Whitewashed
houses with orange rooftops. Peñíscola,
Castellón
A
reason to get married?
If
you're married - how did you decide? Was it a spontaneous
decision or a carefully thought out plan? Did you do
it for love…or money? Chances are you didn't do it for
inheritance.
Read our article here to find out why, if you haven't
tied the knot already, you just might want to do so…
Do
you think that learning the language should be compulsory?
We asked you what you thought and you told us. Two thirds
of you responding (67%) said 'yes' you should have
to learn the language and a third (33%) said 'no'
it should be up to you whether you learn it or not.
A firm vote in favour. Those language courses should
be busy!
In
the news
A
wonderful example of peaceful protesting or petulant
teenagers? The Spanish 'revolution' in Madrid has
attracted mixed reaction. To establish your own version
from the journalistic evidence try reading these interesting
but different accounts:
typicallyspanish.com and
bbc.co.uk
Airport
Angst - or how to avoid it
After
a rather fraught trip using different airlines out and
back I came to the conclusion that a ready reference
for luggage limits might be useful. Please keep
in mind this is a rough guide only and you should always
check the small print when you book. However, here goes!
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Airline
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Hand luggage
restrictions
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Cargo restrictions
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Ryan Air
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10kg
55x40x20cm
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15kg
or 20kg
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BMI
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10kg
55x40x20cm
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22 kg
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Jet2
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10kg 56x45x25cm
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22 kg
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Monarch
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10kg
56x45x25cm
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20 kg
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EasyJet
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No rest.
56x45x25cm
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20kg
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Beating
Ryan Air
There
is no doubt this is a sensitive subject. Many of you
are keen to avoid the card booking fees and the article
about a pre-paid card which enables you to do
this was very popular. The trouble is that the card
seems to be restricted to UK residents. Certainly it
looks as though you need a UK address. If anyone finds
an alternative for Spanish residents or can throw general
light on this please let us know and we'll put the word
on the street.
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Where
do you call home?
If
you are a resident in Spain when did you first start
calling it home? Or perhaps you still don't? It's quite
an exciting leap when you begin to feel that flying
back from your country of origin = flying home.
On another note, it is important that wherever your
home might be it's recorded as such. A new client of
ours did not have fiscal residency and found that this
caused her difficulties on selling her property.
For more information read our article here.
We're
good at charities
The
British don't always get good press but there is one
thing we're good at (as well as Royal Weddings) and
that's giving. Our record of donating money to charity
here in Spain is pretty commendable. Often it's an organisation
who engage in some activity or entertainment to raise
money.
For example Rascals are presenting their Music and Dance
Extravaganza 'Rags to Riches' 28th and 29th June
and 6th July. All ticket sales go to charities such
as Age Concern, ALPE, APANEE, Alzeihmers Association,
Cofriadia, Contra Cancer to name but a few. They're
looking for new members as well as advertising their
shows, so if you're interested have a look at their
website
therascals.info
It's
not only tescos
We're not short of supermarkets on the Costa Blanca.
Just like in the UK we have quite a range from Mercadona
(local Spanish) to Iceland (overseas branches stocking
British products).
There's not-so-cheap, cheap and cheaper. Something for
every taste - although I'm not sure I've found the equivalent
to M&S yet. The question is do they deliver?
If you've got used to internet shopping in the
UK, you don't have a car or if you're finding it a little
difficult to get around, having your supermarket shopping
delivered to the door can be just the job.
Here is a summary of what´s available for those wanting
a little assistance with carrying their bags.
Masymas will arrange a free home delivery for
orders over 60€
masymas.es
Mercadona have an online shopping site (it's
in English too). You are charged 7.21€ but there is
no minimum order fee.
mercadona.es
Carrefour have online shopping which includes
food as well as all their household goods. It's in Spanish
but could perhaps be a godsend especially in the summer.
carrefour.es
Eroski have online shopping in Spanish
grupoeroski.com
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