@njadwriter
American expat in Spain
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Registration: 17 March 2024
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Retired Gay American Expats in Spain? by RickyP3
Hello,I'm researching places to emigrate to in Spain, maybe Portugal in the coming year. We are a retired gay male couple in California, and would like to hear from similar folks who have found comfortable places in Spain for their new homes. It's a ...
I just read an article on CNN about an American couple from Miami who bought a house in Spain. After about a year, they decided they had made a mistake. Here is the link for those ... Read More
Retiring from US by Mbershod
Hello, we are a married lesbian couple in our late 60’s looking to retire in Spain from the US. Visited twice to Madrid, Alicante, Malaga and Estepone. We are from S. Florida so being close to the ocean is a priority. We want to plan another ...
Just reading through another reply to you. I have not found any direct flights to Valencia from NY/NJ airports. When I first went to look at the house I got to Valencia by changing planes in Frankfurt. That airport is huge and it was at least 40 ... Read More
Retiring from US by Mbershod
Hello, we are a married lesbian couple in our late 60’s looking to retire in Spain from the US. Visited twice to Madrid, Alicante, Malaga and Estepone. We are from S. Florida so being close to the ocean is a priority. We want to plan another ...
@Mbershod I have lots of pictures but I can’t figure out how to get them on this platform. For a general sense of the area just do a search for Gandia, Spain. The coast on the Mediterranean runs all the way from Barcelona to Rock of Gibraltar. ... Read More
Retiring from US by Mbershod
Hello, we are a married lesbian couple in our late 60’s looking to retire in Spain from the US. Visited twice to Madrid, Alicante, Malaga and Estepone. We are from S. Florida so being close to the ocean is a priority. We want to plan another ...
@MbershodWhen we told our kids what we were doing their response was “you’re too old.” My response was “we’re too old not to do it.” The townhouse we bought included all the furniture, so that was not an issue ... Read More
US elections & your expat life (testimonies) by Ameerah Arjanee
Hi everyone. I’m a content writer for Expat Magazine, and we are planning on writing an article about what American expats abroad (and non-American expats living in the US) think about the upcoming presidential elections. How do you think the ...
My wife and I just bought a house in Daimuz, Spain. "Presidents that they are not particularly fond of, " does not come close to describing Trump. He will be a dangerous, dishonest demagogue who only cars about himself. He will make life in America ... Read More
Retiring from US by Mbershod
Hello, we are a married lesbian couple in our late 60’s looking to retire in Spain from the US. Visited twice to Madrid, Alicante, Malaga and Estepone. We are from S. Florida so being close to the ocean is a priority. We want to plan another ...
I saw the post about complications. We also have a great Spanish attorney who has handled all of that for us. We’ve had no problems. Read More
Retiring from US by Mbershod
Hello, we are a married lesbian couple in our late 60’s looking to retire in Spain from the US. Visited twice to Madrid, Alicante, Malaga and Estepone. We are from S. Florida so being close to the ocean is a priority. We want to plan another ...
@MbershoMy wife and I are 70-ish. We just bought a townhouse in the small town of Diamuz, a mile from a gorgeous beach on the Mediterranean. It is near the larger town of Gandía, both about 1.5 hours south of Valencia and 1 hour north of ... Read More
Gay Married Couple Looking to Relocate to Spain by markegoldstein
The question is where in Spain would a gay married couple in their 60s feel more comfortable? The choices are :Malaga/Torremolinos, Alicante, or Valencia.We like to make gay friends and have all the amenities that a decent-sized city would have ...
@tomwinI’m not gay. I do have a gay grandson married to a wonderful man. Both ex military. I also have a granddaughter married to a wonderful Mexican man. And another granddaughter married to a terrific (but short) Japanese guy. Those are some ... Read More
Gay Married Couple Looking to Relocate to Spain by markegoldstein
The question is where in Spain would a gay married couple in their 60s feel more comfortable? The choices are :Malaga/Torremolinos, Alicante, or Valencia.We like to make gay friends and have all the amenities that a decent-sized city would have ...
@CulebronchrisI love your comment about the Donkey cart. My wife and I just bought a townhouse in Daimuz, near Gandia, about 1.5 hours south of Valencia. Read More
Gay Married Couple Looking to Relocate to Spain by markegoldstein
The question is where in Spain would a gay married couple in their 60s feel more comfortable? The choices are :Malaga/Torremolinos, Alicante, or Valencia.We like to make gay friends and have all the amenities that a decent-sized city would have ...
@markegoldstein Hi Mark. We just bought a townhouse in Daimuz, near Gandia and about 1.5 hours south of Valencia. We are a 70-ish married straight couple and we bought the house from a married gay couple who are returning to NZ because one of their ... Read More
US elections & your expat life (testimonies) by Ameerah Arjanee
Hi everyone. I’m a content writer for Expat Magazine, and we are planning on writing an article about what American expats abroad (and non-American expats living in the US) think about the upcoming presidential elections. How do you think the ...
My wife and I have already voted in NJ for Kamala Harris. We are buying a home in Daimuz, Spain for extended vacations and to share with our family. However, if Trump wins, we will stay in Spain. I have voted in every presidential election since ... Read More
Bring a pet from the US to Spain and return to US by njadwriter
We have bought a house in Daimuz, Spain, and will make our first trip there in 12/24 to 02/25. We will return in 5/25 to spend at least six months. We will return to the US after each trip. We want to bring our cat with us each time we go and ...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. May I ask how the cats behaved on the trip? What a bout feeding them? Can they go that long without a litter box? Thanks Read More
Bring a pet from the US to Spain and return to US
We have bought a house in Daimuz, Spain, and will make our first trip there in 12/24 to 02/25. We will return in 5/25 to spend at least six months. We will return to the US after each trip. We want to bring our cat with us each time we go and ... Read More
Expat happy hour? by Amkect6486
Hello all! My husband and I live in Iowa City (go Caitlin) but we plan to retire abroad. Spain is at the top of the list of possibilitIes.We are flying into Malaga in November but haven’t booked accommodations because we want to be free to ...
My wife and I are buying a house in Damuiz, which is a small coastal town near Gandia. Our house is just a mile from the beach. EWe love the beach, so it's perfect for us. Daimuz is really small, but we're 10 minutes from Gandia, with banks, stores, ... Read More
The afterwork culture in Spain by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Living in Spain is a unique opportunity to discover the different aspects of the local culture and way of life. Today, we would like to invite you to explore the afterwork culture in Spain and how locals get to unwind. Whether ...
@Cheryl My wife and I are both retired. We are moving to Spain next year. Our house is in Daimuz, close to the larger town of Gandia.We learned on our time there in May, that restaurants generally serve dinner at about 9 PM. That's opne adjustment ... Read More