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Re: Best places to live in the future
Regarding my earlier post about Moraira becoming more and more crowded. I'm sure this town is not unique in this respect, but with the ever increasing security issues in other places around the world, eg; Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, France etc, more foreign travellers are coming to Spain instead of their previous destination choices. Unless, God forbid, a terrorist attack against tourists here in Spain occurs (and yes i do remember the train bombings), the the visitor numbers here will only grow and grow putting increasing demands upon resources and infrastructure.
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Re: Best places to live in the future
Originally Posted by Biffta
(Post 12025240)
Regarding my earlier post about Moraira becoming more and more crowded. I'm sure this town is not unique in this respect, but with the ever increasing security issues in other places around the world, eg; Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, France etc, more foreign travellers are coming to Spain instead of their previous destination choices. Unless, God forbid, a terrorist attack against tourists here in Spain occurs (and yes i do remember the train bombings), the the visitor numbers here will only grow and grow putting increasing demands upon resources and infrastructure.
Having said that, water management is both an economic and political issue. Water is managed by public companies and in the present crisis, the government is reluctant to increase water charges to the public and especially farmers, who contribute massively to Spain's exports. Here's an interesting article from the New York Times of 2013, regarding 'reverse osmosis' (desalinating sea water) and why it has currently become a 'no-no'. Water is too scarce a product to take for granted. It needs a courageous government (no chance with this one) to sort out the problem. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/bu...avel.html?_r=0 |
Re: Best places to live in the future
Originally Posted by Loafing Along
(Post 12023319)
Fortunately individual tastes differ otherwise there would be 300 Million Europeans sat on the beach at the Costa del Sol every year.
My point was more about the discussion topic, green, well-watered and not over-populated |
Re: Best places to live in the future
Originally Posted by Retired in Euskadi
(Post 12025295)
Spain will always be a magnet for tourists because of guaranteed sun.
Having said that, water management is both an economic and political issue. Water is managed by public companies and in the present crisis, the government is reluctant to increase water charges to the public and especially farmers, who contribute massively to Spain's exports. Here's an interesting article from the New York Times of 2013, regarding 'reverse osmosis' (desalinating sea water) and why it has currently become a 'no-no'. Water is too scarce a product to take for granted. It needs a courageous government (no chance with this one) to sort out the problem. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/bu...avel.html?_r=0 |
Re: Best places to live in the future
Most pleasant places on the coasts are packed in the summer and at most other times they're fine. I wouldn't live in Moraira because it's too quiet the vast majority of the time. It's uncomfortably busy for about 10 weeks of the year.
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