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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 17 May 2017, 16:03:59
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Can't help but be excited. First proper holiday for 13 years. 8) 8)
We are off to Valencia city ( 3rd biggest in Spain and never been before) for some culture then to Alicante for second week.
Pets are at the kennels (blub).
Hired a car as we still haven't bought one. The one we were allocated was quite small but for not much extra we have upgraded to a devils fuel 1.6 DSG auto Golf estate. It had 10km on the clock. By the time it was home it was just nicely run in. ::) ::) Can't tell the model but it has cruise but no sat nav.
Six hour drive tomorrow mostly empty motorway but expect Valencia will be horrible for traffic and parking. Be interesting to see how we get on with the car practically speaking. It might be a contender, yesterday hot runners were auto Mondeo estate and Passat estate.
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Enjoy the break Varche, by the sounds of it you greatly deserve it after 13 years :y :y
It's funny though that I, and I think others, believe if you live in hot climes that counts as one continual holiday, even though that is never the case! Stupid really, but after living abroad in the past I can still think like that :D :D
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Ah I have friends that say why do you need a holiday when you live in paradise ;D
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If you don't mind me asking Varche, did you move to Spain at "retirement" (not that the amount of work you do sounds like retiring!) or decide to quit the 9-5 and just do something totally different?
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My hire cars for the week is a gas guzzling 1l ecoboost Focus and a petrol something Mundano.
The Focus had 1000km on the clock when I picked it up, but felt like in had 50 times than... ...but it is a hire car
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Enjoy your break Varche :y
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They do have a hard life. I'm currently stuck with a diseasel Nissan Joke for the week. ::). I've taken to driving without using the clutch other than starting off, after 3 days I'm getting pretty good, but I wouldn't do it in my own motor. ;D
They really are rather shite.
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Ah I have friends that say why do you need a holiday when you live in paradise ;D
I was kinda wondering where you would go for a holiday when you live in Spain.
Dagenham ? Toxteth ? You know, somewhere really nice and different ::)
(Oh dear . . . . here come the complaints for people who live in the above)
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Ah I have friends that say why do you need a holiday when you live in paradise ;D
I was kinda wondering where you would go for a holiday when you live in Spain.
Dagenham ? Toxteth ? You know, somewhere really nice and different ::)
(Oh dear . . . . here come the complaints for people who live in the above)
Don't be daft Rog! :o He'd go to Wales for some guaranteed rainfall and the lovely ladies! :) Baaaa! ;D :P
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Trying to read through the Spanish lingo handbook. Can,t find any reference to uprated suspension. Here is hoping it has good bump stops when we have squeezed everything in. Being a hire car it will obviously have a more powerful engine than standard.
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Trying to read through the Spanish lingo handbook. Can,t find any reference to uprated suspension. Here is hoping it has good bump stops when we have squeezed everything in. Being a hire car it will obviously have a more powerful engine than standard.
Being a VW it won't be any uprated from the hatch, so expect to scrape the under tray on bumps. Being a hire car, this is normal.
If you decide to buy one, fit heavy duty shocks and treat them as a service item. Incidentally the floor undertrays are about £40 each, so not the end of the world.
Meanwhile enjoy your holiday :y
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If you don't mind me asking Varche, did you move to Spain at "retirement" (not that the amount of work you do sounds like retiring!) or decide to quit the 9-5 and just do something totally different?
No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
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Went to Valencia a few years ago, very compact and easy to get around the old city, (From the station near the bull ring to the dried up river beds at the top takes about half hour. They re-routed the river.) Some of the modern architecture around the port area is stunning too. Enjoy. :y
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If you don't mind me asking Varche, did you move to Spain at "retirement" (not that the amount of work you do sounds like retiring!) or decide to quit the 9-5 and just do something totally different?
No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
Well, that will be interesting if you do end up being one of them ;D
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No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
Sounds like a great alternative lifestyle, but I agree very hard work! I hope one day my wide and I are brave enough to take a similar step. Turning a crumbling chateau into an upmarket B&B is a very appealing (although undoubtedly well trodden) path.
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No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
Sounds like a great alternative lifestyle, but I agree very hard work! I hope one day my wide and I are brave enough to take a similar step. Turning a crumbling chateau into an upmarket B&B is a very appealing (although undoubtedly well trodden) path.
Varche's being very modest. He really does live in paradise. :y
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/OOF/IMGP8480.jpg)
Really not sure how those Pink crocs got there. :-[
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No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
Sounds like a great alternative lifestyle, but I agree very hard work! I hope one day my wide and I are brave enough to take a similar step. Turning a crumbling chateau into an upmarket B&B is a very appealing (although undoubtedly well trodden) path.
If your missus reads this you might have some explaining to do. Watch for flying laptops, a la Opti. ;D ;D ;D
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No we were stuck in an ever increasing rat race spiral. Both getting home late, working seven days a week. Probably would have been dead by now if we had continued. Too conscientious. So we are living the dream. Been tough at times but very rewarding. I wouldnt swap but one day we are going to have to compromise and live somewhere smaller and nearer the doctors and hospital.! Back in the seventies i saw no end of people retire on good pensions only to die within a few weeks. I vowed then not to be one of them. I will let you know!
Sounds like a great alternative lifestyle, but I agree very hard work! I hope one day my wide and I are brave enough to take a similar step. Turning a crumbling chateau into an upmarket B&B is a very appealing (although undoubtedly well trodden) path.
If your missus reads this you might have some explaining to do. Watch for flying laptops, a la Opti. ;D ;D ;D
Read that and did think it might be a lonely path...
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Are those pink crocs still hostage? Or just holidaying around the globe?
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Pink crocs? Now there is a thing. ;D
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Well having a great time. Yesterday was nine hours on the road including stops. Quite like the car handles well even with a ton of luggage on board. Averaged 99 km hour . Had to fill up just before arriving . That was a bit of a shock. I will have to see what the mpg is.
Valencia city is very nice and laid back.have had a good wander around today in glorious sundhine. The walkway down the old riverbed was great.
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If your missus reads this you might have some explaining to do. Watch for flying laptops, a la Opti. ;D ;D ;D
Ha! rather auto-correct. Yes, would get my a$$ well and truly handed to me. Especially as it's me who could lose a stone or 2 (or 5!).
Enjoy the city Varche! I've only ever been through work, but it seemed like a really great city!
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Are those pink crocs still hostage? Or just holidaying around the globe?
:-X ::) ;D
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Yep enjoying the city. Re routing the river and using the resultant dried up river bed for parks, football pitches and events is inspired.
Used the metro yesterday. Wont be again. Wheelchair access seems fine. Each station has one lift for each platform. Arrived at our destination station only to find lift was out of order! The solution was to go to next station which was a colossal distance away from our hotel , specially after a long day. Spain has come a long way in twenty years for disabled access but still has a way to go. Our hotel cafeteria /bar has a flight of steps ;D
Been out exploring the rice growing area today. Fantastic for ornithologists. :y
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6.6 litres per 100km ! Motorway driving but laden. I make that about 43mpg. Better having a 2.0 passat auto? I am sure we got over 60mpg from hire car in Uk.
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Alot of weight for the 1.6 to shift, especially with the stupid gearbox...
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I quite like the autobox once you switch the daft auto stop start off. It is still a bit disconcerting driving along a city street in third at about 2,800 revs. Good point about the weight for engine size.