Making Foreign Exchange & International Payments Easy
(20th October 2008)
Next Stop Almeria are pleased to be promoting Currencies Direct as their advised currency provider.
Having extensively researched the market place for providers we have chosen Currencies Direct because . . . .
They will save you money - with free transfers, no commissions or hidden charges.
They were the first - the first independent foreign exchange company out side of the banking world.
They lead the market place - as one of the largest independent exchange providers covering 5 continents.
They will get you the best deal - as they only deal in foreign exchange and international payments.
They will offer you outstanding levels of service - ensuring that clients will return and recommend them.
Click on GBP:EUR above for the lastest rate!
Whether you want to transfer as little as £150 a month or the value of your new home, Currencies Direct can take care of all your exchange and international payment needs.
Don't just take our word for it, click on the link below and find out more for yourself!
As seen on TV!
(8th September 2008)
GMTV has chosen the area of Vera as one of the best buying options on the Mediterranean Spanish coast.
 GMTV has chosen Vera Playa and the promotion of Al Andalus Thalassa as the best buying option of a vacational home after evaluating many other options along the Mediterranean coast. The promotion Al Andalus Thalassa, was also awarded by the Spanish Property Awards 2006, as the best urbanization in Almeria.
Today, ex Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq made several live transmitions from Al Andalus Thalassa where GMTV has bought an apartment to be given away this week to a lucky viewer. Click here for more details.
Next Stop Almeria has several properties on Al Andalus Thalassa available for holiday and long term let so why not come and see for yourself what is making the news.
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_____Konnie Huq presenting live from Thalassa.
 The apartments are located near to the blue flag beaches, restaurants and shops of Vera Playa, the renowned fish restaurants of Garrucha and the historic hill-top Mojacar on Andalucia's Costa de Almeria. You can enjoy temperatures of around 15°C in the winter and a spectacular 30°C plus in the summer months.
For more information on our Al Andalus Thalassa properties click here for an example of our 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartments and here for an example of our 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom duplexes.
If you are unlucky in winning the GMTV apartment but would be interested in buying a property at Al Andalus Thalassa at a discount price please contact us and we will send you more details.
Buy A Place In Spain
(30th August 2008)
An article published by BuyAssociation™ - The impartial buying guide.
Along with rising mortgage rates and the ever-increasing cost of living in the UK, the search for a better climate is one of the major reasons people give for wanting to move abroad.
So if you’re fed up with washed-out summers and are set on searching for better weather and a dream house in the sun, why not take a look at Almería where good weather is virtually guaranteed for most of the year.
With the profusion of new and emerging markets in which British buyers are now offered overseas property, it is easy to overlook some of the original destinations for overseas property, and the reasons why they were seen as the perfect place to set up home overseas.
Buying a property in Spain was and still is one of the best ways to get the ideal situation – the UK but a with lot warmer weather. Spain has the advantage for many buyers and émigrés that it allows people to get as involved as they feel comfortable with in the local culture and community. Some people prefer to have easy access to their home comforts and like to be surrounded by other expats to enjoy the food, drink, TV channels and conversation they might have in the UK. Others choose to immerse themselves completely in the culture, history and lifestyle of the local area, while the majority of people are able to pick and choose the elements from both cultures that suit them individually.
Weather on most of the Costas is great for the summer months, but varies more in the winter; while for the best of the climate throughout the year, it is best to look towards the southern Costas of Spain.
Why Spain?
Spain is one of Europe’s most attractive countries, with much to offer those who settle there, as the hundreds of thousands of Britons who have bought a Spanish property in the last three decades can bear witness.
In recent months, there has been a slowing down of the property market, owing in part to the over-purchase of some Britons acquiring too many off-plan properties and then having problems completing on them. This has led to a surplus of apartments and villas. Other issues that have been well-publicised in Spain revolve around the granting of illegal licenses for property development in certain parts of the country and corruption at the highest levels of local government.
However, property in Spain will always be popular with British buyers who are looking to relocate or who are buying for lifestyle reasons. While investors may choose to look elsewhere in the world, Spain remains one of the best countries in the world for a relaxed way of life.
Spain still has much to offer the property purchaser, from small apartments and fincas to palatial frontline beach properties and golf villas.
Bizzare!
(28th August 2008)
Yesterday saw the annual "La Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the village of Buñol, near Valencia.
 La Tomatina happens every year on the last Wednesday in August and the event has become one of the highlights on Spain's summer festivals calendar with thousands of people flocking to this little Valencian town for this chaotic event.
The small village of Buñol has a population of 9000 which grows to over 30,000 for La Tomatina.
The origins of La Tomatina are not clear and stories include . . . locals getting carried away in a restaurant food fight, a juvenile class war, a practical joke on a bad musician, and the anarchic aftermath of an accidental lorry spillage.
On of the most likely explanations dates back to 1945 when an annual parade of enormous figures with big heads (Gigantes y Cabezudos) was passing through the streets of Buñol.
It seems that some youngsters tried to join in the parade and accidentally knocked over one of the giants who got to his feet and started swinging out at everyone around him. In retaliation the youngsters grabbed some tomatoes from a nearby vegetable stall and started throwing them at him until the police arrived to break things up.
 The following year on the same last Wednesday of August these young people returned to the town hall square and started another tomato fight using their own tomatoes. Again the police intervened and in subsequent years the local council tried to ban the 'El día de la Tomatina' but with little success as the event continued to grow to the size it is today.
The holiday was banned during the Spanish State period under Franco for having no religious significance, but returned in the 1970s after his demise.
Testimonials / Cartas de Recomendaciones
(22nd August 2008)
We have added a new page to our website, "Testimonials / Cartas de Recomendaciones".
These are just a few of the comments that we have received over the past weeks and we are very pleased with the feedback we have received to date.
As you will see a lot of our business has come from the Spain this year so we have included an English translation too!
We can tell you how good we think a property is but it's far better for you to read the comments from the people that stay in them.
Hopefully more will be added soon.
Click here to read the comments.
More Properties Required!
(18th July 2008)
Next Stop Almeria are in need of more rental properties as they are at capacity for the next six weeks!
Enquiries and bookings for the summer season have been at an unprecedented level and as a result more properties are urgently required.
Even though we are over half way through July, Next Stop Almeria would still like to take on new properties and are confident that they will be able to let them for the majority of August.
If you are interested in letting your property for August or perhaps on a longer term basis then contact us today.
The summer season starts to move in to full swing
(24th June 2008)
Driving along the coastline of Garrucha and Mojácar you get the feeling that summer is on its way.
The
number of visitors to the region has grown noticeably over the past few weeks and the weather has hopefully settled down after having had a rather unusually unsettled start to the year.
On the evening of Monday 23rd June it was in fact the celebration of the first day of summer and at the celebrations of "Noche de San Juan" people were seen jumping in to the sea at midnight as an act to purify themselves and bring good luck for the new season.
 The theme parks and attractions are also now open and are operating summer hours including Parque Aquatico at Vera ( www.aquavera.com ), Go Karting at Garuccha ( www.kartinggarrucha.es ) and the Oasys Mini Hollywood at Terbernas ( www.minihollywood.es ).
 Flight prices are reasonable at the moment and some good bargains can be found (check out www.skyscanner.net ) so there's never been a better time to come and get some sunshine and have that well earned rest.
Book a second week in any of our rental properties and receive a 100 Euro discount on the second week.
  
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