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I think that all of us have noticed how the price of the weekly shopping bill in Spain has increased over the past year. Like a lot of families we are looking into how we could cut back.
Food prices in Spain have increased between five and 48 per cent.
The price of flour has risen by 28.29 per cent and that has a knock-on effect on bread which has increased by around 10-15 per cent. Sunflower oil has increased by a whopping 40 per cent (this is due to its scarcity – last year there was a contamination incident and production had to be stopped). Lemons have increased by around 50 per cent (this is due to a glut last year and a smaller crop this year). Milk has increased by around 14 per cent and yoghurt by around 12 per cent. Butter, sardines and tomatoes have risen by roughly 15 per cent.
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Let´s face it, Christmas shopping in the UK is no fun. Hordes of shoppers, crowded stores, queues at the checkouts, your kid´s favourite toys sold out….oh, and the incessant rain and biting wind.
Let me tell you, Christmas shopping in Spain is fantastic – it´s amazing, it´s relaxing, it´s fun – it´s BRILLIANT…and everybody should do it.
First of all, the weather. Although the evenings start getting a little darker a little quicker in the winter months here in Southern Spain, you are normally sure of clear blue skies and 20 degree heat.
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Apart from the usual hectic tourist periods throughout the year – typically August, Easter and school holidays – the Costa del Sol enjoys a rather sedate pace of life. Whilst there is always a steady flow of tourists throughout the year, something very strange happened in Marbella and Puerto Banus a couple of weeks ago.
It began with finding myself having to queue for 20 minutes to park my car in Puerto Banus on the Saturday morning – a problem usually reserved for weekends during the absolute peak periods of Summer and Easter. The port itself was teeming with people – the shops were packed, there were people cramming into the bars and cafes. Very odd for an October Saturday – and an overcast one at that!
