Comments on: Asturias, we’ll get there soon… http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zoe http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-132312 Zoe Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:15:45 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-132312 Hello, I am sorry if I shouldn't be on this site but I am eagerly trying to get some information on Asturias, I have visited there with my husband and he has been there several times, it's his favourite place. He speaks fluent Spanish and is a furniture maker/carpenter/boat builder, I am trying to start a family (that will be my job ha). We want to live somewhere with nice people, great food, not too many English, we just need to find a little bit more out about the practical stuff like making money there, can anyone offer any advice or point us in the right direction to find information? Thanks Zoe. Hello, I am sorry if I shouldn’t be on this site but I am eagerly trying to get some information on Asturias, I have visited there with my husband and he has been there several times, it’s his favourite place. He speaks fluent Spanish and is a furniture maker/carpenter/boat builder, I am trying to start a family (that will be my job ha). We want to live somewhere with nice people, great food, not too many English, we just need to find a little bit more out about the practical stuff like making money there, can anyone offer any advice or point us in the right direction to find information? Thanks Zoe.

]]> By: Dre http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-131159 Dre Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:30:19 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-131159 Hi there ! I´m a new reader from Asturias and I´ll want you to know that I´m absolutely loving your blog, it has lots of interesting new points of view of my country ! It´s always great to see the things from "the other side". Keep it up :) Cheers! Hi there ! I´m a new reader from Asturias and I´ll want you to know that I´m absolutely loving your blog, it has lots of interesting new points of view of my country !

It´s always great to see the things from “the other side”.

Keep it up :)

Cheers!

]]> By: Anthony http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-130652 Anthony Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:41 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-130652 I'm from Ireland - My wife is from Aviles, Asturias. We live in Ireland, but live for Asturias! Can't wait to get there for Christmas. It's a special place. I hope to live there eventually:) I’m from Ireland – My wife is from Aviles, Asturias. We live in Ireland, but live for Asturias! Can’t wait to get there for Christmas. It’s a special place. I hope to live there eventually:)

]]> By: Ben Curtis http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-129518 Ben Curtis Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-129518 @Doc, thanks for the comment. I can live without sky TV, have done so far! Interesting there are so few expats up there - guess they all head for the sun! @Doc, thanks for the comment. I can live without sky TV, have done so far! Interesting there are so few expats up there – guess they all head for the sun!

]]> By: Doc http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-129429 Doc Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-129429 I live in Oviedo in Asturias, moved here from London and I absolutely love it. Would totally recommend it to you guys. It´s very Spanish and the people are really friendly. There´s hundreds of hidden gorgeous beaches that are not too touristy. You have the mountains and forests and every corner is waiting to be explored. Oviedo is not big but it has a nice old town with great Tapas bars and nightlife. Gijon is slightly larger and more modern with a good music scene. Easyjet fly to Stansted. No problems. Dirt cheap. There are a very, few, bilingual, well-integrated ex-pats in Asturias. Don´t expect to buy anything English here though or have Sky TV - this is the real Spain. I live in Oviedo in Asturias, moved here from London and I absolutely love it. Would totally recommend it to you guys. It´s very Spanish and the people are really friendly. There´s hundreds of hidden gorgeous beaches that are not too touristy. You have the mountains and forests and every corner is waiting to be explored.

Oviedo is not big but it has a nice old town with great Tapas bars and nightlife. Gijon is slightly larger and more modern with a good music scene.

Easyjet fly to Stansted. No problems. Dirt cheap. There are a very, few, bilingual, well-integrated ex-pats in Asturias. Don´t expect to buy anything English here though or have Sky TV – this is the real Spain.

]]> By: Chester Cool http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-129082 Chester Cool Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:47:53 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-129082 @jambro, me too! I think Asturia has gotten my mind everytime I look at any scenic places and pictures like Ben Curtis have posted. @jambro, me too! I think Asturia has gotten my mind everytime I look at any scenic places and pictures like Ben Curtis have posted.

]]> By: Captain Dog http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-129035 Captain Dog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:24:43 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-129035 My family and I are looking to relocate from SE England to Asturias at the back-end of 2010. We just can't decide where to go. We love Gijon, Oviedo Ribadesella and Infiesto and all of them would make a great base. Asturias is a beautiful part of Spain but it is the people that make it really special. Oh, and the food of course. And the lack of British boozy ex-pats. My family and I are looking to relocate from SE England to Asturias at the back-end of 2010. We just can’t decide where to go. We love Gijon, Oviedo Ribadesella and Infiesto and all of them would make a great base. Asturias is a beautiful part of Spain but it is the people that make it really special. Oh, and the food of course. And the lack of British boozy ex-pats.

]]> By: jambro http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-128732 jambro Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:57:00 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-128732 I too am drawn to Asturias. There's something about its landscape,culture,gastronomy and people that makes it so appealing to me. I'm sure Ben's future stories on Asturias' hidden gems will be treasures themselves. 'can't wait. :) I too am drawn to Asturias. There’s something about its landscape,culture,gastronomy and people that makes it so appealing to me. I’m sure Ben’s future stories on Asturias’ hidden gems will be treasures themselves. ‘can’t wait. :)

]]> By: Victor http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-128319 Victor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:28:10 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-128319 @thuja: Remember that Galicia is traditionally conservative (PP) and the Basque Country voted PNV (conservative and nationalist) since la Transición... even in this last elections the most voted party was PNV. @thuja: Remember that Galicia is traditionally conservative (PP) and the Basque Country voted PNV (conservative and nationalist) since la Transición… even in this last elections the most voted party was PNV.

]]> By: thuja http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/10/21/asturias-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-128306 thuja Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:51:47 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1405#comment-128306 Hm. This is more evidence, if it were needed, that Ben is "going native". I happen to like Asturias a lot, since it reminds me of home (NW coast of N America) and I find the parallels between coastal/green/political left vs interior/brown(in more ways than one)/politically conservative quite striking. That is, the more maritime, greener side of the mountains is also politically greener, both in northern Spain and the NW USA. But I notice that most brits (tourists or residents) are not interested in the "cornisa cantabrica", instead making a beeline for the more sunny "exotic" mediterranean zones. But spaniards see things differently. Asturias seems to have a very big place in the Spanish imagination (and I'm not just talking about Pelayo and Covadonga and all that stuff). Just think of all the novels and TV series set in Asturias. I guess after a summer or two broiling on the meseta central that green coast must develop a sort of paradisiacal allure. Hm. This is more evidence, if it were needed, that Ben is “going native”. I happen to like Asturias a lot, since it reminds me of home (NW coast of N America) and I find the parallels between coastal/green/political left vs interior/brown(in more ways than one)/politically conservative quite striking. That is, the more maritime, greener side of the mountains is also politically greener, both in northern Spain and the NW USA. But I notice that most brits (tourists or residents) are not interested in the “cornisa cantabrica”, instead making a beeline for the more sunny “exotic” mediterranean zones. But spaniards see things differently. Asturias seems to have a very big place in the Spanish imagination (and I’m not just talking about Pelayo and Covadonga and all that stuff). Just think of all the novels and TV series set in Asturias. I guess after a summer or two broiling on the meseta central that green coast must develop a sort of paradisiacal allure.

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