All abroad magazine April 2012 by DAVE BULL

After hearing a conversation in

– you always know where you

ing to parallel park in front of you

a bar…

stand with the Guardia Civil. The

is always a delay worth watching

When we consider moving to

local cops are a different matter,

as they do still tend to gauge the

Spain, how much thought do we

a lot more friendly and willing to

length of their car by hitting the

really give to how different it may

listen to what you might have to

ones either side of the space they

well be from our home country?

say – even acknowledging that

are attempting to fill.

Especially those of us from the

you’ll ‘only be five minutes’ as

You’ll see some accidents too,

north of Europe because I’ve

you park illegally next to them…

and wonder how on earth a five

spoken to many whom consider

but what they boast in amiabil-

car pile-up can happen in a tiny

Spain to be similar to Britain, but

ity they lack in local knowledge

side street where it’s impossible

hotter. ‘A bit backwards’ is an-

and ask any one of them, in any

to reach 15mph, but that’s Spain

other popular myth that visitors

town, in Spain and I guarantee

and it’s different. It’s a country

have often been warned about

you they won’t be able to give

where you’ll see more dogs as

when looking to make the move

you (accurate) directions to your

passengers on motorbikes than

permanently.

hotel; the default, ‘and when you

anywhere else (someone was

If your vision of Spain is drunken

get to the end of that road…ask

paid to count?) and where the

Brits making plenty of noise and

again’ usually saves the day for

majority consider Bullfighting as

dodgy policemen, then head to

them though.

cruel. It’s not Benidorm – that’s

Benidorm where they do it very

And perhaps some might claim

a great place for its own reasons,

well – entertain Brits that is…not

that Spain is ‘a bit backwards’

but Spain is Spain, and if re-

provide dodgy policemen. But if

when describing its citizen’s driv-

specting cops - who use common

you call having cops that demand

ing skills (I’m talking in general

sense rather than red tape - and

respect and who can still put the

– Fernando Alonso has proved

common sense are backwards,

fear of god into teenagers in a PC

himself fairly capable behind the

I’m happy to be behind the times

mad world then yes, Spain is ‘a

wheel…)but let me tell you that in

here.

bit backwards.’

the 12 years I’ve been here they

Written for the benefit of a moron

You see in Spain policemen are

have improved immensely. It’s

in a bar the other day… hopefully

still treated like grown-ups who

rare these days to find a car toot-

someone will read it it to him,

can smoke and have a beer dur-

ing behind you because he wants

bless…

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you to go faster. They’ve not

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been good and they’re getting

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VALENCIA

Shameful as it is to admit, after living in Spain for almost 8 years I have never once made a trip to Valencia – the regional capital.

inadequate.

As a country bumpkin and redneck I have

Even though it is one of the busiest and most

neys (to the Hospital and back) for 2 x People,

always been content bumming around the

popular areas of Spain, the Coastal strip of the

which was not recognised on the return journey.

Coastal and Inland towns and villages and kept

Mediterranean Cities of Alicante and Valencia are

Therefore needed to buy new tickets – not a

well away from anything resembling what a Brit

not connected by train. There is about 25km of

happy event, as any tight-fisted Yorkshireman

would call ‘normality’.

track which is ‘missing’ and has been promised

would be able to tell you.

Another first for me: catching a train in Spain

The ‘only’ three problems encountered were such:

(which ironically is where I am typing the first part of my blog as the Mrs is snoozing).

1.) The purchase of the Metro tickets: Machine asks ‘How Many Journeys ‘– we enter 2 x Jour-

to be completed for years now, with no sign of At about 100kms away – an hour in the car, or

it being completed in the near future. As such

2.) The age old problem of British logic (and

an hour on the train – I know from reading vari-

to take the train into the city it is necessary to

assumption) over Spanish failed us once again:

ous blogs and guide books on the subject that

drive 30 mins up the road by car, park up and

The ‘Nou de Octubre’ Hospital was not actually

the city has ‘lots to offer’. Just if you are into

then catch the train into the city, which stops at

located on the Nou de Octubre road, however,

that kind of thing, and as far as I’m concerned

every single village en-route.

there was as Hospital (not of that name) on that road. Enter mucho confusion and scratching of

when you have seen one industrial Estate, jungle of office blocks and endless traffic, you

That said, adding in the hassle of finding and

head and running from one end of the city to the

have seen them all.

paying for parking, together with the tolls, the

other in order to make the appointment on time.

train is probably on balance the better option. I’m actually not 100% certain if it is Cities in

Parking at almost every (smaller) station is

3.) My Phobia of loud and pointless bangs: I can

general that I don’t like, or huge concentrations

Free and the tickets are next to nothing - I paid

kind of understand fireworks when you have

of people.

5Euro return for a 45 min journey.

the added visual stimulation of the experience,

But, being the open-minded and non-judge-

So on arriving at Valencia-Nord we jumped on

I kid you not) the crowd cheers louder as the

mental kind of guy that I am, I decided to

the Metro for 4 stops to the Hospital.

decibel-meter records more deafening bangs. I

accompany the Mrs on her trip to the smoke to

Now, I don’t want to sound like one of those in-

was trapped in throng of apathetic students (I

have her ‘Ecographica’ at the Hospital in the city

bred yokels who only has one pair shoes (Which

thought it was a protest at first) as this went on

centre of Valencia. Not only would she remove

were handed down from his Mum) etc... but I

for about 15 mins outside the Plaza de Ayunta-

my manhood if I refused her kind offer, but it

have never been on a Metro in Spain either, so

miento. It seems that the most indebted of all

would be an opportunity for me to see what all

that was another first as well.

Spanish regions still knows how to waste money

but 15 mins of endless firecrackers where (and

on gunpowder.

the fuss was about. I’m sure at this point some travel-blogger*

I’m a great advocate of never planning anything

Would I come back again at a later date? - Yes:

would chip in that I should really have delayed

in advance, so after the appointment we prom-

More than likely.

my visit for 2 weeks to take the ‘Fallas’, but I

ised ourselves a few hours wandering aimlessly

have 3 points for you to consider here :

around the city centre and finding somewhere

1.) The Town of Denia is only around 25 mins

to get some lunch, to try and get a ‘feel’ for

from me, and they hold their own smaller ver-

the city and for the Mrs to try and convince

sion of the Fallas Fiesta each year, so I don’t re-

that it was worth coming back to

ally feel as though I am missing too much here.

visit at a later date when we

2.) I can only be amused by a certain number

had more

of ‘Mascletas’ every year. And, as far as I am

time on our

concerned, when you have heard one loud bang

hands.

and seen one gigantic papier mache statue set

[A more than

on fire, you have seen them all.

passable menu del dia – even

3.) Hospitals can be a bit a funny about moving

by city centre

appointments around your preferred sight-see-

standards – has

ing schedule.

now been enjoyed and I am typ-

Although this is the year 2012, Man has walked

ing part 2 of my

on the moon for more than 40 years, and Spain

experience on the

has spent 930 Million Euros on developing 3

train back. The Mrs is

airports that have still not seen a solitary plane

dozing yet again...]

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Compensation from a road traffic accident is also exempt

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How?

laration here and take advantage of the fiscal benefits

How?

such as inheritance tax for residents, or just paying less

To make sure you don’t need to pay tax on your income,

taxes, for example.

or indeed reduce your bill at the end of the financial

which means that could be missing out on saving a lot of money just because

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To make sure you don’t need to pay tax on your

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Why?

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Obviously the Spanish government needs taxes and, if

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you are receiving an income you need to be legal. Even

Pedro told me that there are often an array of options

as inheritance tax for residents, or just paying less taxes, for example.

Why? if you know there will be nothing to pay – you’ll get

Obviously the Spanish government needs taxes and,

yourself in the system (which, trust me on this one, only

if you are receiving an income you need to be legal.

system – or you could end up paying more than you need to!

Pedro told me that there are often an array of options

for people to reduce their tax bill (or even pay nothing at

for people to reduce their tax bill (or even pay nothing

all) if their case is looked at professionally and with an

at all) if their case is looked at professionally and

make life easier) so when the day comes that someone

experienced eye. For example, someone who has their

Even if you know there will be nothing to pay – you’ll (we’ll call him ‘Johnny Foreigner’) dies in Spain Johnny’s

parents living in the same house can have certain funds

get yourself in a the system this(the family will have simple task(which, dealingtrust withme theon fiscal

has their from parents living house can have deducted their end in of the yearsame tax bill as can anyone

one,etc.) onlymatters make life easier) so when the never day comes Will than someone who has gone

certain deducted from their offor year tax bill who hasfunds perhaps had to adapt their end house disabled

thatthe someone into system.(we’ll call him ‘Johnny Foreigner’)

as can anyone who has perhaps had to adapt their access.

dies in Spain Johnny’s family will have a simple task

with an experienced eye. For example, someone who

house disabled As ever,for with any taxaccess. office, things are a little more

dealing with the fiscal (the Will etc.) matters than Exceptions

As ever, withthan anywe’d tax office, are awith littlesomeone more complicated like butthings by dealing

someone who has never gone the system. To keep it simple (remember it’s into me writing this…) here

complicated like dealing with in the know it than oftenwe’d works outbut farby simpler (and less

are some exceptions to the rule of ‘Having to declare’

someone intothe know it often works outwhat far simpler expensive) have someone who knows they are

To keep it simple me about writing this… ) but remember also (remember what I said it’s earlier there being

(and less haveimportant someonefiscal who matters knows doing lookexpensive) after those to (very)

here are(only somebenefits) exceptions to theinto rulethe of ‘ Having to no harm in getting system.

whatcan they are become doing look after those (very) important that often an expensive nightmare in the

but remember also I said about Ifdeclare’ your earned income is up to what the limit of earlier €22,000 per

fiscal matters wrong hands – that ours.can often become an expensive

therefrom being harm (only benefits) in it getting into the year oneno company paying you and has been

nightmare in the wrong hands – ours. From my own experience, the fee charged to make my

system. taxed at source, or when coming from the sum of sev-

From my own experience, the fee charged make declaration was less than Pedro managed to to reduce

If you earn less than 22,000€ annually (fromcompanies one emeral amounts received from a second or more

my tax declaration was lessme than Pedro managed my bill after showing exactly what I could to and

(and taxed source) should nottax exceed €1,500orper ployer andatare already having deducted) (if you

couldn’t claim the cost doing itwhat properly reduce my taxand bill therefore after showing meofexactly I

year. have incomes from several place) that none of those

has cost mecouldn’t nothing…in fact I’ve made a little on the could and claim and therefore the cost of

Exceptions

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deal, I declare that…? doingnow…do it properly has cost me nothing… in fact I’ve

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If you have any queries thethat… upcoming made a little onquestions the deal, or now… do Iabout declare ?

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First Annual Walk in Rojales for Paul Cunningham Nurses – 11.15a.m. on Sunday May 6th will see the start of the first Rojales 5k.m. walk for Paul Cunningham Nurses. This ‘three mile’ stroll will be a tapas trail and will take in several bars along the way! Bay Radio are planning Bay Radio BE NICE DAY walks up and down the costas and have invited PCN to organise the one in Rojales and Quesada. We will need six marshals, so even if you can’t walk the whole 5k.m. you could take a gentle stroll to the first tapas stop or be a marshal! Special ‘post walk’ lunches will be available at North and South, The Tu Cantina, The Bridge Bar, El Corazon Hotel and The Rojales Steak House. You will need to book – for full details on www. paulcunninghamnurses.com The registration fee for the walk is €5 and although we would like to encourage sponsorship to raise money for the charities involved it is not essential. At least 15% of the money raised will be donated to Caritas the Spanish run charity. For more information on the walk or if you would like to help in any way please email or call sueinthesun@ hotmail.co.uk or 639 318 526.

And this is no ordinary exhibition...

Its SHOW time!

Introducing the Homes Gardens & Outdoor Living Show 2012 at The Castello de Conesa (San Miguel Castle) promoted by SOL Productions & GM Events. This high profile event will promote your business to thousands of Costa Blanca residents of all nationalities on the 22nd and 23rd May 2012. With prices starting from as little as 44 euro per day!! After the success of the Lifestyle & Expofiesta exhibition at the IFA in November 2011 with 16,000 visitors. GM Events has created the Homes Gardens & Outdoor Living Show 2012 to ensure thousands of visitors, we have invited our celebrity guest Charlie Dimmock, the gardening guru from UK TV’s Ground Force who will be on hand on Wednesday 23rd May to wow the crowds, answer gardening questions, and sign autographs. This inaugural event is set in the superb grounds of the stunning San Miguel Castle, 10 minutes from the AP 7 Motorway, the Castle will be open to the general public over the 2 days. Alongside Charlie there is also a whole host of our local Costa Blanca experts who work in the relevant industries, ensuring this ‘Show’ is packed with information combining interesting topics that are relevant to our homes, gardens and the lifestyle of Spain. Expected footfall of visitors is conservatively estimated to achieve over 6,000 visitors for the 2 day event, target audience is the over 55’s British, International and the Spanish resident market. Entry will be free if pre-registered and ticket downloaded, collected from the Castle or just 2 euro on the entrance. The big question is can you afford not to be there….? This ‘Show’ makes business sense with stand prices starting from as little as 44 euro per day so every business owner, regardless of size CAN afford to be there. Log on to www.homesandgardens.es if you would like to participate in the Show, please contact the sales department at SOL Productions on the phone numbers 610 246 091 / 966 761 050 or email office@solproductions.tv and we will provide you with further information.

To view more animals for adoption go to:

An exhibitor open day is arranged for Wednesday 4th April at the San Miguel Castle for prospective exhibitors to visit the location and receive more information on the event and the stand locations. (RSVP)

www.petsinspain.com

Buddy is one of the dogs we got from IPA and is looking for a new home. He is approx 1 year old and looks like a small podenco cross Labrador. He was a little shy when we first got him but now loves nothing more than getting cuddles. He is good with other dogs and cats, is vaccinated and chipped. Call: 654 027 748

Avda Escandinavia 72, Gran Alacant Bookings: 689 077 602

This Black

The Queen tribute band CHESS, share a lot of similarities with the original band. They are also some of the most highly qualified musicians since their idols Queen with each of them holding a degree in music or arts so when CHESS discuss music they really do know what they are talking about. They have also come form some incredibly successful lineage. With Joshua and Juanma from the chart topping Spanish band Miranda Warning who hit the Spanish charts in 2000 with their first album of the same name and went on to produce two more albums until 2005 when the band broke up. The legend from South America who is Charlie stormed Argentina with his tour and then went on to conquer Central America for two years before coming to Spain in 2008. The latest member of the band Vitalie Cozari like Nick is from Moldova. Both have been in the most successful band ever to come from Moldova called Millennium Millennium represented Moldova in the Eurovision song contest and went on to be the support band for many well know acts touring Europe including such venues as The London Astoria. The atmosphere that CHESS create is truly sensational and this bold band has already played to numbers reaching the thousands. As such they are sure to leave their mark upon the music industry just as they have left their mark on the people who have heard their music. The culmination of their skills and hard work has been a truly remarkable first album “Victoria”. An exceptional piece of musical brilliance and CHESS is definitely a band to watch out for. The most recent venue for the CHESS ARMY to invade on mass is Gran Alacant’s Huginn & Muninn where CHESS are to be playing on a regular basis throughout the summer. CHESS generally finish the gig by midnight but with Linda as the perfect host these events more often than not go on until the early hours of the morning . For more information you can visit their website at

www.chessiture.com

If you would like to advertise an animal email: info@petsinspain.info Lab cross is quite

timid but very appealing. He was from a litter of 5 abandoned puppies brought into the vets and put up for adoption many weeks ago, 4 were quickly adopted and it’s hard to understand why he has not been adopted yet as he is adorable, he is now 5 months old. Call: 966 725 975

Dolly and Molly are sister and are now about 7 months old, they are German Shepherd cross and are really desperate for their own homes. They are very friendly and are vaccinated. Call: 659 274 573 Mimi is a lovely tortoiseshell girl about eighteen months old, spayed and vaccinated. She is a little bit shy on first meeting but will make a very loving pet. Call: 966 719 272

DESTINATION BAR & GRILL

Opening Times 10am -1am Every Day

Be Original - ALL ABROAD! -TEL. 606 540 408

Bar Restaurante

The Kitchen Open All Day

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ALL DAY

Breakfast

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Tel. 648 963 843

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Death on a Galician Shore by DomingoVillar

intelligent AND realistic scenarios, of which

the story – Spain has a lifestyle and culture

P. D. James and Michael Connelly are prime

which merits greater exploration but then I’ve

examples.

learnt very little about Scandinavian or UK history and culture from reading Larsson et al.

Rather than focus on unrealistic scenarios, Domingo Villar ploughs that well trodden

In truth, Death on a Galician Shore could have

route of a local crime motivated by “normal”

been based in any coastal fishing town/city in

reasons. Vigo is hardly the best known city in

northern Europe but I wonder if it had been

Spain let alone Europe, but the descriptions

written by a Scandinavian author if it would

of the city and the surrounding area are vivid,

have created a much greater splash than it

one can empathise and sympathise (or not)

actually has in the English speaking world (it

with the principal characters, and the scenarios

has been a best seller in the Spanish speaking

and plot are entirely credible.

world)?

by Spanish authors or English language

The main character, Leo Caldas, inspector of

To summarise, Death on a Galician Shore is a

authors, is a very poor third cousin to the

Vigo police, is someone most people should

well written, well plotted, “classic” crime novel

“noir” Scandinavian version and the more

be able to relate to - no major quirks, defects,

and I’m looking forward to reading Water-

sensationalist UK version. This despite the fact

strange habits or skeletons in the cupboard.

blue Eyes by the same author and discovering

that Spain and its culture provide a rich source

However, like many of us, he has his issues,

more Spanish crime fiction, written both by

of material for the creation of interesting

his problems and his idiosyncrasies - the thing

Spaniards as well as non-Spaniards.

scenarios and characters and there is a good

is they are realistic and not exaggerated for

catalogue of crime fiction based series in

affect.

It appears that Spanish crime fiction, whether

Death on a Galician Shore is available on “http://www.books4spain.com” www.

Spain ranging from Manuel Vazquez Montalban “http://books4spain.com/book/detail/the-man-

The plot contains no politics, no internal

books4spain.com in both paperback and eBook

of-my-life-1” Detective Pepe Carvalho series)

feuding or direct confrontation – I’ve

formats. The paperback is discounted and, for

and Domingo Villar to Robert Wilson “http://

often wondered if there really is so much

a limited period, includes free shipping.

books4spain.com/book/detail/the-blind-man-

confrontation and bickering in police forces

of-seville-2” Blind Man of Seville etc.) and

or whether it is just another device used by

Quintin Jardine “http://books4spain.com/

authors to cover up weaknesses in the plot.

book/detail/as-easy-as-murder-1” Primavera

Death on a Galician Shore is book which

Blackstone etc.), along with excellent one

focuses equally on the

offs such as “http://books4spain.com/book/

plot and the characters. It may sound boring

detail/deadly-secrets-1” Deadly Secrets by

to some but it’s a relief to read a crime novel

Robert Tenison. In fact we have over 50 books

which is not attempting to be sensionalist

(and growing) in the Books4Spain “http://

and which focuses on telling a realistic story.

books4spain.com/search/categorybooks/1/7”

Villar also draws attention to the well known

Crime Fiction and Thriller category.

(to Spaniards at least!) Galician trait of never answering a question with a straight answer

Unfortunately, I’ve not read as much Spanish

– which is a nice “local” touch and something

crime fiction as perhaps I should have,

I myself was not aware of, and one of my best

something I am trying to remedy, but what I

friends is a Galician!

can say is that, having recently read “http:// books4spain.com/book/detail/death-on-a-

If I had to find fault with the book it would be

galician-shore-1” Death on a Galician Shore,

the lack of any acknowledgement of the role of

it appears modern Spanish crime fiction is

technology or the internet in today’s modern

more than capable of competing with clever,

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inter have the same “Metro” interface. So that means you can switch from your Desktop PC to your grandsons Windows phone and amaze him with your skills as it will looks

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I don’t know about you but I’m always curious as to

which was one of their finest jobs. ‘the motorhome

why people have made the move to Spain. Whether

looked superb decked out in an off-white leather, we

it’s to retire and enjoy the relaxed way of life or, as

did all the sofas plus the driver’s and passenger’s

in the case of Steve and Alex Clemson and their fam fam-

seats which the owner absolutely loved and made us

ily, to start a new life and a new business. A busi busi-

extremely proud,’ Steve told me.

ness they know only too well from their experience

These days Steve, Alex and the family are settled

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here in Spain and with new(er) arrival Luca (who is

in South Norwood, London which they did for twenty

6) now completing the family they have no plans to

years, but that’s all in the past, I wanted to find out

be going anywhere else, except an annual holiday to

how they have found Spain and especially this re re-

the lovely isle of Menorca of course.

gion, as a place to settle as a family.

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Steve and Alex had always wanted to come and

terrace talking to people like me, Steve pursues his

live in Spain and after buying a holiday home in La

hobbies of golf and watching Chelsea (that could

Marina in 2001 they decided the time had come and

be painful at the moment…) and looks very content

three years later having sold their two shops and

with life. ‘it’s all about quality of life for the kids for

a warehouse they came to Spain brining their two

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daughters, Ellie and Grace, and settling in Busot, just

do so much more – and we don’t have to have eyes

north of Alicante.

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After settling in their new home the family took a

the family.

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