We are very lucky here in the P-O to be able to pop over into Spain at the drop of a hat. However, it’s never a bad idea to re-read some of the letters and comments sent in from our readers and take a few precautions before heading south..
Le vrai tombeau des morts c’est le cœur des vivants. Jean Cocteau I felt uncomfortable researching and writing this article. I am unprepared. I don’t want to think about it… but it’s the one absolute…
Travel to and from the P-O has become more and more problematic over the past few years. Here readers share their experiences and advice.
Son or daughter at uni or working in another region or country? Worry about them losing their phone or getting into financial trouble?
Where a Bank holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, many small businesses will ‘faire le pont’ (make a bridge) and take Friday or Monday off too to make a long weekend.
If you are retired with an S1 form, and you have a Government pension, private pensions or letting income, you are likely to benefit financially from the requirement to file both UK and French tax returns.
Phone & internet providers, insurance companies, professional training organisations… the offers are varied, numerous and mostly a pain in the derrière. But new measures are now in place to limit cold calling.
New app with chat function to contact a gendarme or a police officer directly.
Baby you can drive my car… Wondering what’s changed since the last time you drove over? You can always depend on P-O Life readers to point you in the right direction.
Phil of Spectrum explains that with markets reeling in response to the newly announced “Liberation Day” tariffs, it’s completely natural to feel unsettled.