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which can only be offered by a

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with a long running track record on

the Costa Blanca property market.

Over the years, Victoria Estate

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of all its clients by searching for

and acquiring their properties.

Our priority has always been the

“wellbeing” of our clients and

looking after their interests not

only at the time of buying but

also with an excellent after-sales

service.

We offer all type of help to our clients

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we have to offer, then please call at our

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The bike...

Being inside a motorcycle helmet on a journey is often a lonely

place but one day last month - while I was riding in to Alicante

- I had a guest, an unwelcome one, in a stripy jumper…and as

usual he had attitude. As the wasp casually sauntered across

(about an inch from my nose) my visor I remained calm (ish)

and put the brakes on steadily (that´s as steadily as if I’d just

dropped an anchor of the back of the bike) and brought all

three of us to a halt at the side of the road. I´d like to take

this opportunity to apologise to the Alicante council highway

department for the 100ft black line recently added to the N332

alongside the railway line and to the many distracted drivers

heading in (and out of Alicante) for what must have looked like

a bloke doing karate at the side of the road and whose oppo-

nent was a crash helmet…

Illiterate eBook

I bought an eBook reader last month (like a Kindle…but not a

Kindle) and I must say that the staff at Corte Ingles in Alicante

were about as helpful as a prison guard whose just had his

night off cancelled and got the shift looking after Gary Glit-

ter. I took it back the next day after I found out that the only

place I could download books from in Spain was the Corte

Ingles website and 99.9% of those are in Spanish (if I’d been

in the States I could get thousands, but I wasn´t) although the

salesman was really appreciative when I informed him of the

limited availability of reading material for the product.

The early bird...

I also found myself in Murcia City last month (a day after the

floods) and had a look around. Lovely place, and some strange

people including the man who was riding a bicycle and whom

I overtook twice…and I was walking. And the woman at the

Hostal I stayed in who was very efficient with the early morn-

ing wake-up call (6.30am) – even reminding me which way

the station was and what time the next one left - which would

have been really admirable had she not got the wrong door – I

was catching the afternoon bus. Still, up and about I took a

stroll to the lovely station and had an early morning coffee on

the platform, and finally appreciated the alarm call hiccup as

the station was a great way to start the day, and watch the

city come to life. If you get the chance to go I’d recommend it

and you can read more about my stay (and Murcia) inside this

month´s magazine.

Also inside this month:

CHANGES IN HEALTH COVER IN SPAIN

10 THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO LIVE (HAPPILY) IN

SPAIN

WHAT’S ON IN YOUR AREA plus LOT’S MORE!

Oh yeah...and some great jokes! (I think...)

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lease allow me to put in my disclaimer before I

start. The bank I am going to mention was informed about this article and has approved it and kindly an-swered my questions. The aim is to clarify doubts you may have had.

The CAM, one of the most popular

(savings) banks was taken over by

SOLBANK very recently. An impor-

tant number of readers of this maga-

zine have been banking with the CAM.

What will change due to this takeover,

how will it affect me?

Here the answers to my questions

from the horse’s mouth:

Will my account number stay the

same?

No, it is a new bank now. Not only will

the account number change but also

the number of the bank, branch and

the sorting code. However, the bank

insists that the change will be done

without affecting the customer.

What about my direct debits, do I

have to notify the service compa-

nies?

No, all direct debits will be changed

automatically and bank internally.

Will my conditions change? What

do I do if I do not agree with the

conditions?

Signed conditions for mortgages will

not be altered. Interest payments and

maintenance and administration fees

may vary. The new conditions have

been sent to the CAM-clients and will

come into effect on 10 December.

Should you disagree you may termi-

nate your contract at no additional

charge simply by notifying this before

the date it comes into effect.

What about my funds?

They will change their name only, the

rest will remain the same.

For more information please check

our webpage www.andreaburns.es or

make an appointment for a free con-

sultation on that matter.

Please visit www.andreaburns.es

for more detailed information about

our services or call 96 6697824.

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CHELSEA STUTTERING WITH THE MANCHESTER DUO NOT FAR BEHIND THIS IS WHY WE LOVE THE PREMIERSHIP!

The biggest talking point was the match between Chelsea and rivals Man-

chester United. While decisions through the game that affected the final

outcome may have been contentious and possibly unfair, what we can tell

is that these are probably the two best teams in England right now.

For the first sixty minutes we were watching a terrific game of immense

quality. Chelsea’s midfield trio were playing spectacularly against Manches-

ter United’s brilliant attacking force. For those who did not witness this

incredible match, Chelsea fought back to 2-2 after going behind only for the

referee to send off Ivanovic and Torres to send them to nine men against

United’s eleven. When Manchester United was awarded a goal that ap-

peared to be scored from an offside position, the game was over, meaning

that they closed the gap to one point.

I should also mention the equally enthralling Merseyside Derby between

Everton and Liverpool that ended 2-2. I was honoured to watch such a

superb game and even though Liverpool will be angry not to have been

awarded a late winner, it was still a superb game that oozed class. It was

a brilliant watch.

The third (realistic) title challenger is Man City. They have been interesting,

and have had to rely on Edin Dzeko as a super-sub on numerous occasions.

How often have we seen the Citizens coming back from 1-0 down to win

1-2 this season? While their late goals have gotten them level with United

and one point behind Chelsea, they certainly seem the weakest of the three

challengers so far. Of course, we have to remember that we are talking

about the current champions. Teams don’t become bad over night and even

if they aren’t playing at their best, they are registering points on the table.

Looking at how the seasons gone, I’m fairly confident of seeing Reading rel-

egated. The other two are more difficult to decide. I would say QPR but they

do have very talented players. Southampton has played well and has some

quality players. I see the bottom three being Reading, Norwich and South-

ampton. Norwich may have registered a stunning win at Arsenal but I think

it was just a fluke. They have looked woeful in their previous games and I

don’t think that their players are as good as some of the other poorer clubs.

The middle of the table is quite predictable, although I do expect to see Liv-

erpool and Newcastle to rise up the table at the expense of West Ham and

West Brom, who have both performed above expectations so far. Expect

Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea, Fulham and West Ham to have comfortable,

mid-table seasons. They are solid clubs that should and probably will stay

up.

I still believe it’s too early to pick one title winner, but picking the four

champions league spot teams is an easier challenge. Any of my regular

readers will know that my predictions have not been perfect so far, but I’m

going to go ahead and predict Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea and (cue drum

roll) Arsenal. Yes, I’m picking the Gunners to pull it off again. How many

times have we seen Arsenal looking shabby at the start and everybody

writing them off? Last season they had been thrashed 8-1 by Man Utd at

this stage! Who would have thought that they would finish 3rd after all of

that! Arsenal are a brilliant side led by one of the best managers in the EPL,

they’ll be fine.

Catch you later in December!

Michael Saliba´s

Premier League Round-up

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not everyone and will have pay taxes on their decla-

ration and the odds are that if you’ve retired here in

Spain and are receiving your pension from abroad,

you might not have to pay depending on certain

requirements.

If you have retired to Spain and stay in the country

more than 183 days then you too must declare your

income here and not in the UK. You will also benefit

from the special International Treaty between Spain

and the UK. There are still an awful lot of people liv-

ing in Spain but still declaring their incomes in the UK

which means that could be missing out on saving a

lot of money just because

they don’t realise that they can do their declaration

here and take advantage of the fiscal benefits such

as inheritance tax for residents, or just paying less

taxes, for example.

Why?Obviously the Spanish government needs taxes and,

if you are receiving an income you need to be legal.

Even if you know there will be nothing to pay – you’ll

get yourself in the system (which, trust me on this

one, only make life easier) so when the day comes

that someone (we’ll call him ‘Johnny Foreigner’)

dies in Spain Johnny’s family will have a simple task

dealing with the fiscal (the Will etc.) matters than

someone who has never gone into the system.

ExceptionsTo keep it simple (remember it’s me writing this…)

here are some exceptions to the rule of ‘Having to

declare’ but remember also what I said earlier about

there being no harm (only benefits) in getting into the

system.

If you earn less than 22,000€ annually (from one em-

ployer and are already having tax deducted) or (if you

have incomes from several place) that none of those

exceed 1,500€ annually.

If you have received profits from shares or dividends

of less than 1,600€ per year (this even applies if you

have, for example, sold a car for a profit privately).

Salaries or incomes below 11,200€ (usually pen-

sioners) are exempt but remember also that if you

are employed your employer is obliged to deduct a

minimum of 15% from your wage packet to withhold

for the taxman here in Spain. If that does not happen,

because your pension comes from the UK and is

over 11.200 euros (and it has not been tax-deducted

in Spain) - even though you only have one pension,

you must to declare your income in Spain.

Compensation from a road traffic accident is also

exempt from the tax office but again – it’s worth

declaring it anyway.

Anyone receiving unemployment benefit (up to

15,000€ - who’s getting that much..?!) is also free

from deductions.

How?To make sure you don’t need to pay tax on your

income, or indeed reduce your bill at the end of the fi-

nancial year, it’s highly recommended that you speak

to someone who is experienced in the Spanish tax

system – or you could end up paying more than you

need to!

Pedro told me that there are often an array of options

for people to reduce their tax bill (or even pay nothing

at all) if their case is looked at professionally and

with an experienced eye. For example, someone who

has their parents living in the same house can have

certain funds deducted from their end of year tax bill

as can anyone who has perhaps had to adapt their

house for disabled access.

As ever, with any tax office, things are a little more

complicated than we’d like but by dealing with

someone in the know it often works out far simpler

(and less expensive) to have someone who knows

what they are doing look after those (very) important

fiscal matters that can often become an expensive

nightmare in the wrong hands – ours.

From my own experience, the fee charged to make

my declaration was less than Pedro managed to

reduce my tax bill after showing me exactly what I

could and couldn’t claim and therefore the cost of

doing it properly has cost me nothing…in fact I’ve

made a little on the deal, now…do I declare that…?

If you have any questions or queries about the

upcoming ‘Renta’ and whether indeed you should be

declaring your income – call either Pedro or Ignacio

and they’ll put you straight. And the benefit for All

Abroad readers is that they’ll give you first consulta-

tion free – so what have you got to lose apart from a

headache from those piles of paper!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE IN SPAINWe all want an easy (ish)

life here in Spain but not

always that easy is it?

Especially when it comes

to the man with the rubber

stamp. And let’s face it,

the tremendous amount of

paperwork currently run-

ning through the Spanish

bureaucracy system not

only brings (several) South

American countries’ rain

forests down, but assur-

edly their unemployment

numbers too. But that’s the

system we have to work

with but with some expert

help you can make sure

that you’re not one of the

ones rushing to the bank

on the 20th of June to pay a

tax bill at the last minute, or

worse still a fine.

With the annual tax dec-

laration (Renta) deadline

coming soon, on 30th June,

anyone with an income

should be getting their

declaration in order (if

you really want that ‘easy’

life) so we asked Alicante

lawyers, Ignacio and Pedro

to once again step in and

explain just what the ‘Renta’

is and who should be get-

ting the pens out to fill in a

form or two.

Who?

Everyone who has an

income while living here in

Spain needs to make a dec-

laration whether it is from

a salary or from a pension

in another country. Now

before you start worrying,

About Pedro & IgnacioThe two spent a year at South-ampton Institute of interna-tional law so it’s no surprise that they speak English so well. Later, having studied law together at Alicante university, Pedro and Ignacio teamed up and formed the highly success-ful Pellicer & Heredia Solicitors (based in the same building as the British Consulate) and using their understanding of British people have built a firm of three offices (so far) with a fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada very soon –and all the staff speak English, very handy.

The taxman cometh…Dave Bull

discovers the easy way to live

a trouble-free (as far as the Tax man is

concerned) life in Spain.

PELLICER & HEREDIA offices

(Alicante Region)

CIUDAD QUESADAAvenida de las Naciones 36, L.6, Ciudad Quesada, RojalesTel. 965 480 737 – 606 056 282Email: info@pellicerheredia.com

ALICANTEPlaza Calvo Sotelo,1, 03001 Ali-cante Below British ConsulateTel. 965 480 737 – 606 056 282Email: info@pellicerheredia.com

HONDÓN DE LAS NIEVESPlaza de la Vila, 30, 03688 Hondón de las Nieves (Alicante)Tel. 965 480 737 – 606 056 282Email: info@pellicerheredia.com

PETRERAvda de Madrid, 60, 03610 Petrer (Alicante)Tel. 965 480 737 – 606 056 282Email: info@pellicerheredia.com

Their doors are always open – even if you´re not sure if you really need a lawyer – so pop along and see them in Avda de Naciones, Ciudad Quesada – or one of their other local offices.

nomic Area) or Switzerland

* registered as residents in the “Registro

de Extranjeros”

* Able to demonstrate that they have an

income of less than 100 000 euros per

year

* are not entitled to sanitary assistance

via any other route

Those falling into this category of “per-

sonas sin recursos” (persons without

means), are able to obtain sanitary as-

sistance once they

have presented

the required

documental

proof of their

status in the INSS

administration

office nearest to

their home.

The documents which would be re-

quired are:

1. Competed application form titled:

“Solicitud de Reconocimiento del Derecho

a Ia Asistencia Sanitaria de Ia Seguridad

Social” (available in the INSS offices)

2. Green residence card/certificate

3. Up-to-date padrón

4. Document/s reflecting the total annual

income

5. Document from the home state con-

firming that the applicant is not entitled to

health cover

6. Passport or ID card

Once these documents have been

presented and checked by the Social

Security official, the applicant will be is-

sued with a document which has to

be presented at the local health

centre along with the up-to-date

padrón in order to obtain the

SIP card.

For assistance in obtaining

sanitary cover via this route,

please contact:

Jill

at Pellicer & Heredia Abogados

in Plaza Calvo Sotelo 1 - Entlo.

Izq., Alicante 03001,

Tel. 96 548 0737

Or 659 934 933

Email info@pellicerheredia.com.

Following on from my

previous article on the

changes in the laws

governing access to the

Spanish Social Security

System, in this article

I would like to explain

how those EU pension-

ers, resident in Spain,

but who do not qualify

for state pensions,

are still able to obtain

health cover in Spain.

In the BOE (Official

State Newspaper)

published on the 4th of

August 2012, and under

Article number 2, it is

clearly explained to us

exactly who has the

right to sanitary as-

sistance, and in para-

graph 10 - b), it refers

to those who are:

* Not working

* did not make state

pension or national

health system contribu-

tions

* Not receiving any

other type of benefit

from the Spanish Social

Security System

* Citizens of the EU,

EEA (European Eco-

Changes in the HEALTHCARE ENTITLEMENT

for EU citizens in spainFollowing on from my

previous article on the

governing access to the

Spanish Social Security

Keeping it brief...Keeping it brief...

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not everyone and will have pay taxes on their decla-

ration and the odds are that if you’ve retired here in

Spain and are receiving your pension from abroad,

you might not have to pay depending on certain

requirements.

If you have retired to Spain and stay in the country

more than 183 days then you too must declare your

income here and not in the UK. You will also benefit

from the special International Treaty between Spain

and the UK. There are still an awful lot of people liv-

ing in Spain but still declaring their incomes in the UK

which means that could be missing out on saving a

lot of money just because

they don’t realise that they can do their declaration

here and take advantage of the fiscal benefits such

as inheritance tax for residents, or just paying less

taxes, for example.

Why?Obviously the Spanish government needs taxes and,

if you are receiving an income you need to be legal.

Even if you know there will be nothing to pay – you’ll

get yourself in the system (which, trust me on this

one, only make life easier) so when the day comes

that someone (we’ll call him ‘Johnny Foreigner’)

dies in Spain Johnny’s family will have a simple task

dealing with the fiscal (the Will etc.) matters than

someone who has never gone into the system.

ExceptionsTo keep it simple (remember it’s me writing this…)

here are some exceptions to the rule of ‘Having to

declare’ but remember also what I said earlier about

there being no harm (only benefits) in getting into the

system.

If you earn less than 22,000€ annually (from one em-

ployer and are already having tax deducted) or (if you

have incomes from several place) that none of those

exceed 1,500€ annually.

If you have received profits from shares or dividends

of less than 1,600€ per year (this even applies if you

have, for example, sold a car for a profit privately).

Salaries or incomes below 11,200€ (usually pen-

sioners) are exempt but remember also that if you

are employed your employer is obliged to deduct a

minimum of 15% from your wage packet to withhold

for the taxman here in Spain. If that does not happen,

because your pension comes from the UK and is

over 11.200 euros (and it has not been tax-deducted

in Spain) - even though you only have one pension,

you must to declare your income in Spain.

Compensation from a road traffic accident is also

exempt from the tax office but again – it’s worth

declaring it anyway.

Anyone receiving unemployment benefit (up to

15,000€ - who’s getting that much..?!) is also free

from deductions.

How?To make sure you don’t need to pay tax on your

income, or indeed reduce your bill at the end of the fi-

nancial year, it’s highly recommended that you speak

to someone who is experienced in the Spanish tax

system – or you could end up paying more than you

need to!

Pedro told me that there are often an array of options

for people to reduce their tax bill (or even pay nothing

at all) if their case is looked at professionally and

with an experienced eye. For example, someone who

has their parents living in the same house can have

certain funds deducted from their end of year tax bill

as can anyone who has perhaps had to adapt their

house for disabled access.

As ever, with any tax office, things are a little more

complicated than we’d like but by dealing with

someone in the know it often works out far simpler

(and less expensive) to have someone who knows

what they are doing look after those (very) important

fiscal matters that can often become an expensive

nightmare in the wrong hands – ours.

From my own experience, the fee charged to make

my declaration was less than Pedro managed to

reduce my tax bill after showing me exactly what I

could and couldn’t claim and therefore the cost of

doing it properly has cost me nothing…in fact I’ve

made a little on the deal, now…do I declare that…?

If you have any questions or queries about the

upcoming ‘Renta’ and whether indeed you should be

declaring your income – call either Pedro or Ignacio

and they’ll put you straight. And the benefit for All

Abroad readers is that they’ll give you first consulta-

tion free – so what have you got to lose apart from a

headache from those piles of paper!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE IN SPAINWe all want an easy (ish)

life here in Spain but not

always that easy is it?

Especially when it comes

to the man with the rubber

stamp. And let’s face it,

the tremendous amount of

paperwork currently run-

ning through the Spanish

bureaucracy system not

only brings (several) South

American countries’ rain

forests down, but assur-

edly their unemployment

numbers too. But that’s the

system we have to work

with but with some expert

help you can make sure

that you’re not one of the

ones rushing to the bank

on the 20th of June to pay a

tax bill at the last minute, or

worse still a fine.

With the annual tax dec-

laration (Renta) deadline

coming soon, on 30th June,

anyone with an income

should be getting their

declaration in order (if

you really want that ‘easy’

life) so we asked Alicante

lawyers, Ignacio and Pedro

to once again step in and

explain just what the ‘Renta’

is and who should be get-

ting the pens out to fill in a

form or two.

Who?

Everyone who has an

income while living here in

Spain needs to make a dec-

laration whether it is from

a salary or from a pension

in another country. Now

before you start worrying,

About Pedro & IgnacioThe two spent a year at South-ampton Institute of interna-tional law so it’s no surprise that they speak English so well. Later, having studied law together at Alicante university, Pedro and Ignacio teamed up and formed the highly success-ful Pellicer & Heredia Solicitors (based in the same building as the British Consulate) and using their understanding of British people have built a firm of three offices (so far) with a fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada very soon –and all the staff speak English, very handy.

The taxman cometh…Dave Bull

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a trouble-free (as far as the Tax man is

concerned) life in Spain.

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nomic Area) or Switzerland

* registered as residents in the “Registro

de Extranjeros”

* Able to demonstrate that they have an

income of less than 100 000 euros per

year

* are not entitled to sanitary assistance

via any other route

Those falling into this category of “per-

sonas sin recursos” (persons without

means), are able to obtain sanitary as-

sistance once they

have presented

the required

documental

proof of their

status in the INSS

administration

office nearest to

their home.

The documents which would be re-

quired are:

1. Competed application form titled:

“Solicitud de Reconocimiento del Derecho

a Ia Asistencia Sanitaria de Ia Seguridad

Social” (available in the INSS offices)

2. Green residence card/certificate

3. Up-to-date padrón

4. Document/s reflecting the total annual

income

5. Document from the home state con-

firming that the applicant is not entitled to

health cover

6. Passport or ID card

Once these documents have been

presented and checked by the Social

Security official, the applicant will be is-

sued with a document which has to

be presented at the local health

centre along with the up-to-date

padrón in order to obtain the

SIP card.

For assistance in obtaining

sanitary cover via this route,

please contact:

Jill

at Pellicer & Heredia Abogados

in Plaza Calvo Sotelo 1 - Entlo.

Izq., Alicante 03001,

Tel. 96 548 0737

Or 659 934 933

Email info@pellicerheredia.com.

Following on from my

previous article on the

changes in the laws

governing access to the

Spanish Social Security

System, in this article

I would like to explain

how those EU pension-

ers, resident in Spain,

but who do not qualify

for state pensions,

are still able to obtain

health cover in Spain.

In the BOE (Official

State Newspaper)

published on the 4th of

August 2012, and under

Article number 2, it is

clearly explained to us

exactly who has the

right to sanitary as-

sistance, and in para-

graph 10 - b), it refers

to those who are:

* Not working

* did not make state

pension or national

health system contribu-

tions

* Not receiving any

other type of benefit

from the Spanish Social

Security System

* Citizens of the EU,

EEA (European Eco-

Changes in the HEALTHCARE ENTITLEMENT

for EU citizens in spain

Changes in the

nomic Area) or Switzerland

* registered as residents in the “Registro

de Extranjeros”

* Able to demonstrate that they have an

income of less than 100 000 euros per

year

* are not entitled to sanitary assistance

via any other route

Those falling into this category of “perThose falling into this category of “per

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Keeping it brief...

sistance once they

have presented

the required

documental

proofproof of their proof of their proof

status in the INSS

administration

office nearest to

their home.

5. Document from the home state con

firming that the applicant is not entitled to

health cover

6. Passport or ID card

Once these documents have been

presented and checked by the Social

Security official, the applicant will be is

sued with a document which has to

be presented at the local health

sanitary cover via this route,

please contact:

Jill

at Pellicer & Heredia Abogados

in Plaza Calvo Sotelo 1 - Entlo.

Izq., Alicante 03001,

Tel. 96 548 0737

Or 659 934 933

Email info@pellicerheredia.com.

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1 A new body clock.If you really plan to join in with the Span-ish then you’ll have to start considering that the time you are hearing ‘last orders’ in the UK is roughly the time of night that you’ll be just starting your Spanish eve-ning. Things happen later here so when some-one asks you to come along and see a live band perform, don’t plan on eating your dinner by 6.30 and getting out of the door by eight o’clock. No here in Spain things tend to be just warming up around mid-night and into full swing by the early hours. So grab a siesta and then a fiesta!

2 A barometer.Probably, you’d have thought that you won’t be needing any of that stuff clutter-ing up the hallway of your new home in Spain just because it’s always sunny here. Bring it over and see how long it lasts be-cause after about a month of looking at it and the little arrow always pointing to ‘sunny’ you’re going to think it’s broken anyway! What you will learn to appreciate in Spain is that when the Spanish talk about the weather it is a very short conversation in-deed. It goes something like this,Brit: ‘hi, looks like rain towards the end of the week.’Spaniard: ‘Sunny today, adios.’All that matters in Spain is what the weather is like now, a short comment such as, ‘what a lovely day’, and that’ll do – so you’ll save on words too!

3 The kettle.Ok, this one may be a little controversial to Brits but you really are going to be spending a whole lot more time outdoors when you move to a new home in Spain. That’s the life, outside on the terrace, with friends or perhaps at a café bar supping the superb coffee on offer here – far more sociable don’t you think. Plus it’s cheap (around 1€ a cup) and…the added benefit of less tannin in your diet means you’re al-lowed to drink more wine! Ok I made that last bit up but there’s bound to be a report somewhere that back that claim, so just enjoy! But for that morning cuppa, again on the terrace, watching the sun come up to warm the day (yet again) a kettle is a must have.

4 The language.Ok, you don’t need to be hitting the ground running (although the way the budget flights are cutting back we may well be do-ing that soon as the plane lands…) but it is worth taking the time out to learn a few key phrases that’ll help you get along such as, ‘I’m looking for…’ and ‘where is the nearest hospital’ and of course ‘another round please’. But in all seriousness, you can survive with very little Spanish here but why not learn a little more and see how a whole new culture opens up for you?

5 A good barbecue.Agreed this probably isn’t on most peoples’ ‘Ten things you need while in Spain’ lists, but I’m the writer of this piece so I get to choose and a barbecue, in my humble opinion, is as important in Spain as having an oven. During the summer months many people tend to cook outside every evening and having a good barbecue on which to pile the meats (a local fish don’t forget) means you can have the neighbours and friends around whenever you want, not just on those special occasions that need planning.

6 The beach bag.We all have them. Any expat (or any na-tionality come to that) has one; ready pre-pared and available at a moment’s notice. Similar in importance (to expats) as the briefcase that Obama carries the nuclear codes in, the beach bag is at hand and can be grabbed and thrown into the boot of the car (along with the kids…although they go in the seating area normally) and the fam-ily can hit the beach without a moments preparation.Inside, sun creams, trunks, towels, wa-ter, toys, books and crisps (well that’s our beach bag anyway) mean that we are fully prepared every time the moment arrives to hit the beach.

7 A relaxed disposition.If the plumber turning up an hour late is annoying then you’re going to have to get used to some serious relaxing! It happens all the time here and as you watch an-other expat screaming and shouting down the phone as his face turns red, you’ll be the one not worrying whether the plumber turns up to fix that leaking shower today,

tomorrow or even the day after. The fact that he’s coming at some point will be suf-fice.

8 A healthy appetite.They like to eat in Spain and ten courses for a meal can be common. A meal, every meal is an occasion in Spain and there-fore needs time to be spent enjoying it (and time to consume the food mountains that will be brought to your table is es-sential too!). and by a ‘healthy’ appetite I mean just that as the Spanish diet is one of the healthiest in the world and at the same time one of the most delicious ion my opinion. Fresh-caught fish griddled in a little olive oil and salt is superb at any time of the day (or night). Eat well and eat healthy – in Spain you get to do both!

9 A folder.Sounds a bit dull I know but Spain is a country that likes its administration work – and they like to create a lot of it. but I included this because one of the best bits of advice I received when I came to Spain was to keep every bit of paperwork, and keep it where I could easily find it because you will need it, at some point some ob-scure piece of paper with an official stamp on it will be asked for and if you’ve got it all in one place it makes your expat experi-ence very simple indeed.

10 A good pair of legs.Now you don’t have to have the pins of a supermodel nor those of Senor Beckham (for the fellas I mean) but if you really are to enjoy Spain – you need to get out and about, and that means a stroll along the prom, a morning/evening walk along a deserted beach or perhaps an amble into your local Spanish village to sample the food and wine. For most of the year an evening walk is possible every day and Spain offers plenty of options in ‘getting some fresh air’. What better way to enjoy the seaside, countryside or mountain sides or your lo-cal area – you get to meet more people, enjoy the last rays of the day and, of course, reward yourself with a glass or two of wine safe in the knowledge that you’re not driving.

10 things you will need WHEN MOVING TO SPAIN

A fun guide for those thinking of coming here to enjoy THE LIFE!

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10

When I first found out that I was going

to be spending a weekend in Murcia I

can´t say I was disappointed but the

thought of two days in and around Bir-

mingham (while it´s raining) didn´t

really appeal so imagine how pleased

I was when the newspaper editor

slapped me (twice) and pointed at a

map of Spain.

Plan

The plan was that I had to spend at least

one night in Spain’s seventh largest city

and get there, look around and then get

home without spending more than 30€!

Whether my editor had been reading about

the loaves and

fishes the week

before I have

no idea – but

this reeked of a

decision made

P.M. (Post Moji-

tos…) still it was

a challenge and

I loaded up my

motorbike bike

for the first leg which would we see

me travel to Elche (19km)bus station and

hopefully to find a bus with space on that

would take me the next 60km, to Murcia…

and not to Birmingham (all we all clear on

that now…?).

Now…coach seats are not the biggest (or

the most comfy – especially for 4.25€) in

the world are they? And when you are sat

next to someone who is possibly Giant Hay-

stack and Hattie Jacques love child, there is

not a lot of room at all. Still, I reasoned,

that it would only be for an hour- I could

put up with that but when he said that he

hoped I didn´t mind if he fell asleep and

probably snored I replied, “no, so long as

you don´t mind me holding a pillow (hard)

over your face when you do?” I didn´t ac-

tually say that…but I should have as he

snored for precisely the next 57 minutes

– giving me about 90 seconds at each end

of the journey for some peace. I reckon

any considerate judge would have let me

off with a warning not to do it again.

Approaching from the north along the mo-

torway from Elche Real Murcia´s football

stadium, La Condomina, stands proudly

above the city and I got to take a good look

at where I would be spending the next two

days as the whole city was spread out be-

low, back dropped by the Cordillera Sur

mountain range in the south. It was then

that I realised that Murcia was a lot bigger

than I’d thought and realised I’d be doing

some serious walking over the next couple

of days.

We dropped down into the city and soon

after leaving the motorway we arrived at a

familiar place for me, the bus station. Al-

though I’d never been to Murcia bus station

before they are the same all over Spain, in

fact all over Europe I think. They have the

same smells, similar people and the bus

drivers just speak a different language but

could be swapped between countries and

nobody would know the difference! Still

we´d arrived and coffee was my first prior-

ity- just as soon as I could get out of my

seat. Once Mr Haystack had finally gone

I prised myself off of the window - that

I’d been rammed up against just an hour

before - and headed off the bus and into

Murcia city.

ER

This was the first time I had pre-booked my

accommodation (I normally prefer to get

wherever I’m going and then find some-

where central) and I had a two kilometre

walk ahead of me to get to the Hostal Cam-

poy where a hot shower and a comfy bed

awaited me. I got neither. My first impres-

sion of the Hostal can´t be printed, nor the

second and the woman behind the glass

window (who was annoyed at my inter-

ruption to some Chilean soap opera on the

TV to her left) optimistically titled a recep-

tionist made Joey Barton look pleasant but

then what did I expect for twenty euros?

Still at least she showed me to my room

(well, pointed) and I was away from her,

and wouldn´t need to deal with her again

´till I left. Exhausted I threw my stuff down

and lay on the bed, and took in my sur-

roundings. I don´t know if my jaw was

open as I looked around but it probably

was because as I looked at the wash basin

and taps at the end of my bed, the bright

white lights, the TV screen above the bed

and the completely (floor to ceiling) tiled

walls I realised that tomorrow morning I

would know (hopefully for the only time in

my life) what it would be like to wake up in

an operating room...

Doh!

Rather than hang around in my room, I

headed out to explore the city. Now…you´d

think that after living in Spain for twelve

years I’d have realised that by 2.30pm in

the afternoon on a Saturday – everywhere

is shut. But I didn´t and so my exploring

of Murcia began by sampling its fine café

bars-and looking at “Opening Hours” signs

on museums but planning to return later

on.

Looking (from the outside) at many of

Murcia´s museums and churches you soon

get the feel of how old this city is – about

1200 years to be (sort of) precise. The city

was founded by the emir of Cordoba Abd

ar-Rahman II in 825 AD and was then giv-

en the name “Mursiya” and within a couple

of centuries it had become a wealthy place,

famous for its ceramics which were export-

ed to Italian towns, building it´s riches in

pottery as well as the silk and paper in-

dustries.

Murcia became the capital of the province

of Murcia in 1838 and, (created by central

government in 1982) became the capital

of the autonomous community (which in-

cludes the city and the province) and these

days it has become known for its thriving

services industry.

Wanderer

I wandered the streets in the evening (Gran

Via is great for shops ladies) and just off of

the main drag I found plenty of nice “Pla-

zas” with lots of good restaurants to choose

from – and most of them were full. Finally

settling in “Plaza de las Flores” -which iron-

ically didn´t have any flowers (although to

be fair I’d earlier been to “Plaza del Dios

(God)” and He wasn´t there either…) I or-

dered a glass Rioja and settled down to

people watch.

Two observations stuck in my mind as I

emptied my (latest) glass and headed for

“Casualty” – or my room as it was official-

ly listed at the hostal. The first was that

young lads need to have it pointed out

to them that wearing your jeans half way

you’re your thighs does not make you look

cool – but does in fact make other people

look at you with something akin to sym-

pathy and hysterics mixed together. And

secondly, girls…? if you are to wear high

heels would it not be a bad idea to practice

walking in them at home before wearing

them out on the town for (what appears to

be) the first time and stumbling along the

pavement like a new born foal..?

Talking of funny walks I headed back – the

Rioja helping me choose an interesting,

and not necessarily straight, route - before

heading up the stairs and getting a grunt

from Joey Barton´s mum as I passed re-

ception.

I had a restless night (I kept hearing some-

one shout “clear!” and then they were put-

ting jump leads on my chest) so having wo-

ken up in a sweat – I dived in the shower

to wake myself up. Ten minutes later- as I

sat on the end of the bed still waiting for

the hot water to come through the shower

head – there was a loud bang and then a

gush of steaming water poured out of the

shower so I dived in. The wonder that is

“Sod´s law” applied itself immediately as

the said “gush” retuned to a trickle the mo-

ment I got shampoo on my head so it was

like trying to wash a car with a water-pistol.

The other problem was that they shower

cubicle was so narrow that my shoulders

touched the sides and with it being round

– every time I turned, so did the whole cu-

bicle, deep joy.

Still, a city awaited (one with almost half a

million people living in it) so it was about

time I went out and met a few of them.

I crossed the “Puente Viejo” (Old Bridge)

and once again headed for the centre which

was beginning to wake up slowly – well it

was Sunday.

Historic

I took a walk and looked at the Cathedral

de Santa Maria which is impressive inside

and out and the nearby Teatro Romea -

the scene of many classic performances

during the year – which is a tasteful build-

ing dating back two hundred years. In

fact many of the modern city’s landmark

churches and monuments date from the

18th century when the city (which had lost

its prosperity of almost 800 hundred years

previously) flourished again after benefit-

ing greatly from a boom in the silk industry.

However, this was to be followed by nearly

a century of problems. In 1810, Murcia was

raided by Napoleonic troops and then it

was hit by a major earthquake in 1829 in

which an estimated 6,000 people died from

the effects across the province with plague

and cholera following soon after (that could

explain my accommodation…).

I settled down for a lunchtime drink at

the Kennedy Bar, just behind Corte Ingles

and was interested to note that they had

a cocktail tastefully (but historically accu-

rate I guess) called “The Head Shot”. I had

a cocktail of my own, well a shandy, and

reflected on the two days in this old city.

It´d been fun (even the ER was growing

on me – although the receptionist hadn´t

softened up) and it was a place I’d come

back to again. Nice bars and restaurants,

friendly people and lots to have a look at.

But for now it was time to head back to the

bus station and my short (ish) journey back

along the motorway to Elche. No offence

Brummies…but I’m glad it wasn´t Birming-

ham…

So that was two bus trips totalling €8.50

and a night´s stay, in what was basically

a resuscitation room, for €20 which meant

that I’d come in under budget for two days

and a night in one of Spain´s most historic

cities - a total cost of €29, next time they´ll

send me to the Caymans…using Green

Shield Stamps..

MURCIA I’m sitting at a railway station...

the loaves and

fishes the week

before I have

no idea – but

this reeked of a

decision made

P.M. (Post Moji

tos…) still it was

a challenge and Red Beard makes the bike

ship-shape...

Murcia Cathedral Rio Segura a day after the floods

Water tower Murcia station

Historic, modern & a great place to visit.

Dave Bull discovers

11contact us on ask@allabroad.es

When I first found out that I was going

to be spending a weekend in Murcia I

can´t say I was disappointed but the

thought of two days in and around Bir-

mingham (while it´s raining) didn´t

really appeal so imagine how pleased

I was when the newspaper editor

slapped me (twice) and pointed at a

map of Spain.

Plan

The plan was that I had to spend at least

one night in Spain’s seventh largest city

and get there, look around and then get

home without spending more than 30€!

Whether my editor had been reading about

the loaves and

fishes the week

before I have

no idea – but

this reeked of a

decision made

P.M. (Post Moji-

tos…) still it was

a challenge and

I loaded up my

motorbike bike

for the first leg which would we see

me travel to Elche (19km)bus station and

hopefully to find a bus with space on that

would take me the next 60km, to Murcia…

and not to Birmingham (all we all clear on

that now…?).

Now…coach seats are not the biggest (or

the most comfy – especially for 4.25€) in

the world are they? And when you are sat

next to someone who is possibly Giant Hay-

stack and Hattie Jacques love child, there is

not a lot of room at all. Still, I reasoned,

that it would only be for an hour- I could

put up with that but when he said that he

hoped I didn´t mind if he fell asleep and

probably snored I replied, “no, so long as

you don´t mind me holding a pillow (hard)

over your face when you do?” I didn´t ac-

tually say that…but I should have as he

snored for precisely the next 57 minutes

– giving me about 90 seconds at each end

of the journey for some peace. I reckon

any considerate judge would have let me

off with a warning not to do it again.

Approaching from the north along the mo-

torway from Elche Real Murcia´s football

stadium, La Condomina, stands proudly

above the city and I got to take a good look

at where I would be spending the next two

days as the whole city was spread out be-

low, back dropped by the Cordillera Sur

mountain range in the south. It was then

that I realised that Murcia was a lot bigger

than I’d thought and realised I’d be doing

some serious walking over the next couple

of days.

We dropped down into the city and soon

after leaving the motorway we arrived at a

familiar place for me, the bus station. Al-

though I’d never been to Murcia bus station

before they are the same all over Spain, in

fact all over Europe I think. They have the

same smells, similar people and the bus

drivers just speak a different language but

could be swapped between countries and

nobody would know the difference! Still

we´d arrived and coffee was my first prior-

ity- just as soon as I could get out of my

seat. Once Mr Haystack had finally gone

I prised myself off of the window - that

I’d been rammed up against just an hour

before - and headed off the bus and into

Murcia city.

ER

This was the first time I had pre-booked my

accommodation (I normally prefer to get

wherever I’m going and then find some-

where central) and I had a two kilometre

walk ahead of me to get to the Hostal Cam-

poy where a hot shower and a comfy bed

awaited me. I got neither. My first impres-

sion of the Hostal can´t be printed, nor the

second and the woman behind the glass

window (who was annoyed at my inter-

ruption to some Chilean soap opera on the

TV to her left) optimistically titled a recep-

tionist made Joey Barton look pleasant but

then what did I expect for twenty euros?

Still at least she showed me to my room

(well, pointed) and I was away from her,

and wouldn´t need to deal with her again

´till I left. Exhausted I threw my stuff down

and lay on the bed, and took in my sur-

roundings. I don´t know if my jaw was

open as I looked around but it probably

was because as I looked at the wash basin

and taps at the end of my bed, the bright

white lights, the TV screen above the bed

and the completely (floor to ceiling) tiled

walls I realised that tomorrow morning I

would know (hopefully for the only time in

my life) what it would be like to wake up in

an operating room...

Doh!

Rather than hang around in my room, I

headed out to explore the city. Now…you´d

think that after living in Spain for twelve

years I’d have realised that by 2.30pm in

the afternoon on a Saturday – everywhere

is shut. But I didn´t and so my exploring

of Murcia began by sampling its fine café

bars-and looking at “Opening Hours” signs

on museums but planning to return later

on.

Looking (from the outside) at many of

Murcia´s museums and churches you soon

get the feel of how old this city is – about

1200 years to be (sort of) precise. The city

was founded by the emir of Cordoba Abd

ar-Rahman II in 825 AD and was then giv-

en the name “Mursiya” and within a couple

of centuries it had become a wealthy place,

famous for its ceramics which were export-

ed to Italian towns, building it´s riches in

pottery as well as the silk and paper in-

dustries.

Murcia became the capital of the province

of Murcia in 1838 and, (created by central

government in 1982) became the capital

of the autonomous community (which in-

cludes the city and the province) and these

days it has become known for its thriving

services industry.

Wanderer

I wandered the streets in the evening (Gran

Via is great for shops ladies) and just off of

the main drag I found plenty of nice “Pla-

zas” with lots of good restaurants to choose

from – and most of them were full. Finally

settling in “Plaza de las Flores” -which iron-

ically didn´t have any flowers (although to

be fair I’d earlier been to “Plaza del Dios

(God)” and He wasn´t there either…) I or-

dered a glass Rioja and settled down to

people watch.

Two observations stuck in my mind as I

emptied my (latest) glass and headed for

“Casualty” – or my room as it was official-

ly listed at the hostal. The first was that

young lads need to have it pointed out

to them that wearing your jeans half way

you’re your thighs does not make you look

cool – but does in fact make other people

look at you with something akin to sym-

pathy and hysterics mixed together. And

secondly, girls…? if you are to wear high

heels would it not be a bad idea to practice

walking in them at home before wearing

them out on the town for (what appears to

be) the first time and stumbling along the

pavement like a new born foal..?

Talking of funny walks I headed back – the

Rioja helping me choose an interesting,

and not necessarily straight, route - before

heading up the stairs and getting a grunt

from Joey Barton´s mum as I passed re-

ception.

I had a restless night (I kept hearing some-

one shout “clear!” and then they were put-

ting jump leads on my chest) so having wo-

ken up in a sweat – I dived in the shower

to wake myself up. Ten minutes later- as I

sat on the end of the bed still waiting for

the hot water to come through the shower

head – there was a loud bang and then a

gush of steaming water poured out of the

shower so I dived in. The wonder that is

“Sod´s law” applied itself immediately as

the said “gush” retuned to a trickle the mo-

ment I got shampoo on my head so it was

like trying to wash a car with a water-pistol.

The other problem was that they shower

cubicle was so narrow that my shoulders

touched the sides and with it being round

– every time I turned, so did the whole cu-

bicle, deep joy.

Still, a city awaited (one with almost half a

million people living in it) so it was about

time I went out and met a few of them.

I crossed the “Puente Viejo” (Old Bridge)

and once again headed for the centre which

was beginning to wake up slowly – well it

was Sunday.

Historic

I took a walk and looked at the Cathedral

de Santa Maria which is impressive inside

and out and the nearby Teatro Romea -

the scene of many classic performances

during the year – which is a tasteful build-

ing dating back two hundred years. In

fact many of the modern city’s landmark

churches and monuments date from the

18th century when the city (which had lost

its prosperity of almost 800 hundred years

previously) flourished again after benefit-

ing greatly from a boom in the silk industry.

However, this was to be followed by nearly

a century of problems. In 1810, Murcia was

raided by Napoleonic troops and then it

was hit by a major earthquake in 1829 in

which an estimated 6,000 people died from

the effects across the province with plague

and cholera following soon after (that could

explain my accommodation…).

I settled down for a lunchtime drink at

the Kennedy Bar, just behind Corte Ingles

and was interested to note that they had

a cocktail tastefully (but historically accu-

rate I guess) called “The Head Shot”. I had

a cocktail of my own, well a shandy, and

reflected on the two days in this old city.

It´d been fun (even the ER was growing

on me – although the receptionist hadn´t

softened up) and it was a place I’d come

back to again. Nice bars and restaurants,

friendly people and lots to have a look at.

But for now it was time to head back to the

bus station and my short (ish) journey back

along the motorway to Elche. No offence

Brummies…but I’m glad it wasn´t Birming-

ham…

So that was two bus trips totalling €8.50

and a night´s stay, in what was basically

a resuscitation room, for €20 which meant

that I’d come in under budget for two days

and a night in one of Spain´s most historic

cities - a total cost of €29, next time they´ll

send me to the Caymans…using Green

Shield Stamps..

MURCIA I’m sitting at a railway station...

Red Beard makes the bike ship-shape...

Murcia Cathedral Rio Segura a day after the floods

Water tower Murcia station

Historic, modern & a great place to visit.

Dave Bull discovers

14 Be Original - ALL ABROAD! -TEL. 606 540 408

10 expat businesses that are GOING FOR IT in Spain!

You may have seen smiling Dave Furze driving around your area, on the way back or too another job. You see Dave, who runs DMF plumbing, is a proper (and that means with all the right qualifications) tradesman who has built his business up on good service and attention to detail and that philosophy has earned him a very respectful reputation down the years (and some long days I’m sure) which means he´s recom-mended, a lot. An expat who ´loves the life´ Dave has not only survived the crisis but flourished.

John and Maria at Easypost have (it could be said) had things less than easy over the last couple of years but dodgy com-petitors can appear anytime not just in a recession. However they´ve come out of that episode stronger and are have con-tinued to grow Easypost throughout that time. And now with the takeover of their biggest rival the pair are getting ready

to be busier than ever and with the Christmas rush coming up they´ll have the

perfect opportunity to show new customers

just how efficient (and cost effective) using

Easypost is. Good luck to them and having used

Easypost to send my

books all over the place I can feel confident in recommending you give them a try for your post – especially the UK.

Sandra and Manoli came onto my radar a few months ago when I heard of their new project; a top quality beauty salon in the heart of Elche. Now, obviously I don´t need their ser-vices for myself but they offer those great vouchers which for me is like a ´Get out of Jail Free´ card when mum/ /sister/girlfriend´s (delete as appropriate) birthday comes around – so I took a look, and it’s an impressive place. Dasha Beauty and Medical Clinic has bucked the trend for the current climate and opened its doors offering the lat-est technology and highly trained staff, but at an affordable price – and they´re busy, very busy. This is another business that´s meeting a demand and it shows.

What can I say about Karen and Norman who are two of the hardest working people I know (and two of the nicest but don´t tell them that…I’ll never hear the last off it) and have developed the Postroom in Benijofar into a bustling business that now offers so much more with the Printroom running as a separate business on the premises. I didn´t need to ask their business philosophy as its clear the moment you walk in the door; meet the customers with a smile and deliver on promises – and that´s exactly what they do and

If you´ve seen the last couple of issues of All Abroad you will have read the articles cover-ing expats that are in business here in Spain – and just how well some of them are doing! In response to the negative British press (and media) who seem intent on portraying us ex-pats as so skint that we´re now queuing up for bread and even watching daytime TV…So we decided we´d carry on high-lighting those businesses here in our region who are coping, expanding or just making the most out of the situation that has come to be called The Crisis - are you doing Ok in business out here? Let us know and we´ll print your story too!

another

continued on page 17

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10 expat businesses that are GOING FOR IT in Spain!

You may have seen smiling Dave Furze driving around your area, on the way back or too another job. You see Dave, who runs DMF plumbing, is a proper (and that means with all the right qualifications) tradesman who has built his business up on good service and attention to detail and that philosophy has earned him a very respectful reputation down the years (and some long days I’m sure) which means he´s recom-mended, a lot. An expat who ´loves the life´ Dave has not only survived the crisis but flourished.

John and Maria at Easypost have (it could be said) had things less than easy over the last couple of years but dodgy com-petitors can appear anytime not just in a recession. However they´ve come out of that episode stronger and are have con-tinued to grow Easypost throughout that time. And now with the takeover of their biggest rival the pair are getting ready

to be busier than ever and with the Christmas rush coming up they´ll have the

perfect opportunity to show new customers

just how efficient (and cost effective) using

Easypost is. Good luck to them and having used

Easypost to send my

books all over the place I can feel confident in recommending you give them a try for your post – especially the UK.

Sandra and Manoli came onto my radar a few months ago when I heard of their new project; a top quality beauty salon in the heart of Elche. Now, obviously I don´t need their ser-vices for myself but they offer those great vouchers which for me is like a ´Get out of Jail Free´ card when mum/ /sister/girlfriend´s (delete as appropriate) birthday comes around – so I took a look, and it’s an impressive place. Dasha Beauty and Medical Clinic has bucked the trend for the current climate and opened its doors offering the lat-est technology and highly trained staff, but at an affordable price – and they´re busy, very busy. This is another business that´s meeting a demand and it shows.

What can I say about Karen and Norman who are two of the hardest working people I know (and two of the nicest but don´t tell them that…I’ll never hear the last off it) and have developed the Postroom in Benijofar into a bustling business that now offers so much more with the Printroom running as a separate business on the premises. I didn´t need to ask their business philosophy as its clear the moment you walk in the door; meet the customers with a smile and deliver on promises – and that´s exactly what they do and

If you´ve seen the last couple of issues of All Abroad you will have read the articles cover-ing expats that are in business here in Spain – and just how well some of them are doing! In response to the negative British press (and media) who seem intent on portraying us ex-pats as so skint that we´re now queuing up for bread and even watching daytime TV…So we decided we´d carry on high-lighting those businesses here in our region who are coping, expanding or just making the most out of the situation that has come to be called The Crisis - are you doing Ok in business out here? Let us know and we´ll print your story too!

rush coming up they´ll have the

cost effective) using Easypost is. Good luck

to them and having used Easypost to send my

just how efficient (and

another

continued on page 17

exactly why they are a daily hive of activity as customers and locals converge on the Postroom.

Just inside the arches at Ciudad Quesada (on the left) sits the Halfway House who have evolved their restaurant to meet the demands of the local (and visiting) population which has seen them grow in popularity during the crisis and rather than looking back – they have looked at the future and planned their business to be a pleasant option that most would con-sider using. Friendly staff and good home-cooked food are the secret of you ask me and I should know, I go back again and again when I’m halfway to anywhere!

Just as you enter Hondon de los Frailes from the mountain road that brings you from Albatera you´ll find (on the right hand side) a charming restaurant (two in fact) on a paved ´camino´ Veinte Ocho and I’d recommend you stop and find somewhere to park as this is one of the best places to eat around. Don´t just take my word for it – pop along anytime and just see how many people are seated at the tables inside and out, savouring the superb food, and the location. Again this is another business that has grown in recent times and now has a second Veinte Ocho just down the road which was opened due to the huge popularity of the place. Treat yourself (or the other half..?) and take a look at Veinte Ocho.

I often take the 45 minute drive from my home on the coast up to La Romana because I love books and La Romana Books has one of the best (and biggest) range of new and second hand books around. If you, like me, are partial to get-ting your feet up with a decent read then this bookshop will have plenty of choice for you. Latest releases too are avail-able and they can order pretty much anything particular that you may have in mind but if it´s books you´re after…take a leaf out of mine and you won´t come home disappointed.

Many readers (especially on the coast) will know Jason and the gang at Cards and more in La Marina who just seem to get busier and busier. The family run shop if locally known

as the place to go to get…well, pretty much most things that are useful such as greeting cards, phone top-ups, stationery, local papers – the list goes on and on and I’ve not mentioned the large selection of books yet! Despite the difficult times that we´re all experiencing the team at Cards and more have helped the business flourish by taking care of customers’ needs and forgive me for the cliché, but it works here, they go that extra mile (or kilometre) to help out the customer.

On my home patch of Gran Alacant I’ve seen the Phoenix café bar grow into two busi-nesses next door to each other with the addition of their lounge bar Phoenix Nights. Anne and Don have built up a fine repu-tation in the area for (very) good food,

great service and the (always) cheerful banter of Anne looking after the customers while husband & chef Don creates in the kitchen. It’s a partnership that works and that has seen the Phoenix´s not only rise but flourish – and they do a great bacon sarnie too by the way!

George and the team at North and South bar (opposite the golf course in Ciudad Quesada) have a terrific recipe for their successful business – the personal touch. Add to that a fascinating array of rock memorabilia displayed inside and good homemade food and you have a winner anywhere on the compass! Ex-boxer George greets all his customers warm-ly (as does all the staff) and makes sure everyone is looked after. Having started the business in the last few years’ here´s another expat business going for it in Spain- and it´s easy to see why!

10 expat businesses that are GOING FOR IT in Spain!

So there you have it - another 10 (of many) businesses not just doing ok, but being successful, and there are many more out there too. Support them if you can – and we can all go home smiling!I should point out that not all of the businesses here are advertisers and have been chosen on their success rather than any financial incentive for or by us.

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exactly why they are a daily hive of activity as customers and locals converge on the Postroom.

Just inside the arches at Ciudad Quesada (on the left) sits the Halfway House who have evolved their restaurant to meet the demands of the local (and visiting) population which has seen them grow in popularity during the crisis and rather than looking back – they have looked at the future and planned their business to be a pleasant option that most would con-sider using. Friendly staff and good home-cooked food are the secret of you ask me and I should know, I go back again and again when I’m halfway to anywhere!

Just as you enter Hondon de los Frailes from the mountain road that brings you from Albatera you´ll find (on the right hand side) a charming restaurant (two in fact) on a paved ´camino´ Veinte Ocho and I’d recommend you stop and find somewhere to park as this is one of the best places to eat around. Don´t just take my word for it – pop along anytime and just see how many people are seated at the tables inside and out, savouring the superb food, and the location. Again this is another business that has grown in recent times and now has a second Veinte Ocho just down the road which was opened due to the huge popularity of the place. Treat yourself (or the other half..?) and take a look at Veinte Ocho.

I often take the 45 minute drive from my home on the coast up to La Romana because I love books and La Romana Books has one of the best (and biggest) range of new and second hand books around. If you, like me, are partial to get-ting your feet up with a decent read then this bookshop will have plenty of choice for you. Latest releases too are avail-able and they can order pretty much anything particular that you may have in mind but if it´s books you´re after…take a leaf out of mine and you won´t come home disappointed.

Many readers (especially on the coast) will know Jason and the gang at Cards and more in La Marina who just seem to get busier and busier. The family run shop if locally known

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On my home patch of Gran Alacant I’ve seen the Phoenix café bar grow into two busi-nesses next door to each other with the addition of their lounge bar Phoenix Nights. Anne and Don have built up a fine repu-tation in the area for (very) good food,

great service and the (always) cheerful banter of Anne looking after the customers while husband & chef Don creates in the kitchen. It’s a partnership that works and that has seen the Phoenix´s not only rise but flourish – and they do a great bacon sarnie too by the way!

George and the team at North and South bar (opposite the golf course in Ciudad Quesada) have a terrific recipe for their successful business – the personal touch. Add to that a fascinating array of rock memorabilia displayed inside and good homemade food and you have a winner anywhere on the compass! Ex-boxer George greets all his customers warm-ly (as does all the staff) and makes sure everyone is looked after. Having started the business in the last few years’ here´s another expat business going for it in Spain- and it´s easy to see why!

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Answer1. The first one (he did not see any head bands) thought this way: The last one is silent, which means, he does not know, ergo at least one of head bands he sees is white. The one

in the middle is silent too even though he knows what I already mentioned. If I had a red head band, the second one would have known that he had a white head band. How-ever, nobody says anything, so my head band is not red - my head band is white.

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parking

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Ref:559 119,000€IMMACULATE, 3 Bed, 2 Bath Det

villa, Com pool, Furnished, Solarium with bed 3 and en suite bathroom,

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LA MARINA

Ref:377 60,000€GREAT 1ST TIME BUY! 2 Bed, 1 Bath

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restaurants and bars, and shops.

DAIMES ELCHE

Ref:645 99,000€BARGAIN 4 Bed, 2 Bath, log cabin on two levels, 2,000m2 plot Pool (needs attention), Furnished, Air con, quiet location, Plenty off rd

parking

LA MARINA

Ref:559 119,000€IMMACULATE, 3 Bed, 2 Bath Det

villa, Com pool, Furnished, Solarium with bed 3 and en suite bathroom,

Off rd parking,

LA MARINA

Ref:646 99,000€ LOVELY, 2 Bed, 1 Bath Det Villa,

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Ref:488 115,000€ATTRACTIVE, 3 Bed, 2 Bath Quad

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Ref:644 225,000€BEAUTIFUL. 4 Bed, 2 Bath, Det

villa, Pool, Sep kitchen, Cotogran finish, Plenty off rd parking, Quiet

location,

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Ref:611 59,950€GOOD VALUE, 2 Bed, 2 Bath, ground

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Ref:605 109,750€SUPER, 2 Bed, 1 Bath det villa, Large rear garden, room for a pool, Quiet area, ,Off rd parking, Fireplace in

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Ref:608 80,000€DELIGHTFUL 2 Bed, 1 Bath Det Villa, Furnished, Under build, off rd park-ing, Sep kitchen, Very good price!

LA MARINA

Ref:621 94,950€ EXTENDED, 3 Bed, 1 Bath Det

villa, Furnished, solarium, Large rear terrace, Verde views. Space

for a pool.

LA MARINA

Ref:643 115,000€CHARMING, 2 Bed, 1 Bath Det villa,

Pool, Quiet loc, Verde views, Fur-nished, Ex cond, Everything has

been done, just move in!

LA MARINA

Ref:588 149,000€ BEAUTIFUL, 3 Bed, 1 Bath Det villa, Central heating, off rd parking, large rear garden, space for pool, Ex cond

throughout.

LA SIESTA Ref:623 265,000€

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Whilst living here in Spain I’ve had the pleasure of going to see a very

talented young artist known as Debbie Slater, she was born in Nottingham and moved to Spain at the young age of ten

with her family, she had no problem changing to the Spanish way of life and started school over here picking up the

language very easily. Debbie was born to sing and loved it

from an early age even at five years old she could sing all the songs from the musical ‘A Sound of Music’ taught to her by her Nan, not long after mov-

ing here Debbie’s parents realised how serious she was about singing and that she wanted to make a career out of it and they could see that she had a raw

natural talent, so she started singing lessons with the very talented Patti

Ross.At the tender age of just fifteen Debbie

did her first solo public gig in Dolores and within a year she was

getting more and more bookings and winning countless singing competitions

she then consequently turned profes-sional.

Since then she has performed at end-less charity events from Gran Alicant

down to La Manga including the Munici-pal Theatre in Torrevieja along the way,

and her repertoire of music is vast for someone of such a young age, people

can not believe the amount of songs this young lady can sing from the 60’s up to the modern charts and even the

great musicals are in there, but there is another bow to Debbie’s singing talents

which is expanding all the time and that is songs from the opera’s which is

her dearest passion.Debbie does cover all areas of the

Costa Blanca so please go to see her show she is a great entertainer as well

as having a fantastic voice she even filmed her first DVD last month with

Viva TV. If you’re a bar or an entertainer and

want to appear in the gig guide or you have any events coming up that you would like me to tell everyone about then please contact me by email on

mandy@starsinbars.org or call me on 685302529 or just visit my website

www.starsinbars.org

Mandy x

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from November 7 to 10, L’Alfàs del Pi

Fiestas Patronales, November 12, Benidorm

Santíssim Sacrament i Sant Rafel, from November 12 to 13, La

Nucia

Festa dels Capitans / La Rendició, November 19, Petrer

Medio Año, November 20, Salinas

Santa Cecilia, November 22, Alfafara

Fira de Santa Cecilia, November 22, Ibi

Santa Cecilia, November 22, Jijona

Santa Catalina, November 25, Teulada-Moraira

Nostre Senyor Robat, November 28, Onil

San Andrés, November 30, Almoradí

San Andrés, Las Bayas, November 30, Elche

Fira de Santa Caterina, November 30, Monóvar

Santa Bárbara, December 4, Sella

Santa Bárbara, December 4, Tárbena

Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos 2012,

from December 5 to 9, Monforte del Cid

San Nicolás, December 6, Alicante

Inmaculada Concepción, December 8, Torrevieja

Fiestas de la Purísima, December 8, Catral

Inmaculada Concepción en Tor-rellano,

December 8, Elche

Fiestas de Invierno, from December 11 to 30, Ibi

Santa Lucía, December 13, Banyeres de

Mariola

Festes del Folls, from December 25 to 26, El

Camp de Mirra

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HELP Torrevieja & Vega Baja

Charity Sale

Every Sat

On the first Saturday of every

month from 09:30-13:00 at

Casa Ventura. Tel:966 723 733

for more information.

Charity Market in aid of AECC

Every Mon

At Vialli’s Restaurant Via Park

1 Playa Flamenca on the last

Monday of the Month from

10:00 (stallholders 09:00), in

aid of AECC. The restaurant is

open during the market time.

Cost €5 per table, free en-

trance. Tel: 966 189 375 or 636

766 268

Football for Kids

Every Sun, Tue, Thu

Children’s football at Cabo Roig

and Mil Palmeras every Sunday,

Tuesday and Thursday. Chil-

dren aged 4 to 14 years of age

wecome. Cost €3. Tel: 678 955

501

MUSIC: CLASSICAL & OPERA

Unión Musical Torrevejense

Rehearsals & Lessons

Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Palacio de la Música C/ Unión

Musical Torrevejense 55 1º

Planta from 18:00-20:00

Monday to Friday. Also teach-

ing sol-fa, flute, oboe, clarinet,

saxophone, bassoon, horn,

trumpet, trombone, tuba, eu-

phonium and percussion.

Christmas Carol Concert

15th December, stalls open

at 2.30pm, Santa at 4pm,

Entertainment and carols

from 5pm.

All proceeds raised will go to

the Elche Children’s Home

and Benijofar Social Fund.

Last year we raised 1,398

euros, from the fantastic

support of the congregation,

and local businesses who

apart from financially sup-

porting this event, donated

some fantastic raffles priz-

es. Santa will be arriving

at 4pm in his sleigh, pulled

by reinhorse. The event will

be compered by Nick Gold,

who will also sing some

our Christmas favourites,

dancers from Totally Dance

and nativity tableau from

the little ones. With plenty

of Christmas market stalls,

mince pies and mulled and

carols as night falls, Christ-

mas will have arrived.

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Whilst living here in Spain I’ve had the pleasure of going to see a very

talented young artist known as Debbie Slater, she was born in Nottingham and moved to Spain at the young age of ten

with her family, she had no problem changing to the Spanish way of life and started school over here picking up the

language very easily. Debbie was born to sing and loved it

from an early age even at five years old she could sing all the songs from the musical ‘A Sound of Music’ taught to her by her Nan, not long after mov-

ing here Debbie’s parents realised how serious she was about singing and that she wanted to make a career out of it and they could see that she had a raw

natural talent, so she started singing lessons with the very talented Patti

Ross.At the tender age of just fifteen Debbie

did her first solo public gig in Dolores and within a year she was

getting more and more bookings and winning countless singing competitions

she then consequently turned profes-sional.

Since then she has performed at end-less charity events from Gran Alicant

down to La Manga including the Munici-pal Theatre in Torrevieja along the way,

and her repertoire of music is vast for someone of such a young age, people

can not believe the amount of songs this young lady can sing from the 60’s up to the modern charts and even the

great musicals are in there, but there is another bow to Debbie’s singing talents

which is expanding all the time and that is songs from the opera’s which is

her dearest passion.Debbie does cover all areas of the

Costa Blanca so please go to see her show she is a great entertainer as well

as having a fantastic voice she even filmed her first DVD last month with

Viva TV. If you’re a bar or an entertainer and

want to appear in the gig guide or you have any events coming up that you would like me to tell everyone about then please contact me by email on

mandy@starsinbars.org or call me on 685302529 or just visit my website

www.starsinbars.org

Mandy x

GIG GUIDESantísimo Cristo del Buen Acierto,

from November 7 to 10, L’Alfàs del Pi

Fiestas Patronales, November 12, Benidorm

Santíssim Sacrament i Sant Rafel, from November 12 to 13, La

Nucia

Festa dels Capitans / La Rendició, November 19, Petrer

Medio Año, November 20, Salinas

Santa Cecilia, November 22, Alfafara

Fira de Santa Cecilia, November 22, Ibi

Santa Cecilia, November 22, Jijona

Santa Catalina, November 25, Teulada-Moraira

Nostre Senyor Robat, November 28, Onil

San Andrés, November 30, Almoradí

San Andrés, Las Bayas, November 30, Elche

Fira de Santa Caterina, November 30, Monóvar

Santa Bárbara, December 4, Sella

Santa Bárbara, December 4, Tárbena

Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos 2012,

from December 5 to 9, Monforte del Cid

San Nicolás, December 6, Alicante

Inmaculada Concepción, December 8, Torrevieja

Fiestas de la Purísima, December 8, Catral

Inmaculada Concepción en Tor-rellano,

December 8, Elche

Fiestas de Invierno, from December 11 to 30, Ibi

Santa Lucía, December 13, Banyeres de

Mariola

Festes del Folls, from December 25 to 26, El

Camp de Mirra

CLUBS&

Things to do

HELP Torrevieja & Vega Baja

Charity Sale

Every Sat

On the first Saturday of every

month from 09:30-13:00 at

Casa Ventura. Tel:966 723 733

for more information.

Charity Market in aid of AECC

Every Mon

At Vialli’s Restaurant Via Park

1 Playa Flamenca on the last

Monday of the Month from

10:00 (stallholders 09:00), in

aid of AECC. The restaurant is

open during the market time.

Cost €5 per table, free en-

trance. Tel: 966 189 375 or 636

766 268

Football for Kids

Every Sun, Tue, Thu

Children’s football at Cabo Roig

and Mil Palmeras every Sunday,

Tuesday and Thursday. Chil-

dren aged 4 to 14 years of age

wecome. Cost €3. Tel: 678 955

501

MUSIC: CLASSICAL & OPERA

Unión Musical Torrevejense

Rehearsals & Lessons

Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Palacio de la Música C/ Unión

Musical Torrevejense 55 1º

Planta from 18:00-20:00

Monday to Friday. Also teach-

ing sol-fa, flute, oboe, clarinet,

saxophone, bassoon, horn,

trumpet, trombone, tuba, eu-

phonium and percussion.

Christmas Carol Concert

15th December, stalls open

at 2.30pm, Santa at 4pm,

Entertainment and carols

from 5pm.

All proceeds raised will go to

the Elche Children’s Home

and Benijofar Social Fund.

Last year we raised 1,398

euros, from the fantastic

support of the congregation,

and local businesses who

apart from financially sup-

porting this event, donated

some fantastic raffles priz-

es. Santa will be arriving

at 4pm in his sleigh, pulled

by reinhorse. The event will

be compered by Nick Gold,

who will also sing some

our Christmas favourites,

dancers from Totally Dance

and nativity tableau from

the little ones. With plenty

of Christmas market stalls,

mince pies and mulled and

carols as night falls, Christ-

mas will have arrived.

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Bmw 323 Ti Com-pact Evo M 2001,Itv

2013,Manual,170Hp,Full Bmw Evo M Pack,Blistein Pss9

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brackets only 5 euros. Wel-come to view, Gran Alacant.

Tel: 650039482

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Singer Touch & Sew elec-tric sewing machine with hard carry case. Straight

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200 BUSINESS CARDS = 35€24 hr turnaroundTel. 606 540 408

Electric Induction Glass Hob, Excellent Condition, €150 -

Fortuna - 650 7888514 Newell Posts For Stair-

case Cost €108 For €20 Tel. 693525799

SPORT*Fibre Glass Dinghy 3 Man

Fits Ib Riif Racj 4Hp Engine Or Oars €380 Tel. 693525799

Picton 4.5 Sportboat With Trailer, Needs Fairing And

Engine.650E O.N.O. La Marina Tel:

666029666

VEHICLESfor sale piaggio free 50cc 1985 first twist and go with electric

start 2 seater colour yellow new tyres saddle excellent condition

on italian plates new battery collectors piece €350

FORTUNA 650 788851 Ford Mondeo Estate N/S/R

Light Unit Complete 30€ Tel: 633193156 Fortuna Harley Da-vidson. 2003 Anniversary Road King. 24,000 Klms, One Owner.

F.S.H Over 2000 Pounds Of Extras.Tel. 966 699 465 11,995

Euros Ono

Mazda Mx5 2.0 Litre. 6 Speed. 2005, One Owner. 26,000 Klms

Only. Metalic Red. Spanish Plates. Lhd.As New 12,995

Euros Ono Tel. 639 545 694

Bmw 323 Ti Com-pact Evo M 2001,Itv

2013,Manual,170Hp,Full Bmw Evo M Pack,Blistein Pss9

Coilover Suspension, Jbl And ,Custom Colour Coded Head

Lining,17 Inch M6 Rims,Twin Stainless Exhaust,In Extremely

Good Condition 5750€ Tel. 603142786

DMFPLUMBING & HEATING

SOLUTIONS

BATHROOMSKITCHENS

TILING AIR CONDITIONING

BUILDING

Benidorm to Almeria+ 45km radius inland

Tel. 965 071 220 - 666 907 456www.dmfplumbing.com

Legal and Registered - Over 30 years experience

Member

to visit book/call:Carol or Paul 966 677 273

answerphone - we will call backMobile 654 155 473

www.mountainviewcathotel.webs.com

Centrally heated houses with large indiviudual runs.

Love and care will be lavished during your cat’s stay

My 29 years of experience in animal and veterinary care will give you peace of mind.

STILL ONLY €6.00 per day

MOUNTAIN VIEW CAT HOTEL

Hondon de las Nieves/Frailes

966195816

Benidorm to Almeria+ 45km radius inland

Tel. 965 071 220 - 666 907 456www.dmfplumbing.com

eltatts@hotmail.co.uk

Each month sees more dogs in need & funds being stretched even further. Thank you to Chris, Peter & girls from The Mini Market & Scissor Sister Hairdressers, Las Kalendas, Fortuna who along with Karen and Jim of the The Albero Restaurant raised 1156 euros for us. A great evening, we hope to have another event there in October. On 15th September The Castle Bar, Fortuna is holding a Hog Roast to raise funds for the dogs. Tickets 10 euros .

Tele: 659274573 Email :barneys.hope@gmail.com Web: www.petsinspain.info for our dogs and events.

ADVERTISE

from just 10€

per monthTel. 606 540 408ask@allabroad.es

Wheelchair for sale folding good condition light-

weight 125eurosQuesada 966717851

OFFICE SPACELA MARINA

Modern - Fully Equipped in

V. Reasonable monthly rental

central location.Call Steve on 660 202 002

GLASS COMPUTER DESKIkea, with sliding keyboard

panel.v.g.c hardly used. 50€

tel. 606 540 408

Breville Slow Cooker 3Ltr New €20 Tel. 693525799

Oak Veneer Writing Bureau 1930’S - €20 - 650 788851

27’ Tv-Built In Dvd €40 Tel. 693525799

Sky Boxes From €30.00 Tel. 650 788851

Computer Desks - Large €50 - Small - €25 - Fortuna, 650

788851

Hp Printer + 4 Colour Ink, 3 Black Ink - €45 - Fortuna - 650

788851

Ikea Bookcase Light Wood - €15 - Fortuna - 650 788851

Ikea Light Wood Dvd Stand - €10- Fortuna - 650 788851

White Extendable Table/Small

Drawer & 4 Whicker Effect Chairs - €60 -

Fortuna - 650 788851

welcome. Gran Alacant. Tel 966697545

URBEGOSA Natural Gas Cooker v.g.c. 50 x 60 Glass Top, 4 burners, electric igni-tion and oven light. 50Euros o.n.o. Nr San Fulgencio Tel:

666 029666

NODOR NR300 Kitchen Extractor Fan, 287 w x 362 h. Brand new in box, with fit-

ting and user instructions. 50 Euros o.n.o. Nr San Fulgen-

cio Tel: 666 029666

Single folding bed used once 30E. 1.4 satellite dish,stand and LNB 100E. 966979630

(pinoso area)

Generator Fujiyama F-GF New Unused high output

5.5kw 390 euros Hondon De Los Frailes Tel 610667706

Gre 3.5M round by 1.2M deep brand new never been erected with upgraded pump sand filter ladders instruction manuel and dvd bargain €599

fortuna 650 788851

Caravan 2 berth abbey lincoln approx 1990 double

glazed windows hot cold water shower oven hob fridge 3m awning waste water bottle

and fresh water container needs tlc inside to woodwork where the sun has lifted lami-nate in places bargain €600

fortuna 650 788851

Caravan birstner 390tk sportiv 4/5 berth lightweight

caravan galvanised chasis only covered 200kms like new includes brand new awning cassette toilet hot

cold water shower fly screens night blinds gas fire fridge €3,495 fortuna 650 788851

GENERAL.

Usa escape mango-unsink-able2 man sailing boat exc condition hardly used ready

to sail loads Of extras i.E. Oars

instruction manuel €595 for-tuna 650 788851

16Ft sailing boat fibre glass with wood tops wood mast 3.5 Horsepower outboard

Engine/oars/bouys/life jackets/soft shoes/spare

wheel/petrol can/winter cover -

Double action galvin-ised trailor for towing and for

launching Made in kent uk 2007 jep marine faversham excel-lent condition ready to sail

€1,995 Fortuna 650 788851

Watton wt828 interphone video intercom new in box

€90 fortuna 650 788851

Frameless Mirror, Arch shape, 70cms high x 50cms across, with special fixing

brackets only 5 euros. Wel-come to view, Gran Alacant.

Tel: 650039482

Ikea Full Length Curtains, tab top, sheer fabric, 5 pairs

in unopened packets. Various colours 5 euros per pair, wel-come to view. Tel 650039482

Singer Touch & Sew elec-tric sewing machine with hard carry case. Straight

and zigzag stitch only. Good condition, 20 euros. Viewing welcome. Gran Alacant. Tel

966697545

Singer Touch & Sew elec-tric sewing machine with hard carry case. Straight

and zigzag stitch only. Good condition, 20 euros. Viewing

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