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  1. qablo avatar

    RE: Driving around Spain in 3 weeks?

    by qablo 06 May 2012

    Hello In my opinion, if you want to spend "most of the days at the beach", then I will travel from Barcelona to Andalucia along the …

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    RE: Bus Cebu - Barcolod:bestoptions

    by clairealgarme 24 April 2012

    That seems to be a good option. I'm from Bacolod and I was there two weeks ago. I went to Murcia to spend a day in one of the mountain…

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    RE: Small village to learn Spanish in Spain?

    by qablo 24 April 2012

    Hello 6 weeks sound a bit too low for learning any languaje. Anyway, Andalucía is good for beach and sun, even in may, but probably thei…

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    RE: Valencia south

    by anillos_de_saturno 02 April 2012

    I forgot to say that Murcia, as well as the city of Elche, is inland.

  5. bleen68 avatar

    RE: Valencia south

    by bleen68 02 April 2012

    Thanks. I will check out Murcia and Altea in the guidebooks. My wife calls the Regionales "choo-choos". The regionale from Zaragoza…

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    RE: Train to Spain... in Vain ? mid april beach & eco travel options

    by elsebas 24 February 2012

    Wrong choice, Cadiz is on the Atlantic side of Spain and that means that the water will be a couple of degrees colder than on the Mediterran…

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    RE: Tapss Gone Wild

    by Fieldgate 31 January 2012

    tony_b, Like you said in your previous post, I too observed that kind of situation in many places, not only in Spain. One street, four…

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    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by tony_b 24 January 2012

    For anyone tempted by #9, s/he has posted twice since joining, both posts plugging the same school which - surprise, surprise - shares…

  9. donQuijote3 avatar

    Re: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by donQuijote3 24 January 2012

    If you're looking for a good price and a volunteer program, then your destination is south America http://www.donquijote.org/english/la/span…

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    RE: Hotels or villas

    by txemi 13 January 2012

    I would reccommend that instead of driving along the coast which is not interesting at all all, and stopping in Valencia which has no…

  11. Loopy71 avatar

    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by Loopy71 13 January 2012

    Right now I understand your thought process. Well I can say that some of the costs in the part of Spain where I live are as follows: …

  12. ronin28 avatar

    Re: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by ronin28 12 January 2012

    Hey, thx for the replies... I am from EU - Poland. the problem with going to South America is cost of tickets (around 1000 euros roundtrip…

  13. Loopy71 avatar

    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by Loopy71 11 January 2012

    Hi Ronin Ilive in Andalucia but I've also travelled extensively in the other countries you've mentioned. Firstly anywhere in Spain is…

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    Re: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by ronin28 11 January 2012

    so it's going up or down ? ;] ? Can you live 30 km of , let's say, Sevilla, in some small city for 800 euros per month ? With rented…

  16. Peejee avatar

    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by Peejee 11 January 2012

    BB - this post is about living here, not about renting a car as a tourist. My landlady has been trying to increase the already ridiculous…

  17. tony_b avatar

    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by tony_b 10 January 2012

    Please read the OP´s posting history before replying to this.

  18. battybilly avatar

    RE: learning Spanish in Spain long term - Andalucia, Valenica, Murcia...

    by battybilly 10 January 2012

    Just to perhaps iron out your comments on big towns being expensive in Spain.... Under normal cicumstances with the country in a good…

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    RE: Interesting...

    by Fieldgate 09 January 2012

    palindroma, It was a late night snack at 24.00 hrs on Dec 31st along with a bottle of cava. My gf and I happended to celebrate NYE at…

  20. billssuck avatar

    RE: Moving to Spain from NY

    by billssuck 08 January 2012

    Thank you all for your responses they have been most helpful. First of all my wife's family lives in between Alicante and Murcia in a…

  21. palindroma avatar

    RE: Interesting...

    by palindroma 31 December 2011

    Thanks all for your replies. I will keep this in mind if I ever try to make churros (not likely). Fieldgate, good for you for having churros…

  22. Fieldgate avatar

    RE: Interesting...

    by Fieldgate 30 December 2011

    bzookaj I was meaning "powered" where the "d" in the middle is missing, in the second para of the article. btw - I'll be eating those…

  23. neckervd avatar

    RE: 10 Days Spain and Portugal Trip in Jan- Advice

    by neckervd 19 December 2011

    Don't underestimate the time you will sit in buses: For example: Valencia dp 8.01 - Granada ar 18.25 Sevilla dp 15.00 - Lisboa ar 21.00…

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    RE: Rent or buy?

    by cheminement 13 December 2011

    agree with you macmaghnusa, however my friend is looking for the sun (he is German)....Zarautz or Castro Urdiales are very nice places…

  25. neckervd avatar

    RE: Itinerary question - is this route possible via train?

    by neckervd 30 November 2011

    "By the way, the purpose of my trip is primarily cultural, so lots of walking around city streets, visiting (too many) museums and churches,…

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