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I'm looking at houses in Spain and i am in love. they're also really cheap right now too. i found a house i liked in Lloret de Mar, Girona, CATALUNYA but i've never been there. if you have any experience in Lloret De Mar please let me know what it's like! Is it safe there? What's the biggest worry? how are the beaches? what is there to do there? Is it a good place to live in? Is there a lot of foreign? Is it expensive ( homes, food, supplies, etc) Is there a lot of floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, anything? please give me your input on Lloret De Mar
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Yes Spain is a very good place to live, but this moment it is not the best, unless you are lucky and get a job fast. I have been only once in Lloret de Mar so I don't know much that place, the beaches are small and deep, it is a very touristic place in summer so I suppose it is expensive especially in that season.
Earthquakes and tsunamis are not usual, floods maybe a bit more during the raining season.
By the way, do you have a job in Spain? what are your plans of life in Lloret? maybe with these details it is easier to tell you.
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I'm looking at houses in Spain and i am in love. they're also really cheap right now too. i found a house i liked in Lloret de Mar, Girona, CATALUNYA but i've never been there. if you have any experience in Lloret De Mar please let me know what it's like! Is it safe there? What's the biggest worry? how are the beaches? what is there to do there? Is it a good place to live in? Is there a lot of foreign? Is it expensive ( homes, food, supplies, etc) Is there a lot of floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, anything? please give me your input on Lloret De Mar
I've been twice there in summer months. It's mostly a holiday destination town for Dutchs and Belgians, so you could think you are not in Spain or Catalonia but somewhere in Benelux beaches with great weather.
There are a lot of discos, bars and nightlife, so if you are not a young person it would be better to live in another quite town near Lloret.
I've been twice there in summer months. It's mostly a holiday destination town for Dutchs and Belgians, so you could think you are not in Spain or Catalonia but somewhere in Benelux beaches with great weather.
There are a lot of discos, bars and nightlife, so if you are not a young person it would be better to live in another quite town near Lloret.
Absolutly right! I wouldn't go there for holliday, and a lot with me, cos it wouldn't look (and sound) like spain much . And remember, when houses are cheap, it usually has a good reason. Unemployment rates are sky high at the moment.
A lot of Dutch try to move there and set up tourist buisenesses. We actually have a few television shows about that. Cause watch out! Its very slow paced living there, wich is nice and relaxed, but also very frustrating if you have to make arrangements. Like said before, you'd have to make appointments with government officials and brokers, and it's perfectly normal for them to show up one or two hours late. Or don't show up at all, without notice . Especially Dutch, and Germans with their punctual culture, get so frustrated they pull out their own hairs. We love watching that show
Absolutly right! I wouldn't go there for holliday, and a lot with me, cos it wouldn't look (and sound) like spain much . And remember, when houses are cheap, it usually has a good reason. Unemployment rates are sky high at the moment.
A lot of Dutch try to move there and set up tourist buisenesses. We actually have a few television shows about that. Cause watch out! Its very slow paced living there, wich is nice and relaxed, but also very frustrating if you have to make arrangements. Like said before, you'd have to make appointments with government officials and brokers, and it's perfectly normal for them to show up one or two hours late. Or don't show up at all, without notice . Especially Dutch, and Germans with their punctual culture, get so frustrated they pull out their own hairs. We love watching that show
It's called "Ik vertrek" (i'm leaving) it's a Dutch television show, following Dutch people leaving the Netherlands to start a new life in another country. Most go to France, Spain or Italy and some to the scandinavian countries or Eastern Europe, thinking the'll have a more relaxed life. Were they in for a suprise
But actually it's quite a nice show that gives a realistic view on how hard it can be to leave your country and adapt to a new environment and culture.
If you google it you'll find some video's of it on the internet, it's in Dutch though
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. Especially Dutch, and Germans with their punctual culture, get so frustrated they pull out their own hairs. We love watching that show 
what is it called?
