If you’re planning on taking your car with you overseas, there are a few things you need to know. Maybe you’re planning on moving abroad and want to take your car with you, or maybe you’re planning an extended vacation, complete with a roadtrip portion, and you think it would be less expensive to take your own car rather than getting a rental. Whatever your reason for wanting to travel overseas with your car, the following guidelines will help ensure that you encounter as few hassles as possible.

When people think of Spain and travelling around this wonderful country, it doesn’t take long for big cities to come to mind; Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville etc. They are often high on the list of places to see for anyone spending an extended period of time in Spain. There is no doubt the famous Spanish coastline, the beautiful Balearic and Canary Islands and the stunning Sierra Nevada mountain ranges will amaze any visitor, but for a true taste of Spain’s history, combined with the cosmopolitan feel of modern European cities then you must explore the likes of Madrid and Barcelona.

Really interesting statistic that here in Spain 10% of those looking for their first ever job are woman aged 40 and over.

Out of the 443,200 people who have never worked and are now looking for jobs, 247,000 are women and 40,300 are over the age of 40, having spent their young adult years raising a family.

Bad news for Chorizo (embutidos) lovers in Spain as researches are claiming that more then 20 grams could suffer because of the nitrates which are added a preserbatives, with extreme cases causing a chronic obstruction to the lungs, known as Epoc.

The warning comes from CREAL, the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, who have published their study in the European Respiratory Journal.

Epoc claims 18,000 lives a year.

A lot of woman here in Spain are angry with the Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, who has blamed” structural gender violence” for pressurising women into seeking terminations.

Many see it as the strongest sign yet that the government is poised to reverse a liberalisation of the abortion law introduced under socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in 2010.

Driving is often dangerous in any town. However, a notorious few are considered the most dangerous cities to drive in. The top five include:

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It wasn’t too many years ago when travel was still at a premium price and was largely reserved for those who have a bit of cash to burn. In today’s world travel to the furthest reaches of the planet is available to anyone who knows how to save and take advantage of a good online deal when they see one.

Travelling is something we’d all be doing if money wasn’t part of the equation or that there weren’t other obvious tie-ups in our lives. However, a job that takes you travelling means that you get to do much of the exploring that you’d like to during your life whilst getting paid.

Part of the joy of living in Spain is that you get to head off and enjoy the countryside without having to get on a plane from Manchester or Gatwick like the rest of them! All you need to do is have the kit you need, and then as soon as you see a good weather window, or have a few days off at short notice, you can head for the hills … or the beach …or whatever takes your fancy.