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Vol 3 Edition 4 September 2002
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Hi,
Welcome to the September edition of the newsletter.
This month sees a slimmed down newsletter as we recover from the Summer madness
on the Costa. My wife and I are taking a much needed break for a week up in Barcelona
this September, now that the visitors are largely gone and we can relax in a
beautiful city. Suzanna has a mini-report on her summer. We will return next month
with more reports, news and events for the the Costa Blanca as well as an update to
the website and new Businesses that have been listed.
Before I go though I must thank those of you who have written to me over the Summer
with your questions, comments and thoughts. Your feedback is important to us so please
keep them coming.
Until Next Month
Robin
Editor - Costa Blanca Netguide.
editor@costablanca-netguide.com
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CONTENTS:
1) Summer on the Costa?
2) Costa Blanca Resources
3) Sticker/Screensaver Info
4) 2002 Publishing dates
5) Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information
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1) Hi,
Well August is now over and many of the visitors have disappeared. We will now
see a return of many of the residents who take an annual leave of the heat
and head back to their home countries during the summer months. Many of these
people actually let their properties whilst they are away making a tidy income and
no doubt boosting their spending facility whilst back in their native land or on
holiday. This would never be a possibilty for our family as it would I'm sure take
most of the year packing away all our junk to accommodate visitors! I have just
returned from the UK and Paris and now need a holiday! The weather I'm pleased
to say was great i.e. no rain which is more than I can say for the Costa Blanca.
Europe certainly has had unpredictable weather this summer and we are still
experiencing storms here with 2 in the last week. With many reports of huge delays
at Alicante airport I was not relishing the trip but maybe I was lucky and in all my
travels we had no delays. Our baggage survived intact and nearly first off the
conveyor belt on all occasions plus all airline staff were most helpful and courteous.
This year I have been asked to help with one of our local fiestas which occurs in
October and part of it involves decorating the streets. The first meeting for our
street was held back in June under much secrecy and now August is over and
the main fiestas done and dusted we will resume our work but I will tell you all
about that next month so until then, Adios.
Researched and Written by Suzanna
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2) Costa Blanca Resources
Property Guides
i) Buying a property in Spain
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/bapis.html
This guide to buying a property in Spain offers first-hand advice on where to stay,
dealing with estate agents and builders and the types of properties available.
It covers building your own home, renovating a ruin and renting a cosy cottage.
ii) Buying a home in Spain
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/bahis.html
A handbook on buying and developing property in Spain, which provides advice on
choosing the best location, dealing with estate agents, renovation and restoration,
security, moving house, utilities, and legal matters.
Maps and Travel Guides
i) Michelin Map: Southern Spain
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/mmss.html
An annually updated road map of Southern Spain, covering the main and secondary
road networks across the region. Scale: 1/400,000 - 1cm=4km Legend/Key in four
languages (Spanish, French, English, German)
ii) Holiday Map: Costa Blanca
http://www.costablanca-netuide.com/bac/hmcb.html
This map covers the holiday destination of the Costa Blanca in Spain. Tourist attractions
are highlighted with a red flag. The map is supplemented with photographs and text.
ii) Euro Map: Costa Blanca
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/emcb.html
iii) Costa Blanca Mountain Walks
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/cbmw.html
Covering the area north and west of Benidorm, this guide includes walks in: Sierra Aitana,
Monte Ponoch, Puig Campana; the Val de Arc; the Benidorm Area - Sierra Helada,
Sierra Cortina; Sierra Serrella/Aixorta; Val de Algar; Val de Galinera/Forada; and the
North-west Sierras.
iv) Landscapes of the Costa Blanca
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/lotcb.html
The Costa Blanca is ideal for countryside exploration all year round. Travel only a short
distance inland, and the bustle of the resorts is left far behind. You find yourself surrounded
by market gardens, orchards and orange groves, while the dark rugged silhouettes of the
sierras beckon you close....
v) Autoroute 2002
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/ar2002.html
Route planning software is always very popular and looking at the capabilities of Autoroute
2002 it is not surprising. This CD-ROM is full of tweaks and twists beyond its central function
of producing journey plans, including a database of potential stopping off points for any trip,
vi) Video Visits: Spain
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/vvss.html
Experience the contrasts of a country filled with castles and whitewashed houses; where
bull-fighting coexists with the clicking castanets of Flamenco dancing and where the food
reflects the flavour of Spain.
Dictionaries and Phrase Books
i) Collins Large Spanish Dictionary
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/csld.html
A sixth edition of the dictionary which also details aspects of Spanish life and culture
ii) Berlitz Spanish Phrase Book
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/bspb.html
This Berlitz Spanish phrase book features over 1200 useful phrases and expressions and
over 2300 words that aim to cover just about any travel sutuations encountered.
The book includes "point to" panels which troubleshoot difficult situations such as visiting the
doctor as well as mini-dialogues.
iii) Spanish: with Michael Thomas
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/smt.html
Michel Thomas's approach to language learning aims to provide in a few hours a functional
working knowledge of a language without books, note-taking or conscious memorizing.
This CD provides an eight-hour course in Spanish.
Related Books
i) Driving over Lemons
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/dol.html
All Provenced out? Then head further south this year, to the breathtaking mountainous
climes of Andalucia. Just don't be squeamish about driving over lemons.
ii) Parrot in the Pepper Tree
http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/bac/pitpt.html
Chris Stewart turns another leaf on his life in southern Spain in this "Sort Of" sequel to
his biography, "Driving Over Lemons". It is in fact part sequel - further (mis)adventures
of Chris and his family on their remote Andalusian farm
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6) Sticker Information
We have available our Costa Blanca Netguide car or shop window
stickers that we will send out to you free of charge.
Just email stickers@costablanca-netguide.com with your name and
postal address and how many you require (3 Max) and we'll post
them out to you anywhere in Europe FREE.
Screensaver Information
Version 1 of the Costa Blanca Screensaver can be downloaded
at http://www.costablanca-netguide.com/screensaver.html.
The Free version has a few limitations but gives you a good
idea of what you can expect from the Full version which is
priced at 7 EUROS
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7) 2002 Approximate Publishing Dates
7th October - 4th November - 2nd December.
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