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Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2024, 7:37 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 419
Posted By Mark604

Re: Road Maps - Spain and Portugal

I usually buy the Michelin maps and never really had problems with them other than the odd thing here and there being different or missing.
I do though use a Garmin satnav as well. The physical maps...
Forum: Spain
Mar 9th 2024, 8:00 am
Replies: 14
Views: 754
Posted By Mark604

Re: Price of new car tyres

Tyres are an issue for me at the moment. When I bought my car it had summer tyres on it. I ended up spending a lot of time in EU countries where you couldn't use them in the winter so I bought a set...
Forum: Spain
Feb 6th 2024, 11:35 am
Replies: 80
Views: 3,866
Posted By Mark604

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

"Why do you think UK government policy and laws don't affect British citizens as soon as they live abroad?"
We're coming back full circle to my comments way earlier. That was never answered and...
Forum: Spain
Feb 4th 2024, 1:16 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 659
Posted By Mark604

Re: Toast and tomato

At my local petrol station café for as long as I can remember (since about 2009) a glass of coffee (not big, not small) and a media tostada was always one euro eighty. The last two years has seen...
Forum: Spain
Feb 4th 2024, 6:08 am
Replies: 9
Views: 659
Posted By Mark604

Re: Toast and tomato

Never thought about the garlic thing. I may ask and see what happens but it's a nice idea.
Forum: Spain
Feb 3rd 2024, 12:48 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 659
Posted By Mark604

Re: Toast and tomato

It seems quite random where I am when I ask for tostada con queso or one with ham as to if I get tomato as well. Often they ask, often not and I just get what they bring.
I never go back though to...
Forum: Spain
Feb 3rd 2024, 10:15 am
Replies: 9
Views: 659
Posted By Mark604

Toast and tomato

Enough of the serious stuff, I've just remembered a while ago I took a visitor out for breakfast and I had my usual toast and tomato. I was asked if it is a local thing or Spain wide. I've been to...
Forum: Spain
Jan 28th 2024, 8:22 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 3,866
Posted By Mark604

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

Because whichever Government there is in the UK will affect directly all that I mentioned in the previous post you've quoted, to state the bleedin' obvious. For me, that is reason enough to want to...
Forum: Spain
Jan 22nd 2024, 8:54 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 3,866
Posted By Mark604

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

So because I may not live in the UK I will not experience the outcome of how a Government, no matter who they are or their policies, will affect my property, family, bank, investments, money and...
Forum: Spain
Jan 21st 2024, 7:11 am
Replies: 80
Views: 3,866
Posted By Mark604

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

If my "no real skin" involves property, family, bank, investments, money and pensions then I'd welcome the fact that I can vote.
Forum: Spain
Jan 16th 2024, 2:32 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 3,866
Posted By Mark604

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67993306
Forum: Spain
Jan 16th 2024, 5:44 am
Replies: 7
Views: 988
Posted By Mark604

Re: Building works in Pego

That was my worst nightmare when we had builders. Running off with the money. I used a builder from the UK who was living locally to do the initial work of stabilising the house and even though he...
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2024, 6:31 am
Replies: 10
Views: 579
Posted By Mark604

Re: Best way to get document apostilled

I needed a replacement full birth certificate that was apostilled from the UK and arranged for the legalisation office to do that then send it to where I was in Germany.
It went smoothly from their...
Forum: Spain
Dec 31st 2023, 3:00 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,109
Posted By Mark604

Re: Stay in Spain for >3 months (UK and EU citizen wife)

If SB UK is allowed up to 90 days anyway (but yes, has to leave and not come back for 90 days) why is it you say, "If you do this for a stay up to 90 days then you would just need to show the...
Forum: Spain
Dec 8th 2023, 6:54 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,050
Posted By Mark604

Re: DGT tackling the roundabout problem

If I can picture it right, you would follow the roundabout rule because according to the regulations, a roundabout is classed as just a junction and the left lane is for overtaking.
You say both...
Forum: Spain
Dec 4th 2023, 7:53 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,394
Posted By Mark604

Re: fears over painkiller Nolotil grow for Brits in Spain

I've read the article and still have a question - what is so special about northern Europeans and this drug?
Am I right that there is only anecdotal evidence and nothing concrete? It mentions...
Forum: Spain
Nov 27th 2023, 5:41 pm
Replies: 33
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Views: 1,623
Posted By Mark604

Re: vpn

I don't understand it fully but when using a torrent to download something, you are uploading at the same time? In any case, in Germany there are frequent prosecutions for doing it. They are very...
Forum: Spain
Nov 19th 2023, 4:03 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,420
Posted By Mark604

Re: Aircraft Passengers Wearing Analogue Watches

Or alter your watch before take off or on landing. I don't have an analogue watch but I do alter it to the destination time as soon as I get on the plane.
I suppose if you did alter it whilst up...
Forum: Spain
Nov 19th 2023, 6:54 am
Replies: 9
Views: 733
Posted By Mark604

Re: DGT Unveils Guardia Civil’s New Weapon

There's a layby near me where over the years I've often seen an unmarked speed camera car. Never thought to even look at the number plate.
Forum: Spain
Nov 5th 2023, 7:18 am
Replies: 7
Views: 685
Posted By Mark604

Re: Costa del Sol

I'm not in that area but second the thoughts about asking/looking around on the spot as at one time I needed a rental place for some months because of extensive works being done on my house. I looked...
Forum: Spain
Oct 4th 2023, 6:35 am
Replies: 7
Views: 765
Posted By Mark604

Re: Renovation advice

Near me an English man bought an old ruin without electric or water. He decided to level the ruin and start building. He then went to get a permits for re-building and water connection etc. They were...
Forum: Spain
Sep 22nd 2023, 5:31 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,772
Posted By Mark604

Re: 211,000 Britons have not taken out the new TIE ID card in Spain

"In public policy, a sunset provision or sunset clause........"
Thanks for that. You learn something totally unnecessary every day........
Forum: Spain
Sep 21st 2023, 6:07 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,772
Posted By Mark604

Re: 211,000 Britons have not taken out the new TIE ID card in Spain

Sunset?
Is that the same as end, prohibit, phase out, conclude, finish, eliminate, terminate, dispense with.........................
All perfectly good words and there are more.
Curious to know...
Forum: Spain
Sep 16th 2023, 7:32 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,914
Posted By Mark604

Re: Costa Vs Campo - Pros and Cons of Both

I think it's time to move on. Some seem now like this -

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/300x330/duty_calls_9916e3085a9c8cafc0043efa43e2f5a4e7c22cc7.png
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2023, 6:51 am
Replies: 53
Views: 5,283
Posted By Mark604

Re: Starlink on offer

You can see them being launched in/from Valencia?
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