Where to start?

[Caz.I]

Originally Posted by XTreme

The queue of under 30 Espanolas at my door Caz!

You definitely are dreaming now!

[SteveHall]

Originally Posted by Caz.I

Anyway, just read some good news about coffee, researchers are now saying it helps prevent Alzheimers, which is great if you love the coffee here, as if we needed an excuse . The other week, they were saying the same about a good curry, which is even better news. What with the research that says daily chocolate is good for you, and red wine as well, I think that's a diet I could just about follow!

**All I need is the all clear to drink 10/15 cups of cofffee, eat cup-a-soup and pizza 4 quesos every day and I'll die a happy man!

[Suenneil]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

**All I need is the all clear to drink 10/15 cups of cofffee, eat cup-a-soup and pizza 4 quesos every day and I'll die a happy man!

Didnt you use this quote months ago Steve! Im sure I remember this statement from you previously ... maybe I just dreamt it!
Anyway .... Im with you guys ... I cant survive without my caffiene fixes!!!! and if it means it may also stop me getting Alzheimers then Im going to increase my intake as of now!

[rocco1]

Hi all, we are new to your lovely site, we have been thinking of moving to Spain for many years and now seems the right time.
At the moment hubby has a high pressure job, which hes really had enough of!
He can do most things, hes an Italian chef by trade but has worked in the Building Trade doing most things, also the Tool Hire business as well as mending motorbikes, scooters ect....
As for myself Im a Medium/Healer/Aromatherapist work that I love.

We are at the begining of our journey and are excited but know we have a lot of groundwork to do.
Initially we want to rent and just make doubly sure its for us before making the comitment to buy.
So any info or help would be gratefully recieved.

In our minds eye is the idea of a Chef school come Spiritual retreat? again any advice will be warmly recieved no matter positive/negative, we need to know both ends of the spectrum please.
We have 2 cats and small dog to consider ie pet passport travel ect, dont want to let them out of our sight so would contemplate using the tunnel and driving down.
And our son who is 24 with his fiancee hopefully to follow once we are settled.

Hope you are all well

Kind regards

Rocco

[Suenneil]

Originally Posted by rocco1

Hi all, we are new to your lovely site, we have been thinking of moving to Spain for many years and now seems the right time.
At the moment hubby has a high pressure job, which hes really had enough of!
He can do most things, hes an Italian chef by trade but has worked in the Building Trade doing most things, also the Tool Hire business as well as mending motorbikes, scooters ect....
As for myself Im a Medium/Healer/Aromatherapist work that I love.

We are at the begining of our journey and are excited but know we have a lot of groundwork to do.
Initially we want to rent and just make doubly sure its for us before making the comitment to buy.
So any info or help would be gratefully recieved.

In our minds eye is the idea of a Chef school come Spiritual retreat? again any advice will be warmly recieved no matter positive/negative, we need to know both ends of the spectrum please.
We have 2 cats and small dog to consider ie pet passport travel ect, dont want to let them out of our sight so would contemplate using the tunnel and driving down.
And our son who is 24 with his fiancee hopefully to follow once we are settled.

Hope you are all well

Kind regards

Rocco

Hi Rocco
Welcome to the forum and I hope you find the replies and advice you receive helpful! People in general will always try to be honest with you - remember that most are based on their own personal first hand experiences and are not necessarily what you may want to hear! and at the same time it doesnt mean you have to agree with them either ..... but we try to give a balanced view and stay as positive as we can be!

If you have looked through the site you will see that there has been a lot of negative or doom and gloom comments relating to work / setting up new business etc here in Spain .... they werent meant to be negative! its just a fact of life over here at the moment.

Finding work is very very hard for Spanish Nationals let alone expats .. and made even more difficult if you dont speak the language.

Having said all that almost 3000 people were taken off the unemployment register in the Malaga region last month and are now back in work - so someone somewhere is recruiting !!! but its a drop in the ocean compared to those still looking for work.

You say its the "right time" to move now ..... is there a specific reason that makes you say that ? Could you move over and not need to find work ? do you have a safety net of some kind that would allow you to stay for a while and get a feel for the place without the pressure of having to earn money ?

A chef school and retreat sounds idylic ... and if you found the right location then Im sure it could do well .... although if I am honest Im not sure that now is the right time .... people are cutting back a lot of their expenditure on the nicer things in life ... and maybe cookery lessons and / or relaxation therapies etc are not on their priority list at the moment.... but maybe thats exactly what they need to get through these tough times!

Good luck !!!

[rocco1]

Originally Posted by Suenneil

Hi Rocco
Welcome to the forum and I hope you find the replies and advice you receive helpful! People in general will always try to be honest with you - remember that most are based on their own personal first hand experiences and are not necessarily what you may want to hear! and at the same time it doesnt mean you have to agree with them either ..... but we try to give a balanced view and stay as positive as we can be!

If you have looked through the site you will see that there has been a lot of negative or doom and gloom comments relating to work / setting up new business etc here in Spain .... they werent meant to be negative! its just a fact of life over here at the moment.

Finding work is very very hard for Spanish Nationals let alone expats .. and made even more difficult if you dont speak the language.

Having said all that almost 3000 people were taken off the unemployment register in the Malaga region last month and are now back in work - so someone somewhere is recruiting !!! but its a drop in the ocean compared to those still looking for work.

You say its the "right time" to move now ..... is there a specific reason that makes you say that ? Could you move over and not need to find work ? do you have a safety net of some kind that would allow you to stay for a while and get a feel for the place without the pressure of having to earn money ?

A chef school and retreat sounds idylic ... and if you found the right location then Im sure it could do well .... although if I am honest Im not sure that now is the right time .... people are cutting back a lot of their expenditure on the nicer things in life ... and maybe cookery lessons and / or relaxation therapies etc are not on their priority list at the moment.... but maybe thats exactly what they need to get through these tough times!

Good luck !!!

Hi there and thanks for swift reply, yes you're right it may not be what we want to hear but it is has to be said all the same otherwise how will know, so thanks for your honesty.
I would mainly be teaching mediumship development and giving demos of my work.
Luckily hubby can communicate and I am in the process of trying 'lol' to learn the language!!!
We are so fed up with the prospects here and all with rotton weather most of the time.
All we can do for now is take on everyone's kind advice and go from there.
We have been to Sierra Nevada and would like to be somewhere in between there and the coast tho nothing is for certain at the moment, near an airport would be sensible also!
Crikey Ive got my home work cut out for me.

Thanks again

Rocco

[shawbags]

Originally Posted by MillyToo

Hi my husband and I are from the UK and currently living in Cyprus, and want to move to Spain, but we don't know where to start, it's such a large country. We want to be near a fairly major town/city, not far from the sea, and have as much sunshine as possible, also to be able to purchase a reasonably priced property.

We are thinking of buying a camper van and touring but would like a few suggestions as to some good areas to start.

Cheers

MillyToo

Hi there,like everywhere there are good and bad people,campervans atract thieves like flies around s;*t because they know they are full of rich pickings.Touring spain for me ended up staying in Ibiza for 5 months and then moving to the benidorm area for 4 months,i loved every minute of it and would recomend you go for it. I heard a few times campers had been broken into,one couple who had toured for 4 years and had no problems until Benidorm leaving there van for 10 minutes and it had been gutted wilst people sat and watched.On the other side of things it is a great experience just be vigilant Oh and stick to the speed limits the police luv fining foreigners,good luck Chris.