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January and February are the quieter months and few of the bars/ restaurants take their holiday’s then however there are still places...

Another vote for Duquesa. I lived aboard there for 12 years. Banus is a zoo, and the security not that good. It's also quite big and not...

La Duquesa is a nice little harbour with some nice bars and restaurants. Sandy beaches both sides. Rarely rowdy or late night noisy...

You have to take sea state into account. Although the boat can take far more than you can, there's no point in frightening yourself...

I buy three papers on different days to try to get a balanced view - Times, Telegraph and Guardian. From time to time I subscribe to...

Presumably you can't just take it by sea/river.

Of course. I always forget that my experiences were pre-Brexit and it's all different now.

As I recall, insurers tend to specify residence in country of insurance. We insured our liveaboard in Span through Bishop Skinner, but...

Unless it has changed, wealth tax applies to the whole of Spain.

When we started out, we spent weekends wandering around marinas and boatyards looking at all sorts, till we were able to narrow our...

I kept my boat (P435) in Duquesa for 12 years - very happy. Great staff and boat care. Good hard/workshop/chandlery. There aren't...

Hopefully, you won't have the dramas we had trying to get a calorifier and related immersion heater with the same size fitting.

Starling requires you to have a UK address, as do all the others. Most specify UK resident and will require sight of passport to open...

I was lucky to have somewhere in the UK. Have you thought about Turkey, Morocco (eg Smir), Tunisia or, under certain circumstances, Gib?

Brexit did for me (aided by Covid and illness) - I'm retired. Years ago I had some engine work done in La Coruna, town centre marina...