"Renting a villa is a brilliant alternative to staying in a hotel, especially if there are a few of you. There are many plus-points to consider." Mark Eastwood of Costa Blanca Uncovered.com looks at the benefits of choosing a villa rather than a hotel as a temporary base in Spain.
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What made me uproot my young family, say goodbye to friends, close my business and move to Spain?
At least once a day I wonder how I and my young family ended up here. Life has changed completely. At times it feels frightening, and I wonder if our move was too impulsive, mad and stupid. But at the same time I realise it’s exciting and that we only live once (allegedly) – so why not?
One thing is for sure: our lives
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Some of the main reasons prices in Spain and in particular on the Costa Blanca have gone so crazy (generally acknowledged as doubling in the last four years) are:
As the British have seen their house prices soar, they have remortgaged heavily and taken some of the equity out of their main home in order to buy a second home.
The Spanish have seen this influx of money and have raised prices. People have paid the higher prices – so the Spanish
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"A villa conjures up visions of luxury but the truth is that many villas are old and in need of updating. You can go from cheap and cheerful villa hire to a villa that would cost thousands a week and appeal to pop stars or movie stars." Mark Eastwood of CostaBlancaUncovered.com helps you choose the right holiday villa to rent.
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What made me uproot my young family, say goodbye to friends, close my business and move to Spain?
At least once a day I wonder how I and my young family ended up here. Life has changed completely. At times it feels frightening, and I wonder if our move was too impulsive, mad and stupid. But at the same time I realise it’s exciting and that we only live once (allegedly) – so why not?
One thing is for sure: our lives
Read more...
Some of the main reasons prices in Spain and in particular on the Costa Blanca have gone so crazy (generally acknowledged as doubling in the last four years) are:
As the British have seen their house prices soar, they have remortgaged heavily and taken some of the equity out of their main home in order to buy a second home.
The Spanish have seen this influx of money and have raised prices. People have paid the higher prices – so the Spanish
Read more...
"A villa conjures up visions of luxury but the truth is that many villas are old and in need of updating. You can go from cheap and cheerful villa hire to a villa that would cost thousands a week and appeal to pop stars or movie stars." Mark Eastwood of CostaBlancaUncovered.com helps you choose the right holiday villa to rent.
Read more...
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How to learn Spanish quickly and easily
Spanish is a very useful language to learn as it is the world’s second most widely-spoken language.
Outside of the popular coastal tourist resorts a basic knowledge of Spanish is invaluable. Even in the tourist resorts you will find the Spanish will not go out of their way to speak English to you. If you try a few words and get stuck you tend to find they suddenly can speak a bit of English!
The bottom line is that if you are
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