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Expat Experiences of Life in Spain (submit yours here)
Sue and John Walker, Jumilla
We decided to buy a property in Spain so that initially we could enjoy holidays in our own house there with the idea of moving over permanently when we retired. We were attracted by the climate, the relaxed lifestyle, the culture, the friendly people and we both enjoy good Spanish food and wine. After several viewing trips to different parts of Spain over several years, we fell in love with the countryside around Jumilla in northeast Murcia, and in March 2006 we paid a deposit for an off-plan property at Santa Ana del Monte just outside Jumilla...
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Fred and Arpi Shively
Both my wife and I are freelance. We used to do a lot of articles together for various Spain-centric magazines - most of which have ceased to exist. Aside from photography, I occasionally act as a creative consultant for events, seminars, etc. mostly outside Spain. From May, I'll be offering photo-treks in Andalucia. My wife is a Lonely Planet author having written the Andalucia section of the latest Spain guide...
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Ian and Brenda Lee
We have owned property in Spain since 1988 - first Majorca then Nerja. However, we moved over permanently in 2001. The move was fine - apart from having to get rid of a great deal of acquired stuff that we couldn't bring over. Having a house built here was a different matter..!
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Alan and Clare Baxter
We lived in South Lincolnshire prior to our move to Spain, where we bred Pygmy goats. We had the largest breeding herd in the UK, and it was the building up of that over 6 years that gave us the income to sell up and move to Spain....
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Steve and Mags Harding
We are Steve and Mags (Margaret) Harding. We are both in our mid 50s and both held full time jobs in the UK, which we gave up to move to Spain. We have a Spanish horse, a Cocker Spaniel dog (Cokey), a cat (Chico) from the local garden centre, and 4 chickens...
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John and Joyce Bowlings
We are the Bowlings, John, Joyce, and the dogs. We always planned to retire early, sell up our house in Barnsley Yorkshire, build a house in Spain and move permanently to Spain to become Residents...
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