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A much clearer, sympathetic read than your average guidebook, it provides an all important reality check! --A Place in the Sun
For a smooth move to Spain, this is the vital weapon with which to arm yourself. --Everything Spain Magazine
Get hold of David Hampshire's book for its sheer knowledge, straightforwardness and insights to the Spanish character and do yourself a favour!
--Living Spain Magazine
For a smooth move to Spain, this is the vital weapon with which to arm yourself. --Everything Spain Magazine
Get hold of David Hampshire's book for its sheer knowledge, straightforwardness and insights to the Spanish character and do yourself a favour!
--Living Spain Magazine
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Living and Working in Spain is essential reading for anyone planning to live or work in Spain and is the most up-to-date source of practical information available about everyday life. It's guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the Spanish way of life, and, most importantly, will save you time trouble and money. The best-selling and most comprehensive book about Living and Working in Spain since it was first published in 1995, containing up to twice as much information as similar books. Now completely redesigned and printed in full colour. David Hampshire was born in England and after serving in the Royal Air Force, was employed for many years in the computer industry before taking up writing full-time in the '80s. His work has taken him around the world and he has lived and worked in many countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. David is an authority on living, working and buying property abroad, and is the author, co-author or editor of some 20 titles, including Buying a Home in Spain.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly, beware reviews praising older editions. This book is the Jan 2009 edition. The others are all for an edition published 10 years ago [before the Eurozone!]. They are totally irrelevant and since I complained to Amazon about this, I see they have deleted them from reviews of this edition..
I have the earlier edition. It should have gone out in the paper recycling box years ago. Legislators continue to legislate, Eurobureacrats contine to hand down directives on every jot and tittle of our lives, local government comes up with new stunts to suit the mood of the incumbent town-hall mafia.
Having said that, I found Hampshire's previous book to be useful. If this book is as comprehensive and well researched it will have nuggets of info that are valid and valuable, even though one must remember that he will have sent in the manuscript around mid-'08. Important things will have changed. For example, last year the public health rules that apply to ex-pats, particularly the retired, changed radically. Whatever Hampshire says in his book about the public health set-up, is now useless.
The main thing to remember is that books like this cannot tell you everything. There will be whole chapters that are useful - at very least interesting - and there may be one sentence that is gold-plated, saving you pots of money and/or very difficult times.
Useful and worth the price as this book will certainly be, it should be regarded as a primer for those contemplating a move. The real gold is to be had on ex-pat forums, where real life is constantly discussed, in real time, by those living it.
I have the earlier edition. It should have gone out in the paper recycling box years ago. Legislators continue to legislate, Eurobureacrats contine to hand down directives on every jot and tittle of our lives, local government comes up with new stunts to suit the mood of the incumbent town-hall mafia.
Having said that, I found Hampshire's previous book to be useful. If this book is as comprehensive and well researched it will have nuggets of info that are valid and valuable, even though one must remember that he will have sent in the manuscript around mid-'08. Important things will have changed. For example, last year the public health rules that apply to ex-pats, particularly the retired, changed radically. Whatever Hampshire says in his book about the public health set-up, is now useless.
The main thing to remember is that books like this cannot tell you everything. There will be whole chapters that are useful - at very least interesting - and there may be one sentence that is gold-plated, saving you pots of money and/or very difficult times.
Useful and worth the price as this book will certainly be, it should be regarded as a primer for those contemplating a move. The real gold is to be had on ex-pat forums, where real life is constantly discussed, in real time, by those living it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Pretty good - could be better
10 July 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book is from a British perspective so some content does not relate as well as it could to a USA perspective.(The section involving needing a Visa is a good example of where a USA perspective rather than an EU one would have been more helpful and more informative.) Some of the author's 'editorial' comments seem excessive and off the mark. Also, the "color" pictures, which were a big upgrade for the 2009 version are all (or mostly all) just stock photos - and somewhat cheesy ones at that - it seems odd that they would go to the trouble and expense.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Resource
19 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have found this book to be very helpful. I will be moving to Spain soon, and I have found the answers to many of my questions in this book. It seems to be very thorough and practical. I'm sure the knowledge I have gained from it will ease the transition to my new home.
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