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Support for British Nationals Abroad

Support for British Nationals Abroad

The Foreign Office has published a new guide which contains full details of how the Foreign Office can provide support to British nationals when things go wrong abroad. The guide contains, for the first time, a written Customer Charter which sets out the Foreign Office's commitment to providing a

09.23.2011 | ., Documentation, Legal, Relocation |

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Carving my Own Niche in Spain ... Your stories!

Carving my Own Niche in Spain … Your stories!

I will always remember the first time I set eyes on Malaga airport.  I landed age 16, for my first holiday in Spain, and the marble façade was turning a warm shade of pink in the evening sun.  I had an overwhelming feeling that I would definitely be back here to live.  That holiday is what pro

09.15.2011 | ., Guests, Life, Property |

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Recipes …

Recipes …

Who doesn’t love food? Admittedly, it can be a real pain when you have to cook every day … especially when chidren are involved. However, a lot of pleasure can be gained from cooking, especially when the children clear their plates and ask for more. Spanish eating habits are very different f

10.7.2010 | ., Recipes |

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Discover Jerez ...

Discover Jerez …

If you stopped an average Brit in the street, in Britain or Spain and asked him about Jerez – chances are he/she would only be able to mention the Moto GP circuit there.  Ask someone with more interest in the area and they may be able to tell you they make sherry there.  But stop any Spani

10.7.2010 | . |

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Let’s have some fun …

Let’s have some fun …

Sometimes, people are just too serious … since we started to edit our expat magazine The Sentinella, Costa West, we have received so many funny stories and jokes from people. It often makes us laugh out loud … Laughter connects us with others. Laughter is contagious, so if you bring more

10.7.2010 | . |

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Here we are …

Here we are …

We are a family currently enjoying life in the beautiful village of Mijas Pueblo, in Malaga, Andalucia in the South of Spain. I say “currently”, as we have lived and worked in so many places over the last twenty years … but we’ll tell you more about that another day. Our website and blog

06.11.2009 | ., Life, Relocation |

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