Relocation to Spain Experience

[Martynt74]

No, nothing near me, although to be honest i don't really follow Pro Cycling. It bores me!

There is a Tour de Valencia which hovers around us. Stage 3 opens up around my usual area (Agost, Novelda, Aspe)

Tour of Valencia 2024

Brandon McNulty won the 75th edition of Valencia ahead of Santiago Buitrago and Aleksandr Vlasov. The race started on Wednesday 31 January 2024 and finished

www.cyclingstage.com

 

[Martynt74]

Imagine it would be mental in a big city like Barcelona.

I’ve just arrived in Barca ahead of a gig tonight at Poble Espanyol. Although after looking forward to it for months I’m feeling a bit crap.

Had met some mates in Benidorm Saturday night and 90% sure I was spiked.
Didn’t feel too drunk but just couldn’t stand up straight. Not drunkenly swaying but physically like my lower back muscles were pulling me into a hunch position.
Sunday and a Monday we’re spent chilling out but still don’t feel right even now and various muscles still feel very tight which someone mentioned could be an after affect.

Not helped by catching someone trying to swipe my phone from my pocket either! Luckily I was mentally aware

 

[Martynt74]

Keep an eye on your pockets and any bags you may have with you while in the center! Pickpocket central in Barcelona!

Ive been lucky for the last 11 years, growing up in South London prepares you well for such people/situations


rp2000

Yeah. Cheers I’ve always heard that. Luckily my shorts have pockets and I have nothing else.

My body also still feels a bit ******. So will not be drinking as I usually would which will help keep me on edge!

 

[Martynt74]

you flew to Barcelona, cheapish ? like easyjet to eu used to be
otherwise, no vicarious utube road trip videos.

Yeah. €90 return and then hotel was €70 for the night.

Wouldn’t usually bother but I don’t imagine a time will come again. Do wish I’d gone to the London show though as a few others bands were on a festival bill I’d have liked.

 

[Martynt74]

might be a daft question. Are you bothered with mosquitos where you are?

We get them, but honestly we find it's worse by the coast at my parents than where we are. Unsure whether there's more birds etc where we are which then eat the mosquitos. I did buy a Nitecore repellant thing though for whenever we sit out at night which seems to work well on mosquitos. Less so on other flies

 

[Martynt74]

Noticed, that today marks exactly a year to the day that we arrived in Bilbao. Spending far too long in the port at customs. Never did manage to recover the import costs. Just seems to be no guidance anywhere and didn't seem worth paying someone for the relatively small reclaim.

Has been a great year, and no reason to look back. We've seen a couple houses pop up where i think we'd have been interested if we'd not gone with the build. Certainly would've been cheaper, albeit with some compromises. Still no regrets on that front, even though we've still not got planning approved (should be the next week or so apparently as it's getting to the deadline where they either reject or it's auto approved!)