Hello from Tarragona
 

I signed up a little while ago and forgot about it. Thought I'd say hello and introduce myself a little.

I'm originally from Brighton (Hove actually) and lived in Tunbridge Wells (Tonbridge actually). I now live with my Swiss girlfriend and her family in Tarragona province. I've been here for 4 years now living in an mix of languages: Tu voudrais some patatas fritas? :D

Adam B.

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Hi just signed up today i was looking for a bit of info and came across this site just finding my way around,ive lived in tortosa for 6 yrs just down the coast from you.E

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Hi folks,
Yeah I just joined up recently as well. I have a place in Altea - Altea Hills to be precise and have been there since 2002. I live in Switzerland and spend some time of the year in Altea. 'Hope I can contribute something useful to the forum from time to time ! Cheers.

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Welcome to the forum :)

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So we're all overlooking the Med! My place is inland from Tarragona, in a valley in the Prades. I've got quite a view out over Tarragona and the Med.

Distressed, I've been down near Tortosa once, maybe Amposta, picking up hens from someone once. Love the Ebre Delta, beautiful place. Wish I'd had more time to walk around it a bit.

Houdini, Altea? I think my dad said he'd been there. Where abouts in Switzerland do you live. I live with Genevans.

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Thanks Mitzyboy. Aren't you on Expatica?

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Once upon a time yes, but wild horses wouldn't get me back there

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I live in Fribourg, in the canton Fribourg. An hour and a bit north of Genève. So I'm suisse romande like your family.

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Thought I recognised you name. I haven't been back there, just cos nothing much was happening, unlike here. But wild horses? It's that bad?

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Ah, bonjour!

You'd probably speak well in any language with my girlfriend and her family, speaking Spanish, French and English! (with a bit of German and Catalan for good measure lol)

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So your girlfriend's family are Swiss..where are you from ? and are you resident in Spain ?

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I come from SE England, having lived there 24 years. Been living in Spain for 4 years now for love :) My girlfirend has been living here over 20 years.

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I can't possible comment :D

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Well I trust you're having a nice time....was finding work difficult (or maybe you don't indulge :)?

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Hi I'm also British with a Swiss boyfriend, I've been living in Bienne for 23 years and finally finally leaving to come and live near Tarragona in Arens de lledo (next to Horta st joan) I'm a little nervous as I don't really speak spanish but decided to go without my boyfriend to make sure I learn it and not rely on him..

We're opening a campsite next year and I CAN'T WAIT

bye dorraine

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Another Anglo-Swiss-Iberian combo then :D

Good luck with your move. Hope it goes well. Just looked at a map and Arens de Lledó looks like a nice place to have a campsite, inland from Delta De L'Ebre and near a national park! Good luck with that too.

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Cheers can't wait...:)))

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Hello from Australia.
We are an Indo-German couple planning to buy something in your area.
Found some great deal for around 50k old finca's really run down, which will need alot of work. We plan to work on the old houses and make it livable in few years. An old rundown house without water or elericity with hectors of olive farms?
Does this price sound okay? How is Tivissa area and tortosa area?
Any tips will be great thanks!

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I do not know what it is like in the areas that you mentioned but I know that a lot of old places around this area do not have an electricity supply anywhere near to them so have to use generators. Running water is another difficulty, if there are no mains nearby you have to think of alternatives.

Hope that you find something suitable.

Rosemary

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Gracias Rosemary...yes you are right these places do not have eletricity and water so we have to do rain water harvesting and solar panels.
Really hope we find something!
have a great day!