les norton
@g4jnw
English looking for information about Malta
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Lives in carlisle
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Registration: 03 January 2015
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prepaid cards comparison by g4jnw
I would like to compare pre paid cards as I'm not sure I'm getting the best rate on euro. I use the caxton fx euro card, if I were to load it today I would get the rate of 1.347 EUR and the interbank rate is 1.38 so obviously the difference ...
There is a new card out called we swap its a strange one but looks a little better than my caxton pre paid card click here Views please, have ordered one but won't be here for my next holiday as its quite soon Read More
What are the positives to living in Malta? by Wanderlust1
Guys I've heard so much negative stuff about living in Malta, but what are the positives? As I've mentioned before on other posts my circumstances are this... The UK based company that I already work for have offered me a promotion if ...
As a prospective ex-pat who is thinking of retiring on Gozo I value the negatives as much as the positives then i can balance them up to see if i want to move or not. For me/us we have formed a blog of against and for's at my website here Its ... Read More
€ v GBP by Wanderlust1
Hi Guys, I've received job offer in Malta I currently live reside in UK . Question is I've been offered my salary to be paid in either £GBP or €Euro. What currency would you opt for to have your monthly salary paid by? I will if I ...
just voted today as i have a postal vote so sooner than you think lol Read More
A place in the sun malta episode 19/04/15 by robpw2
So incase your missing it channel 4s a place in the sun are currently showing a new episode where they choose between Lincolnshire and Malta ... Worth watching but beware not all information on this show is always 100% factual or relevant So ...
would have wasted an hour if it wasn't for ogling at the blonde with the blue leather jacket (better not tell the wife lol) its an age thing haha Read More
A place in the sun malta episode 19/04/15 by robpw2
So incase your missing it channel 4s a place in the sun are currently showing a new episode where they choose between Lincolnshire and Malta ... Worth watching but beware not all information on this show is always 100% factual or relevant So ...
well what a waste of a program, could have shown so much more, more money than sense I think. Read More
A place in the sun malta episode 19/04/15 by robpw2
So incase your missing it channel 4s a place in the sun are currently showing a new episode where they choose between Lincolnshire and Malta ... Worth watching but beware not all information on this show is always 100% factual or relevant So ...
Looks like the estate agent saw them coming and started rubbing their hands Read More
A place in the sun malta episode 19/04/15 by robpw2
So incase your missing it channel 4s a place in the sun are currently showing a new episode where they choose between Lincolnshire and Malta ... Worth watching but beware not all information on this show is always 100% factual or relevant So ...
yep I'm watching it, a bit tongue in cheek though, one holiday then buying hmmmm Read More
Winter in Malta by btttldmr
Hi Guys I would like to know winter in Malta , how heavy winter? how to heat indoors house? We will move to Malta from Malaysia here already used to Tropical Climate all year hot and humid a bit concern is it Malta be very cold ? And how about in ...
"Kerosene - no real experience of them - but id be concerned about the fumes after burn" Yes thats what we were concerned about but the new inverter type is supposed to be much better BUT i can't find any reviews on them. only one ... Read More
Winter in Malta by btttldmr
Hi Guys I would like to know winter in Malta , how heavy winter? how to heat indoors house? We will move to Malta from Malaysia here already used to Tropical Climate all year hot and humid a bit concern is it Malta be very cold ? And how about in ...
I can second what Toon is saying, we came over to Malta & Gozo to have a look at what was available and everyone thought we were stupid coming over in winter BUT we didn't want to stay in a hotel, we wanted to live in an apartment and see ... Read More
Property: Buying vs Renting by New Horizonz
I'd like to collect in one place people's sentiments, emotions, eperience and especially information on the subject. Many people are against buying a property in Malta, but exactly for what reason? Are there people already bought or ...
seen that one before but if you haven't seen it then its worth a watch.Are you sure? It's a new episode according to the Radio Times and the Channel 4 website.My mistake just looked at the one i recorded and its a different couple so will ... Read More
Property: Buying vs Renting by New Horizonz
I'd like to collect in one place people's sentiments, emotions, eperience and especially information on the subject. Many people are against buying a property in Malta, but exactly for what reason? Are there people already bought or ...
seen that one before but if you haven't seen it then its worth a watch. Read More
What are the positives to living in Malta? by Wanderlust1
Guys I've heard so much negative stuff about living in Malta, but what are the positives? As I've mentioned before on other posts my circumstances are this... The UK based company that I already work for have offered me a promotion if ...
I worry that you are moving for the wrong reasons, we are in the UK and hope to move to Gozo in 2016 for me to retire and my wife hopes to find a part time job, not cause she has to but she wants to. We have travelled many times to Malta & Gozo ... Read More
moving by spandy61
Wonder if any of you can give advice. I am a Bus driver in the uk and i have emailed Bus/coach companies in Malta to see if they employ English drivers, most have been back to me to say i should call in and see them when i arrive in malta, however ...
I agree with all the above, we are in the period of research, the more you do this plus go over and meet people the better you will get prepared. As an example we did 3 years research before moving to the scottish islands and even after that we were ... Read More
UK pension changes let the vultures descend by robpw2
Whilst I appreciate than changes will be a good thing I see estate agents are now rubbing their hands with glee as people cash In their pension savings to invest in a property market that they don't fully understand ...
Its funny when I go up North I find the people to have more of a community spirit then those in the South. When I grew up (43 now) I knew everyone in our street. When I left the UK i barely knew my neighbours. Hence why I have moved here I want my ... Read More
Working and wages as bus driver in Malta by spandy61
well reading between the lines, to sum up wages are rubbish and you have to work long long hours for it? and so on 1 income it will be a struggle to survive? I am a bus driver in the uk, my wife cant work because of her illness, but we were thinking ...
I can only speak of when we were on Malta in February as we used the buses quite a bit, can't speak of Gozo as we had a car there. I saw numerous times bus drivers stopping and loading far too many passengers and then saying "I ... Read More