I’ve only been back in the U.K. two weeks but already my arthritic hip is calling ‘enough’....today’s heavy rain and high humidity aren’t good bedmates with a hip slowly on its way out. My gf is away on an extended golfing holiday with her chums from next weekend, and I fancy 10 days of lower humidity, sun and a mix of lazy and active days.
Travelling solo I accept that there will be the usual massive surcharge for single occupancy....Tenerife is the sunniest and driest of the Canaries I think. My needs are few....decent gym, heated pool and a top quality breakfast as I prefer to dine out in the evening.
Does anyone have any recommendations for last minute deal websites? Jet2 hols ex LBA in a decent SW Tenerife hotel are circa £1400+ for B & B, ridiculous prices.
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Try sky scanner, I've had good prices from them in the past.
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Expedia right now has exLBA Tenerife deals for around $800 per week. - so 600 quid ish.
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>> I’ve only been back in the U.K. two weeks but already my arthritic hip is
>> calling ‘enough’....today’s heavy rain and high humidity aren’t good bedmates with a hip slowly on
>> its way out.
Could I suggest you wear some clothing? you may find it a tad warmer.
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And Primark is cheaper then flying to Spain.
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With your love of and, perhaps need of, a warm dry climate, and given the personal circumstances you describe, wouldn't it be an option to sell up and move to somewhere that suits you better? It's pretty easy to do in EU countries I believe.
Oh wait... :-(
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It’s very simple to move to Spain....friends bought a nice place there late last year. With the help of an efficient agent the paperwork was relatively straight forward and painless.
Whilst my old Mums still alive I won’t be moving anywhere, but who knows what the future holds.
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>> Whilst my old Mums still alive I won’t be moving anywhere, but who knows what the future holds.
It's easy to move now. Who knows what the future holds. Would your mum not benefit from a warmer climate too?
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At 90yo she ain’t moving abroad! I suspect that the two weeks in May will be at her limit of coping with warm temps, she has great neighbours, activities and mini bus service with Age U.K. etc
When she passes I’ll possibly downsize in the U.K. and buy a small bolt hole overseas, something that until very recently I said I would never do, but I’m allowed to change my mind. Renting serves it’s purpose at the moment, and long term rentals during the winter months are dirt cheap until the end of March when prices shoot up on nice villas along the coast in smart areas.
Pre EU my parents knew quite a few people who owned property on mainland Europe, so why when we leave the EU will it make any difference? I could easily buy a place in the USA, obviously not in the EU.
Maybe that question should be in another thread...f
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>> Pre EU my parents knew quite a few people who owned property on mainland Europe,
>> so why when we leave the EU will it make any difference? I could easily
>> buy a place in the USA, obviously not in the EU.
>> Maybe that question should be in another thread...f
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Even now, while we’re in Europe, if you actually want to stay in Spain more than three months you need a residence certificate, and that requires proof you can support yourself. That’s exactly the same hurdle that faces non EU citizens wishing to stay in Spain. So, in reality, it’ll almost certainly make no difference. The Spanish economy needs people that spend money. Access to reciprocal healthcare could be more problematic though... and, bear in mind that Spain has a wealth tax on assets > €700k...
It does make a difference if you want to visit or work in an EU country, which at the moment in theory is unrestricted for within the EU, but even then most require a residence certificate or similar for extended stay, and proof you can support yourself.
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I wouldn’t want to spend more than 3 months in Spain at any one time. As we found out this year, the weather on the mainland late January to March can be poor. We experienced far more rain than normal, cooler daytime temps, so in 2019 the accommodation is booked mid Feb onwards and it will be a trip to the Canaries sometime between November and then.
A friend of mine rented for 15 weeks from early January this year on the Costa Blanca and he has had similarly disappointing weather....it’s only begun to be warmer and more settled the past two weeks.
Tenerife next week I hope. Not booked yet but at least decided which island!
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> As we found out this year, the weather on the mainland late January to March
>> can be poor. We experienced far more rain than normal, cooler daytime temps,
most of Europe is then, there's not many that are pleasant temperature wise. Even N Africa can be chilly.
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>> It’s very simple to move to Spain...
At the moment, not for much longer.
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I know someone who's trying to sell a property in Spain, unfortunately they're trying to sell it because they found a well under the settee.
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>> I know someone who's trying to sell a property in Spain, unfortunately they're trying to
>> sell it because they found a well under the settee.
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Given the huge water problems southern Spain faces, I’d take the existence of a well as a positive!!
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>> unfortunately they're trying to sell it because they found a well under the settee.
Presumably fully disclosed.
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Last minute winter sun - sooty123
