john1979

I will be in Spain at last permantly

Setting of on the Friday and taking a nice leisurly drive down through France, well as leisurly as you can with a mad victorian bulldog in the back

Back together with my girlfriend as well so won't be going it alone what is a plus, also two friends are driving down with us to share the driving and another couple who are making the move the same day are joining us but they have bought further down the coast by Estopona.

I'm bored waiting now if i'm honest and the days have really started to drag.

So as long as the weather is nice and my internet connection is turned on so i can work i will be very happy.

John

XTreme

Good luck John! Where you headed in Spain?

TheArmChairDetective

Not wanting to put a downer on your trip John but please be mindfull of Shergars recent experience.

Best wishes fer the trip and send me some photos

bil

OK, so I'm envious. I'm there in 1 week, but only temporary. I hope it all goes splendiferously for you.

I always enjoy seeing someone else escape. A bit like someone in Colditz watching a successful attempt, and hoping it is a good omen for his escape.

Like you I am sitting in Limbo. We have been renting here since we sold the house nearly two years ago, expecting to just be here a short time while things were sorted out so we could retire and go to Spain, and boy, does it get boring at times. Add to that the weather and.....

happybunny

Good luck with your journey down .we did the journey on the 27th dec. we are loving living here in spain

TheArmChairDetective

(slightly OT) Happybunny, you should consider doing a blog, like onlineamiga, of your move, your new life and your adventures.

happybunny

well it would be ot its still early days ha ha

jandy44

Hi John,hey thats brilliant,wishing you a good journey across,and has ACD says take heed of Shergars awfull experience and be carefull ,I'm also expecting some super photo's with the new SLR camera

All the very best ,have a good trip

Same Difference

Good luck with the move and please take care

john1979

I'm heading to Riveria del Sol 25 minutres from Malaga and 10 minutes from Marbella. Not everyones cuppa tea but whilst i am still 28 i want to be on the coast near the night life etc on a weekend. Though i do plan in the end to move further inland in maybe 10 or so years.

Cheers XTreme

john1979

Thanks everyone else for the comments i'm bored now waiting. We will be careful but hopefully as there are 2 cars of us coming down we should be ok in numbers lol.

Straight into work as well when i get threre ensuring all my customers start placing orders through my website, but that should not be a problem. Also have someone looking after things in the UK for stragglers etc not aware.

Also a new exciting business is ion the go in Spain in the very early stages but got a talented business partner in with me so exciting times ahead in Spain.

So excited.

pjj

good luck john il been doing it very soon my self safe driveing take cars

onlineamiga

Hi John,
You mentioned you need the internet for work. Well Youre probably aware but there is a wifi service covering Rivera Del Sol. Which you should be able to get pretty much instant access to. So no need to wait around for telefonica and stuff to fit broadband.

Riviera is nice, but its a bit "brit zone" I know the area pretty well.

I know what its like with time dragging and stuff. Trust me youll be setting off on your drive before you know it.

Best of luck for your trip. Im out in Estepona and was also from Doncaster!!

john1979

Hi onlineamiga,

Cheers for the heads up on the wi fi but we already have the line installed and waiting.

I know it is a bit of a brit zone but it will do us for now and near all our needs at present, and as you say is nice and chilled back and a nicer feel to the place than a lot of other brit populated areas. Though my stree ha a large number of spaniards so we are not all brit.

Where in Doncaster were you from ?

John

onlineamiga

Hi John1979.

Yeah Riviera is good. I know Georges bar and stuff pretty well. The girl who i live with used to live there so i was down quite a lot.

Im originally from Maltby, however spent 5 years in Bentley and then was in Harworth for a year before moving out to Spain. Im in Estepona now, working in Gibraltar.