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4: The Deeds

Diary of a Downshifter – Part 4 Downshifting To Spain

After stalling this potential thief who was the owner of the supermarket in the nearby village of Los Romanes, we contacted our lawyer. Once you have a set of deeds in Spain, you can keep them, even after you have sold the property. New deeds [...]

3: The Arrival

Diary of a Downshifter – Part 3 Downshifting To Spain

So we had arrived. It was unnerving to think that this was it. The cottage was fairly sound but still lacked electricity and in fact compared to what was to come over the next few years, it was pure luxury. Many days later the electricians came [...]

2: The Journey

Diary of a Downshifter – Part 2 Downshifting to Spain

On October 3 1993 we set off for Plymouth and the ferry to Santander in a Luton Van driven by our friend Graham and us in the lightweight Landrover and trailer. It was strange to think that ‘that was it’. No more salary. No job. No [...]

1: How It All Started

Diary of a Downshifter – Part 1 Downshifting to Spain

This diary tells the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies and daily routines of a typical overseas downshifting couple which grew into a downshifting family. All of it is true and it all began in November 1993 when my wife Anna and I left the UK [...]