BD dream getting there

**bankao dreamer** · 02-05-2016, 12:11 AM

Almeria is very dry and it's not easy getting a decent pic with my phone.
The fields next to us are not being used and look a bit dry. A few minutes away there are a lot of Almond, orange and olive trees.

It's a much different landscape to the Issan countryside but we have grown to like it. Plus there are few pine trees so no pine caterpillars. The processional pine caterpillars can be lethal to dogs and hazardous for kids with asthma. The nipper and wife suffer with it so we are happy with the lunar landscape.

Sam Miguel mmm I'm afraid the Belgium beers as recommended by Betty have made me a little bit more discerning. However a 6 pack will be made available upon your arrival.

Ole

**PAG** · 02-05-2016, 11:50 AM

^ Almeria was used for.the shooting of the 'Spaghetti Westerns' ("Fistfull of Dollars" etc).

Re SCROTUM PASS ME PISTOL, Ithought that was a play on the common drinking toast of Valencia and Catalunya. 'Salut i forca al canut' originates from centuries ago when a man's coin purse was usually made from the scrotum of a bull. Back then it meant may your purse always be full. Modern take on it is may your cock always be hard.

**Wasp** · 02-05-2016, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by bankao dreamer

.... a 6 pack will be made available upon your arrival.

Ole

Well I'm afraid a 6-pack is not good enough !

There's a bus load of us coming.

And we want photos here of swimming pools and bikinis and photos of jugs of Sangria and Lemons and barbecues . Not tales of poisonous pine caterpillars ??? No . Leave that to David Attenborough .

W

sp

**Wasp** · 02-05-2016, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by PAG

Re SCROTUM PASS ME PISTOL, I thought that was a play on the drinking toast of Valencia and Catalunya.... 'Salut i forca al canut' . Centuries ago a man's coin purse was usually made from the scrotum of a bull. Back then it meant may your purse always be full. Modern take on it is may your cock always be hard.

OK OK .....

I wasn't THAT interested !!

Wasp

**bankao dreamer** · 13-05-2016, 04:55 PM

Apologies for crap quality of the pics.

The Monday market is very good and stretches for 1km down the road.

One for Rick, some south American type blowing his pipes

The local park is nice, it has a petting zoo and a selection of playgrounds.

More importantly they have a place with beer and food

Tapas roast lamb, pork and garlic potatoes.

Sorry no pics of senoritas, the wife was being too attentive.

**Wasp** · 13-05-2016, 05:13 PM

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Where are the jugs ?

W

sp

**bankao dreamer** · 13-05-2016, 05:31 PM

No jugs Wasp

Will a large pok pok suffice !!

Ole

**Wasp** · 13-05-2016, 05:42 PM

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That's quite erotic y'know !

Wa

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**Bettyboo** · 13-05-2016, 05:45 PM

Very nice, Spain is great.

**rickschoppers** · 14-05-2016, 05:40 AM

Nice pics BD.

**Wasp** · 21-05-2016, 03:12 PM

BD ........... there's an article today in the news . Highly condemnatory of Belgium .

I'm interested - why did you you stay such a short time and move on again so quickly ?

" The capital is living through a security crisis, with military visible on the streets to reassure anxious citizens.
There's an infrastructure crisis; traffic has snarled to a halt as many of Brussels' road tunnels are closed and in disrepair.
And now the strike by prison guards has drawn attention to a justice system in crisis.
Not long ago Belgians would proudly defend their country against accusations of being a "failed state".
But now they are joining in. Several prominent Belgians this week carried a call for the "relaunch" of the country, plastered across the front page of Le Soir newspaper.
Prime Minister Charles Michel responded: "Belgium is neither a failed state nor a rogue state," he said. But he did agree that Belgium had a negative image abroad."

( thank you biff . good wishes to you . )

**bankao dreamer** · 22-05-2016, 07:15 PM

Hello Wasp
Why did we stay only for a short time in Belgium ?

I can't give a specific answer to that question as we were only there for 5 weeks.
The country is nice and the people friendly, but we just didn't get that feeling that we wanted to stay.
I have always been a bit impulsive and with the Wife being very adaptable we tend to just say sod it let's try something else.

I buggered off to the UK to get a car plus a trailer and see family. The wife stayed in Belgium and hit the Internet. When I got back to Belgium she had found us a place to rent that ticked all the boxes. So I put the chalet up for sale, booked a couple of pet friendly hotels and we set off.

We have been in Spain now for over 4 months and are loving it here. What the future brings I have no idea but we are happy and content where we are now. We liked the place straight away and the feeling gets stronger as each day passes. We never had that feeling in Belgium, sorry I can't be more specific.

Ole

**Wasp** · 22-05-2016, 07:56 PM

what chalet ?

and where is it and did it sell and how much is it ?

W

asp

**katie23** · 22-05-2016, 08:16 PM

@BD - in slang Filipino language, "pokpok" means prostitute. So I chuckled at yours & Wasp's comments. Cheers & thanks for the pics!

**bankao dreamer** · 23-05-2016, 11:15 PM

Thanks Katie, it can be quite funny at times when a perfectly innocent word in one language can mean something totally different in another.

Wasp the chalet in Belgium sold within 3 weeks of putting it on sale.

Ole

**chassamui** · 07-06-2016, 01:31 PM

Many thanks for the updates from Almeria. It's an area I have spent loads of time googling. I am interested in the area a few kms inland, which seems to be where you are? My plan is to rent a big old finca and use it as a base for mountain bike rental.
Just waiting for the referendum results to settle down.

**bankao dreamer** · 10-06-2016, 03:29 PM

Mountain bikes are great Chas

But one of these is much better

Much less leg work !!

We are inland about 35 mins away from the coast.

**TheDukeofNewcastle** · 11-06-2016, 01:53 PM

Any idea what long term rental places are like in your area BD?

**bankao dreamer** · 11-06-2016, 04:43 PM

Have a look here it's where we found our rental

Properties for Sale in Almeria from Voss Homes | Voss Homes Spain

Or try this one

Search | Almería Tropical Homes

Plenty of varying property types and locations, we are rural about 10 minutes from a town called Huercal-Overa, Almeria. €300 per month for ours, lovely and peaceful but not far from local amenities.

**rickschoppers** · 15-06-2016, 10:49 PM

BD, for the past two months I have been looking at buying in the Abruzzo area of Italy. At first look, the prices were reasonable, but when you start adding in all the additional costs, I backed away. Renting seems more realistic once again.

Thanks for the site above BD.

**Conche** · 16-06-2016, 12:54 AM

There are a lot of illegals in Abruzo Rickchoppers ,, Almeria would be a better / cheaper choice

**rickschoppers** · 17-06-2016, 08:38 AM

Good point. I am also back to looking at northern Vietnam to get away during the hottest months in Thailand like April and May. Very cool weather that time of year up in the mountains near the Chinese border.

**TheDukeofNewcastle** · 17-06-2016, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by bankao dreamer

Have a look here it's where we found our rental

Properties for Sale in Almeria from Voss Homes | Voss Homes Spain

Or try this one

Search | Almería Tropical Homes

Plenty of varying property types and locations, we are rural about 10 minutes from a town called Huercal-Overa, Almeria. €300 per month for ours, lovely and peaceful but not far from local amenities.

Many thanks BD. Much appreciated. Ihave been using Kyero https://www.kyero.com/ your links have a more detailed local feel

**bankao dreamer** · 17-06-2016, 09:22 PM

Glad the info is useful chaps. Both of those websites have offices in town with English staff.

Regarding "illegals" in the neighbourhood.
There's about 5 African chappies with market stalls on the Monday market, and a few Morrocan types about town who tend to work in the agricultural sector. Planting and picking the vegetables doesn't seem to be a Spanish thing anymore.

Quite a few retired expats from the UK and Scandinavia also live here.

All in all it's a very relaxed and nice place to live with prices a lot cheaper than the more developed areas of Espania.
Rick it hit 40 degrees here on Monday although today is a relatively cooler 32. Mountainous Vietnam maybe a better option for that time of year.

PAG I'm hoping to visit the filming location soon, apparently it hasn't changed much so it will be nice from a nostalgic point of view. I grew up loving spaghetti westerns.

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