My Life In Spain - Costa del Sol Guide

Thought I would mention a new site that has started up recently dealing with online auctions in Spain. Sellitonthecoast.com is kind of like Ebay but focus’s more on specific countries which has many advantages such as low delivery fee’s if any and also faster delivery. Or why not collect it yourself if you live close to the seller?

The whole idea is that if you need to sell something that you no longer need, whether old or new, you can list it on the auction site and people can then bid for the item. There is normally a buy it now price and also a minimum sell price. The seller is also able to choose the length of the auction.

SellItOnTheCoast are also looking to expand into other countries so that they will also have Online auctions in Tenerife and Ibiza.

All in all I think the whole concept of online auctions in Spain is a great one and think that the site will catch on. So what are you waiting for? Start listing your items today!

Had a terrible crash in my S Type Jaguar in the mountains near Alhaurin el Grande recently which was very nasty. The car was a complete right off and the road was closed for a couple of hours causing terrible tail backs.

Even though I knew the road very well, this did not make any difference at all. The back of the car came away from me and as I span the car and tried to correct it coming round the corner was a dirty great 20 ton truck (just my luck) which I smashed into pretty much head on.

It all happened so quickly and after the initial impact there was smoke/dust in the car and a spooky silence. I then tried to get out of the car and realised that the door wouldn’t open which was worrying. I then decided to get out of the window as I have watched too many movies where the cars set fire!

Luckily nobody was hurt and felt that the guardia civil handled everything very well by controlling the traffic and getting the scene cleared up as quickly as possible.

Im gutted really as I loved that car. Oh well, I need to find another one now. So once the insurance company decides to pay me, I can set about finding a replacement.

On a final note, please everyone be careful when driving here, especially on old roads that become like skid pans when wet. I knew that road pretty well but it made no difference.

Thanks for visting and welcome to my new blog. As you can guess my the url of the blog, the site focuses mainly on my life in spain, news on the costa del sol and spain in general.

Myself and my family moved to the Costa del Sol in Spain around 3 years ago and have had many ups and downs during this time. The Costa del Sol is a wonderful place to live and has thousands of UK expats living here which is great as you do not feel so alienated when you arrive.

I will be adding posts on a regular basis and will also be adding a lot of pages and categories such as website reviews, costa del sol news, important information, contact numbers and important links etc.

 Hopefully I can make this blog an important source of information for those living on the Costa del Sol, those contemplating moving here.