19 Jan 2008 7:50 PM:

Hi All,

We have just got back from a trip to Thalassa today, the weather was really warm, mid 20s. We took a trip up to Sierra Nevada to do a couple of days Snowboarding. The first day the ski lifts were closed due to wind, so we spent the afternoon shopping in Granada (skiing would have been much cheaper!!). Well worth a trip up, it took about 3 hours to get there. Fantastic scenery most of the way.  The lift pass is 37 euros for full day, all the equipment hire places seemed to charge similar ammounts (24 euros for board & boots).

Many of the pistes were quite icy, especially the begginer slopes. No off piste action as all were iced over. However we had a great day snowboarding and would recommend the trip, especially as the next day we were basking in the sunshine back at Thalassa!

If you find the pistes at the top of the mountain icy, try the slopes lower down between Pradollano and the main ski lift drop off, they seem in better condition.

Also I would  call the ski resort before setting off to check the ski lifts are open, they will be able to let you know at 8am. Its a long way to go to find it all closed.

Have a great time,

Chloe.

 

Community thread: Why oh why

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10 Sep 2007 10:07 PM:

Hi,

I am both a golfer (although crap). And a Scuba diver. I have been diving with Ian at Viva Riva diving centre in Villaricos. He was pretty good and apparently is one of the only centres operating a boat legally. Sorry I havn't played any golf in the area yet.

Mike

Community thread: Swapping contract for properties

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10 Sep 2007 9:59 PM:

Also, Try the industrial estate near to Vera . We bought some very light, very nice quality Aluminium sun loungers in one of the units there for 99 euros each. Sorry don't have name of shop but as you drive into estate from Vera small unit on the right.

Chloe

Community thread: Moving to Spain - why are friends so negative!

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10 Sep 2007 9:49 PM:

Hi,

We completed a couple of weeks ago, I would agree it is well worth a trip to Cartagena to go to the big Carrefour on the Parque Mediterraneo, also on that site is a very good builders merchant where you can get everything you would in a large B&Q, really good quality inexpensive light fittings etc. Also opposite in the same place is a shop called Media Markt which is a massive electrical shop with a great selection of Tvs & DVDs, we bought a TV in there that we saw later for sale in Mojacar for nearly twice the price.

Happy Shopping

Mike & Chloe

Community thread: DECREE 218/2005 (only applicable to Andalucía)

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10 Sep 2007 12:00 AM:

Hi All,

We would like to get English TV in our appt, preferably Sky. The companies we have contacted are telling us we need to fit a 1.3m satalite dish on our property, which we don't want to do as they are unsightly & we don't want to upset you before we have even met! I don't understand why we cant use the dishes currently on site to recieve sky to each block. Is threre anyone else in block 13 that would like to get sky? Or has anyone else made any progress on this?

 

 

Community thread: UK based Notary

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