fidobsa
English expat in Croatia
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English
Lives in Ferdinandovac, Koprivnicko-Kri
Speaks English
Registration: 11 November 2011
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Still loving the forum and I love to follow it (perhaps I come back) by cdw057
The readers know me by now and many of the active contibutors I love/like, you can see from my comments I think. Please keep going, I will follow (and comment when appropriate). Thanks for being active!!
In my case I've never had a well paid job so always look for the cheapest option with solving problems or upgrading. I also have the attitude that most tradesmen are just ordinary people like me. If they can learn to do something, why shouldn't I? ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
I watch a YouTube channel called Sleeperdude. It is vehicle related but involves a whole family of 5 who work on projects together. On the last video I watched, the son had been to the barbers and got a short back and sides. As a kid my dad did the ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
I went to ask my neighbour something yesterday, I could not knock on the door as it was missing! It looks like they have had new tiles in the hall and will probably need the bottom of the door adjusted to fit. I suppose a different tradesman does ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
My night vision has never been good but these days I can mostly avoid driving in the dark. That is one reason I'm not keen to drive to UK these days, plus my car is now 15 years old and I don't trust it to do that kind of trip. I did have to pick up ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
@fluffy2560 I am another person who can wake up too early or even in the middle of the night and fail to sleep again. But I've grown to accept it now and like most catch up with my e mails and watch rubbish on u tube or Netflix. And I dislike ... Read More
Your neighbours in Hungary by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When you move in Hungary, relationships with your neighbours can play a vital role in your well-being and integration. Share your experiences of the interactions and routines that punctuate your daily life in Hungary: Tell us ...
Where I lived in Scotland girls were "quines" and boys were "loons". In Belezna I had some good neighbours and some eccentric neighbours. The woman I bought the house from lived opposite and I used to buy firewood from her. They were a nice family, ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
I don't sleep very well so to relieve the boredom of lying in bed awake I stream live BBC radio on my phone. I normally listen to Radio 4 Extra and this morning they started a programme about the film "The Wicker Man". After a couple of minutes into ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
Does it have a means of determining the age of the customer? Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
When I first moved to my house in Hungary I sometimes heard crackling sounds from the electric junction boxes high up the walls! It was wired with a mixture of aluminium and copper wires, all the joints being twisted and taped. Rewiring was a high ... Read More
Double Taxation / UK Tax Return by fidobsa
I live in Croatia but rent out my house in UK, so I have to do UK tax returns. My understanding of double taxation was that I could get my personal allowance the same as if I lived in UK because a double taxation treaty exists between UK and ...
For anyone else who has this query, I did get an answer by joining the HMRC forum. Apparently I didn't need to fill in that section as I am not entitled to any tax relief via that route. Read More
Air pollution in Montenegro is a barrier to staying here by pbryant
I am a US expat. I survived living in Los Angeles for a decade during some of the worst years of air pollution in the 1970s. The air pollution in Podgorica however may drive me out after living here for three years.According to the WHO, the Balkans ...
I live in rural Croatia, near the border with Hungary. Most people heat their homes by burning wood but the area is so sparsely populated that it is not a problem. There is not much industry, hence the depopulation. Read More
Still loving the forum and I love to follow it (perhaps I come back) by cdw057
The readers know me by now and many of the active contibutors I love/like, you can see from my comments I think. Please keep going, I will follow (and comment when appropriate). Thanks for being active!!
Yes, I can imagine there is a lot less to do, living in a flat in Budapest. Living in a village house always gives you things to do like gardening, running repairs, pest control etc. It is not up and running yet but this summer I installed a pellet ... Read More
Selling a House by fidobsa
Last night I had an email from my neighbour saying she wants to sell her house and asking if I knew of European websites where her advert would be seen by people in other countries. I realised that I was out of touch with this as I've not gone ...
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/ https://www.gate-away.com -@M HuntThat second one appears to only be properties in Italy. This house is in Croatia but not a tourist area. Read More
Selling a House
Last night I had an email from my neighbour saying she wants to sell her house and asking if I knew of European websites where her advert would be seen by people in other countries. I realised that I was out of touch with this as I've not gone ... Read More