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Beware at Spanish Service Stations. If there is one thing I hear countless times that is very easy to avoid it is the Spanish service station scam. Basically the scam is the following. You pull into a service station and go for a drink or a rest. You come out get in your car and drive off. After a couple of kilometres you notice something is wrong with the car and more or less at the same time a car will start flashing you from behind. When you stop they will helpfully inform you that your back tyre is down and that you need to change it.

A Third of the way Through Our 100 Tips for Moving To Spain. We have now uploaded 33 of our 100 tips for moving to Spain and today we get to number 34. The Notary is the essential part of any Spanish property transaction. Essentially they do the following:

Both of these tips are available on You Tube but here are the embeds to look at. Number 31 talks about integration into the local community

It all seems so simple really. You buy a house, get your telephone line, set up a wifi system and start surfing the internet in your new home in Spain. However life is never that simple in Spain. At times getting a telephone line and even more an internet connection can seem like one of Dante's more devilish circles on your descent into hell.

Tip number 27 of out 100 tips for moving to Spain talks about food and how you should explore the tastes of Spain when you come over here. If you stick to your normal diet then food becomes a lot more expensive. Fresh food tends to be cheaper here but processed food is quite a bit more expensive. I have included two videos today, the first is the tip and the second is one I made last year that talks about the price of fruit and veg in Spain.

Tip number 26 of our 100 things to think about when you are moving to Spain talks about looking to do stuff when you come to Spain rather than treating it just like God's waiting room.

Number 24 of our 100 tips for those thinking of moving to Spain talks about the hobbies you currently have and whether you will be able to carry on doing them when you move to Spain. So whether your interest is Morris Dancing, World of Warcraft, Bog Snorkelling or chasing a large round cheese down a hill or maybe even something interesting then think about whether you can actually do it in Spain because you will miss it if you can't of course.

The fixtures for the Spanish league have finally been announced and you can reserve your FC Barcelona Tickets. However they may change in the next week or so as Hercules who were promoted have been accused of bribing opposition teams to lose thus ensuring they got promotion. How were they found out? Well the conversations of the bribes were recorded. Despite being caught red handed they still insist they are innocent and the goalkeeper who let 4 goals in to allow them promotion has also denied receiving 100,000 Euros to dive the wrong way. Check it out for yourself here.

The latest in our 100 tips for coming to live and possibly work in Spain. Have you thought about the cost of living and what you need on a weekly or monthly basis in order to make sure you do not overspend. 100 tips for coming to live in Spain for you in small bite sized video format.

Tip number 16 of our 100 tips for people thinking of moving to Spain. Getting around. Do you really need a car if you are living in a Spanish city and can you do without one if you are living outside?

I am currently on holiday but thought you might like to catch up on the latest videos which concentrate on children and education in Spain. First we talk about the necessity to keep the children happy because if not the whole move will fall to bits and talk about the considerations you need to bear in mind including the obvious realise that you need to be a taxi for a time.

and no that is not the tip... The tip for today is probably the most fundemental for your chances of having success in Spain or staying the course and distance and being happy and it is... Whatever you do you must...

Today we get to number ten in our 100 tips for people wanting to come and live in Spain. Today's tip is all about the necessity for outside space and why you should seriously think about how you are going to incorporate this into your lifestyle in Spain. Do you want or need outside space and if so what type of outside space do you want, a simple balcony, a terrace, an attic flat, gardens, interior patios surrounded by flowers? There are so many options but you should really decide first how you will fit outside space into your lifestyle.

If you are going to be buying Spanish property then making a list is extremely important. What should be on the list. Well watch the video accompanying this and then start work on yours.

Now I know you may be asking, "where are numbers 3 and 4?" As I mentioned in the first couple of videos you need to be following on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to get all of the notification about each video as they are produced and by doing that you will make sure you don't miss any of them.

Here is the second video in our series about what you must do if you are thinking about coming to live in Spain. Today's tip is all about lawyers. Tip number 2 in our series of 100 thing to think about when you are coming to Spain to live.

Here it is then the start of our 100 tips for people buying property in Spain. Over the next few weeks and months even you will get 100 videos showing you what you should be thinking of when buying property in Spain. The tips are practical, logical, quirky, surprising and even controversial, just wait until you get to number 54 for example.

When you are buying a property for sale in Spain you might make a mistake or two, choose the wrong place, choose the wrong coloured tiles for the bathroom or even pay well over the odds for something that doesn't suit at all and needs so much work it is unbelievable.