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I noticed during a recent trip to England that you could barely travel a mile down the road without the intrusion of a speed camera.
Speed cameras are relatively unused in Spain, although 2 were recently installed on the main coastal highway A7 on the Costa del Sol. For those planning a holiday on the Costa del Sol this summer, it may be handy for you to know that the first is located on the eastbound carriageway between the turnings for Puerto Banus and Nagueles (just before the tunnel), and the other is positioned on the eastbound carriageway just before the exit for La Cala de Mijas.
costa del sol rental driving in spain holiday home in spain holiday in spain malaga airport rental properties in spain We´ve all seen it….and some of us have done it!!
The Spanish hire car, being driven by a British tourist on holiday in Spain….going around a roundabout the wrong way. Let´s face it, it´s standard fare in certain areas of Spain, particularly in August!
Another popular trick (which, let´s be honest, you WOULDN´T try on the A1) is to slow down to a virtual standstill on the dual carriageway to admire the view of the Mediterranean (or to check the map for the next exit). Continue reading »
christmas in spain gibraltar holiday in spain marbella rental property morrisons gibraltar The thought of yet another public holiday in Spain on 6th January was seriously starting to depress me – no shops open, too cold to sunbathe, fed up of seeing my family for what feels like the 50th time in the last 2 weeks, too fat for another long lunch with friends.
What should I do?
I know, I´ll go to Gibraltar!
I made sure I checked my facts as Gibraltar is a strange place. Where else boasts proper British bobbies, traffic lights, road signs, a Morrisons supermarket and cheap fags, yet driving on the right hand side of the road, and all within 45 minutes of Marbella? Continue reading »
cheap apartments to rent in spain exchange rate holiday in spain living in spain sterling to euros villa in spain villas to rent in spain visitors to spain With the rapid demise of sterling (today´s rate is a record low of €1.02), it is thought that many people will be looking to scrap their plans for a 2009 holiday in Spain (or any other Eurozone country), and instead opt for countries that seemingly offer better value for money, such as Turkey and the United States.
Sky News research yesterday reported that instead of abandoning plans to holiday in Spain altogether, most prospective travelers were more likely to increase the frequency of their foreign holidays, but to spend a shorter period of time away from home during each break.
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holiday in spain marbella old town marbella property new years eve spain orange square marbella property to rent in marbella puerto banus property for sale So we´ve reached my favourite night of the year – NOT!
I hate it, I really do. I´ll be the one sobbing into his beer at midnight while everyone around me is doing the hokey-cokey or linking arms for Auld Lang Syne with relatives who they swore they couldn´t stand the sight of 10 minutes earlier! All this while complete strangers tell each other how mush they love each other while they pucker up for the traditional New Year´s Eve snog.
Aaaargh, I hate it….all that forced frivolity. And don´t think that you´ll be escaping the nightmare by taking your end of year holiday in Spain. I noticed that some of the bars in Puerto Banus are advertising ´Big Ben – LIVE at midnight´ - can someone explain how that´s going to work then? – won´t London be one gong short while we are counting down to midnight on the Costa del Sol. Oh, who cares! Continue reading »
