13 Aug 2010 15:50:

Hi!  I thought the same thing. I watched the news  expecting the £  to drop like a stone. But it didn't!!!! It seems that the UK exports lots to the euroland so the better they are doing - the better we may do. BUT another article said that the Germans are exporting and not importing. Conclusion - I know more than Justin - but it has not done me any good. I'm none the wiser! 

Might as well cross me fingers and stop trying to fathom what the 'ell is going to 'appen.

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21 Jun 2010 13:52:

We drive down to Almeria twice a year. We take the Portsmouth - LeHavre ferry. It leaves at 22.30 and lands at 0700 so you hit France bright and early and ready for a full day's drive. Also, you miss the nightmare around Paris!!! 

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14 Oct 2009 10:19:

How about climate?? Would that narrow down the search??

We can only visit Spain from November to Easter so we wanted an area that had a warm ,dry climate during the winter.

After internet research we narrowed down the area to the coastline between Mazarron and Mojacar.

Inland is too cold in the winter. 

Jo

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11 Oct 2009 11:28:

Hi,

We take the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to LeHavre. The advantages are that you land at 0700 and so have a full day driving and you avoid Paris.

We drive down through France to Pau where we spend the night. We do not use toll roads (except around cities) and split the driving 70/30.

 

Also we try to travel on a Saturday or Sunday - the roads are much quieter and far fewer lorries about!

Jo

 

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06 Nov 2010 21:00:

Our son is a dentist in the UK . We spend most of the winter in Spain and have, at times, had to seek help from the local Spanish dentist ( lost fillings, broken tooth etc...)

The work has alway been first class ( checked by son!)  and it  cost us a lot less than if we had the same work done in the UK.

 

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