MaryFen
Irish looking for information about Spain
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Registration: 21 May 2017
Anyone in this group live in Cullera year-round? by aasalas
Briefly: We have yet to explore the old city (and will do so when we're back), but can someone tell us whether it, too, closes down significantly in winter time, or does the old village remain relatively open for business? Background: My ...
https://nextbiteoflife.com/thrilled-cullera-spain-disappointed/ I鈥檇 never heard of Cullera so I googled and hey presto! So sorry. Perhaps someone can dispute that link. We just bought a property in Alicante City. We have a stunning ... Read More
Moving to Alicante by Julien McCabe
Hello, my name is Julien. Nice to join you all on here. I am moving to Alicante in September. I am looking for information on a couple of things. Could anyone tell me where the office is in Alicante to get an appointment for my NIE number? I have ...
Hello Julien, Is it Alicante City you would like to live in? If so you should love the place. . Gaelic football I doubt as it鈥檚 a very Spanish city yet... Would be terrific. Perhaps some of the towns in the region may have. But ... Read More
Living the life in Alicante by gwyn99
Moved to Alicante 14 months ago and now living the dream, it's a beautiful cosmopolitan city, with plenty to do and see. My partner and I now own a Thai restaurant [Thai Corner} in the old town of the city which is the only authentic Thai ...
Hi Gwyn, On a recent visit to Alicante, we walked past your restaurant. It's near the Central Market on a corner right? It looked nice but was closed in the afternoon. It will take some time for us to get used to the Spanish siesta 馃槑 ... Read More
Living the life in Alicante by gwyn99
Moved to Alicante 14 months ago and now living the dream, it's a beautiful cosmopolitan city, with plenty to do and see. My partner and I now own a Thai restaurant [Thai Corner} in the old town of the city which is the only authentic Thai ...
Hello Sandy How lovely for you to be starting a new life in Alicante. Great to hear that you found the hospital services good. But can you clarify if you were using your EHIC, or did you use private health insurance? Was the actual hospital ... Read More
Health Care and Retirement
Thanks for your reply Johncar, In Ireland the NHS/HSE has to provide and pay for an interpreter. Costs a fortune!! Otherwise how can a person give informed consent for anything? For example, surgery. The doctors do not interpret but they insist ... Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Thanks Carlos You've helped to clarify some stuff. Mary Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Hi Bugger, Thankfully we will have retired from work before we retire to Spain. Having had personal experience of a loved one who died after a long battle with Alzheimer's, I do know the high personal and financial cost of dealing with a long ... Read More
Health Care and Retirement
Hi Considering retiring to the Alicante area. What are the general public Health services like in the City? Are you entitled to an interpreter and if so do they provide one? What are your experiences of the health services? Mary Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Hello Bugger I certainly agree that anyone thinking about renting would really need to do careful research. Rents are increasing everywhere here in Ireland as well. Monthly rents are over 鈧�500 in rural towns/villages. City rents well over ... Read More
From Washington DC retiring to Alicante region. by sunlover60
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself.I 'm Mark and my wife is Vicki. We are currently living in Washington DC. We are retiring this year at the end of September. Planning on relocating to Alicante in November. We will be looking for a ...
Mark an Vicky, I've joined Internations and look forward to going along to some of the events when we get to Alicante. What a change of pace from Washington, perhaps 2017 more than ever!! It will be important to learn Spanish. Isn't the ... Read More
Irish in Alicante by Killter
D铆a dhuit! We are a young Irish family looking to meet up with other Irish people or families. We have been living in Alicante for two years and arrived from Galicia, after three years there. Thanks!!
Hi Caroline, We lived in New York for over 10 years and yes city folk are different everywhere!! We haven't moved to Spain yet. But definitely would like to live there for several months of the year when we fully retire in a few years. ... Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Hello Bugger, Wow, well we've been hearing that cost of living in Australia is sky high. Perhaps NZ is behind in that regard? Why have you to deal so much with bureaucracy after 14 years? It's very stressful to live as an expat in a ... Read More
Irish in Alicante by Killter
D铆a dhuit! We are a young Irish family looking to meet up with other Irish people or families. We have been living in Alicante for two years and arrived from Galicia, after three years there. Thanks!!
We saw a dozen properties. They failed to be "the one" due to location/condition. But being driven around the neighbourhoods of Alicante City was a great experience. We saw that going further out, the area was very built up, ugly in ... Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Thanks Culbronchris, Nice to receive a reply!! Well hopefully the day to day bureaucracy will be straightforward. Really in any country dealing with government offices can be at best a slow process. Having looked through the blogs... many ... Read More
Irish in Alicante by Killter
D铆a dhuit! We are a young Irish family looking to meet up with other Irish people or families. We have been living in Alicante for two years and arrived from Galicia, after three years there. Thanks!!
Hello Killter, We wish to retire to Alicante area, and have looking at properties recently. We want to be very near the City and have been advised that San Juan Pueblo may be a good place to live. How is life there for you and your family? Not ... Read More
Moving to Alicante from Melbourne Australia 2018/19 by billyjack
Thank you for allowing us to join your group. My husband and I in the process of looking for an apartment to purchase with the view to moving out to Alicante soon. I guess we are interested to hear from other expats about their experiences in ...
Hi Marie-Christine, As we are planning to retire to Alicante/Spain, could you go into more detail about Spanish bureaucracy? Have you tried to purchase property? What exactly is the nightmare? Thanks Mary Read More
From Washington DC retiring to Alicante region. by sunlover60
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself.I 'm Mark and my wife is Vicki. We are currently living in Washington DC. We are retiring this year at the end of September. Planning on relocating to Alicante in November. We will be looking for a ...
Hi Mark & Vicki, How lovely that you have made the move to Alicante! Just wondering six months on, how do you find everyday life in the city? We have visited twice for short vacations. Have you joined any English speaking events or ... Read More
New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here 聳 1st quarter of 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Spain forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
My husband and I are in the process of actively searching for our retirement home in Alicante. Any advice would be welcome. Are there any retirees on this forum who live near or in Alicante? How do you find everyday life there? Mary and John Read More
Living the life in Alicante by gwyn99
Moved to Alicante 14 months ago and now living the dream, it's a beautiful cosmopolitan city, with plenty to do and see. My partner and I now own a Thai restaurant [Thai Corner} in the old town of the city which is the only authentic Thai ...
Hi My husband and I are in the process of actively searching for our retirement home in Alicante. Any advice would be welcome. Are there any retirees on this forum who live near or in Alicante? How do you find everyday life there? :) Mary and ... Read More