
19 Feb 20262,017
26 Feb 20262,056
5 Mar 20262,456
12 Mar 20262,694
19 Mar 20262,987
26 Mar 20263,342
2 Apr 20264,670
9 Apr 20265,033
16 Apr 20265,080
23 Apr 20265,281
30 Apr 20265,445
7 May 20265,540
14 May 20266,202
21 May 20266,922
28 May 20267,683
4 Jun 20268,364
11 Jun 20269,012
18 Jun 20269,407
25 Jun 20269,645
2 Jul 20269,827
9 Jul 202610,086
16 Jul 202610,866
23 Jul 202611,944
30 Jul 202612,375
6 Aug 202612,896
13 Aug 202613,504
20 Aug 202613,925
27 Aug 202614,160
3 Sep 202614,352
6 Sep 202614,443

Proof

Why work with me

The places are already on my sites

79 rooftop bars and hotel pools along the Costa del Sol, personally visited and rated, with 30 filmed walkthroughs. Cielo Rooftop, El Fuerte Rooftop Pool and Escondido are all on there. Your competitors probably are too!

One person, start to finish

I write, photograph, film, edit and post everything myself, so there's no agency in between. I'm a member of the Costa Press Club, and I only recommend what I've actually done.

Work with me

What you can book

If you're a hotel, rooftop, restaurant, tour company or tourism board in Andalusia, this is what I can do for you.

Hotel or rooftop review

A stay or a visit, then an honest feature on Spain on Foot or Málaga Rooftop Bars that keeps ranking on Google long after.

Rates on request

Reel and story package

Filmed on the day and posted to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, with stories while I'm there.

Rates on request

Press trip or destination feature

A day or a weekend with your tourism board, turned into guides, video and social content.

Rates on request

Photos and video for your channels

Everything I shoot on the day, delivered ready for your own website and socials.

Rates on request

Or email heidi@spainonfoot.com

Examples

See the work

Instagram figures from my analytics, September 2026.

My corners of the internet

Come and have a look around

If you're curious

My story

Born in Zimbabwe, raised in South Africa, living in Málaga. How a project manager from Durban ended up writing about Spain full time.

Heidi Hein, travel writer in Málaga, smiling in a straw hat and sunglasses in a golden wheat field
That's me!

Okay, so where do I even start?!

I was born in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe now), grew up in South Africa, and spent years as a project manager for an IT company in Durban. Spreadsheets, deadlines, alllll of it.

In 2019 my husband Jethro's work took us to Costa Rica, with our daughter and our two cocker spaniels, Max and Axel. In 2022 we got to CHOOSE where to live next, and Málaga won. It has been home ever since.

Those first months were A LOT. So I did what I always do: I made notes. Places I loved going to, eating at, exploring. When friends came to visit I handed over my lists, and that is exactly where Spain on Foot was born!

The name is a little deceiving. I do love a good hike, but Spain on Foot isn't about hiking. Where I come from you drive everywhere, so being able to walk to the shops, the beach or a restaurant, and feel completely safe doing it, still feels like a small miracle to me.

In 2024 I stopped teaching English online because the blog was earning its own income. Then I discovered Málaga's rooftop bars, and well... Málaga Rooftop Bars became website number two.

One more thing: I've taught myself alllll of this. WordPress first, now I build everything with vibe coding, and every social account I have, I created and still run on my own.

If you want to work together, message me!

Elsewhere

Find me around the web