One Year Back In UK
Back in September 2018 I posted about our decision to base ourselves back in the UK, a decision we had made earlier that summer, but held off telling anyone until …
Back in September 2018 I posted about our decision to base ourselves back in the UK, a decision we had made earlier that summer, but held off telling anyone until …
When we first bought our apartment in Spain (2000) we were inundated with helpful advice from ‘established expats’ as to who to go and see to get various things set …
As we head towards our first Christmas in our new home, and the first in the UK since 1999, we will be introducing some new “traditions” to our established ones, …
Six (6) months today we walked through the doors of The Cottage. I wrote before about the reasons for basing ourselves back in the UK so I wont repeat them …
In March my wife, Sandra, and I along with our three (3) dogs and eight (8) cats moved back to Staffordshire after fifteen (15) years of ‘expat life’ in Almerimar, …
As we leave 2018 behind: our 18th consecutive Christmas and New Year in Almerimar, Spain, and start to look forward to 2019, in what at least must be described as …
To explain why we are going to be basing ourselves back in the UK for the next chapter of our lives, it will probably help if I explain how it …
Dog fighting has been banned for 180 years, but it still exists as a taboo “sport”. Innocent puppies are raised in incredibly harsh conditions, and endure cruel and inhumane treatment …
In the UK you are required by law to report it to the police if you run over a dog. However, a cat does not fall within the remit of …
Real fur can still be bought in many shops throughout the UK. The irony is that it’s illegal to farm fur in this country because it is so horrendously cruel. …
It can take only 20 minutes for a dog left in a hot car to die. Doing so should be a criminal act in the UK. Most people who leave …
The recent amendments to the Dangerous Dog Act put animals — and their humans — in unnecessary peril. Even the world’s most good-natured dog might react snappishly if he thought …
The woodlands around Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire are home to badgers, woodpeckers and foxes, along with other native animals. But those creatures are being put in danger by a new development. …
The English government is weighing plans that would allow people to kill robins and destroy their nests. We can’t let that happen. Robins have been a part of the British …
I am interested as to how European the ‘typical Brit’ feels, because as far as I can tell the UK is remarkably un-European. Most months our ALStrays Pet Transport business …
Really is hard to see how this ‘United Europe’ vision will work when patently individual countries would be better off concentrating on their own issues first. UK unemployment rose by …
So 18 million Brits aren’t able to afford a holiday this year and I have to say I find it hard to get too excited about the fact, or to …
It is no secret that the Eastern Europeans have a great work ethic, and are more then willing to ‘go without’ themselves in order to send money back home, and …
Apple’s original UK iPhone partner O2 will start to unlock customers’ phones. Rival provider Orange started selling the iPhone Tuesday, while Vodafone is expected to offer the iPhone from the …
Silicon Alley Insider reports on data from research firm NPD showing that U.S. Mac sales were up 7% year-over-year during the months of July and August, ahead of most analysts’ …
The government has today unexpectedly revived plans for laws to disconnect persistent illegal filesharers, in a move to delight the entertainment industry and anger ISPs. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
T-Mobile UK has started supplying iPhone 3G handsets to selected customers, while O2 UK continues to believe it has a UK exclusive on Apple’s last-generation handset. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
The administrative burden of repricing millions of goods, changing software and accounting systems will total £125 million when VAT returns to 17.5 per cent on January 1. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
BT Broadband customers and O2 iPhone owners, rejoice — some 2,500 ATM machines near you will soon be converted to serve as free WiFi hotspots, courtesy of BT Openzone and …
As Tony Blair soaked up the applause of an adoring Filipino audience at the end of his latest paid speaking engagement last month, a startling statistic must surely have popped …
Ford not Ferrari for you Just tread in the Register that BT chief executive Ian Livingstone defended his firm’s limited plans for faster broadband today, arguing there is not enough …
I am heading back to the UK in May to pick up the Road King Classic and bring it back to Almerimar. Apart from the fact that I miss it, …
I was wondering if anybody had taken advantage of the play.com offer of LEGALLY unlocked iPhones in the UK. I am sort of thinking that my parents may like one, …
I am off to the UK tomorrow for a meeting. I will be catching the 1015 flight out of Almeria that gets into Gatwick at 1200. I have a meeting …
What a great job!!! Just picked this up off Macworld UK MI6 is searching for a Mac user to help the secret service in its work. The UK spy agency …
Last time I was in the UK I got fed up with having no WiFi, or having to pay stupid prices (£5 an hour in the hotel), or waiting for …