Getting used to the very hot weather in end of July and beginning of August took some doing, with the temperature over 40 degrees some days. It just takes a while finding where to get the bargains, and what is the best meat, fish etc to buy. Also getting clothes to fit, the sizes here marked M, L, XL etc dont correspond with UK markings, and they also vary from shop to shop, and particularly on market stalls where they sometimes mark them as XXXXXXL, not sure what size base they use.

Certainly a better quality of life that the UK, as we realised on our first trip back, much more relaxed and laid back here, which certainly suits us.

Oh right
Has he a real title or one of those that can be bought of ebay for fun for about £20.00


I bet you got a lot of joy from doing your house. We bought a house that needed renovating however even though i got a lot of joy from it i was bloody glad to see the back of it when we sold it.
After we renovated it things then started going wrong with it, i think the thing was cursed. It was empty for 4 years before we bought it and no-one was ever interested in it in the 4 years it was on the market before we bought it.

No it is a real title, and I suspect an heriditary one as well, given that his wife and daughter also claim to have some sort of title.

Hi,
That is what we are hoping for a little bit more laid back. Our life's here are always on the go that we do not find time to spend with each other as we are always running around doing bit's for everyone else.

I will be going to debenhams to buy loads of clothes before we go as the sizes are smaller in Spain as i found out last time we was there.

I am very apprehensive on learning the language as i just to not understand it, no matter how many times i listen to a tape it is not registering in my head.

We also know financially it will be very tough as at the moment we have a comfortable income and there it is going to be cut to maybe a quarter of what we have here :scared:
Good job i am not that in to material things.
Is there anything you do miss about the uk?

Hi There, where abouts in Spain are you moving to and what will you be doing for work?

Sparkle

30 to 45 mins inland from marbella. As for work for me i am a nail technician so i will see if i can get some local based customers. If i can not i am not going to worry to much as for my hubby our friends have there own business and he will be working hopefully for him

Good luck in your move and I hope all works out for you. Four weeks before we left I was surrounded by packing boxes, ceiling high, lol!

Sparkle

Luckily when we moved to this rented house i chucked lots out, however as we have just had Xmas i have more stuff
Plus i keep buying bits and pieces from next and packing them in the boxes we are taking
I have just bought to seat bean bags for slouching on before we buy a sofa out there and as i dim wit i am i forgot they are huge and come with the beans in. That is why i am making hubby buy a trailer as i wont send them back
When you think of 4 weeks it sounds forever away and i know it will come round really quick but to be honest i am still running around helping other's that i will probably pack the night before
I have got to get organised as i am not very good at that.
Are you in Spain?

You are going to Coin aren't you?

Yes i am

so are you a famous naturist ?

I was the PRO for the organisation British Naturism, and have been on loads of TV and radio programmes over the years, but I'm no longer involved with thaam as I live out here.

Stressing out big time because we were supposed to be out there at the end of October and still haven't got word that we can move in! Apparently the place is ready (bought off-plan) and we can move in as soon as the place is registered with the Town Hall....which we have now been told won't happen before March......why March????? What about January and February??? Been having exchanges of e-mails with the agents we are buying from and, of course, everything has stopped for Christmas and the New Year!!!

Decided to fly over for a two week holiday in January and to see what is happening. So, hopefully, will have better news to report after our holiday. Meantime we are surrounded by boxes which have been packed since October!


You are going to be there before us....hope all goes well for you.

I nearly lived there but now have a house in Ojen. A lot of the builders I use come from your area. Nice people there.

The people seem friendly and they are very helpful which is a bonus.

Where is ojen? Is that near by.

Apparently a lot of english move in to the area but i have heard that a lot of them have normally gone back to the uk within the year. As they find it hard getting work or just find it is not as easy as what they thought it would be.

I am quite lucky as we are moving near my best friend so i have got someone in Spain who can help me out, which is great as i know a lot of people have no-one.
How do you find living in Spain?