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Jet zero: Imposing frequent flyer surcharges to try to encourage us to fly less won’t work
YOU’LL be aware of the frequently referred term net zero, but let me introduce you to jet zero.
Governments have stated their intention to switch...
Golden Visa under threat
In the middle of February, Ireland and then Portugal announced that they were cancelling their versions of the so-called “Golden Visa” scheme. This program...
Loud and Clear – The phone call
IT was the phone call that you think that you will never get, and afterward pray that you never do again. Halfway through a...
Doom or boom?: What’s in store for the Spanish real estate market in 2023?
MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not?
Just look at the...
Exploring the exclusive luxury Zagaleta country club on Spain’s Costa del Sol
HE’S become one of the most trusted faces working in real estate in Zagaleta, the luxury country club credited with being Spain’s most expensive...
Discover a better way to pay – the Currencies Direct multi-currency debit card
International currency transfer provider Currencies Direct have been helping people move money to and from Spain since 1996.
Over the years they’ve built a reputation...
Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant.
Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual...
Rising rates: Euribor hits highest level since 2008
THE ongoing rise of the 12-month Euribor (base rate) could cost the average mortgage holder €286 a month.
The Euribor is the most commonly used...
Doom or boom?: A look at prospects for the Real Estate market in Spain
MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not?
Just look at the...
Look who’s talking: Just when you thought it was safe, Giles Brown makes a post Xmas return
JUST when you thought it was safe to go back to the last pages of the Olive Press. I’m back.
A combination of pre and...
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: The controversy in a small Valencian village over plans for a massive solar...
IT was described as ‘the first and only solar extracting and pumping station in Europe’ and, from the moment it was operational, it was...
Calorie counting: The difference between the UK and Spain
As calorie counting gains momentum in the UK, Susannah Grant takes a look at how Spain is battling the bulge.
RECIPE: Tasting the influence of Moorish cuisine in Spain
SITUATED just 15 kilometres apart, it is not surprising that there are so many ties between Morocco and Spain.
No more is this felt than...
GREEN MATTERS: 2023…. for better or for worse?
IT’S that time of year when we reflect on last year and look forward to the New Year.
As far as the environment is concerned...
How to avoid Christmas: ‘Bah humbug’ thoughts from an expat in Spain
IF the thought of all this Christmas cheer is getting too much for you, then here are a few failsafe tips to avoid all...
Better luck this time! Spain’s chequered history in the FIFA World Cup
TODAY - November 20 - marks the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
While rightly surrounded in controversy for many reasons, Spain will...
DEAR JENNIFER: Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats in Spain?
UNFORTUNATELY due to Brexit, the travel insurance company that we worked extremely well with for over 20 years is no longer able to offer...
GBP/EUR exchange rate slumps as BoE forecasts a two-year UK recession
The pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate fell sharply through the first two weeks of November as it became increasingly apparent that the UK economy...
WIDER TRENDS, EVIDENCE AND FINDINGS: Campbell Ferguson of Survey Spain presents his latest market report into Spain’s property sector
THE observant amongst you will have seen that we are now in our 19th year, having started Survey Spain on September 1, 2003.
When I...
Life is Easy with Eyes Closed… (But opened for John Lennon in Spain’s Cabo de Gata!)
A little-known fact: John Lennon had terrible eyesight. By today’s standards he would have been considered legally blind without his glasses.
He was severely myopic,...
Currencies direct: GBP/EUR exchange rate crashes as UK mini-budget triggers run on the pound before rebounding
AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the...
WINTER OF DISCONTENT: Carbon emissions in Spain rise despite climate pledges
When I say a 'winter of discontent', I’m not referring to a scene from Shakespeare’s Richard III, but to the here and now.
The stars...
GBP/EUR exchange rate crashes as UK mini-budget triggers run on the pound
AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the...
Regaining ground: GBP/EUR exchange rate bounces off 19-month low amid extreme volatility
THE pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate fluctuated in a wide range through the first half of September, briefly touching a 19-month low before bouncing...
THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF SPAIN’S COUNTRYSIDE: CONCERN AS COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS TURN MEGA
IT was described as ‘the first and only solar extracting and pumping station in Europe’ and, from the moment it was operational, it was...
James Bond inspired by iconic expat and British spy Alan Hillgarth who lived in Mallorca
The author confessed ‘the Bond character is a compound of all the secret agents I knew'
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