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Forum: Spain
Apr 8th 2024, 10:37 am
Replies: 4
Views: 647
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Family holiday home within an hour of Malaga or Alicante airport - area reco

Search the ThinkSpain site and google earth

https://www.thinkspain.com/property-for-sale/la-cala-de-mijas/townhouses?order=LowToHigh
Forum: Spain
Jan 16th 2024, 3:45 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 3,852
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

So you pack up and migrate to a new country and want the right in the country you left? Thats a bit cake and eat it in my opinion...when you leave your leave your right to vote behind.
Forum: Spain
Nov 27th 2023, 10:36 am
Replies: 33
vpn
Views: 1,622
Posted By bob_bob

Re: vpn

Has that actually ever happened?
Forum: Spain
Nov 15th 2023, 9:51 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,430
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Economic Migrants

So you choose Spain to retire to, you may have purchased property, you may pay rent, you bring along your pension(s) which is spent within the Spanish economy; how much does a typical brit retiree...
Forum: Spain
Nov 5th 2023, 9:32 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,430
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Economic Migrants

Too many people needing social housing = chronic shortage. I'm sort of retired but have a UK property portfolio. Hear in South Wales three years ago I could (and did) buy a 3 bed terrace houses for...
Forum: Spain
Nov 4th 2023, 10:13 am
Replies: 78
Views: 5,430
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Economic Migrants

The UK is paying £7,000,000 a DAY in hotel bills for housing illegal migrants, this is not sustainable. There is a chronic housing shortage in the UK, house prices are sky high, rent is sky high so...
Forum: Spain
Sep 13th 2023, 10:02 am
Replies: 2
Views: 646
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Benalamdena

Yes, open Thursday
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Forum: Spain
Aug 21st 2023, 10:14 am
Replies: 52
Views: 2,793
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Is inflation on the turn?

Because I've too much time on my hands I just put the list in the link which quoted Tesco coming in at £52.02 into an online Tesco list, came in at £43.40. Do they just make the numbers up?
Forum: Spain
Aug 19th 2023, 12:06 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,793
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Is inflation on the turn?

I think your right.

I only spend around three months of the year in Spain these days and I do all the food shopping and cooking in the UK and Spain and overall the UK is cheaper than Spain. Some...
Forum: Spain
Aug 19th 2023, 8:34 am
Replies: 52
Views: 2,793
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Is inflation on the turn?

I just looked at the link to food items in Europe, where in the UK did they shop, Fortnum & Masons food hall? Lot of those prices are way off the prices you pay, way too high for some of the items.
Forum: Spain
Jul 30th 2023, 1:32 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 5,224
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Starlink on offer

Depends on a couple of things, one is what version of CAT cable you run; I use CAT 6 and it takes 1Gb easy enough and looses very little on a 70m run of cable to a 'summer' room in the garden..

If...
Forum: Spain
Jul 27th 2023, 11:19 am
Replies: 53
Views: 5,224
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Starlink on offer

Starlink would be a last option for me. Some areas without fibre access can get a good 4g signal so a cheaper options I'd guess would be an unlimited data only sim and sim router. A reliable...
Forum: Spain
Mar 28th 2023, 7:30 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 583
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Room rentals in Benaldamena?

When are they coming? Airbnb off massive discount in the off season months on one or two month lets
Forum: Spain
Mar 5th 2023, 9:27 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,714
Posted By bob_bob

Re: digital photo for passport renewal

In the UK for the next elections you must take photo ID with you, passport/driving license or you can apply online for a photo ID card, fill in the online form and submit your picture off your phone.
Forum: Spain
Jan 19th 2023, 6:34 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,700
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Moving to Spain

I think airbnb has had a big impact on smaller hotels and B&B unless they offer something different like teaching Yoga/painting et al Why pay sometimes more for a bedroom and breakfast than you do...
Forum: Spain
Jan 19th 2023, 10:08 am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,700
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Moving to Spain

I took a DNA test as part of my family history research using a kit I bought off https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ When you get the results you'll see a breakdown by percentage of countries/areas your...
Forum: Spain
Nov 23rd 2022, 1:04 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 3,002
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Made me laugh

This weekend we have son, daughter and hubby plus grandchildren here for lunch and I'm doing a roast pork loin dinner with all the trimmings and I'll make a cheesecake for 'afters' but if its just...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2022, 10:53 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 3,333
Posted By bob_bob

Re: End of the 90 day rule for non residents?

The Express has been telling us for the last decade that Britain will have an Arctic winter with ten foot snow drifts and it ain't happened and I put this nonsense firmly up there with the weather...
Forum: Spain
Oct 23rd 2022, 10:10 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,286
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Uk sim activated , used and recharged in Spain ?

I'm UK based and use giffgaff sims in our phones (its an offshoot of O2), you have a choice of whats called 'goody bags' and no problem with data roaming in the EU, pay monthly and no contract so you...
Forum: Spain
May 31st 2022, 8:16 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,406
Posted By bob_bob

Re: New to this Living and working

Lot of nurses out of work and 9,000 Spanish nurses went to the UK so to be honest I don't think you'd find it easy to get a visa.
Forum: Spain
May 12th 2022, 5:26 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 997
Posted By bob_bob

Re: GCSEs

I'd not move a child to another country at that age and so near exams, think of the child and wait, Spain will still be there after the exams then move and let a private school look after the...
Forum: Spain
Apr 28th 2022, 10:32 am
Replies: 75
Views: 6,684
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Cost of Living

LOL I think they must shop in the middle of London or something, so many of the prices are way out of line, way too high compared to the reality of popping into Tesco et al.

A lot depends on what...
Forum: Spain
Apr 27th 2022, 10:27 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 11,197
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Move back to UK or stay in Spain ? 2022

"they’re beheading other kids in coolock " How many? 1? 10? How often. Don't cherry pick an event to paint a whole section of society Tom, your way out of touch with the UK by the looks of it.
...
Forum: Spain
Apr 27th 2022, 12:52 am
Replies: 75
Views: 6,684
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Cost of Living

That rings right with my memory of exchange rates over the years, peaked at around the 1.5 mark...happy days.
Forum: Spain
Apr 27th 2022, 12:48 am
Replies: 116
Views: 11,197
Posted By bob_bob

Re: Move back to UK or stay in Spain ? 2022

It is a sweeping statement Tom and not representative of the youth of today of today. You can go to any city anywhere in the world and find youngsters up to no good and with bad attitudes but they...
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