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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: paul.lovejoy on 12 October 2012, 17:50:19
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Lovejoy builders & Interiors go international yes i know it may have been on the news but its official
got a 4 week job in portugal nice villa right on a golf course ( dont bloody play) got to drive there with materials etc so that will be a long one 3,000 round trip
wifeys coming out for last week for a holiday then a slow drive back through spain for a week :y
just a shame it will be november or may have to be put it back until january due to current comitments
anybody know any good spanish stop offs for the journey home :y
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Why do I think of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, who are you working for Ally Frazier ??? ;D ;D ;D
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Best of luck mate, hope all goes well :y.
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Its a funny old world really Paul.I remember you about a year ago (?) worried & depressed because you couldnt get any work.This year youve been busy as hell and are now at the head of an international conglomerate (sort of ;D).
Just goes to show,that you never know whats around the corner.Well done mate,and good luck to you. :y
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Thanks Del and thanks Albs not counting my chickens yet but if it keeps going into next year i will be a happy bunny and not feel such a bell end well will always be a bell end but hey ho ;D ;D
theres quite a few people out there that have done quite well from me but when your backs against the wall you find out who your mates really are.....just call me billy, billy no mates ;D ;D ;D ;D
but what a result been trying to take wifey for a well deserved holiday for 4 years now a belated honeymoon and this falls in my lap as you say you never know whats round the corner :y :y :y
and we gotta be on for a race meet Albs would love to be a brands this weekend I bloody knew Alex would be a contender when i watched him last year he just had to stay on the bike what a race at silverstone rooting for shakey really but that Alex has no fear and at 22
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Well done and good luck with the venture :y
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Good on you.Hope it continues in same vein.From small acorns...!
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Good on you.Hope it continues in same vein.From small acorns...!
You heard about that too ? :-X
:D ;D ;D ;D
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Good on you.Hope it continues in same vein.From small acorns...!
You heard about that too ? :-X
:D ;D ;D ;D
i cant help it mind you i can run faster with small acorns its just the 10 bellies that i keep falling over :o :o
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Good on you.Hope it continues in same vein.From small acorns...!
You heard about that too ? :-X
:D ;D ;D ;D
i cant help it mind you i can run faster with small acorns its just the 10 bellies that i keep falling over :o :o
You been seing a lot of TB recently then Paul?........... :D :D :D :-X
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Youve slimmed down to just the ten now ? Well done mate. :y ;D ;D
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that reminds me must dig out my thong ready for some sun in portugal :y :y :y ;D ;D
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last time i went sun bathing bloody green peace kept trying to put me in the water :o :o
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that reminds me must dig out my thong ready for some sun in portugal :y :y :y ;D ;D
Oh gawd, i've just had me tea before being assaulted by that mental image! :o ;D
Best of British with it all Paul :y
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:y :y :y :y cheers everyone
hey i found my thong its a bit well stiff or is that crusty :-[ :-[. phew nearly threw up then ;D ;D ;D ;D
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that reminds me must dig out my thongready for some sun in portugal :y :y :y ;D ;D
please god NO...we did have a very good relationship with portugal...then you turn up doning your thong :y
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Lovejoy builders & Interiors go international yes i know it may have been on the news but its official
got a 4 week job in portugal nice villa right on a golf course ( dont bloody play) got to drive there with materials etc so that will be a long one 3,000 round trip
wifeys coming out for last week for a holiday then a slow drive back through spain for a week :y
just a shame it will be november or may have to be put it back until january due to current comitments
anybody know any good spanish stop offs for the journey home :y
Good bit of work opportunity news.
Where is the work. Southern Portugal or further north maybe Oporto way?
I will unearth some hotel/secure parking recommendations in the North of Spain if you like in a day or two (somewhere between Burgos and St Sebastion might be appropriate) We drive it in a day from the Midlands to the Costa del Sol but not in a van! When we used to stop it was around the French/Spanish border at St Sebastion
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its in Dunas Doradas
depending on time i was hoping to spend at least 7 days travelling back through spain just to really see a bit of the country and the odd seaside ressort. me and wifey dont mind something a bit lively as well as something quite and inland.
van could do with secure parking as it will be full of tools its a lwb high roof movano so not the easiest thing to park
any suggestions more than welcome thanks
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I drove to Lisbon and back once, going out I went via Madrid and coming back I went via Salamanca and Valladolid. If I remember rightly it was quicker and easier via Madrid, but a much nicer drive coming back! The truckstops in Spain often have cheap and cheerful hotels! :)
If you need a co-driver/labourer.... ;)
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Oooo Yes just remembered a good stop! Smallish town called Alencon just north of Le Mans in France. There's a Mercure hotel there which is OK, but the restaurant next door is fab!! It's a small steak house and everything is cooked on a huge open fire in the restaurant and the menu is steak! jacket potato from the fire, green beans and a selection of sauces for the steak!! Yum!!! Highly recommended!! :y :y :y
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Wow, about as far South West as you can go.!
The place I was trying to remember is in Northern Spain, in Lerma near Burgos. Here is the link. http://www.hotelalisa.com/lerma%28i%29.html The parking is underground so not sure of height clearance on your vehicle. However if it was of interest to you most hotels in Iberia speak some form of English or better you could drop them an Email with your request for max vehicle height - it will be in Metric of course.
Two other thoughts are to stay in one or more of the state run hotels. They are always nice places (former monastries, castle and the like) for a bit of luxury. In Portugal they are called Pousadas ( here is their website http://www.pousadasofportugal.com/?gclid=CNbpzOan_rICFRPLtAod4HcA-A) The equivalent in Spain is the parador ( here is their website on the page for Zafra- we stayed there a few years back and had a superb room . http://www.parador.es/en/cargarFichaParador.do?parador=092&LANG=en&SM=true&fechaDesde=&fechaHasta=&codigoIdiomaOrigen=es)
You will find the driving very easy compared to Britain except in built up areas off motorways and main roads.
IF you were thinking of going anywhere near Barcelona and like spectacular sights, I can recommend Monserrat http://www.montserratvisita.com/.
Drop me a pm if you have other questions :y
If that hasn't helped drop me a PM with specifics!
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wow some nice places there will need to get my thinking cap on or maybe spend 2 weeks travelling home, shame wifey cant have more time off, thanks for the advice meeting the client again next week so will hopefully know if its November or January which will help :)
thanks again for the help :y :y
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that reminds me must dig out my thong ready for some sun in portugal :y :y :y ;D ;D
Best of luck with the job, I'm glad work is picking up. Since 2008 it has been tough, but I'm finding things are beginning to pick up at last. :y
Looking forward to your holiday video: "Borat does Portugal". ;D ;D ;D
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Sounds like a great trip ahead Paul, hope you enjoy it mate 8)
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:y :y :y :y cheers everyone
hey i found my thong its a bit well stiff or is that crusty :-[ :-[. phew nearly threw up then ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y