Professional Spanish Wedding Planners

Talking of weddings..... Lyndyloo offer a professional wedding planning service in Spain for those who want someone to take care of all the details for them. With so many destinations to choose from in Spain it can be hard to know where exactly to go to make your wedding day truly special.

In their own words....

"With our base in Spain combined with our Local Knowledge and contacts, Lyndyloo can offer you an affordable Wedding either by choosing one of our wedding packages or use us to tailor make your bespoke wedding package around you, most of all within a realistic budget."

It can not be underestimated how helpful it can be to have someone with local knowledge to help you find a venue, process all the necessary paperwork, arrange flowers, hotels and the million and one things associated with weddings.

Visit their website at www.lyndylooinspain.com

Get Married in Gibraltar

I discovered recently that Gibraltar is becoming a popular wedding destination.

There is no requirement to be a resident and you simply need to turn up at the registry office to present your documents - just 24 hours before you want to get married.

For those who want to escape to get married, yet want an internationally recognised marriage certificate, in a destination that speaks English, Gibraltar could well be a good choice.

Once you are married you can simply walk across the border into Spain for your honeymoon!

For more information on Gibraltar visit: www.gibraltar.gi

New Mobile Operators - Simyo & Pepe Phone

Two new mobile phone operators have recently appeared to rival the big three - Movistar, Vodafone and Orange.

Simyo is trying to attract clients by offering just 9 cent per min to any operator or landline and Pepe Phone which will ´refund´every euro you spend on calls with flights.

Compare this to the likes of Vodafone which charges up to 56 cents per minute to call other operators including IVA depending on your ´plan´ and there is no doubt that these companies offer an attractive alternative with a one price fits all scheme.

The first real competition was Yoigo which still appears one of the best option as their website allows you to see all the fees including IVA, messages are in English, you can view your current call summary and costs online and call between Yoigo clients are only charged the connection fee, with no charge for the rest of the call.

Pepephone has a higher connection fee and calls between other Pepe Phone users cost 6 cents per minute. Their fees do not include IVA so this will be a little higher in reality. However, for those mobile users who have high mobile bills each month, this company offers an attractive proposition as you have the ´free´ flights option - each euro spent on your mobile equals one euro in flights.

Simyo does not have any ´cashback´scheme but does have cheap calls at just 9 cents per minute and 9 cents for SMS (not including IVA). Do not be put off by the €10 charge for a SIM charge as they give you 10 euros back when you join and a further €10 if you bring your number.

Yoigo has the lowest connection fee at only 12 cents but calls are also charged at 12 cents per minute unless you are calling another Yoigo mobile in which case it is free.

Confused? Each has its benefits depending on how you use your mobile:

1. Pepe Phone: Good for those with high mobile phone bills who will take advantage of the ´free flights´
2. Simyo: Good for those who tend to make long phone calls and will benefit from the lower per minute charge
3. Yoigo: Good for those who make short calls with the lowest connection fee and for those who have friends and family on Yoigo as the calls will be free.

Dating In Spain

Moving to Spain can be a little lonely at first if you arrive with no friends and family. It takes time to make new acquaintances in any new place, and finding a little romance can be even harder!

Pebblesonthebeach.com is a free dating website for expats created to make is easier to find love and friendship in Spain. There are no membership fees and they plan to keep the site free of any costs. None of those hidden charges you find on other sites for viewing profiles or sending messages.

Give it a try at www.Pebblesonthebeach.com

Expat Celebrities - Tell Your Story

Several magazines, newspapers and radios are looking for expats to tell their stories about their experiences abroad.

Two of the most recent posts on the forum at www.expatsreunite.com include:
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I'm a UK journalist working on a story for Woman & Home glossy monthly magazine. It is about women, (single or with families) who have emigrated and left a lone parent in UK. The parent, preferably a Mother, needs to be at least late 60's and widowed or divorced. The feature is in no way invasive, but discusses the emotional and practical implications involved in leaving a parent. If you are interested in telling your story to me, I would need to know reasons for emigrating, telling parent and family, how often and by what means you keep in touch (email/skype/phone etc.) I would require a clear picture of yourself and your parent. If you are interested in telling me your story, please contact me asap at jancollier@fsmail.net Many thanks
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My name is Mark Butler and I work for the Guardian Newspaper's G2 supplement. We are currently looking for people born and raised in Britain whose families came to the UK from another country generations ago, who have now moved back to their ancestral homeland for 'roots' reasons. This is for a forthecoming special feature, and we would like to interview and photograph willing participants and invite them to share their family history and photos with us.

We would particularly welcome links with Ireland, Australia and Bangladesh, but any would be most appreciated.

If this applies to you, or you know someone who this applies to, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

I can be contacted by email at mbutler.media@googlemail.com

Video Guide To Costa del Sol

SolChannel.com is an alternative guide to the Costa del Sol using the video medium instead of making you read through reams of text.

One of the main advantages of this type of guide has to be that you get to see videos of the areas they are talking about - as they say a picture paints a thousand words. Covering everything from lifestyle, beaches, hotels, health and more.

The site has grown substantially just in the last few months and will undoubtedly expand to include more areas of Spain in the not too distant future.

If you would like your 15 minutes of fame or would like to promote the region of Spain you live in Sol Channel is also accepting videos of up to 2 mins in length. For more details visit: SolChannel.com