The Benidorm Digital Nomad Podcast

The final episode of the Benidorm Digital Nomad Podcast.

Episodes were released between June & July 2021.

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

I want to thank Visit Benidorm and GF Hotels for being wonderful hosts and for hosting a wonderful month here in Benidorm.

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

Lauren Bate is a Benidorm-based digital nomad.

She created the popular Diary of a Spanglish Girl blog at https://diaryofaspanglishgirl.com/ and this has helped to attract an audience of well over 20,000 on the accompanying Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DiaryofaSpanglishGirl

In this interview, Lauren discusses living and working in the popular Spanish resort.

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

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Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

If you want to hire a car I recommend Centauro at https://www.centauro.net/ In this podcast I explain why they're my preferred car hire company.

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

Timestamp 30th June 2021 - please note this information may be out of date if you listen to it after the release date.

I've flown into Spain twice since the Covid Pandemic began, flown back to the UK once and - at the time of recording this episode - I am just about to fly back to the UK again.

I explain what happens when you get a 'fit to fly' test in Torrevieja and Benidorm, what happens at Alicante Airport and then what self-isolation back in the UK involves.

Services mentioned in this episode:

IMED at https://www.imedhospitales.com

Alpha Bio Labs at https://www.alphabiolabs.co.uk/

Nomad Covid tests at https://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/covid-19

A short episode explaining which supermarkets to look out for in Spain - including the one which you'll find open on a Sunday :-) 

Supermarkets mentioned:

 Mercadona https://www.mercadona.es/ 

Consum https://www.consum.es/ 

Carrefour https://www.carrefour.es/ 

Lidl https://www.lidl.es/ Aldi https://www.aldi.es/ 

Dia https://www.dia.es/compra-online/ 

Masymas http://www.masymas.es/ 

Hyperber https://hiperberonline.com/ 

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

I write psychological thrillers, sci-fi & non-fction books.

My book Friends Who Lie is a psychological thriller based in Benidorm.

It's a UK-centric book which celebrate all we love about this wonderful resort.

You may never look at the Benidorm Cross the same way again :-)

Find out more about Friends Who Lie at https://viewbook.at/FriendsWhoLie

PS You can also order it via any book shop if you prefer paperbacks.

Here are 10 x practical tips to use whenever you stay in Benidorm.

We've learned these over 10+ years of staying in Spain - they can come in handy!

1 - Mercadona have great toilets which are clean, free and before the tills so you don't have to shop to use them.

2 - Use the ordering machine in McDonalds, KFC & Burger King and make sure you press the Union Jack icon so you can order in English.

3 - Use Revolut for simple & cheap GBP > EURO cash transfers - see https://paulteague.net/revolut (my referral link)

4 - Use Mercadona to order your shoping online and have it delivered direct to your accommodation

5 - You need to place your bags in the lockers provided when you shop in Spanish supermarkets

6 - Use an 'old lady' shopping trolley - everybody does in Spain!

7 - Get on buses at the front, get off them in the middle

8 - There are ticket machins inside the trams

9 - Look out for the Menu Del Dia when ordering food in Spain, they're excellent value

10 - Know where the fuses are located in your Spanish accommodation, they trip regularly :-)

Travel recommendation: I used Staysure for my travel insurance and they gave me enhanced COVID-19 protection and a FCDO 'Non Essential' destinations cover! If you use my referral link at https://paulteague.net/staysure you can get up to 20% off your first travel insurance policy (subject to T&Cs).

Sebastian Dombrowicz is the co-founder of Torrevieja Translators. 

He speaks English, German and Spanish and was born in the UK to German Dad, who is a Cardio - thoracic surgeon and runs a local private medical practice and British mum who worked in the NHS as a nurse.  

Sebastian was a medical translator at the private Hospital Quirónsalud in Torrevieja before starting Torrevieja Translators. 

Sebastian helped us with several matters during our October 2020-April 2021 stay in Torrevieja so I was keen to interview him about the benefits of using a professional translation service. 

Find out more: 

https://torreviejatranslators.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/torreviejatranslators/