Archive for the ‘Living in Andalucia’ Category
Monday, February 25th, 2013
If you've ever considered buying a property here in Spain (or anywhere else abroad), or perhaps you're in the process now, the FCO (UK Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office), in association with property media expert BuyAssociation, has produced an excellent video which covers all the key aspects.
As with many such ...
Posted in Almeria, Beaches, Cadiz, Cordoba, Costa del Sol, family, Finance, Granada, Healthcare, Holidays, Huelva, Jaen, Living in Andalucia, Malaga, Personal Finance, Property, Pueblos blancos, Sevilla, Tourism | No Comments »
Monday, January 21st, 2013
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Are you a non-Spanish person who drives here on an EU driving licence? As of last Saturday, 19 January 2013, there are new regulations for those who have been ...
Posted in Driving, Living in Andalucia | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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If you live in Spain and have ever had a problem with your phone or internet, you're not alone.
FACUA, the Spanish consumers' association, announced yesterday that during 2012, one in three complaints (35.1%) were ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
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The season is a-changing here in Andalucia: it's getting dark earlier, and the nights and early mornings are chilly now, though the days - the last few, at least - have been scorchingly hot 35; degrees or so.
In ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Living in Andalucia, Music, Sevilla | No Comments »
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
It's unlikely to have escaped your notice that Spain hasn't been getting the most positive coverage in the international press recently.
Many newspapers and other media outlets in the UK, the USA and elsewhere have been focussing, understandably, on the economic challenges faced by President Rajoy's government, and the effects of ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Economy, family, Food and drink, gastronomy, Living in Andalucia | 6 Comments »
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
A kind English friend, recently returned from her summer visit, has just lent me a book on parenting - the Supernanny toddler one, which she said all her friends back in England are using. It's the new Gina Ford, except less rigid (if the name means nothing, don't worry - ...
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Monday, September 3rd, 2012
If, like me, you've been away for the summer, and have recently arrived back in Spain, you may be somewhat alarmed by the rise in IVA, effective as of last Saturday, 1 September. IVA is Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido, and applies to virtually all goods and services, except health ...
Posted in Economy, Finance, Living in Andalucia | No Comments »
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
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GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON
I have been blogging for Andalucia.com, usually about special events, since March. However, few readers will be aware that this is my final week working for Andalucia.com. As a third-year degree student at Nottingham ...
Posted in Beaches, Cadiz, Living in Andalucia, Malaga, Nightlife, Restaurants/gastronomy, Sevilla, Sport, Tourism, Transport, Weather | 2 Comments »
Monday, June 25th, 2012
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Earlier this month, I saw a letter to The Daily Telegraph, the UK's favourite Tory broadsheet rag, reprinted in my favourite news magazine The Week in their "Pick of the week's correspondence". Since it was in praise of Malaga, ...
Posted in Current affairs, Economy, Living in Andalucia | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
If you live in or near Huelva, in the far western part of Andalucia, or in eastern Portugal, especially the Algarve, you'll be interested to hear about a huge new shopping and leisure complex in the area.
Carrefour Property, the French-owned megalyth billed as "Europe's leading commercial real estate company", is ...
Posted in Business, Living in Andalucia, Shopping | 1 Comment »
