Dave&Rea
English expat in Malta
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English
Lives in Qawra
Registration: 18 March 2013
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Thank you very much for your post. I will pass this to my friend Sarah. Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Do geared - Let me remind you of the purpose of this forum.. It is to ask questions and recieve advice and suggestions from other regardless of the simplicity or in some cases stupidity of the question. It is a place where people can go to ask about ... Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Once again thank you, I will also pass this on. Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Thank you. I will pass on your link Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Let me clarify, what she is asking for help for is ongoing financial assistance. As I said in the first post her we initially looked to the uk gov.uk. As you are aware in the uk there are carer allowance disability allowance etc. that is the ... Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Really and you would know, this lady is supporting her partner and is under enough stress as it is your comments are neither useful or supportive, so please keep your accusations to yourself. The hospital reason if you would like to know is they ... Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
No not that I am aware they haven't the funds for private hospitals, and from my understanding it's not a very nice place to be in, apparently he is being encouraged to smoke as part of his "getting better" even though he has not ... Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
They ran a pub in the U.K. From my understanding they have no links or connections to any charities but I will forward your suggestions Read More
New expat had a stroke by Dave&Rea
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ...
Thanks for the advice, I've shown her your messages and she's going to look into the yellow card. I made a mistake he's was moved from St Luke's to "Keren Grech" hospital, it's going to take a long while to get his ... Read More
New expat had a stroke
Can anyone offer some advise, friends of mine (unmarried couple in their 50's) moved to Malta last year, got their ID cards, home jobs, all was going fantastic for them. Then sadly 2 weeks ago HE had a massive stoke, rushed into Mater Dai, been ... Read More
Renewing Britsh Passport
Hi everyone, does anyone know the correct process for renewal of a british passport. Need forms too. I saw online I can apply but it reads as this is only an option to UK RESIDENCE. My passport I discovered last night expires in August so it's a ... Read More
working as a waiter in Malta, do you get tips? by mauro1975
Hi everyone, just wondering if anybody here has any experience in the restaurant industry, do you get any tips on top of your salary??Obviously provided that you are giving good service ;-) Thanks in advance..
My son has worked as a waiter here in Malta, he's received lots of tips from his customers. But at the end of the night THE MANAGER takes them all off him, he got his salary and 1 euro extra for every hour he worked eg 4 euros for a four hour ... Read More
e-residency how long til you got yours? by robpw2
everytime the post bringer comes , i get all excited in hope that i shall have notification my id card is ready to pick up ..its only been 4 weeks but one of my husbands collegues says theirs only took 3 weeks. how long did people have to wait ...
Two months when I got mine, sent in forms on 27 February got the card in my hand May 2014 Read More
Update on our move
12 months ago I used to read this web page like it was the gospel, I was even more addicted to it than Facebook! I want to say a big thank you to all those who helped me along the way. And here we are, last November we left the uk, had a 2 week ... Read More
Ferrys advice by Dave&Rea
Hi Everyone Can you help? I have been trying without much success and a lot of contradicting websites to find a route for a transit van over to Malta in December. I even went into my local travel agents to see if they could help (after I explained ...
When I called them they told me they opererate on different days. But they did also say pre booking was not necessary and that I can arrive and pay and sail on the next crossing. So that's what we are doing. We are not set to any deadlines then and ... Read More
UK to Malta Drive and Ferrys by Naz23
Hi all I am moving from the UK to Malta in march does anyone know the best route to go to avoid tolls and best ferry's please
In the last hour and with thanks to a forum members link I have discovered a ferry from Salerno (28 mins drive from Pompeii) direct to Malta. For a total price of 287 euro we can ferry ourselves and car inc taxes from Salerno overnight to an ... Read More
Ferrys advice by Dave&Rea
Hi Everyone Can you help? I have been trying without much success and a lot of contradicting websites to find a route for a transit van over to Malta in December. I even went into my local travel agents to see if they could help (after I explained ...
Thank you so much for this link it has solved lots of problems Read More
UK to Malta Drive and Ferrys by Naz23
Hi all I am moving from the UK to Malta in march does anyone know the best route to go to avoid tolls and best ferry's please
Thanks Caroline can I please ask what time of year was it when you travelled? We are also concerned and trying to find out if any of the roads are closed in November due to the alps and snow etc, also as it is out of season I have hopes that the ... Read More
Moving costs - HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Xewkija bound
I have just been given a quote of 拢4600inc VAT, but excluding customs and import taxes to move my stuff to Gozo This seems extortionate In bulk all I have is a smart car,1 bed, 1 small chest of draws and a corner suite The remainder would be ...
Dianne do you have a contact name at fastlane , Ive been on their web site and cannot find a quote cost for a 20 ft container, did you speak to someone? We have just looked at a shipping on other sites and companies and if this fastlane is acurate ... Read More
UK to Malta Drive and Ferrys by Naz23
Hi all I am moving from the UK to Malta in march does anyone know the best route to go to avoid tolls and best ferry's please
We are about to tavel late November, we are planning a european road trip first, 10 days of travelling, plans so far Paris,German christmas markets, switzerland, Italy (Florence, Rome Naples Pompeii) travleing from Palmero to Sciliy to Malta. We ... Read More
Taking on the Estate Agents by Dave&Rea
We are up to the find accomodation stage. We fly out for a 15 day search and rent trip in November. Has anyone got any advice on specific questions we should ask the estate agent / landlord. We were planning Mellieha, St Pauls Bay, Xemxija, ...
Thank you all, we are open to all suggestions and comment, just to clarify our comment on outside space includes terraces blaconies, roofspace etc. As stated we are looking at that region of Malta so until we come over in November we are unsure as ... Read More
Taking on the Estate Agents
We are up to the find accomodation stage. We fly out for a 15 day search and rent trip in November. Has anyone got any advice on specific questions we should ask the estate agent / landlord. We were planning Mellieha, St Pauls Bay, Xemxija, ... Read More
Ferrys advice
Hi Everyone Can you help? I have been trying without much success and a lot of contradicting websites to find a route for a transit van over to Malta in December. I even went into my local travel agents to see if they could help (after I explained ... Read More
Flying a dog out to Malta by Dave&Rea
Has anyone recently flew their dog out to Malta from the UK? I am after some information and advice on cost airline used airport flown from stress on dog quarantine times and place cost of vet fees to check dog in Malta and finally ...
Thank you all so much for the advice. 6327farag where did you fly from in the UK? My staffy also is a softy she would rather lie on her back and have a belly rub than be aggressive, she lives with a cat now and has always had other smaller animals ... Read More
Flying a dog out to Malta
Has anyone recently flew their dog out to Malta from the UK? I am after some information and advice on cost airline used airport flown from stress on dog quarantine times and place cost of vet fees to check dog in Malta and finally ... Read More
Learning Maltese
Can anyone point us in a good direction for websites/books/online etc for learning the basics of maltese language. I have found some short videos on you tube but none of the uk librarys, amazon or waterstones stock books. Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Naz, Im curious as to why Gozo, we have thought of going there but wondered about the commute to Malta for work? It it cheaper there when you take the constant ferry commute into consideration? I know there are jobs in Gozo but surely it is limited ... Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Socialwhirl Thanks for that and also the contact names of the places you used, I will add them to my rapidly expanding info book. I am sentimentaal about our dog, I'm already going to be coming without my kids (ones in the british forces the other ... Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
We have just gotten a book at the library about "moving abroad" its a "Which" book so hopefully should ave some good information in there. Dave will be making it is bedtime reading :) It has been suggested to look to buy a UK internet business, ... Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Socialwhirl Where did you find your home, is it bought or rental did you find it online or in a shop or word of mouth. We are considering bringing over our dog too she is a 5 year old staff, "our gentle cow" (shes black and white and looks like a ... Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Mellieha is a place with sentimental attachement to Rea, her grandad was posted there in WW2 and helped built the air raid shelter which is now open to the public, she would be living in an area with snippets of her family history all around :) Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Redmik I just may do that (pop round for a brew) We will initially, after doing a lot of online research, be coming over for a 6 week "scouting aound information gathering" break some time this summer, after that if all goes well and the internet ... Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
georgeingozo Thank you so much for the PM and the information contained, We shall work through it all :) Read More
please help us begin our journey by Dave&Rea
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ...
Redmic Thank you so much for responding, I am reading so many forums and doing lots of research before making any definate plans. I would seem that many people just turn up and go from there we are not that would like to build solid foundations and ... Read More
please help us begin our journey
Hi everyone you may or may not have read our profile, we are a couple in our early 40's who due to UK goverment cuts have found ourself at a crossroads in our life where our plan to move to Malta is within our grasp. It has been a pipe dream for ... Read More