Menu
Expat.com
thiswildride

thiswildride

Active member

American looking for information about Uruguay

Forum

31 posts

About me

American

Lives in Segorbe

Registration: 20 August 2009

Activity

thiswildride replied to a thread
10 years ago
Ubersaramck

True costs of day to day life by Ubersaramck

Hi Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions already! I am in your debt! Currently I am trying to do a budget list for day to day living in Uruguay. How much does it actually cost to live? Monthly utilities, ...

thiswildride

TheOmegaMan is right there! We are retirees. It makes a whole world of difference. Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
10 years ago
Ubersaramck

True costs of day to day life by Ubersaramck

Hi Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions already! I am in your debt! Currently I am trying to do a budget list for day to day living in Uruguay. How much does it actually cost to live? Monthly utilities, ...

thiswildride

Hi everyone. As someone who has visited both Uruguay and Argentina (for weeks at a time), I consider UR my hoped for home. We happened to be there just before Fre Amplio won the election and loved the excitement in the air. Pepe is the kind of ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
10 years ago
Jakrm

Visiting by Jakrm

We are planning on visiting on the hope to find property to invest in for retirement. Where would be a good location to stay for about a week to check out what is available?

thiswildride

We did the same from Colonia del Sacramento. Lovely town. Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
thiswildride

trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride

Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...

thiswildride

joaquinx, when we applied about 8 mos ago it was minimum $1,700 US guaranteed income per person per month like a pension or SS. We also provided our bank and investment statements. Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
evelyn j

Any form of Accommodation in Segovia, Spain by evelyn j

Hello, its strange no one seems to talk about this city here. but i hear it's very beautiful. Anyway,I am due to come here for study any moment from now and would really appreciate help regarding accommodation. It could be a shared flat, house, ...

thiswildride

Hi Evelyn. Try Spanish rental sites. Here are a few... http://www.fotocasa.es/ http://www.enalquiler.com/ http://www.pisos.com/ Happy studying! Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
thiswildride

Permanent Residency???? by thiswildride

My husband and I are trying to become permanent residents of Belgium as soon as possible with an eye to retiring there as Belgian citizens. We are trying to get answers to several questions about the correct bureaucratic pathway: --Can entry on ...

thiswildride

Thank you, schoolmum, for your response. The tax issue is one we will give strong consideration to. Life in BE may be worth that price to us. We have very close (like family) friends there and the US is no longer a good home for us. (fed up with the ... Read More

thiswildride created a thread
12 years ago

Permanent Residency????

My husband and I are trying to become permanent residents of Belgium as soon as possible with an eye to retiring there as Belgian citizens. We are trying to get answers to several questions about the correct bureaucratic pathway: --Can entry on ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
Scuba Andy

Moving to the Valencia/Lliria area. by Scuba Andy

Hi all. We are looking to move to the Lliria/Valencia area later this year and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on how hard it is to get a part time job there or in the area. My wife is bilingual Spanish and English as am I and she is ...

thiswildride

Hi Jennifer. We're heading to Spain on a retirement visa. What do you need? Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
auhgal

Seeking a Not-So-British Existence In and Around Alicante by auhgal

I'm looking into buying property in Alicante city or possibly further north up the coast. I don't mind going a bit inland. I don't want to wind up in an expat enclave. Can someone suggest different communities (within the city or outside the city) ...

thiswildride

Just so you know inland Alicante, all of Alicante, is rolling in Brits. Have a look at this articleCulebronchris, thanks so much for this info. We definitely had an inkling this would be the case. These numbers/stats make it much more tangible. So ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
auhgal

Seeking a Not-So-British Existence In and Around Alicante by auhgal

I'm looking into buying property in Alicante city or possibly further north up the coast. I don't mind going a bit inland. I don't want to wind up in an expat enclave. Can someone suggest different communities (within the city or outside the city) ...

thiswildride

We're heading to Alicante to look for a long term rental end of May so we can look around and decide where we're comfortable too. I'd like a smaller town and more inland. No enclaves. We're US'ers though, so the Brits will think we're strange too. ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
minnesota2012

Relocating to Spain from USA by minnesota2012

Hello! I am Amber and my husband is Shawn. We live in Minnesota, USA and are moving to Barcelona Jan 1st 2013. We have never been there before but are planning a trip in Oct. It is a bit scary but we are excited about the adventure! We would love ...

thiswildride

Hi Grantaa, My husband and I are waiting for our retirement visa approval. Hopefully, we'll be in Spain by Sept. We're looking at Valencia area and more specifically Alicante or Gandia. We're looking for a quiet village. I'm pretty sure I posted ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
nanciza

need help in getting visas. by nanciza

we are a youth group coming to Croatia next month, but we will need help in getting visas.Could you help us with documentations to get residence permit? Thank you. Best regards, Bernard.

thiswildride

Ah, the blessings and curses of Google Translate... Hi all, I'm Croatian, I live in Split (Dalmatia, Croatia) and I work a lot with strangers as a certified translator, repeatedly obtaining residence permits and work permits. For now there are ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
12 years ago
expat.com

Cost of living in Spain by expat.com

Hi everybody, It would be very interesting and useful to exchange informations about the cost of living in Spain. The idea is to help those who would like to live in Spain. Don't forget to mention where you are living (Madrid, Barcelona, or any ...

thiswildride

I agree with Ghaziabad. New COL data would be great. Here's what I'm hoping for... Please take a moment or two to add your '2 cents' to the Spain costs overview on this site: Numbeo.com. (can't post the link since I'm new :P but it's what you ... Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
13 years ago
thiswildride

trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride

Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...

thiswildride

PS Just ordered your book. : ) Read More

thiswildride replied to a thread
13 years ago
thiswildride

trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride

Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...

thiswildride

Thank You Bob!! We'll keep in touch and I'm heading over to your blog now. Read More