Originally Posted by scotlass (Post 5199473)

DONT MATT. You are really helping me out here!!!!!! xxx:(

Originally Posted by crispygirl (Post 5196864)

Hi Chiclanagirl, I agree with everything you have said, I took early retirement (51) and sometimes I think I am brain dead:blink:. I really miss the buzz of meeting people and just going shopping with my daughters just at a drop of a hat. The grandchildren look different every time they arrive I am sure one day when I greet them at the airport I will get the wrong child completely:ohmy:

I just love it here in the cooler months, as you say when all the hoards have departed Chiclana is a different place, we have been shopping this morning oh my 3 hours it took just to go and buy 4 bags of shopping....roll on September when they all go home:D

Chiclanagirl, I loved New Zealand when I went, Oh I could be very happy there so could Mal, but we thought very long and hard about the family, it is such a long way off and can be very expensive for family and friends to visit, no just popping over for the odd weekend to catch up on the gossip. At the moment Mal and I have no plans to go back to the UK but we are moving on from Chiclana when we sell up as we both feel after five years it is time to move on. I will miss it here as I think it has much charm and character, plenty of good points and a few bad but then so does everywhere else.

Originally Posted by Chiclanagir (Post 5202969)

But where to?

Originally Posted by crispygirl (Post 5203324)

Portugal...We have been looking up in the Obidos/Alcobaca area maybe as far as Fatima, nothing settle yet as we are still in the planning stage, in land Spain still not ruled out.

Originally Posted by Chiclanagir (Post 5205512)

But you will have to learn another language.......

Originally Posted by SHERGAR (Post 5193073)

I read somewhere of people who actually want to return to U.K. because they either are "homesick"or just they realised they made a mistake in moving to Spain in the first place
As i intend to move over shortly can i have your feedback on this subject.I understand not everone would be happy with their new life,but am interested why they changed their mind.
By the way ,if anyone is intending to sell up let me know as i am determind to buy .

Originally Posted by SHERGAR (Post 5193073)

I read somewhere of people who actually want to return to U.K. because they either are "homesick"or just they realised they made a mistake in moving to Spain in the first place
As i intend to move over shortly can i have your feedback on this subject.I understand not everone would be happy with their new life,but am interested why they changed their mind.
By the way ,if anyone is intending to sell up let me know as i am determind to buy .

Originally Posted by patsywhitehair (Post 5244996)

well, my OH is returning home asap, the story is....
He is 47, he gave in his notice at work and we moved to spain, I really love it here BUT after doing all the work that our villa needed he now finds after nearly 2 years that he is bored stiff, we have put up our villa for sale and have knocked the price down to what we payed for it 3 years ago because he so wants to go HOME. I am 10 years older than OH so i suppose its a bit different for me but one thing he does say that its better to have tried,mmm.
work wise there is nothing here for him, and a lot of people in my area are on the look out for work, he doesnt have to work but he is bored, what can i say, do you want to buy our place??? he he

Originally Posted by patsywhitehair (Post 5244996)

well, my OH is returning home asap, the story is....
He is 47, he gave in his notice at work and we moved to spain, I really love it here BUT after doing all the work that our villa needed he now finds after nearly 2 years that he is bored stiff, we have put up our villa for sale and have knocked the price down to what we payed for it 3 years ago because he so wants to go HOME. I am 10 years older than OH so i suppose its a bit different for me but one thing he does say that its better to have tried,mmm.
work wise there is nothing here for him, and a lot of people in my area are on the look out for work, he doesnt have to work but he is bored, what can i say, do you want to buy our place??? he he

Originally Posted by patsywhitehair (Post 5244996)

well, my OH is returning home asap, the story is....
He is 47, he gave in his notice at work and we moved to spain, I really love it here BUT after doing all the work that our villa needed he now finds after nearly 2 years that he is bored stiff

Originally Posted by Hillybilly (Post 5245362)

What will be the difference when he gets back to the UK? Will he return to work to avoid boredom? Then what?! Is he planning on working for the rest of his life?! What about you in all this?
Why not buy another property here to "do up"? Take up a new hobby or sport, get some interests (you can never stop learning Spanish for one!), explore Spain, explore the world! You don't have to live in the UK to do any of that surely?!

Originally Posted by SHERGAR (Post 5245115)

Where is it and how much.We are sorry to hear that you are going home.We are not interested in work because of our age.We are just fed up with the u.k.and need to just chill out and do very little with no stress.

Originally Posted by The Oddities (Post 5245620)

I mentioned Patsywhitehairs place to you on page 2.

Rosemary

Originally Posted by SHERGAR (Post 5245729)

Yes u did.I did a search but did not find any details on the villa or price.maybe i missed it