“How to avoid…” in Spain
The Off-Plan Market How to avoid…getting ripped off in making an off-plan purchase You’ll have seen the wonderful images at the Property Show in Manchester, Leeds,…
The Common Cold
“I’m just getting over a cold. Well, to me, born and bred in the UK, it was a cold. If I were French, I would refer to it as anything but a rhume. It could be an angine, a laryngite, a bronchite, a rhinite, or even a rhinopharyngite but not a common cold.” Emily Button sneezes her way through the French healthcare system…
Triton Fountain, Valletta
“The Triton Fountain stands just outside Valletta’s city gates – Tritons were merman-like creatures in Greek mythology. The sheer power of the figures couldn’t fail to catch anyone’s eye, especially as it was a beautiful sunny morning which really brought out the colour of the bronze and the verdigris.”
Where to eat on Malta
“We’d booked a self-catering holiday with no idea of what food supplies were readily available on the island, what cooking facilities were likely to be available or what the local hostelries would be like – in short, we were going into the week blind.” Nevertheless, you can spend a week on Malta and not starve. Dave tells all…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation – Sun, Sea and Risk
Spain, and the Costa del Sol in particular, has been a favourite destination for legitimate and some not so legitimate UK nationals for many years. The…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation – Checklist for a move to Spain
“As removals companies have countdown diaries to help you remember all those important elements needed before the ‘Big Day’, I felt it would be useful, for those seeking to relocate to or acquire a holiday home in Spain, to have a ‘checklist’…” Mark Wilkins of The Rights Group with a useful list of things to do before moving to Spain.