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Forum: Spain
Jan 31st 2010, 1:49 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 57,211
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Buying Euros - in Spain or the UK? What's best?

I found this currency conversion price comparison site quite useful ..

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/

The 'better' rates look great until you realise the additional...
Forum: Spain
Jan 30th 2010, 7:37 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 57,211
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Buying Euros - in Spain or the UK? What's best?

Thanks Pete. I did some checking - a friend suggested I compare Post Office with M&S, BDC (local) and my bank and they are all offering between 0.05 and 0.1 under the current exchange rate for the...
Forum: Spain
Jan 30th 2010, 6:10 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 57,211
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Buying Euros - in Spain or the UK? What's best?

So err, does anyone actually know for sure if I can get a better rate in Spain or in the UK?

If so, where?

All this bank stuff is irrelevant guys. It has to be cash.

;)
Forum: Spain
Jan 29th 2010, 12:48 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 57,211
Posted By Harry Bohun

Buying Euros - in Spain or the UK? What's best?

Hi there I have £1000 I intend to conver into Euros for my forthcoming trip. I need to take cash for various reasons beyond my control.

So I was just wondering, is it better to buy currency in...
Forum: Spain
Jan 18th 2010, 2:19 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: How do these people stay in business? LOL

I used to work for a business (not telecoms but IT) that did a similar thing.

TBH .. thats business today. Call centers staffed by immigrants who don't have any training and don't care liasing...
Forum: Spain
Jan 14th 2010, 9:27 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,064
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Pulling the plug on laptop users?

Yeah which is plenty of time to upload some photos or post to a blog. I usually do all my stuff using offline editors/picasa then just fire it off every couple of days in bulk.

I figured out how...
Forum: Spain
Jan 14th 2010, 5:06 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,064
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Pulling the plug on laptop users?

Some places actually encourage laptop users to set up, Starbucks and McDonalds do I know for sure by providing plenty of sockets.

I am just wondering how, given I am on tour, I am going to charge...
Forum: Spain
Jan 13th 2010, 7:09 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,064
Posted By Harry Bohun

Pulling the plug on laptop users?

Just finished reading an article: http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/pulling-the-plug-on-laptop-users

Got me thinking, whats the social convention re: laptop users in Spain?

Is it...
Forum: Spain
Jan 13th 2010, 7:00 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

Hehe ok. I give up!
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Jan 12th 2010, 10:39 am
Replies: 5
Views: 576
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: hey everyone female 22

I predict this thread will have 800, 000 views by lunchtime tomorrow. :)

Welcome, welcome.
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 10:34 am
Replies: 62
Views: 3,822
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: What a Dilema

[QUOTE=bil;8240769]If someone is generous enough to help you, they should not have to suffer for it.[/QUOTE

Unless of course, they deserve it! :)
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 10:20 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

Hmm. Geographical positioning, proximity to Atlantic and North Sea weather fronts, siberian winds, equator etc. Its all kinda scientific - we are further north on the axis and so its gonna be colder...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 10:04 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

Crickey! We pay £250 for 2 tonnes of kiln dried beech ..

Thats in the UK and delivered.

A tonne/bag lasts about 3 months! We worked out that we use about 3 pieces (each piece is about a foot...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 9:10 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

Same old story here - always struggled to make ends meet, especially under the Tories and then what they had put aside in pensions was taxed to bits by Labour.

Houses are usually the last to get...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 7:35 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

I grant you gets cold in Spain in winter. Even in the north. But its not as bad. Even 5 degrees makes a noticeable difference when its the wrong side of 0.

Oddly the worst part of the UK, for me...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 7:18 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

As long as it doesnt drop below 2-3 degrees at night I can live with it I reckon. :)

Its funny you mention the sensation of being warmer outside than in and the inhability to get the internal...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 3:16 am
Replies: 137
Views: 6,058
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: UK weather update

The 24/7 'armageddon winter' band wagon has been grating to say the least.
The sheer nekkid hysteria mongering, mainly from the Ministry of Information aka the BBC has been truly impressive.

It...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 1:50 am
Replies: 62
Views: 3,822
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: What a Dilema

I agree IF this was purely a business transaction and there was a contract, involving interest rates and charges for non-repayment or repayment by installment using some asset as security etc.
...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2010, 1:19 am
Replies: 56
Views: 3,751
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Snow!

All this snow talk is disconcerting. :)

Just wondering but is there some massive discrepancy between google weather and reality?

I checked the weather report, temps etc. of a few places in...
Forum: Spain
Jan 10th 2010, 11:43 pm
Replies: 124
Views: 11,171
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Would you move to Spain now?

I'm actually moving to Malaga in Feb. Excuse my rambling posts, too much time on my hands since I chucked the job. :rofl:

But I honestly don't know I would be going if I had money - the kind that...
Forum: Spain
Jan 10th 2010, 2:51 am
Replies: 148
Views: 25,620
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: running a bar on costa del sol

This has been a very enlightening read!

I am hardly qualified to comment but having read through this and other similar threads on other forums I have come to the conclusion that running a...
Forum: Teaching
Jan 3rd 2010, 5:18 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,362
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Teaching ESOL etc in Spain. Where can I find jobs?

I can't thank you enough for taking the time to make this post.

I learned more in twenty minutes following those links than I have in a week googling around esol ..

I don't speak Spanish yet,...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Jan 3rd 2010, 5:01 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 596
Posted By Harry Bohun

Thumbs up Re: Leaving for Spain on Feb 14th. Hullo!

Thanks again everyone for the kind words and sage advise. All duty noted.

I am not fluent in Spanish, but I have enough savings and enough journalistic work to keep me for a year or so. I speak...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Jan 3rd 2010, 4:43 am
Replies: 9
Views: 596
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: Leaving for Spain on Feb 14th. Hullo!

Thanks! Can't say I am sorry to be leaving the UK ..

But then I suppose they all say that at first. :)
Forum: Spain
Jan 3rd 2010, 4:38 am
Replies: 6
Views: 823
Posted By Harry Bohun

Re: tour of costa del sol?

If you manage to persuade a yokel to show you the sights, I'd love to muscle in on your fiesta ..

Will arrive in the Costas late Feb time ..

- Harry
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