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Thanks. I wish had a little more time there to explore, they have some old distilleries and breweries in town I would have liked to check out.

A lot of the coast is quite busy during high season, but it tapers off after September

Great point. Thanks watching.

I was traveling for 5 weeks, just getting to all the footage now

Thanks so much. Glasgow is a beautiful city to visit

It was amazing to see, great city to visit!

The National visa application form

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel Thanks, our adult son is considering moving to Spain in 2 more years.

Alicante is a great region and still reasonable. Thanks for the sub

Enjoy your holiday

Idealista is probably the best website

I have never been to Mazarron, but I hear it's a great place. Expats seem to love it there. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching! Good luck with the eventual move to Spain.

Top of the morning!

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That's amazing good luck. I hope you make it to Spain.

Thank you so much 🙂

It was a great time, looking forward to more meetups in the future.

Thanks I appreciate it

Thanks, we had a great time. Looking forward to future meetups

Yes, it was a great time. It was nice to meet everyone, see you at the next one!

Yes it was quite a lot of fun

Thanks, enjoy your trip

Thank you, the next meet-up will be even better.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

Hi, Benidorm does get a bad reputation, but it's really only a few blocks. The hardcore partiers are really only on one street. The UK press does it no favors also. There is a lot more to Benidorm than the party scene, that is mostly confined to a few blocks in the new town. I live in the old town, it's mostly Spanish families and retirees. The Poniente side has no partying, is very family friendly and has great beaches. I actually prefer Benidorm. Benidorm has a lot to offer, there are lots of trails for hiking, entertainment, a lot of Spanish festivals they have a great football club and tickets are reasonable. There are lots of wonderful towns close by accessible by train or bus. Valor chocolate is made in the next town over Villajoisa. Fuengirola is also great, but I would lean towards Benidorm.

Thanks for watching. It used to be a small fishing village. Around the 1960s they started building hotels and have not stopped. A lot of money comes from Tourism, it is a hotspot for Northern European tourists. It has a large Finnish population too. Google is making a large 650 000 000 investment into the Malaga region, so there will be some runoff from that, along with all the new tech employees heading to the area.

Hi, thanks so much for watching. When I moved over I just stayed in a hotel while looking for my rental. The other option would be an Airbnb. I preferred the hotel with a small kitchenette. I prefer a hotel, because you have access to the staff for booking rides, questions and anything that you may need help with around town. Definitely start your search online a few weeks before arriving. Try to book some viewings before arriving, so once you are on the ground you time will be used effectively.

Yes I was in Torrrevieja for a CZcams meetup with some other channels. That video will be out this weekend actually. They have a massive 16 million euro project in the port area, it will be very nice when it is done. Torrevieja is nice, it's more family oriented much more quiet than Benidorm or Fuengirola. That's one of the reasons I was filming there, it can be hard to find a quiet place in Benidorm. The El Chaparral area is very nice, it's between the 2 big lakes and the Habaneras shopping centre is out that way. Thanks for watching

I didn't forget taxes. I'm currently filing my first Spanish tax return right now. There is no tax you pay when moving to Spain. Just regular income tax, but Spains is filed in May/June

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel And that is my point. Even the 3100$ a month (which incidentally is very high for Spain, but to each his own) will have to be bumped up because of the high income taxes that you now have to pay being a spanish resident. The dual tax treaty (U.S) will not protect you/any American expat from the very high spainish income taxes. I am glad you are living well. But I think your 3100 a month is about to go up significantly because of the additional income taxes you are going to pay in addition to what you pay in your home country atleast that is the way it is for Ameircan expats. This is why Americans are leaving portugal in droves since the expiry of the NHR or not coming at all (portugal incidentally is missing the forest for the trees) . Not dumping on you but want to emphasize the importance of income taxes that a lot of bloggers tend to leave out.

Maybe for Americans, not sure ,I'm Canadian. I have never paid taxes monthly and do not intend to start. I'm using a tax professional and before I moved I did a tax summary with a Spanish professional. The taxes are unnecessarily complicated, but with the advice from professionals you can clearly understand your tax obligations in Spain. Taxes in Canada are very high also.

It's hard to find a place that I want to settle in for a long period of time. All the places start off great, then shortly after problems start to rise. I have been researching other countries for possible retirement. I hope you enjoy Benidorm, check out the Finestrat area, not technically Benidorm, but it's quite nice up there.

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel sorry to hear that, I’ve been having a lot of problems here myself, I’m thinking forget Spain and check out Thailand, It’s a very difficult country to settle, It will be interesting to see where and what you will do,Take care

You could definitely do it for less. Lots of places in the budget to cut expenses. We kept the same lifestyle we had in Canada.

I prefer a smaller more walkable city. I like to have a large city close by, but not to live in

Yes, I haven't purchased yet, still renting

That's a great way to do it. The Costa Blanca is a wonderful place

Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for watching. So most of the bills i.e. internet and electric will be debited right from your Spanish account. Unlike back home where you actually have to pay the bill, they are just taken out on specific dates. Also you can always translate the page online. You will get the hang of the language quickly when it comes to daily tasks. You might not be conversational for awhile, but you will figure most things out. Any bills paid through wise (rent) are all in English. I also had my Spanish bank online application set to English. Every bank I have been to also had bilingual employees, but sometimes you have to wait longer for them. My contract for my apartment was signed in English and Spanish. The harder part is dealing with the Spanish authorities at your appointments, padron, TIE etc. There it's mostly done in Spanish, in my experience anyway. Google translate will be very useful at first.

Well there is lots to Benidorm besides the new town/Rincon. I live in the old town. Poniente has basically no partying at all. I think Benidorm is one of the misjudged cities in Spain. It's gets a bad reputation for a few blocks. I found the Costa del Sol boring and Fuengirola was like a ghost town after the summer.

It's a similar process, check your nearest Spanish consulates website for more details.

I just left the Costa del Sol also, was in Estepona, to expensive, and way over rated in my opinion, I was told by everyone down there that the Blanca is a dump??? It’s gorgeous here,!!

@@barryoneill-ec9zz nope it’s beautiful here amazing beaches and everything you need

@@sunnybeachwalks4k2022 I agree, It's really nice, Been wandering around Alicante city, Great city, am going to visit the nearby places to hopefully buy a property, It's a third cheaper here than on the sol. I hope I meet some UK, Irish people.

@@barryoneill-ec9zz yes we sold a villa near Fuengirola and bought a similar one for less than half the price here in Torrevieja, yes places like la Zenia, guardamar del segura have some of the most beautiful beaches in Spain. Alicante is very similar to Malaga in size and population, I’d say it’s even better in Alicante, cheaper prices for everything

I did, I lived in Canada and the weather was horrible

@@TheEmptyMiddleSeatTravel Then build yourself a sunscreen shower in your doorway :D

Thanks. I'm just renting in Benidorm. When the time comes to buy it will most likely be outside of Benidorm, but in the Alicante area.

Two, myself and my wife