“‘Buy two crumbling old remote farmhouses and open up as a British bar/restaurant? Are you mad?’ – These were just the thoughts running through the minds of John and Trish when a property developer friend asked them to drive out into the Murcia countryside.” Find out how they got on in Elaine Ablett’s article.
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“I don’t suppose I’m qualified to comment about timekeeping as I live in Spain, where the ‘mañana’ syndrome (rather like the German beach towel) is not just a joke. It is a way of life and probably an inbred instinct.” Bob Fretwell ponders the Spanish pace of living…
“In El Burgo, Julie needed a hairdresser shortly after moving there…we couldn’t see one. A quick word with the local bar owner revealed there were seven! None of them had an outside sign as ‘if you don’t have a sign, you don’t need a licence’ – and didn’t pay local business tax.” Bob Fretwell discovers that shopping in the average Spanish village is still a very personal experience…