Archive for November, 2011

How to Divert your Phone ...

How to Divert your Phone …

Whether it is to divert your office phone to your home phone or mobile phone in Spain , or to divert you home phone to your mobile phone or simply to divert all phones in Spain to your mobile phone, simply follow these steps: To forward your Telefonica / Movistar  land line to another number: 1

11.29.2011 | Business, Life |

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Happy Thanksgiving 2011 to All our American Friends!

Happy Thanksgiving 2011 to All our American Friends!

  He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart. ~J.A. Shedd *** If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.  ~Meister Eckhart *** Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts

11.24.2011 | Life |

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Christmas 2011 Gift Ideas from Amazon in Spain

Christmas 2011 Gift Ideas from Amazon in Spain

Only one month until Christmas ... aargh! But do not worry, thanks to Amazon who offer free delivery to Spain on orders of twenty five pounds and over, and us here, at Family Life In Spain, chosing the right gifts will be easy this year. We have recently signed up as affiliates at Amazon (as we s

11.23.2011 | children, Life |

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What the Spanish General Election Means for Expats in the Country

What the Spanish General Election Means for Expats in the Country

So Rajoy has won, sort of, by default. It has been presented as a crushing victory for the Conservative PP in Spain but if we look behind the veneer of an absolute majority in Parliament there are a few things that we notice. Firstly, the Party that increased its vote by most was the UPD by over

11.22.2011 | Business, Guests, Life |

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Look Who´s Legal ... Your Stories

Look Who´s Legal … Your Stories

As a general rule, Spanish people love paperwork and jumping through hoops, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that after seven months of filling out forms and hoop jumping that I was required to fly back to the consulate in Chicago in order to retrieve my family’s visas.  What made i

11.15.2011 | Guests, Life |

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WOW! What a weekend ... #escapetovejer

WOW! What a weekend … #escapetovejer

A couple of years ago, I sat in a roadside truckers cafe near Fuengirola, having a coffee with a wee Scottish lady. We only shared about half an hour of our time as we both had to rush off to other places. However, there was such a passionate exchange of love for life in Spain, Spanish food and S

11.9.2011 | Life |

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Importing your UK Registered Vehicle to Spain

Importing your UK Registered Vehicle to Spain

In order to correctly import your UK registered vehicle to Spain you will require the following documents: Original vehicle UK Logbook Copy of the Passport of the owner Copy of valid Residencia of the owner (if you do not have the green Residencia form with the correct current address, t

11.7.2011 | Relocation, Vehicles |

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