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Our Five Minutes of Fame ...

Our Five Minutes of Fame …

We have had some unbelievable support over the past twelve months, from collaborators and other webiste owners, particularly with regard to our Newsletter. This article was published in The Telegraph this week ... we are so grateful to them and to the fantastic response we have already received in

02.4.2012 | Life, News, Relocation |

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If you own a property in Spain you should be paying tax here

If you own a property in Spain you should be paying tax here

Please be advised that the Spanish tax authorities are catching up with  foreign property owners in Spain who are not making any kind of tax declaration in Spain. You are considered a tax resident in Spain if you complete your annual tax returns (Dec Renta) in Spain. If you submit your tax retur

01.19.2012 | Life, News, Property |

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Healthy (ish) Recipes : Ginger & Carrot Zesty Loaf

Healthy (ish) Recipes : Ginger & Carrot Zesty Loaf

It’s that time of year again ... after weeks of over eating and excessive drinking during the festive season , (and this Christmas we did go over the top ) , the “D word” hovers menacingly at the back of our minds. Well, having completed the Detox Plan last year and punishing our bodies

01.15.2012 | Life, Recipes |

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Happy New Year 2012
 Going Over The Top! ...12 Days 'til Christmas

Going Over The Top! …12 Days ’til Christmas

Today is Monday 12th December, 2011. Can you believe that in 12 days it will be Christmas Eve?  ... the official start of the Christmas Festivities. How many Christmas parties have you been to so far? Last year, we visited family back in the UK and the children experienced the short lived excite

12.12.2011 | Life |

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What is Constitution Day in Spain?

What is Constitution Day in Spain?

In the build up to Christmas, residents of Spain find their working week disrupted once again. There are not one but two national holidays in Spain this week. Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution day) , celebrated on December 6th and Dia de la Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception), on Dec

12.5.2011 | Life |

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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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