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Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2012, 6:58 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,740
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Help needed with Melbourne PR salary!

Hi there,

I am in the PR industry too although at an officer level. It would be interesting to hear from others what the best agencies are to approach in the PR industry and at which level...
Forum: Spain
Dec 19th 2010, 4:56 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,057
Posted By MsGiraffe

Brits in Valencia?

Hi there,

We are a married couple in our 30s (I'm Spanish and my husband is English) with a very young baby. We are staying in Valencia city for the next few months. We would like to meet up with...
Forum: USA
Sep 27th 2010, 8:44 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,744
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Getting M&S Tea Cakes in the USA (not UK mail order)

Hi,

Do you know anyone in the UK or bound to visit the US from the UK soon who could bring it over/ post it to you? That would probably be the easiest way.
Forum: Spain
May 11th 2010, 2:46 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,192
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: have any of you changed the way you say your name for an easier life.

I had to abandon my second surname, except for official (bureaucratic) purposes. My first surname is also a boy's name, so I turned up at appointments where they were expecting a man (not a woman)....
Forum: Spain
May 10th 2010, 8:21 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 11,718
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: What's the secret to great paella?

Socarrat is NOT meant to be one huge black lump that tastes fully burnt, but smaller, crispy bites, that got stuck to the pan.
Yes to the right type of rice, etc.
The strangest variation I heard is...
Forum: Spain
May 5th 2010, 9:47 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 11,718
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: What's the secret to great paella?

I am from Valencia - I make sure I have some whenever I visit back!
IMO, the best one is with meat, not the seafood (which works best with fideua) or the mixed (over-rated). Chicken, rabbit and, if...
Forum: Spain
Mar 14th 2010, 10:29 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,274
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Thick hot chocolate

Hi there,

Valor is the name of the brand you are after. The packaging used to be long and thin white and red stripes, kind of thing, and it was sold in the main supermarkets. They also have their...
Forum: Working Abroad by Profession
Jan 6th 2010, 10:55 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 1,249
Posted By MsGiraffe

Public relations opportunities?

Hello,

Husband and I are interested in moving - would consider Canada, Australia, NZ and the States. One of us is in the public relations industry, the other in customer service, but we are both...
Forum: Canada
Jan 3rd 2010, 2:13 am
Replies: 173
Views: 17,354
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Who's Looking to move to NS?

Glad to hear you are feeling better. May is around the corner, so I am sure your patience will pay off!:)
Best wishes for all of us, too!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 30th 2009, 1:21 am
Replies: 4
Views: 692
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: House exchange

Hi there,

I have used Home for Exchange to good results in the past. It is not free, but it is good value for money (I think it was less than £30 for 18 months, so as long as you stay somewhere...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 28th 2009, 11:57 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 10,312
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Anyone experiencing reverse culture shock?

I have been out of Spain for nearly 10 years. I moved here when I was in my 20s and had been an anglophile for many years. I didn't know anything, but it didn't seem to matter at the time: cashback,...
Forum: Teaching
Dec 28th 2009, 11:36 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 99,611
Posted By MsGiraffe

Smile Re: Doing a PGCE outside of Britain

I wonder if the OP considered doing the Spanish equivalent of a PGCE? It used to be called CAP and it lasted about 6 months, I didn't do it but the opinion from friends at the time was that it wasn't...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 18th 2009, 1:12 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,074
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Why is this Christmas so difficult?

Hi,

Just saw this by chance, sorry that you are feeling sad. Don't fight the memories of Christmas pasts, but alternate them with plans for your lovely future. Many of us feel very sensitive at...
Forum: Spain
Oct 13th 2009, 9:45 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 4,747
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Cost of living - can anyone explain Spanish families' survival?

There are Wetherspoons here, and I have used them when I needed a quick meal on the cheap. But the problem tends to be that many of them are not somewhere where I would like to sit down and relax for...
Forum: Spain
Oct 13th 2009, 2:57 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,747
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Cost of living - can anyone explain Spanish families' survival?

As someone said, things get passed around families a lot more, and people have traditionally bought fewer things on credit. I was brought up in Spain and we didn't have a proper sofa for ten years,...
Forum: Spain
Oct 9th 2009, 12:41 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,272
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Trip to Valancia

Hi there,

I am from VLC - so am a bit biased when I say you will enjoy the visit!
Make sure to visit La Lonja and Mercado Central as others say. If the weather is still nice, do sit outside in...
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2009, 3:04 am
Replies: 4
Views: 619
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Flights from UK - Vancouver

Hi,

Meant a train ride, on something called Amtrak Cascades, which will hopefully be less stressful than some of the trains here!
Yes, I wouldn't do it without staying in a hotel - not looking...
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2009, 2:23 am
Replies: 4
Views: 619
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Flights from UK - Vancouver

We found it worked out cheaper for us to fly Heathrow to Seattle, then it's a 3-4 hour ride away. The savings mean we can treat ourselves to a budget weekend in Seattle and explore the city.:)
Forum: Canada
Aug 17th 2009, 7:54 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,417
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: winter weather in interior BC

This is very interesting - I had imagined there would be ice everywhere.
What's the situation re: people clearing snow and ice from the road and pavements? Is it the responsibility of the council or...
Forum: France
Aug 14th 2009, 12:58 am
Replies: 1
Views: 708
Posted By MsGiraffe

Opale Coast

Hi there,

Thinking of visiting Opale Coast next year (I think that's what it's called, the Pas de Calais coast) - may be February. Any recommendations on places to visit or to avoid? What shall we...
Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2009, 3:39 am
Replies: 37
Views: 2,846
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: back from 1st ever trip to BC......

Back to the OP - thank you for posting story about your trip to BC. We are in the early stages of planning ours, so I shift between being excited and being nervous about our future (even though it's...
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2009, 7:46 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,406
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: BC reccie booked!!

I knew the term 'First Nations', I just forgot and used the other one by habit. The first time I saw it, though, I had no idea what they meant by that.

Thanks for all the suggestions about related...
Forum: Canada
Aug 2nd 2009, 9:16 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,406
Posted By MsGiraffe

BC reccie booked!!

Morning everyone!!

We've booked our first ever trip to BC next Easter - feels like we can't think of anything else at the moment. Trying to do lots of research online in order to plan best use of...
Forum: Canada
Jul 29th 2009, 2:05 am
Replies: 0
Views: 668
Posted By MsGiraffe

Best places to live in Canada

Thought I'd point you in the direction of this link:
http://list.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/bestplacestolive/2009/Default.aspx?sp2=1&d1=a&sc1=6

Looks very useful to me, lots of info as regards...
Forum: Canada
Jul 28th 2009, 8:21 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 709
Posted By MsGiraffe

Re: Avonlea PEI

Thank you for posting this - made me smile, brought many memories of my childhood, watching the show with my parents and the reruns. Anne of the Green Gables is one of my favourite characters ever,...
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