Sharon
@Canarybird
Canadian expat in Spain
Forum posts
7
Contacts
2
About me
Canadian
Lives in Tenerife
Speaks English, Spanish, some French & German
Registration: 20 May 2009
Activity
Autoescuela & license info? by JB80
Hi all, I'm going to have to apply for my Spanish license soon and was wondering firstly if anybody has a good recommendation for an autoescuela in or around the Sant Joan de Alicante, El Campello, Muchamiel areas? I'd consider elsewhere too if ...
Hi I'm Canadian and took my Spanish driving lessons over 5 years ago since my Canadian licence was not recognized, even though I've been driving all my life. I had to go to driving school for at least a couple of months as though I were a ... Read More
Autoescuela & license info? by JB80
Hi all, I'm going to have to apply for my Spanish license soon and was wondering firstly if anybody has a good recommendation for an autoescuela in or around the Sant Joan de Alicante, El Campello, Muchamiel areas? I'd consider elsewhere too if ...
Hi JB80...I believe it is the law that you have to get your licence through a driving school if your current licence is not an EU licence or one from a country which has a reciprocal exchange agreement with Spain. Canada and Spain dont so thats ... Read More
Autoescuela & license info? by JB80
Hi all, I'm going to have to apply for my Spanish license soon and was wondering firstly if anybody has a good recommendation for an autoescuela in or around the Sant Joan de Alicante, El Campello, Muchamiel areas? I'd consider elsewhere too if ...
I had to go through an auto escuela two years ago as my Canadian licence was not recognised here in Spain (Tenerife). Although I had been driving all my life I still needed to attend driving school classes several times a week in a classroom, along ... Read More
Job market in Spain??? by AussieConnie
Job market in Paris??? Hi all Just wondering what the job market is like in Spain for English-only speaking Aussie if I get a working visa? Just curious to see if 1 - I need Spain, or English is acceptable 2 - If there is any jobs to be had? My ...
The unemployment level in Spain is over 26% so prospects aren't good especially if you don't speak Spanish. Unemployment is at 57.7% among Spanish young people and there are long lines outside the employment offices of those seeking any kind of ... Read More
Long term rent in Puero de la Cruz by Noggie
Hi. My family and I are moving to Tenerife at the end of this year and I was wondering how much can you get rental prices down from advertised prices if you are renting long term? Thanks
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Which Canaries Island is best to retire to? by Lord Lucan
I am brand new to this site. Hi to one and all. Which Island is best to retire to, I'm 50 and suffered a lot of heart attacks and two strokes. Hills and cold are a killers to me. I can not walk more than about 500m on the flat on a good day, bad ...
Hi Tim...I've lived in the north of Tenerife for many years. It's a beautiful island and a great place to retire. You may look at the south of this island where the sand is not black and the land is flatter than the north. Why don't you join or ... Read More