The added bonus of tonight was that we could hear WOODY singing. He was actually on at a private do next door, but it was so nice sitting outside having our meal and wine listening to him entertaining !!

Hi,Dave! i wouldn't change a thing you know!! Well maybe one..I would have driven to Spain the first time me and my partner decided to try Spain..=) Because it's very hard here without one! Thats 1.
Second of all, do any of them have any qualification or the idea what sort of work would they be looking for, the choice of the area would depend on that. If not well they can allways try finding work at the bar or restaurant or a golf course etc..while learning spanish..They should definitely come and try it like we did.. we got some money to see us through few months here, and if we didn't make it we could allways go back..
But we did make it, and to be honest only one of them can have a good job to support a family (1200€ ish) Then if they are under 30 and want to rent theres help from government 210€! Thats very helpful! So i work, my partner is at home with 2 kids, we rent a huge flat, have a car, a dog, 2 kids-and we manage fine! I doubt we could afford all that in Uk....:)
Any more questions? I could write and write about it for ages! =) but they definitely should at least try it!

I think it would be a good move! But it all depends on their circumstances..how old are they, do they have any qualifications, are they coming with the kids..etc..
Need more details about them to suggest anything more structural.

I guess for us who have been here five years, and more, the adventure has taken some twists and turns, but the positive side is that when we arrived there were a lot of dead beats and so called professionals who had reinvented themselves and made a lot of money from the then innocent Brits. I only wish we had sites like this one up and running so that we were not ripped off by these vagabonds who have now milked the honey pot dry and moved on.

In answer to your question, If I could turn back the clock to that Sunday in February 2007 when I first arrived to start my new life here in Spain. I might do things differently, but I have no regrets moving here. I have seen many changes but the best part is that now the people who have stayed here and made it their home despite the hard times, are the true lovers of the spirit that is Spain.

Thank you for your posting, it will be interesting to see others point of view.

Give them this link http://thisisspain.info/moving-to-spain/top-tips-for-moving-to-spain/ here are some good tips. Also they just should do a research on internet about the legalities and formalities in Spain etc..:) They should come and see for themselves!

Hm..interesting question, not easy to answer..Ups and downs will be everywhere, but i'd rather have my downs in Spain than in England..

All in all life is as hard in Spain as it is in the U.K but somehow life feels better when the sun is shining.

I will suffer in the warmth of Spain rather than the clouds of he U.K

Thank you for your comments, it seems that you have missed all the post and information that has been sent out on the Daily Diary that explains the new feature that is being added to the site called "My Spanish Life"

On this feature everyone will be able to add information about the area as well as pictures and articles that they feel is relevant. The idea of A Spanish Life is to offer everyone a platform to share information and advise to others. So all will be able to add to these pages.

What a great idea, I am looking forward to adding lots of interesting things.
The forum is fine but its not for information its for chatting.
From what I have read would I be right in saying that we can have a topic that everyone can add to? So to take up the banner of Bev we can start a subject on local information where by we can all add to it as time goes by, so it becomes our own wikipedia. I can not wait, how long before it is on line?

Looking forward to a great day, good luck.
Maxine

We will see you there.. picked a flyer up for it today...