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Forum: Spain
Jan 22nd 2010, 7:26 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 23,173
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Camino de Santiago?

its been peeing it down today but we are about an hour north of Santiago and have had pretty good weather this week. It was suposed to rain yesterday but we had dry weather and a fair bit of...
Forum: Spain
Jan 17th 2010, 9:58 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 23,173
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Camino de Santiago?

The exterior is of no importance, the world doesn't need decorations it needs sorted by people with generous hearts.
Forum: Spain
Jan 17th 2010, 12:57 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 23,173
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Camino de Santiago?

How long are you in Santiago? we are planning to be in A Coruna next weekend visiting the science museum but have been thinking of popping over to Santiago some time soon maybe the week after.

My...
Forum: Spain
Jan 17th 2010, 8:35 am
Replies: 106
Views: 23,173
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Camino de Santiago?

Coast of Galicia good choice, any idea which bit? Shame you got so much rain it has not been too bad up here North of Santiago; mostly only half days of rain and fairly warm. The snow just touched us...
Forum: Spain
Sep 14th 2009, 10:35 am
Replies: 106
Views: 23,173
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Camino de Santiago?

Noia is lovely both the north and south coasts of the Ria have their fair share of coves and beaches although they can be a bit busy in the Summer they should be quiete now, the castro along from...
Forum: Spain
Sep 5th 2009, 7:38 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

most people I have talked to and books etc I have read say that the income tax in Spain works out cheaper, some say about half that in the UK - are there other taxes that add to this to make it...
Forum: Spain
Sep 4th 2009, 8:59 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

I will go and talk to a gestoria and a few other folk next week, it sounds like as an artist or gallery owner with no profit I might be paying 270 IVA and around 250 Social security per month. I...
Forum: Spain
Sep 4th 2009, 8:47 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

sorry did not mean to include your wuote their = I keep forgetting the wuote is included by default
Forum: Spain
Sep 4th 2009, 8:44 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

I wonder if I can register as an autonomo as well as being employed from the UK - I am an artist and could set up a gallery in our ex carniceria adjacent to our house. That might let me pay social...
Forum: Spain
Sep 4th 2009, 6:32 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

We are now stuck with no medical cover and because the treatment my son and I need is for a preexisting condition we can not get that covered via sanitas/bupa. HMRC have been helpful but don't have a...
Forum: Spain
Sep 2nd 2009, 5:07 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

Thanks for that I had better take some futher professional advice about my pensions.

After many phone calls I find that if my employer had posted me abroad they should have filled in form e101...
Forum: Spain
Sep 1st 2009, 4:48 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

I was advised that given how little time I have been paying into the TPP I should also keep up my NI payments to ensure I get a state pension. I was also advised that given my age it would not be...
Forum: Spain
Aug 31st 2009, 11:13 am
Replies: 75
Views: 27,343
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Galicia Lugo Province

apologies, by 'the trees' I meant 'the eucalyptus trees' perhaps I should have been more specific, most locals here who can recall the days before the eucalyptus would like to see that landscape back...
Forum: Spain
Aug 31st 2009, 6:33 am
Replies: 75
Views: 27,343
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Galicia Lugo Province

I agree most galicians seem to hate the trees, accoridng to our local firewatching man it takes only 2 days of sunshine after heavy rain for cast eucalyptus leaves and bark to be tinder dry, a...
Forum: Spain
Aug 30th 2009, 10:21 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

lol good point ta
Forum: Spain
Aug 30th 2009, 10:20 am
Replies: 75
Views: 27,343
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Galicia Lugo Province

Glad you found the blog intresting, thanks for letting me know. One more thing I forgot to mention is that we bought last May just before the crisis hence we paid top whack for our house however at...
Forum: Spain
Aug 30th 2009, 10:04 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Working in the UK living in Spain

wow thanks for the rapido responses, I need to keep paying NI in the UK I am part of the teacher's pension plan and need to keep it going for a few years more. I hope to retire in about 5 years. Will...
Forum: Spain
Aug 30th 2009, 7:22 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,238
Posted By Carrizos

Working in the UK living in Spain

I work for a UK university, all of my work is online so I have never needed to live near the University. This situation allowed me to move to live in Galicia, register as a Spanish resident and keep...
Forum: Spain
Aug 30th 2009, 7:10 am
Replies: 75
Views: 27,343
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Galicia Lugo Province

We live a little North of Ferrol a feew kilometers inland from the coast I have just read through this thread and here is a summary of responses to some points and a bit more besides.

It does not...
Forum: Spain
Apr 10th 2009, 8:09 am
Replies: 58
Views: 24,182
Posted By Carrizos

Re: vegetarians in Spain

Trouble is a lot of people do say 'I am vegetarian' when they really mean they don't eat a lot of meat, or they only eat fish. The only products I eat that are not vegetable are dairy and eggs I...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 25th 2009, 12:07 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,197
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Passport Renewal

I see the C2 notes, downloaded from the same source as the link in an earlier message in this thread, for renewing a child's passport still say white background but having been at London Victoria...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 25th 2009, 8:14 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,197
Posted By Carrizos

Re: Passport Renewal

Anyone else applying should be aware that photographs on a white background are no longer accepted on UK passports. All passport photo machines in our corner of Spain have white backgrounds we had to...
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