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Pheeww! Qué calor hace hoy! Bonito.
Posted on 9:00am Monday 19th May 2008
There are a number of things that you subconsciously miss when moving to a foreign land, and although we do our best to integrate at a local level, some things can't be replaced, something for example like local radio.
Allan & Rose Davies »
?Ha comprendido usted estos saludos hasta ahora?
Posted on 9:00am Monday 12th May 2008
After all the furore of the anti and pro hunt lobbyists back in England last year, it would appear that that particular argument, though partially sorted by Parliament, still rages on in the countryside with both sides continuing to harangue the other.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Tiempo calor, Sangria frio!
Posted on 9:00am Monday 5th May 2008
Remember Sundays back in the sixties? I remember as a kid in Liverpool that Sundays were synonymous with a long lie in, boys brigade bands, trips out over the river to New Brighton, watching the only man with a car in the street washing it, quiet roads with slow Sunday drivers out for picnics, women cursing at the roast going cold waiting for the men to get back from the alehouse which supposedly closed at 1 o'clock, and if you ran out of anything, tough! There were no shops open.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Otro hermoso dia en el Mediterráneo!
Posted on 10:52am Monday 28th April 2008
Talk about the unstable housing market? Well, I'm undecided and confused at the moment. Is it a good time to buy or sell? I know the Spanish market has slowed down dramatically since we first purchased here.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Ey, que pasa?
Posted on 2:19pm Monday 21st April 2008
While I read about the spring cold snap gripping Britain yet again with April snows afalling, here, the Southern Costa's impending summer season is already in full swing with the beaches starting to fill up while hotels dust off the parasols and plastic furniture around the pools.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Los saludos de Espana soleada!
Posted on 12:09pm Monday 14th April 2008
On moving to Spain we made a conscious decision that we would do our best to embrace the culture and explore its generic charms.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Que tal mis amigos?
Posted on 9:46am Thursday 3rd April 2008
Easter has come and gone but what a spectacle for those who have never seen how the Spanish observe Semana Santa (Saints Week).
Allan & Rose Davies »
Hola otra vez lectores
Posted on 2:09pm Thursday 27th March 2008
In my short yet broad time mixing with the British ex pats residing in Andalucia, I have deduced that there are a number a reasons why people seek to take the step, as I did, into the unknown of moving to another country.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Bueno!
Posted on 10:02am Thursday 20th March 2008
Could it be conceivably possible that there is a system as stressful, drawn out and costly as the act of purchasing a property in England? Well I thought not until going back to the estate agents office to finalise the deal with Mark.
Allan & Rose Davies »
Bien dia
Posted on 2:19pm Friday 14th March 2008
It was day four and our new found and only familiar face Mark had shown us around a dozen properties ranging from small poky terraced village houses to great expanses of land encompassing idyllic mansions and part built structures alike.
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In August 2007, Allan Davies and his wife Rose, having lived most of their lives in their beloved Dorset, gave up their careers, left behind friends, family, acquaintances and all that was familiar to start a new life in Southern Spain.
