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PUBLISHER’S NOTE At last the end of the year! Not a bad year I must say but nevertheless tiring for all the improvements we have been making to the website and magazine itself.

This may be the end of the year and a long awaited period of rest but it is also the beginning of another year when a lot more interesting and useful aspects to our media will be introduced.

Our aim is to be the best there is as far as marketing and promoting businesses is concerned.

This is what we do and what we shall continue doing for years to come.

Web Express Guide is well into its 16th year in business and our 23 years marketing on the Costa coupled with our 55 years worldwide marketing experience makes us more than qualified to promote any type of genuine business in this corner of Spain.

Web Express Guide still is the only internet portal (website) of the Costa del Sol which is also printed.

Not only so but also the very first ever media with a website and a printed magazine, everyone other publication just followed and what is most important for advertisers and users to know is that Web Express Guide is an international media for an international Costa and very different from conventional magazines and newspapers with a website as afterthought.

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editor page I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I extend my special thanks to all who supported and encouraged us in the course of the past year.

It is unfortunate we live in such troubled times when some have so little regard and respect for others’ beliefs and traditions while choosing to bully their way with threats and murder. I can only hope that with God’s Will these future 12 months will see the end of this terrible plague that is affecting the world.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Index What’s news

8. Did you know that..?

11. How many New Year’s Eves?

12. Sabias que ...?

36. Looking for a divorce in Spain?

In my opinion

13. Beware of made in china

Main Feature 16. Bigger & better

Recipe

20. Stollen German Christmas Quiero desearles a todos una Feliz Navidad y un Feliz Año Nuevo y mi profundo agradecimiento a todos los que nos han apoyado y animado este último año .

Lamentablemente vivimos tiempos difíciles, algunas personas tienen tan poca consideración y respeto por las creencias y tradiciones de otras personas, intimidando con amenazas y asesinatos.

Sólo puedo esperar que, con la voluntad de Dios en los futuros 12 meses se verá el final de esta terrible plaga que está afectando al mundo.

Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo a todos !

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22. You must try Khinkali 24. Beware of the Killer Turkey 26. Il vino Orginale Della puglia 28. Do you still believe Tripadvisor’s clients opinions?

32. Quince

Health & Beauty

33. Moderate drinking 36. Oxygen Therapy 38. There is a way to stop pain!

Pret a porter Я хочу пожелать всем счастливого Рождества и Нового года! Выражаю особую благодарность всем, кто поддерживал и вдохновлял нас в течение прошлого года.

44. It’s Christmas!!

Finance & Investment 48. Tax fraud

Очень жаль, что мы живем в такое беспокойное время, когда некоторые имеют так мало уважения к чужим верованиям и традициям, и выбирают узгрозы и оружие. Я могу только надеяться на помощь Бога, что в следующие 12 месяцев закончится эта ужасная чума, которая затрагивает весь мир.

Social life

Счастливого нового года и Рождества!

Motoring

52. Conociendo gente en el s.XXI

Entertainment 54. Films 56. A world of fakes!

58. Humor

64. Driving round on a Spanish Roundabout?

65. Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet

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INFORMATION

All Emergency Call Emergencies Gibraltar Medical Emergency Guardia Civil Domestic Violence Electric Emergency Gas Emergency Sea Rescue.

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Gibraltar Frontier Hot Line (Queue Info) +350 200 427 77

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Ambulance Algeciras Hospital Costa Del Sol Hospital La Línea Hospital Málaga Carlos Haya Hospital

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Malaga Arrivals Malaga Departures Jerez Seville Gibraltar

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Did you know that..?

As many as 13 per cent of drivers still use a hand-held mobile phone while at the wheel.

Four per cent admitted regularly sending or reading text messages while driving, according to a poll. Only 36 per cent believed the mobile phone ban should be extended to hands-free kits, the survey by road safety charity Brake and insurer Direct Line found. Daily Telegraph According to official Spanish statistics, the number of UK citizens registered as living in Spain fell by nearly 90,000, a drop of 23%.

Germans and French citizens also left in large numbers. The only foreign nationals to increase their presence in Span were the Chinese, whose numbers rose 2% to 185,250. Daily Mail Retail prices are falling at the fastest rate since records began. Ferocious competition on the high street is forcing retailers to offer cut-price food, clothes, footwear and electrical items.

The British Retail Council says typical prices in the shops were down by 1.8% in June year-onyear. Food prices mildly bucked the trend with a marginal inflation of 0.6%, but the cost of non-edible items dropped by 3.4%. The Times All passengers flying into and out of the UK have been told that mobile devices in their hand luggage must have enough charge to be switched on. The new guidelines come after the US announced extra security checks last week. The rules cover phones, tablets and other gadgets including razors and cameras.

Uncharged devices will not be allowed on board planes. Metro

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In 2045 the world population will reach 10.4bn with more than 70% of people living in crowded urban areas, predicts a new study. In Global Strategic Trends – Out to 2045, a Ministry of Defence think tank also forecasts that 3.6bn people will suffer water shortages and terrorists will have access to cheap, unmanned drones and space satellites. The Observer Foreign patients will be clobbered with a bill for 150 per cent of the cost of NHS treatment in a crackdown on health tourism. They will pay inflated charges such as £2,244 for having a baby, £2,800 for cataract surgery and £12,865 for a hip replacement. It is intended to recoup the £500million lost every year by not chasing people from outside the European Union for using the NHS. The Times Real Madrid is the world’s most valuable sports team. The club is worth an estimated $3.44bn (£2bn). Barcelona comes in second place at $3.2bn, with Manchester United third, thanks to a value of $2.81bn. Forbes calculates the value of the teams based on equity, debt and stadium deals. MLB baseball team the New York Yankees came fourth, with NFL American Football team Dallas Cowboys in fifth. Forbes The amount of money raised by VAT for the UK Treasury in the 2013/14 tax year was £100bn. It’s a record amount – VAT now accounts for £1 in £5 of the tax take. Financial Times

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Pony Birthday Parties

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Gymkana & Games Days

Gymkana & Игры дня

PONY CLUB CLASSES ALL LEVELS JUMPING COMPETITIONS DRESSAGE COMPETITIONS HORSE SHOWS LIVERY EVENTS & CATERING INDOOR ARENA OUTDOOR ARENA BAR/RESTAURANT TACK SHOP PARKING

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whats news

How many New Year’s Eves?

Did you know that you can celebrate New Year as many as six times in Spain?

Well we know they take celebrations rather seriously in Spain…

1. The first New Year’s Eve in Spain usually takes place on the second Thursday before Christmas. It is the Noche Vieja Universitaria (University’s New Year), which takes place in Salamanca. The University New Year is for students of the famous university in Salamanca who will be unable to celebrate the normal New Year with their friends because of family commitments. The students pretend it is not mid-December and go through all the usual New Year’s Eve traditions, including the famous grapeeating!

2. Next up is midday (not midnight) on December 30, in Puerta del Sol in Madrid, for the bell-ringing rehearsal. Again, this celebration is for those who can’t attend the real celebration because of prior commitments or for those who can’t handle the idea of all the crowds that will congregate on the actual day (Puerta del Sol is as busy as Times Square or Leicester Square on New Year’s Eve proper).

3. Later on the same day is the Alternative

Bell-Ringing for Geeks which takes place at Plaza de Castilla, in front of the tree they have set up there! The Spanish friki (geek or nerd) subculture is quite big.

4. Also on December 30, at 8pm, the town of Lepe celebrates New Year’s Eve early (and they celebrate it again the following day too!).

5. Then, of course, comes the real New Year’s Eve on December 31. You may be surprised that, for a country famous for its drinking, that most bars will be closed on the stroke of midnight. This is because most people spend the time with their families. However, the city’s main square will certainly give you that communal New Year’s feeling. Of course they do party, but it doesn’t start until later.

6. Lastly, there is New Year’s Eve in August, which takes place in the tiny village of Berchules on the first Saturday of the month.

Why? Because a power cut in the midnineties meant that New Year’s Eve had to be cancelled, so they rescheduled the big event for August. The re-run was such a success that they’ve run this second New Year ever since!

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Sabias que....?

Una mujer acuchilla a otra en una exposición y todo el mundo piensa que es una performance Los asistentes que acudieron a la feria Art Basel, un evento de arte moderno y contemporáneo que se celebraba en Miami, en Florida, confundieron un apuñalamiento con una performance. Una de las asistentes apuñaló a otra mujer en los brazos y en el cuello mientras algunos visitantes pensaban que la pelea formaba parte de un espectáculo, según informa The Miami Herald. La policía ha informado de que la vida de la mujer apuñalada no corre peligro y la agresora ha sido detenida.

El País La policía descubre un arma eléctrica camuflada en un teléfono móvil. Los agentes intervienen uno tras un robo con intimidación en Jerez de la Frontera Nueva herramienta para el delito. Agentes de la Policía Nacional de Jerez de la Frontera han descubierto la existencia de un arma de descargas eléctricas camuflada en un teléfono móvil. El hallazgo es fruto de la detención de un sospechoso de atraco a un joven al que atacó y amedrentó con varias descargas acercando el aparato con forma de smartphone a la cara. La vanguardia 600 millones de enfermos anuales por patologías transmitidas por los alimentos.

La OMS presenta las primeras cifras existentes sobre las patologías causadas por la comida contaminada por bacterias, virus, parásitos, toxinas, o químicos. Una de cada 10 personas en el mundo las sufren cada año, según cifras de la organización internacional. El mundo

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Condenado inyectar a su pareja cocaína y heroína en brazos y mamas. El acusado habría propinado fuertes palizas a su pareja La Audiencia Provincial de Sevilla ha condenado a dos años y cuatro meses de cárcel a un hombre acusado de propinar palizas y amenazar de muerte a su pareja sentimental, a la que llegó a inyectar en varias ocasiones cocaína y heroína en los brazos y mamas pese a la negativa de ésta y “con intención de menoscabar su integridad física”. La vanguardia Una familia española enseña a los noruegos cómo ahorrar. Una familia española que reside en Marbella ha sido elegida por el principal banco noruego para enseñar a sus ciudadanos a ahorrar, en un país con el mayor índice de desarrollo humano y que ha olvidado el valor del dinero. El mundo Un millón de dólares por hackear iOS 9 Los seres humanos podríamos ser atacados por virus informáticos’El Internet de las Cosas podría crear brechas entre la seguridad y la privacidad, por lo que las empresas de Internet están trabajando en unas guías que ayuden a reducir la exposición a los ataques.El mundo Llegan los tatuajes que vigilan la salud.

Una empresa desarrolla un adhesivo temporal que mide constantes vitales y permite “llevar puesta” información personal El pais La obesidad que heredamos de papá. Los espermatozoides llevan información sobre los kilos que le sobran a su dueño. El pais

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The first and most obvious is happening right here in Europe with the supermarkets that copy products marking them with their own brand. The idea being that the product can be offered cheaper than the well known more expensive branded counterpart.

The core of the matter is that the products they offer under their own brand clearly has to reflect their local good reputation with clients and of course, right under the health & safety department nose, they have to be sure that such products meet with the required standards.

The most daring high street supermarket would seem to be ALDI who ruthlessly copy top brands with good quality that is often even better than the original. Most of their products are usually made in the same country of their stores and made by the same suppliers of the branded products. Good House Keeping voted that Aldi’s Christmas Pudding was better than that of Harrods

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There are two sides to copying a product or shall we say faking a product.

and Heston’s in a blind taste test.

That is one secret of their success behind the cheaper prices and popularity with shoppers, the other is that they will only stock products which they know will sell, reducing the choice of products on sale but getting better prices from suppliers for the larger quantities they can order.

But the main reason for its success is the way in which it markets its ‘own brand’ products riding on the back of all the established brands that spent years and millions to build.

All of this is done above board and while the products are as good or better and cheaper who is to complain?

Then there is the other side, the nasty side.

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oldest profession. But it is criminal when such fakes and counterfeit are created with the intention of deceiving consumers, not just with an inferior quality product but often one that endangers the life of the user. Clearly the motive here is to line the pocket of the supplier at the expense of the consumer even if it does endanger the consumers’ well being.

The number of cases exposed, unfortunately many when it’s too late, seems to be growing daily: •

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Some 90 per cent of counterfeit drugs are thought to be made in China

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Fake Viagra tablets that are linked to stroke, liver failure and even death

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A source at a Las Vegas hospital said Viagra from China also contained cocaine and opiates.

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Fraudulent items come into the US

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on container ships from China •

Authentication expert Fei Deyle immediately recognized a fake Herve Leger dress sold to show anchor Andrea Isom on eBay

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Some 336 cases of counterfeit seeds, pesticides and fertilizers have been uncovered in the past six months in China

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Fake fertilizers can destroy the soil, the food and your body.

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Wheat gluten adulterated with melamine finds its way from China into “all natural” pet food in the United States, killing thousands of cats and dogs

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Fake car wheels that break the moment they hit a small pothole at slow speeds endangering the lives of drivers and pedestrians

The list is endless. This is why I fail to understand

this recent familiarity with China, the number one country that produces more than 40% of the global fakes & counterfeits of the world. They can’t even copy properly! Surely the best solution ought to be to ban all imports from that country and include the other major culprits like Taiwan and Singapore.

Of course many a top brand use the cheaper manufacturing costs in these countries but there should be some legislation requiring such products to be inspected before shipment by specially appointed, above corruption, inspectors from each importing country.

While these threats to our health persist, is up to us the consumers to avoid buying any produces made in China and the like countries. Be especially careful when buying product online.

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Main feature

Bigger & better If you thought that Cocomo Restaurant closed for their usual annual break you could not be more mistaken!

Yes, they did have a few days off but the unannounced surprise was that the break was mainly used to re-open as KOKOMO in other, much larger and better premises in Avenida Pernet, within the Urb. Atalaya Golf. It is quite easy to find, coming from San Pedro, take the Diana Park exit and turn right just before the Diana Centre, follow through and it’s on the right.

The original premises were getting far too small to meet the demand that the excellent food and excellent service have created over the years, especially when they also represent best value for money.

The new KOKOMO restaurant in its new premises is far more representative of the quality on offer to diners. It is bigger, more spacious on the inside with a view of the beautiful swimming pool at the rear and from the smokers’ terrace.

Now there is also an additional bonus; there are the well kept gardens which are the ideal location for summer dining “al fresco”. Indeed they are and also perfect for B.B.Q.s and summer parties and receptions.

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The launch in the new premises took place on the 1st December.

I don´t know how the diners managed to find the address of the new location but it was a full house which makes me wonder if the new, substantially increased capacity is going to be enough now that the news are out.

When we called to take some photos for this article, the restaurant was buzzing to the delight of diners who were clearly having a great time.

The atmosphere was incredible! I cannot imagine what it will be like

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in the events of the Christmas Eve dinner ad New Year’s Eve special menu. Feasts for a king no doubt!

How can I describe the evening? Live entertainment, music, lights, Christmas decorations, waiter and waitresses moving from table to table serving some exquisitely prepared dishes; I wished that I had booked a table for myself. There wasn’t one available anyway.

In conclusion, KOKOMO is definitely one of the best restaurants of this Costa, not just for the atmosphere, the fantastic food and service but also for the excellent value for money that is on offer. This is why reservations are still recommended especially over the holiday period, but do bear in mind that they are closed on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

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rECIPE

Stollen German Christmas Recipe

The Chef at KOKOMO suggests a different Xmas cake for this year.

Ingredients

500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour, plus extra for flouring 100g/3½oz caster sugar 10g fast action yeast 10g salt 150g/5½oz unsalted butter, softened 250ml/9fl oz full-fat milk pinch ground nutmeg & pinch ground cloves ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 drops almond extract 55g/2oz blanched almonds, finely chopped 200g/7oz raisins 100g/3½oz curant 125g/4oz mixed peel 25g/1oz butter, melted 225g/8oz marzipan

To serve 25g/1oz butter, melted 2 tbsp icing sugar 20

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Put the flour and sugar in a large bowl, add the yeast on one side and the salt on the other. Add the butter & 200ml/7fl oz of the milk and stir together.

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Add the remaining milk and form a soft dough. Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and pliable.

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Mix the nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, almond extract, almonds, dried fruit and mixed peel in a large bowl. Put the dough on top and knead to incorporate the dried fruit and spices as you go. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to rise for 1-2 hours in a warm place, or until doubled in size.

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Flatten the dough on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle. Brush with the melted butter.

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Roll out the marzipan. Place on top of the dough in the middle. Roll the dough up to enclose the marzipan and transfer to a baking tray lined with baking parchment.

Cover and leave until risen and doubled in size.

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Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5 (fan 170C), bake for an hour. Remove from the oven, brush with melted butter, and dust with icing sugar. Serve cold.

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You must try Khinkali A traditional tasty & juicy dumpling from the Georgian cuisine On arrival in Tbilisi, border agents don’t just stamp your passport; they hand you a bottle of wine. It’s a fitting welcome to Georgia where dinner guests are exalted as “gifts from God” and traditional feasts called supras unfold in biblical proportions, sometimes lasting for days on end.

Fusion cuisine is most certainly not a novelty in Georgia, it is traditional. It’s hard to find dishes anywhere that so deftly intermingle Eastern and Western worlds. The similarities aren’t coincidental; sitting at the midpoint of ancient East–West trade routes, Georgians could cherry-pick the best of what the Greeks, Mongols, Turks, and Arabs were cooking along the Silk Road.

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Variables aside, there are certain dishes you shouldn’t leave Georgia (or a Georgian restaurant) without tasting. These are the nonnegotiable—the unforgettable bites that keep Georgia on your mind.

Khinkali is eaten plain, or with ground black pepper. They are dumplings filled with meat and juices trapped inside. Broth is often added to the meat to make the Kinkali juicier.

The top, where the pleats meet, is tough, and is not supposed to be eaten, so that those eating can count how many they have consumed.

There is a widespread etiquette to use one’s bare hands, the using of a fork and knife is not considered polite.

FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE COSTA DEL SOL Authentic Georgian food freshly prepared every day Tel: +34 951 779 797

Email: n.kakabadze@mail.ru Facebook: Tbilisi Georgian Cafe Avda. Virgen del Rocío, s/n Centro C. La Colonia San Pedro de Alcántara

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Beware of the Killer Turkey You can’t be too careful these days, especially with poultry.

If frozen, follow the instructions on the wrapper. Thaw thoroughly in a cool room. See the table below for thawing/cooking times. Check the weight of your bird together with any stuffing against the left hand column then read off the correct thawing and cooking times. Take special care with large birds.

Separate raw and cooked foods and clean all surfaces/equipment well. Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw poultry.

Remove giblets before cooking and preferably DO NOT STUFF the bird. Cook stuffing separately otherwise stuff the neck area only.

Cook at a high temperature (Gas mark 7/425ºF/220ºC) for 30-45 minutes, then lower temperature (Gas Mark 3/325º/F170ºC) for remaining cooking time. Test if poultry is cooked with a skewer into the thickest part of the thigh juices should run clear with no sign of red or pink.

Ensure that any blood and water from defrosting bird does not drip or contaminate other food, work surfaces, or cutting boards.

Place any leftovers in the fridge (below 5ºC) within one and a half hours. Do not keep leftovers for more than 3 days.

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Weight (kgs)

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Thawing Time

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Total Cooking Time

2 hours and 20 minutes 3 hours and 45 minutes 4 hours and 10 minutes 4 hours and 30 minutes 4 hours and 50 minutes 5 hours and 10 minutes 5 hours and 30 minutes 5 hours and 45 minutes 6 hours 6 hours and 15 minutes 6 hours and 30 minutes

REMEMBER THAW WELL, COOK WELL AND STORE WELL

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Sacarello’s also offers a varied comprehensive homemade lunch menu with a balance of traditional English dishes.

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24 hour emergency service Tel: 689 06 95 02 Our qualified, professional and friendly team is waiting to welcome you and your pets to our new modern facilities.

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Now available from Carmen Restaurant at Laguna Village, Estepona

IL VINO ORGINALE DELLA PUGLIA Traditionally produced from the ancient vineyards of La Puglia in Italy and made by “Carmen Restaurant” in their farm with own grapes.

Very Sought out wine

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Carmen

A genuine Italian family restaurant The only restaurant in Laguna Village with a terrace and fantastic views of the Mediterranean

Pasta, Meat, Fish and real Pizza and as we are in Spain even Paella.

Try our Italian buffet breakfast

Open from 9 am to 1 am Tel: 952 806 739 Michele restaurante carmen

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FOOD HALL

Do you still believe

Tripadvisor’s clients opinions?

Here is another concrete example of Tripadvisor’s deceiving information as published by the Daily Mail on 10th November 2015.

If you follow this link you will see for yourself that The Quay Restaurant in Ilfracombe shows 446 customers’ reviews and as much as four stars rating for food, service, ambience and so on (as at time of editing). http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_ Review-g191252-d1404852-ReviewsThe_Quay_Restaurant-Ilfracombe_Devon_ England.html Tripadvisor’s description is as follows: “The Quay restaurant in Ilfracombe is home to a unique and substantial collection of Damien Hirst's works. The classical fronted building has been beautifully restored and now relates well to the stunning views out to the Atlantic and the traditional harbour of this ancient port. Exmoor Angus beef served at The Quay has been bred within a few miles of the restaurant, and the Lundy crab and lobster 28

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is delivered on a daily basis by the fishermen who catch it just a few miles off shore. With a wine list to delight the heart of the average oenophile, and a stellar selection of West County cheeses and home-made desserts on the menu, The Quay is a genuine treat for discerning food and art lovers alike.”

Unfortunately no one from Tripadvisor would seem to have been there to judge for themselves and their statement is entirely reliant on the opinion of diners impressed by the upmarket appearances.

However when it came to a sanitary inspection, the restaurant horribly failed on food hygiene and safety especially when serving high risk foods like sushi, carpaccio and sashimi which are raw.

Apart from the fact that comments, favourable or unfavourable, are unreliable, placed by people with resentment, competitors or by others paid by the restaurants themselves so as to appear to be what they are not, genuine clients are not experts to pass correct judgements.

The moral of the story is that Tripadvisor is not a reliable reference because they do not care to ensure that the comments on their site are reliable. Restaurants and clients should stop using them and encouraging them to line their pockets.

Probably the Best Asian Free Buffet Restaurant on the Costa del Sol Один из самых лучших китайских ресторанов, предлагающих «шведский стол» на Коста-дель-Соль

Lunch €9.95 Evening €11.95 Weekends & Holidays €12.95 Children under 7 years €5.95

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Las Brasas B.B.Q House

Choice of other daily dishes

Eat Here or Takeway Set menu includes salad and refreshment

All including chips & rice

BOOK NOW FOR YOUR COMPANY’S DINNER! RESERVE YA SUS CENAS DE EMPRESA!

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Opening new restaurant next door

Eat Here or Takeway Portuguese cuisine is famous for fish, seafood and cod in particular.

La cocina portuguesa es famosa por el pescado, mariscos y el bacalao en particular

Authentic cod here on the Costa del Sol!

Autentico bacalao aquí en la Costa del Sol!

Don’t miss out on the genuine portuguese and mediterranean gastronomy.

No se pierda la autentica gastronomia portuguesa y mediterranea.

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Quince Membrillo Membrillo in Spanish

Айва по-испански

Quince is not often seen but when you do you must try it.

Айву сложно найти, но обязательно надо попробовать.

It grows on trees like apples and pears, it even looks like an ugly apple or pear unfortunately if you try and eat it raw you will be disappointed, especially if it not quite ripe. It has a very tough and spongy flesh, difficult to cut up. The interior of a quince is woody, oddly spongy and yet unyielding.

Она растет на деревьях, как яблоки и груши, но выглядит очень уродливо в сравнении с ними. К сожалению, если вы попробуете ее сырой, то будете разочарованы. Айва имеет очень жесткую и пористую мякоть, которую трудно резать. Внутренность айвы твердая, но как ни странно “губчатая” и упругая. Так что же в ней особенного? Это тонкий деликатный аромат ванили, цитруса и яблок, хотя она и не съедобная, когда сырая. Но совсем другая история, когда она приготовлена.

So why bother with such a fruit? The first good thing about quince is the delicate, perfumed fragrance of vanilla, citrus, and apple that it brings in to your kitchen and although it is inedible when raw, it certainly is another story when cooked.

Once the quince is cooked, it becomes soft and tender, usually with really lovely syrup derived from the cooking process. You simply stew quince in sugar and a little water, or even better wine, it becomes not just edible but delicious with a delicately pleasing fragrance.

Once cooked, quince can be eaten as is or baked into a paste (membrillo) which is excellent with cheese.

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После того, как приготовлена, она становится мягкой и нежной, обычно с прекрасным сиропом, полученным в процессе приготовления. Надо просто протушить ее с сахаром и водой, а лучше с вином. И она станет не просто съедобной, но и с нежным приятным ароматом. После приготовления айву можно употреблять, как она есть или запечь в тесте с сыром

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Moderate drinking is sensible drinking.

On this occasion, it may be opportune to mention alcohol.

Beware of drinking & driving says Sonia Fendley, director of STM Nummos Life S.L. A drink or two may help you to relax and socialise, it may even do you some good, but regular drinking presents various health risks.

Sensible drinking involves knowing what your limits are and being aware of how much you are drinking. It’s important to understand how to drink sensibly to enjoy alcohol in moderation as part of a healthy lifestyle.

women and men’s bodies cope with alcohol.

Women are more likely to develop health problems, such as liver disease, at lower levels of alcohol consumption than men.

Most of us are familiar with the pleasant glow that follows a couple of drinks. But there are other effects that alcohol has on your body and mind which may surprise you.

The guidelines recommend not drinking regularly more than three or four units a day for men and two or three units a day for women. Although Regularly means every day, it’s a good idea to have at least two alcohol-free days a week. So over a week, men shouldn’t have more than 21 units and women no more than 14 units.

Within minutes of taking your first sip, alcohol enters your bloodstream through your stomach wall and is circulated to every part of your body, including your heart, liver and brain. It acts on nerve cells throughout your body and slows down the speed at which your nerves send messages to each other.

This does not mean you can save up all the allowance for a weekend binge. A drinking binge is generally defined as drinking double the daily recommended units in one session.

The recommended limits are lower for women than for men because women have different amounts of fat, muscle and water in their bodies than men. This affects the way

If you have one or two drinks, you may find you become more talkative and feel more cheerful and relaxed. But drink a couple more and you will take longer to react, you may misjudge situations and may also find that you start slurring your speech. Walking and co-ordination may also become more difficult. www.webexpressguide.com

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LEGAL

Looking for a divorce in Spain?

Do not spy on your partner you can end up in jail.

Try it! Look up for “spy partner” in any search engine and you will find hundreds of technical applications and advice on how to invade the privacy of anyone around you.

This is something that spouses or pathologically jealous individuals use when they suspect a partner of having an affair.

The practise may be reprehensible from an ethical and moral point of view, however if the acquired information is used or divulged to others or indeed used in order to obtain some benefit or cause damage to others it is considered a crime.

Spying on a partner by obtaining computer files or mobile phone messages so as to reveal the private secrets of a person is punishable with penalties that may even mean imprisonment.

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when a man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison plus a fine of 6 Euros a day for 19 months when he used compromising photographs of his wife and copied her test messages to prove her infidelity in his divorce procedure.

This verdict should serve as a warning to anyone who intends to spy on his or her partners’ computer or mobile phone. This type of crime seems to be on the increase due to the development of applications that allow tracking profiles on social networks.

Under the present Spanish legal system, the right to privacy is considered to be a fundamental right and it demands maximum protection. This means that any evidence submitted in breach of this fundamental right will be declared invalid followed by the added penalty and punishment of anyone who violates this right.

If you spy on your partner you can end up in jail.

ARE YOU IN PAIN?

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Nature has gone out of its way to ensure that we experience pain so as to alert us to injury in order that we may protect our bodies from damage in the evolution of self preservation.

But what happens when the pain becomes unbearable, when the cause of such pain is derived from a cause that cannot be stopped instantly such as arthritis, lumbar pain or sciatica? The first thing that doctors will recommend is pain killers and anti-inflammatory medications, which alleviate pain for as long as they are used, however they do not cure the cause. When medications fail to allow the body to cure the problem one alternative can be surgery.

This is why in recent years patients have been seeking relief and even cure from natural methods such as getting more exercise, massage, herbal supplements, acupuncture and so on depending on the cause of pain. Constant pain and aches can cause stress and make life an absolute misery, unfortunately as we get older the more prone we 38

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are to get aches and pains through wear and tear.

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Artropos has been in operation for over 20 years. Thermopercussion has been used to treat thousands of patients of all ages and with all types of musculoskeletal disorders.

The treatment is painless and relaxing and it consist of deep thermo-therapy accompanied by a light but vigorous thermo- percussion massage, the combination of these two induces the cellular regeneration of muscle and soft tissue, gradually reducing the pain on a permanent basis while curing the problem.

Artropos have recently opened a clinic in Estepona and they are offering a free consultation. Quite frankly it is well worth the effort to visit them.

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Они не с другой планеты. Они используют методы лечения также доступные вам.

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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN = QUALITY OF LIFE Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) means placing a patient in a hyperbaric chamber under increased atmospheric pressure so he can breathe 100% oxygen; Under this condition, oxygen becomes a medicament that begins therapeutic treatments on the body.

The treatment is particularly recommended for reducing inflammation, generally helping wounds to heal, as well as difficult to heal wounds, like ulcers or diabetic foot. It can prevent the need of amputation.

The beneficial effect on post operative recovery, including plastic surgery, is well proven.

It is also recommended for sports injuries, bone fractures, neurological damage, autism, relief from the effects of radiotherapy or burns, and reducing stress and chronic fatigue.

It is the greater concentration of oxygen going through the blood that aids the body all-round.

The hyperbaric chamber at the Hyperbaric Medical Centre is made of entirely transparent material with room for one person, allowing for direct communication with the medical staff. It is hygienic, comfortable, private and unhurried.

DIVING AND UNDERWATER FISHING CERTIFICATES ARE ISSUED

ГИПЕРБАРИЧЕСКАЯ КИСЛОРОДНАЯ ТЕРАПИЯ = КАЧЕСТВО ЖИЗНИ Гипербарическая оксигенация (ГБО) значит положить пациента в барокамере, где увеличивается атмосферное давление, и тогда пациент начинает дышать 100% кислородом. В таком состоянии кислород становится как лекарство и дает терапевтическое лечение организму. Такое лечение особенно рекомендуется для уменьшения воспалений, помогает заживлять раны, даже язвы и диабетическую стопу. Может предотвратить необходимость ампутации. Благотворно влияет на послеоперационное восстановление, даже после пластической хирургии.

Также рекомендуется для спортивных травм, перелома костей, неврологических проблем, аутизма, дает облегчение от радиотерапии или ожогов, снижает стресс и хроническую усталость. Большая концентрация кислорода проходит через кровь и насыщает все тело. Гипербарическая барокамера в Гипербарическом медицинском центре сделана полностью из прозрачного материала, расчитана на одного человека и позволяет напрямую общаться с медицинским персоналом. Все гигиенично, удобно, приватно.

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TAX FRAUD but who is the fraudster?

The “star prize� legal measures introduced by Mariano Rajoy, supposedly to combat tax fraud could be infringing Community law. (ASESORES LEGALES) The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Spain for the new obligation to declare assets abroad when they exceed 50,000 Euros. It is a measure that came into effect for the first time in 2013 and has allowed the Treasury to obtain an unprecedented volume of tax information. Between 2013 and 2015, almost 200,000 taxpayers declared assets abroad amounting to 126,500 million Euros.

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that a taxpayer has not filed or presented the declaration prior to the deadline, it can account for the assets as capital gain subject to income tax.

This means that it is taxed at the top margin of personal income tax, which now stands at 47% and that in recent years has even exceeded 50%.

On top of the tax payable, the Treasury also imposes a penalty of 150%. Furthermore the taxpayer cannot claim that the undeclared capital came from an already taxed source. This particular aspect has raised serious criticism from advisors at the time.

This particular aspect, along with the severity of sanctions, has led to the opening of infringement proceedings in Brussels and it represents an initial victory for taxpayers and advisers who denounced Spain to the EU. One such person is Alejandro del Campo, DMS Consulting attorney’s office, stating that the decision of the European Commission is a “formidable argument for the victims of the 720 model who can defend themselves against the brutal sanctions.”

For the record, on the 19th November 2015 the European Commission sent a letter to the Spanish Government. Now, the Treasury has two months, often extended, in which to reply with its arguments. Upon failure to produce a “satisfactory answer”, the Commission could issue a reasoned opinion requiring Spain to modify the law.

Should this not be done, the conflict would then end up in the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Recently the European Justice forced Spain to modify the inheritance tax for discriminating against non-residents.

So far the Spanish government stresses that Brussels does not question the merits of the measure but the penalty system and say that the government announced these measures in the middle of the tax amnesty in order to frighten taxpayers and encourage them to benefit from the process of “extraordinary regularization”.

It’s all very well but this excuse seems to contradict the reality when one of the first to be sanctioned was an Andalusian pensioner who had 340,255 Euros abroad and filed out of time. Hacienda imputed the whole amount as undeclared capital gain with unpaid income tax and imposed a penalty of 150% on the income. In total, the Tax Agency now claims 439,268 Euros.

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SOCIAL LIFE

Conociendo gente en el Siglo XXI Un tipo entra en una librería y pregunta ¿Tiene el libro “Cómo hacer amigos”, imbécil?. Es un chiste muy viejo, pero muestra como hasta el más arisco se interesa por eso de hacer amigos o, al menos, conocer gente nueva. El mundo está conectado, las máquinas hablan entre ellas constantemente, incluso tu móvil puede hablar con tu banco para que un ebook llegue a tus manos en cuestión de segundos, todo ocurre muy deprisa, tan deprisa que cuesta seguir la pista a tantos datos. Paradójicamente, en la era de la conexión, a los seres humanos nos sigue encantando conocer gente nueva y entablar relaciones personales cara a cara, sin pantallas de por medio y compartir actividades, gustos y tiempo libre.

3º Apúntate a un bombardeo

Hemos recopilado una serie de consejos que pueden ser útiles para entablar relaciones nuevas en el siglo XXI.

A tu alrededor hay cientos de ofertas de ocio compartido que están esperando a que las descubras. Baile, yoga, pintura, senderismo o incluso un club de poesía son solo algunos de los carteles que encontramos cada día de camino al trabajo. Es normal tener miedo a una clase de baile cuando se tienen dos pies izquierdos, sin embargo hay pocas cosas más divertidas que bailar por diversión. Estos grupos generan muchas veces fuertes vínculos de amistad y compañerismo.

1º ¡Desengánchate un poco!

4º Viaja todo lo que puedas

Los móviles, ordenadores y tablets son fantásticos para trabajar y divertirse, pero requieren tanta atención que nos aíslan de nuestro entorno. Es imposible saber lo que ocurre a nuestro alrededor si llevamos puestos los auriculares y estamos mirando la pantalla del móvil.

2º ¡Engánchate un poco!

Las redes sociales son formas geniales para compartir gustos y aficiones con otras personas ¿Eres un apasionado de los perros? Seguro que puedes contactar con un grupo de personas con los que disfrutar de largos paseos con vuestras mascotas. ¿Te vuelven loco las cometas?

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Localiza a otros apasionados del aire para exhibirlas y competir con ellas. El truco está en localizar gente que luego quiera salir al mundo real… y poder “olvidarnos” el móvil en casa.

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“No hay mejor maestra que la necesidad”, cuando cambiamos de ambiente muchas veces necesitamos acudir a otros para desenvolvernos, lo que genera un montón de interacciones sociales que de otra forma nunca se nos hubieran ocurrido. Esto, unido a que generalmente tenemos más tiempo libre, puede producir que acabemos tomando una cerveza con el regente de un local de tatuajes en un bar hindú… y todo empezó buscando una tienda de té. Viajar no es solo visitar lugares emblemáticos, museos y edificios, es también conocer cómo viven y piensan en el lugar. Muchas grandes amistades nacen a raíz de un viaje.

5º Rompe la rutina A veces somos notros los que nos aislamos de los demás, es muy difícil conocer a nadie si estás en casa viendo diez capítulos seguidos de nuestra serie favorita. Salir a la calle puede ser, sencillamente, la mejor estrategia.

Las relaciones sociales son uno de los retos de este siglo, transformarlas de virtuales en personales, crear nuevos lazos y compartir el tiempo de ocio es una de las mejores formas de mejorar nuestra vida y nuestro carácter. Si no, siempre nos queda ir a una librería y preguntar: ¿Tiene el libro “Cómo hacer amigos”, imbécil?.

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LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT

This month’s choice of new movies and DVDs

THE FOREST Official Release: 8th January 2016

See trailers on www.expressguidetv.com

Mockingjay - Part 2 Official Release: 20th November 2015 Directed By: Jason Zada Starring: Natalie Dormer - Michiel Huisman Genres: Horror

Directed By: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Genres: Adventure – SciFi As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.

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Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller. A young American woman, journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.

In the company of expatriate Aiden Sara enters the forest having been well warned to “stay on the path.” Malevolent spirits will plunge her into a frightening darkness from which she must fight to save herself.

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA

KILO TWO BRAVE

Official Release: 11th December 2015

Official Release: 13th November 2015

Directed By: Ron Howard

Directed By: Paul Katis

Starring: Chris Hemsworth-Brendan Gleeson-Ben Whishaw-Tom Holland-Cillian Murphy-Benjamin Walker-Michelle Fairley

Starring: David Elliot - Mark Stanley Scott Kyle - Benjamin O’Mahony - Bryan Parry - Liam Ainsworth - Andy Gibbins - John Doughty - Paul Luebke - Thomas Davison

Genres: Drama It tells the story of the men who faced the myth, Moby-Dick, one of the most popular ever written books. The movie, directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard is based on the NY Times Best Selling book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship from Massachusetts that is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

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A world of

fakes!

Faked goods are costing the designer industry some 9 billion every year.

Good Heavens! Those lookie-lookie men down the ports must be richer than I thought!

shoes, their Dior glasses with diamonds are definitely a fake.

Some publications give some advice on how to tell it’s a fake. Apparently paying only €10 for a pair of Gucci glasses after bargaining Mr Lookie down from €15 is not enough of a sign that they are fakes. Der!!

Personally I would never buy through eBay. I can’t really knock it but if I was offered an 8 karats diamond ring for €15, my alarm bells would definitely ring; or is it just me?

I also assumed that Victoria Beckham, Ivana Trump, Kate Moss and their type would normally wear the real thing while the cheap, low class old dogs hanging around the ports, drunk, wear the fakes. May be I got it wrong but I don’t think so. Anyway I would assume that if they paid around €12.99 for a pair of 56

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There was another tip on an article; it said: “Check that the designer jeans are an actual photo of the jeans and not just a photo taken from the designer’s website.”Surely, if I was going to con someone,

the photo I would place on eBay would be the photo of an original, and, after receiving the cash, I would then send out the fakes.

It also said that you should check the tag inside the jeans, but what if the con artist also placed a photo of the real designer’s tag on the jeans? Der, again!!

thousands of Euros, so now listen carefully: - why would he sell them for €10? If he could afford to buy original Gucci glasses he would not have to drag around the port all night with all those glasses and certainly not alongside some 15 ebony elephants and an armful of fat ladies’ dresses (one size fits all).

Personally, I would not want to buy a fake, but if it were not for fakes, common women would never get to feel better than they really are. Anyway, if it is really that difficult to spot a fake, does it mean that the fakes are as good as the real thing? If so, why are the real goods so expensive and exquisite if four year olds in China can make them just as good?

But still why stop at fake sunglasses? Why not fake boobs, 3 for the price of 2? Fake nails, fake hair? Oh no, that is not acceptable! Fake pout lips? Why pick on designer goods on eBay?

Let me pass on a tip. If half way through a DVD, bought from the said Mr Lookie man down at the port, you see people’s shadows walking in front of the picture, the chances are it is a fake, as if paying €3 did not already start your alarm bells ringing.

And another thing, if Mr Lookie man bought 100 pairs of Gucci sunglasses that would cost him

And what about all the dating sites? “Athletic, good looking, caring man seeks lasting relationship.” Well, come on ladies! Isn’t that the biggest fake going?

Or, cuddly, homely mature women? Fake!

It really means fat old hag, still not taken, getting desperate. O.N.O. W.A.A. (will accept anybody).

So for a bit of advice on Designer Labels; lower your quality, lower your prices and you could be 9 billion better off. If Mr Lookie can do it so can you.

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VIRTUAL HUMOUR

How on earth can West meet East when there is such a disparity of culture and understanding of values? If the East is so keen to copy what the West does and if it is so keen to send us its goods and to open its shops in the West, surely it should start learning how to spell and mostly how to communicate in the international language. Here is some more counterfeit language to giggle over.

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MOTORING

Driving round on a Spanish Roundabout? Ездить кругами по испанскому кольцу?

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I have driven a car for many years in various parts of Europe and I have found that there is nothing simpler in tackling a two lane roundabout than to keep on the inside lane if you want to go round it and signal out when you want to exit so that any car on the outside lane may allow you to do so.

Simple really and quite natural until I came to Spain when a few years ago they changed this and therefore now it is not uncommon to see near misses and perhaps hits, when a car on the inside of the roundabout tries to exit only to have its route blocked by a car travelling all the way round on the outside.

This is because now cars on the outside have priority and cars on the inside are not allowed to cut in front of cars on the outside, not even when signalling, so you could spend all day on the inside lane waiting for a chance to exit a roundabout.

Who stands to gain here? The grua? The car repair shops? Or is it the ensuing multas?

If this isn´t bad enough they are now introducing a new shaped roundabout, the turbo Roundabout. Having seen it all go wrong are they forcing to prove themselves right?

Я ездил на машине много лет в разных частях Европы и обнаружил, что нет ничего проще в езде по двухполосному кольцу, чем держаться внутренней полосы, если хочешь ехать по нему и показать поворотник, чтобы другие водители увидели и позволили съехать с кольца Это было на самом деле просто и вполне естественно, пока я не приехал в Испанию. Несколько лет назад, когда здесь сделали изменения таким образом, что теперь не редкость увидеть ошибки водителей и даже столкновения, когда водитель пытается выехать с внутренней полосы кольца Это происходит, потому что водители на внешнеи полосе кольца имеют приоритет, а водителю внутренней полосы запрещено подрезать автомобили на внешней полсе, даже сигналя. Так что можно потратить весь день на внутренней полосе в ожидании шанса выехать из этой карусели. Кто остается Автомастерские?

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