Hondon Voyager

On what basis

Sam Greenfield

Just coz i want to

Lionda

We had already decided to move to Spain before I discovered this site. I have made many friends through the site and met some of them and have received a lot of very good advice. However, nothing said on the site influenced our decision though it has helped being a member on here and it has been good to be able to 'sound off' on here when things went wrong.

JnK

Been here just over 3 months and although we got some invaluable help and advice on here, it wasn't the forum that decided for us, that was entirely on us I think the biggest help with BE forum is the things you pick up on that you would just not otherwise think about which helps prepare you (been waiting over 3 weeks for a mattress from Bufalo which is par for course I think)

Mitzyboy

I dont think anyone would use a forum as their total basis for moving or not moving to. Spain. Its just one of many tools and avenues of enquiry.

Certainly it was invaluable when I was researching and planning, but the main research for me was done by coming here on various visits.

I think to sum up, its the nuts and bolts that you can find here. No disrespect intended, but my requirements and "dreams" would have been different to everyone elses at that time. So I could listen to what they were saying and take it into consideration, but the decision at the end of the day would have been based more on what I researched rather than other peoples practical experiences here.

HBG

I agree with that and having arrived before forums were invented, couldn't use them anyway.

However, if forums had been around at that time, I could possibly have avoided a Gipsy quarter in Villajoyosa, and a house on the edge of the sea in Estepona, which actually slipped into the sea, during my stay; and being cheated at some stage by various 'tradesmen' of all nationalities.

I wouldn't accept forum advice per se, but if a number of seemingly sensible contributors all make the same point, then there's usually some truth in what they're saying. And then, of course, there are forums, and forums, and they're all commercial enterprises, they have to be.

Mitzyboy

But having said that, the forums are made up of members not connected with the commercial entity so that shouldnt really effect it

Chiclanagir

No, I don´t think I would have. It would have scared me off completely reading about the illegal homes and probs with electricity in Chiclana. We spent the first year here in utter stress worrying about our "illegal electricity". I think if I had been forwarned I would have looked elsewhere.

Mitzyboy

Ahh for sure thats what a forum can be invaluable for and is of extreme importance.

missile

I may have listened to advice but I would certainly have made up my own mind. We are all different, someone's idea of heaven might not be mine

jackytoo

I think most of the advice given on here is correct. I can't think of any misinformation examples. People should look on forums as a starting off point for further research. Bet the couple who ignored all the advice on here and bought a bar wish they had taken our advice

jdr

Yep, I even went and looked at the bar for them.

valenciatim

Lol, They couldn't even be bothered to reply to the threads could they!!

jdr

Just do a search for MichaelandDawn there are 5 or 6 threads about the bar.

bil

The trick is to sort thru all sources of data and evaluate them carefully, remembering to question most savagely that which you most want to be true.

As for advice, my experience has always been that it is a very rare bird that really wants and seeks advice. The VAST majority just want to be told that what they are doing is just fine.