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Hi we are a family with a 6 year old daughter and we are intending to move to Spain at the end of Feb.We will be starting off in Villajoyosa,nr Alicante as we feel comortable here.Does anybody know this area and if so do you have any info on schools.The driving force behind our move is a better quality of life,especially for our daughter.I am market trader and would like to try the Rastros in the area,does anybody have any experience of this and how difficult is it to break into?Hoping somebody can help.Any tips to help us relocate successfully would be appreciated.thanks

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Hi,
I dont know alicante i am sure other's will be able to give you lot's of info.

I would just like to say welcome and good luck in your move to spain xxxxx

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Thanks ,you are my 1st reply how exciting,hope I get a few more.This seems a very informative site.By the way I am planning to send my daughter to Spanish school and the school that has been reccomended is Dr Escuela.

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We are sending all three girls to spanish school, i am quite happy sending them to a spanish one.
As we are moving and getting to know a new culture we thought it would be good for the girls to be educated in spanish.
xxxx

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Hi again,we are thinking the same thing,i have been learning spanish for a year now and Maddie starts lessons tomorrow.We are hoping that as she is just six she will pick up the language quickly.How old are your girls?

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Hi,
We have not learnt spanish yet (never organised)
The girl's ages are 14, 13 and nearly 5.
The two oldest have had lesson's at school but i dont know what use that is.
And the youngest have not learnt any, however we are sure she will pick it up.
Will you be working?
xxx

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Well,we are not in a rush to find work but I am a market trader and hope to try out the markets,not sure how easy it will be to get a pitch but I will only find that out once I am there,our main priority is not to stress about work and spend time settling in to the way of life 1st.

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Well if anyone want's there nails done who live near me they can have a free setxxxxxxx
Hubby is glad to finish working 16 hours a day i said he can work next week before we leave but some how i do not think that is going to happenxxx

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Well thanks for the chat hope all goes well for you !Do you ever have any moments when you think Oh God what am I doing,some days I know we are doing the right thing,as like you we have been talking about it for 3 years,so we have to give it a go.At the moment I am very positive ,you know life`s too short and all that.

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My god you should read my post's we have felt so scared, family have been rude and judgemental to us.
Howevere now we are just so excited, we talked also for three years about it. and we was meant to go last year but the house sale fell through.
Then it sold and we are now in rented we thought bugger it lets do it.
We just want a more relaxed life and to spend more time together, and we hope we will get it.
I hope you get what you are looking for, will you be renting xxxx

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Yes just like you we are hoping for more quality time together,I know it won`t just be one long holiday but surely with the better weather our time wont be spent in front of the T.V.At first we will be renting,we have booked a 2 bed flat which I worry will be way too small but it wont be forever,we aren`t as brave as you though as we haven`t sold our house yet we will be renting that out for 6 months until we find out if we can make a go of it.

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It is alway's safe to keep a home here in the uk.
We just thought hell with it let's get rid.
xxxx

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What would you sell?

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Certainly plenty of Rastros on the Costa Blanca, and you will have the Benidorm ones near you, also there is a huge market in Benidorm, even get coach companies doing trips to Benidorm for the markets, also plenty in and around Alicante.

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Thanks Glynis and Mike not sure how to reply to you individually,but thanks for info.I sell quite a variety of things in the UK ,not sure which lines to bring,maybe you can help me,I can choose between ethnic clothing,Gothic/punk style clothes(which the youngsters here are very into)Some very nice silver jewellery also in the ethnic style,incense and fragrances.I also sell some smoking paraphernalia,I`m not sure which would go down best,any opinions would be welcome.thx.

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I can't comment on how successful the they are, but from my albeit limited experience of markets in Spain I'd say around 30% of the stalls are selling what you describe.

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Hope there is room for one more then!

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Not much experience of markets, but I think you could find yourself competing with the North Africans who bring their wares over from Morocco. Have you considered budget priced quality rugs?? Never seen many on stalls even in Tangiers...might be a gap in the market..

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Plenty of people walking round the bars here this time of the year selling rugs and coats, instead of the sunglasses and toys of the summer.

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Hi there......

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck !!

My sons nearly 4 years old, and he started school in September, it's a Spanish school and he loves it.....I was a bit worried as he is the only English in his class, but he's so young he adapted extremely well and quick!

We don't live in Alicante so can't be further help.

Hope everything goes smoothly for you.

All the best
x

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My husband and I have been thinking about relocating to Spain for a couple of years now, but find it all really scary - the prospect of selling everything here and leaving the security of what we know. We really need to do it though. We haven't got children to consider either. It's just the two of us.
My mum puts pressure on me about leaving her behind, but thats all that is holding us back really I guess. Pathetic excuse!

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Go for it and bring her with you ;-)

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Thanks for the encouragement. I am sure we will do it. I speak quite good Spanish, my husband is a welder/fabricator so should find work in Spain. I am in the travel industry and we would be looking to live in Berja/Adra area so the up and coming tourist area of Almeria - not somewhere already established. I'm sure we would be fine.

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He would probably find work easy as a welder, they use tons of railings, gates and rejers for the windows, etc on the houses.

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Hiya,

My advice to you is, if you have been thinking of relocating for years....just do it !!
The worst that can happen is you have to start over....:)

We were so scared...but thought hey....regretting something is far worse than trying something and it not working out.

Nothings forever, just take each chapter in your life as an experience !!! Your mum can visit all the time......:eek: ...well opnly if you want her to ;)

Bes of luck in whatever you decide.

:thumbsup:

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Thanks for all the comments folks,maybe I wont bring all my market gear with me straight off,we will have too work eventually but not under any great pressure so maybe I will just suss things out first and enjoy settling in to way of life culture etc,who knows what may come our way.We are looking for a new way of life so why not change everything after all I have been a market trader for 13 years.We too have talked about this for years and our little girl is a good age to move so it`s now or never,it`s very reassuring to hear that so many of you don`t regret the move,although I realise some people don`t make it,like you say better to try something and fail than not to try at all.We are not as brave as some of you though and won`t sell out uk home yet,we will rent out there first until we see how we all get on.