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Forum: Spain
Jul 8th 2018, 7:31 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,305
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Where to live in Spain for nature?

Spot on.
the north west of Spain is also wonderful, but the weather is unreliable.
Forum: Spain
Oct 3rd 2017, 10:06 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,751
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Scenes in Catalonia

Very true, whichever way they look the Dictatorial Eu Empire Building project is falling apart.

I see Jean Clown Juncker is in Madrid giving lessons on Democracy.
Oh, the irony !
Forum: Spain
May 5th 2017, 10:58 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,391
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Spain question

Not the prettiest area.
A little dry and arid in a normal season.
However one of the best if not the best as regards Sunshine.
Oh and subject to earthquakes, though the majority of little...
Forum: Spain
Nov 29th 2016, 11:10 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,310
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Currently in Benidorm - on a bit of a property search

Well I think most will look for much more than that, such as a pleasant and reasonably peaceful location, though no doubt requirements vary quite a lot in that respect.

The further South you go...
Forum: Spain
Nov 28th 2016, 9:07 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,310
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Currently in Benidorm - on a bit of a property search

I was based in the Benidorm area for a time while I searched the whole of the C.B.region for something I liked in a nice rural area at a reasonable price.

Absolutely nothing doing,
but I called...
Forum: Spain
Nov 13th 2016, 10:04 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,197
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Advice: Moving to Canary Islands, which one and should we?

Having spent time and lived on all the main seven islands I would recommend Tenerife as having the most to offer in every respect and also as a good base to spend time or explore the other islands if...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2016, 8:33 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 430
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Rajoy in for a Rocky Ride

Without an overall majority.

https://www.thelocal.es/20161028/spains-socialists-refuse-to-go-easy-on-rajoy-once-in-power
Forum: Spain
Oct 14th 2016, 9:49 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,207
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Moving to Fuerteventura

It used to be possible to get direct to the Canaries from the UK on the Royal Mail ship St Helena on its way to the island of the same name a couple of times each year, but not anymore as now it...
Forum: Spain
Oct 8th 2016, 9:18 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 10,031
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Fuerteventura V Mainland Spain

The accommodation was quite reasonable, but with regard to the blowing sand and dust, it is so fine I think it's impossible to keep out unless the apartment is virtually airtight, though to be fair...
Forum: Spain
Oct 6th 2016, 9:36 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 10,031
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Fuerteventura V Mainland Spain

By far my least favourite of the Canaries.
Very desert like, even the goats wear green specs in search of a bite to eat.;)

The main negative for me was the weather, with the combination of the...
Forum: Spain
Oct 5th 2016, 11:02 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,378
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Spain the most corrupt country in the EU

Pots and Kettles come to mind. :cool:
Forum: Spain
Oct 5th 2016, 10:59 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,286
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: cheek kissing?

Don't let it get to this stage, or you'll probably have men in white coats coming to take you away, ha ha. :lol:


10 best Juncker kisses - POLITICO...
Forum: Spain
Sep 18th 2016, 9:04 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 25,005
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Historic moment: EU Referendum

The so called Eu project or German superstate is in crisis as stated by its leaders, it is on the rocks, falling apart,bankrupt of funds and bankrupt of ideas or any way to recover.

The meeting a...
Forum: Spain
Sep 16th 2016, 9:33 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,381
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Wifi - switch on and offable (Oliva, Valencia)

I'm in the Valencia area and I use these.
They activate it when I arrive and deactivate each time I leave, so I only pay for the time I'm there.

You'll need a tiny dish on your roof which they...
Forum: Spain
Sep 6th 2016, 10:31 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 907
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

The Ten Spanish Commandments.

The ten commandments for expats living in Spain - The Local (http://www.thelocal.es/20160830/the-ten-commandments-for-expats-in-spain)
Forum: Spain
Sep 6th 2016, 10:26 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,018
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Cafe con Leche, POR FAVOR.

Spanish café offers cut-price coffee to those with manners - The Local (http://www.thelocal.es/20160902/it-pays-to-be-polite-spanish-caf-offers-cut-price-coffee-to-those-with-manners)
Forum: Spain
Aug 10th 2016, 10:35 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,684
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: English speaking vet in Valencia for pet passport services

Pedro Vet Monserrat.

0034 962998152 or 0034 4670061627

Take CV 405 off the AP7 Autopista, signpost, Monserrat, Montroy

It's located on the CV 405 in Monserrat on the right about 100 mts...
Forum: Spain
Aug 5th 2016, 9:46 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 18,015
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Legality of taking photos of people in Spain

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/16/spanish-woman-fined-gagging-law-photographing-police

"A Spanish woman has been fined €800 (£570) under the country’s controversial new gagging law for...
Forum: Spain
Aug 4th 2016, 10:50 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 12,296
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: LIDL

I get the impression that Aldi in Spain is not as good as Lidl or as popular, but the reverse seems to be the case in the UK.
Forum: Spain
Aug 3rd 2016, 11:30 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 952
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: How Spain has shown unexpected resilience to the crisis

I don't think there's a shortage in Germany at the moment or anywhere else in N.Europe.
The situation has changed drastically this past year.
Previously there were quite a lot of Spaniards moving...
Forum: Spain
Aug 1st 2016, 11:35 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 952
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: How Spain has shown unexpected resilience to the crisis

The mainstream media are under the cosh of Rajoy with appointed govt representatives censoring or overseeing almost everything they turn out,
in stark contrast to the free Spanish press that spoke...
Forum: Spain
Aug 1st 2016, 11:23 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 952
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: How Spain has shown unexpected resilience to the crisis

Much credit is due to them for coping as well as they have.

Civil unrest, mass protests and demonstrations are no longer allowed under Rajoys new Franco type laws and promptly dealt with in a very...
Forum: Spain
Aug 1st 2016, 8:04 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 25,005
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Historic moment: EU Referendum

I think most who have suffered from an unhappy and unsatisfactory marriage will tell you that the cost of a divorce is a price very well worth paying in the long term.
Forum: Spain
Jul 31st 2016, 11:31 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 25,005
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Historic moment: EU Referendum

Ah right,

So obviously I misunderstood that your endless predictions of doom and gloom regarding the future were as good as done and dusted. :cool:
Forum: Spain
Jul 31st 2016, 11:00 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 25,005
Posted By Dick Dasterdly

Re: Historic moment: EU Referendum

Regarding pre referendum fear mongering it's truly amazing just how many fallacies have already been debunked, by far the vast majority in fact.
Most especially regarding all the companies that were...
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