Spanish Travel News - May 2008 Edition

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If you have visited the home page of the Spanish Airport Guide over the last couple of weeks you will see it has a new look with local videos from the Sol Channel providing all sorts of information on Spain as well as a live weather channel.

And on the subject of weather, summer arrived here a few days ago with a real bang and temperatures in the 30's, so if you are coming to Spain over the next few months and want to explore the area you are staying in it is well worth hiring a car with air conditioning to make your trips as comfortable as possible. In July and August opening the window simply doesn't work - it just lets the hot air in!

I have just hired a minibus at Malaga Airport and you can read about my experience here.!

Finally Easyjet and Monarch have announced some new routes from Manchester and Gatwick Airports which we have provided links to below. I know a lot of you are still waiting to see what is happening with Monarch at Granada Airport, and I understand an announcement about future flights to this airport will be made shortly - watch this space for details.

Gary Ingram

If you own a property in Spain and have never had a really good look around the forums on www.eyeonspain.com then we recommend that you take at least a few minutes to get to know the website!

It's a goldmine of information and Justin's weekly newsletter is possibly the best read of my week!

If you join as a member (FREE) then you will also receive a FREE 76 page ebook about learning Spanish!

For more info - www.eyeonspain.com

Recently I had the pleasure of spending a reckless day racing around a private racetrack in Guadix (Granada) in a hired Lotus Elise (view the Lotus).

Mike and Andy make everyone feel very comfortable and unlike track days in the UK you get to spend as long as you like going around the track!

For more information and a great day out visit...www.trackdaysspain.com

If you want a different view on Spain and are fed up of reading about everything then be sure to visit Sol Channel. They offer a great selection of witty, alternative TV clips on life in Spain.

They also run a monthly news review (as featured on our home page) and a weekly weather report!

My favourite videos are....

What are the Spanish Really Like - The Weather Report - Expat Life - Area Guides

UK Airport Guide & Florida Airport Guide Launched

If you find the Spanish Airport Guide useful, then hopefully you will use our UK Airport Guide and Florida Airport Guide if you are planning on travelling to or from any of the main airports in England or the state of Florida in the USA. We have written them in the same format as the Spanish Guide with details on all the main amenities offered at each airport to make your journey easier.

NEW EASYET ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER TO ALICANTE: Easyjet start operating flights from flights from Manchester to Alicante starting on 29th September 2008. They are offering three weekday flights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday leaving the UK at 08.10 every morning and returning later those same days at 12.40.

MANCHESTER TO GIBRALTAR ROUTE RE-LAUNCHED: Monarch flights from Manchester to Gibraltar are again available from 12th September. They are flying 3 days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Monarch Airlines have announced their Winter 2008/2009 schedule from London Gatwick Airport.

Highlights include: up to 11 flights per week to Alicante Airport and Malaga Airport: up to five flights per week to Lanzarote Airport: up to seven flights per week to Tenerife Airport: new Sunday and Tuesday flights to Murcia Airport and up to five flights per week to Faro Airport. The tickets are on sale now at www.flymonarch.com

Why not spend spring in our own 1 bedroom apartment! Its just 2 ½ hours by car from Seville and is the perfect place to recharge your batteries!

You are welcome to come and stay for as little as 3 days to as long as 3 months!

If you would like more information and photographs on the apartment then please click here!

www.lamaestranza.eu

We often get asked where you can hire a large van or Luton from in Southern Spain. One of our contributors recently gave me the name of a company called Alba Cars who they felt provided a very good service at a realistic price. They in fact hired a van to collect furniture from the Ikea store near Malaga Airport and the driver met them at the Ikea car park and did all the paperwork there and then. They kept the van for a day and the company again met them in the car park to check the van over and collect it. You can contact the company at Albacars@gmail.com or info@albacars.com. Telephone: 0034 952 561 677.

We are still receiving a large number of requests for information on our message board, and again we ask that you give us as much as notice as possible if you need information on bus and train timetables in order to plan your journey as they can sometimes take some time to find.

And please carry on sending your travel tips or advice as we can pass them on to other travellers and include them in our monthly newsletter.