Hi Jane

I'm wondering if you have made the move yet, and how it's going there for you and all the family?

We are planning to move to Valencia in the very near future (May/June 04), just me and my husband and we are trying very hard to get some contact with English speakers who are there already so I would love to hear from you. You may gather from my address that we currently live on the lovely Isle of Man!

All the very best to you

Stella


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My husband and I are about to move to valencia for a year. He's going to be at the university as a (very )mature student of Spanish, and I will be more of a lady of leisure, taking a career break.

We would be very pleased to meet some English speakers living in the city. I don't get the impression there are that many- so please get in touch!

Diana

 

Hi,

Vikki and I moved lock, stock and barrel to Spain over 2yrs ago. We have three children, ages ranging from 9-13, and have hit more brick walls than can be counted.

We have broken most of them down and have gained a great deal of experience along the way!

Moving to Spain has been the making of this family! However, there are problems that all prospective ex-pats have to face. Spain has it's own culture and rules, and a fair amount of "jobs-worth's".

However navigate through these, and this is arguably one of the nicest places to live.

So why do I write here?

Well, in true altruistic form Vikki and I can help others considering the move to Spain. Professionally, I can help you with PC's and Telecoms which is a real problem here, but not unsolvable.

 

hi. my family and i are trying to move to valenia we have no ties back home as we have recently sold our property and we are looking to meet british families(we have an eight month old baby girl) we need help in all aspects of moving to valencia, especially when language is a barrier . our goal would be to set up a business as we had a successful business back home but at the moment it all seems like a huge task with no idea where to start. any help would be appreciated.

 

Hi there,

I am 26 Irish girl who has being working in Valencia for almost a year now.....the move to Valencia is a hard one....the Valenciano´s are breed onto themselves.....however after a year my company are moving me back to Ireland and I don´t want to go!!!!
Valencians are very resevered when it comes to hiring and nearly always prefer a Spanish person working for them. I have seen people come and go...(mostly to Madrid) looking to start a career in Spain.
However life here is great and worth the effort.
Learning Spanish is a most here, the level of english speakers here is low.

If anyone needs any practical advice about moving to Valencia e-mail me and I would be glad to help.

 

Hi Paul,
I tried contacting u at hotmail, but it said the address wasnt recognised..

if u give me your e-mail address, i'll contact u again, if u dont mind

regards,
Kim xxx

 

winter in Valencia

I'm planning on staying in Valencia from december to march. Are the winters cold? What months can one go swimming without freezing? I'm just hoping that the winters are warmer then here in Philadelphia PA. I just want to know how the winters feel there. Thanks..

 

contacts/friends both here in England and in Spain

Hi Everyone,
I am looking to move to the costa blanca in about a year, either to Alicante or Valencia.

I am currently learning spanish so that it will be easier to get a job/flat etc when i do go over.

I am a 45yr old single woman, and would like to chat to anyone who is either already in the costa blanca area or still in England and looking to move to spain.

As i am going to be settling over there on my own, it is nice to have contacts/friends both here in England and in Spain, also nice to chat to people about how they got flats/jobs etc etc...

Hope to hear from all u nice people out there

Kim xx

 

Re: winter in Valencia

Hi Anwar,

No the winters here are generally mild, particularly south of Valencia, the coldest monthst being December through to March, with average daytime temps around 15 deg C+. The best months for swimming are between June and September. For instance my pool is still at 23 degs C but falling daily now.

Regards

Greg

 

Hi Jane

We are in a similar position as yourself. However we do not have young children ours are older. Sadly a son who is 32 and just won't leave home, now he is coming to Spain!

That's our problem.

We have sold our house and are purchasing a house in Picassent, north west Valencia.

We were out there last week and still are unable to verify on aspect of our Spanish house...i.e. does it have mains water. The estate agenst says it has, but the evidence is that it has three wells and feeds from these. We are not happy.

Do you happen to know the name of the "water board" in that region so we can make contact to verify this?

I know this is not what your original message was about but these forums are often the best way of finding out.

Baz

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Hi

We are moving to Valencia (Picassent) in January. House sold and another well on way to being purchased.

Our problem is that we cannot verify whether this property in Spain has mains water.

The evidence is that it comes from springs. However, the agent who is the brother of our close friend there says no, it definetly has mains water but there is no evidence of a meter. A little embarrasing since he persists saying there is.

Whilst I appreciate that meters are removed when properties ar emplty for a while...this one has been empty, none of the surrounding properties have meters showing either.

Can you help? Do you know the contact name and or number of the local "water board" please?

Likewsie there does not appear to be telephone services available...no immediate telephone lines apparent. I have investigated from UK the possibilities of use of GPRS for telephone service and internet. Do you know anything better or perhaps how I can contact Telephonica?

Barry

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Hi Baz,

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink huh! OK, first, do not panic! A great number of properties here in Valencia have wells. It means very little as most also have mains supplied too. So your friend's brother is most likely to be correct.

However, if I read between the lines here, you appear to be basisng your information on that supplied by an estate agent. If this is the case, then you should urgently consider hiring an english speaking solicitor. He/she would find all this out for you at no extra cost. Estate agents here very often tell you that one is not necessary, but it most emphatically is!!! And they are considerably cheaper than in the UK too. If you have already got a solicitor, then speak with them, they will have no problem finding out the truth. Not only that you will have protected yourself from any sharp practices that may be in play.

It does happen, and all too frequently.

Now to Telecoms. Ouch, I always advise prospective purchasers check for evidence of telephones, before making any kind of commitment!! If you are not already connected then you will undoubtedly have problems. Telefonica usually have no interest in requests for connections if the infrastructure for connection is not already in place. I know because this what I spend my working hours sorting out. However there are options available, a lot depends on how urgent your problem of communication is likely to be. You have hit on one of the solutions, GPRS, but there are pitfalls in terms of cost or efficiency. The honest answer is, how big is your budget?

If you do indeed have a landline to the house or at least a pole adjacent then you might be in with a chance, if not then the prospects are bleak.

If you wish, I will go into considerably more detail, direct to you at your e-mail address, but in the meantime I hope this snippet is of some interest and value.

Regards

Greg

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Re: winter in Valencia

I love swimming in the sea too. The winters are lovely here, the pools are too cold already, but the sea is OK. last year we invested in some cheap 3/4 wetsuits and we enjoyed the surf all winter. Loads of sunshine too.

hope this helps.

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hi Jane,
my hubby and i are moving to valencia too about jan time ;-)
we have 2 children ages 12 and 10 and can't wait, going out there on 30th nov (this sunday) to view properties...any tips anyone? or is anyone there who would like to meet up and have a chin wag?
i keep reading new posts so i can keep up with what i should and shouldn't do but still have my worries
does anyone know how many dogs you are allowed to take into spain? i've been told 2 per person and also there is no limit so not sure which is the truth...hope to hear from you all with your experiences
take care jacki and gaz

 

Hi There,

Me(irish) and my Boyfriend(scottish) are hoping to move to either Costa Blanca/valencia or Costa del Sol, really not to sure yet. Which is the best place to go? we will both be looking for jobs, he in construction and me well i will do anything..bar,hotel or call center work. We dont know anybody over there, so i would be grateful for some advice. We are hoping to rent somewhere, but the problem is we are planning to go at either the end of may or beginning of June....is this a bad time to look for something to rent that will not be so expensive.

Regards
Anna-Marie

 

Hi from Valencia!!!
American Engineer m 33 lives in Valencia and looking to meet English Speakers to go out, travel, dinner .. and practice more my Spanish , you name it..
I have been in Spain for three years now. Trevel in Europe and in Spain a lot.
If you understand this ad...your english is good enough to send me an email to:
baldera1@yahoo.com
looking forward to meeting some great people!

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Hi there,
I am moving to Valencia very soon in the new year.
I am trained to teach English as a foreign language and am a self-taught Spanish speaker.
I am hoping to find work either as a tutor but I also play and sing and maybe will look for entertainment work.
I was hoping to get in contact with anyone in Valencia in advance of moving there for any advice.
If you are interested in contacting me, even just to chat then please do,
Regards,
Danny

 

hi there little laura,
I am moving to valencia hopefuly in jan-feb
I am trained to teach english and am looking for a list of possible schools
i also play guitar and sing so may look for bar-work
any advice
my spanish is o.k by the way