Update - 11th November 2005

Hello again,

My latest update comes to you from London.

Life News:

Well, I am back at my flat in London. I have finally made the decision to move to Spain on a permanent basis and the last thread of my life here in the UK, is my flat. So I have come back to London to put it on the market. I've spent most of 2005 travelling back and forth to the Costa de la Luz, Spain from the UK trying to decide where I am mean't to be to move forward with the next phase of my life. I spent all of August, September and half of October in Spain and have enjoyed settling into my life there and I think it was this time that allowed me to make the decision to cut my ties with Britain. Anyway, the upshot of it all is, the flat is on the market. I've had a few viewings so far but realistically it is probably too close to Christmas for me to actually get a sale. So I suspect come February, things will start moving again. According to the estate agent here the market hasn't stopped or gone into reverse but things are just taking longer to sell. So I shall sit back and wait...

I have also decided to rent my villa out next year. It's a self catering villa and you can find the details on the following link. http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/S2152.htm.

In the meantime, I have been spending time with my friends here and catching up on the latest news. Back to Spain on the 22nd November so I can see the sunshine again, something destinctly lacking here in London at the moment.

Work News:

The other reason for coming back to London, other than selling the flat, is to visit the World Travel Market www.wtmlondon.com, which is on at the Excel Exhibition centre in Londons' docklands area. It is an enormous show with the majority of countries represented in one way or another, so I am headed there on Wednesday 16th. I have found it is one of the best places to meet and make contacts with travel related people. The Tourist Information Offices for Andalucia and the Costa de la Luz will be there, as will some of the hotel chains and car rental companies. I have attended the show for the last six years because of my previous jobs so I will be hoping to meet up with a few of them to see what I can put in place for my readers of www.CostaLuzSpain.com and also help compliment my web site as a resource of information for the region. Statistics for the sites continue to increase so everything is heading in the right direction. Not having general internet access for most rural and not so rural properties in Chiclana de la Frontera and other areas of Cadiz does cause a few problems but I think it is only a matter of time before someone manages to get cheap internet access off the ground locally. When it does my site will be ready and hopefully people will begin to use it more as a great place to find what they are looking for. I have enjoyed putting the site together and continuing to work on the site, its amazing how working for yourself never feels like a chore like it can when you work for other people.

Other News:

I have recently discovered a couple of good sites out there in cyberland and wanted to share them with you. Firstly, there is www.BritishExpats.com, this site has some really useful information and discussion groups. so give it a whirl. Doesn't just cover Spain, it has groups for all over the world. Also, there is http://www.musicalspanish.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm which allows you to test your spanish language skills. I've been using it the last couple of days and was surprised at how much I know already. (All I need now is the brain to translate it a little faster).

Well that's it from me for now...... If there is any news I will come back and let you know it!

Catch you soon.....

David