New Residents of Uzumulu

[crossie]

Uzumulu,99% Brits,so you should feel at home,lot of the old ex pats brigade,who will soon be slagging you off,behind your back that is,
but enjoy!

[Firo]

Hi Tony and Jean,
We moved in on May 5th and have not stopped since! YOu will love it here and the birds singing is far better than pop music for us any day!

Crossie, I feel your comments a bit unfair as we have found the expats we have met very friendly and welcoming. Lots of Germans here and 1 Japanese so not totally Brits and no where as British dominated as Calis for example, as we still have a Turkish village and the locals who are also very welcoming. Guess its the attitude people take and how they behave that is a big influence on how you are treated.

Back to the subject though, we moved all our goods over and it costs about £5k including the tax etc. We had looked around and found we could not get the same quality furniture in the area and worked out it would cost us about £7k plus to furnish a 4 bed large villa to our tastes, hence why we decided to bring our furniture with us. Depends on what you want and your tastes.
If you want any contacts let us know.

Good luck
Fi & Eric

[hamilton]

Thanks again all for the greetings & info, most of our furniture/white goods are  fairly new, we have contacted a remval firm called Dolphin, they seem to know what they are doing, has anybody else used them, or can you recommend anyone else.
What is the problem with the break-ins is this a rare occurance, or has it happened before, were the properties un-occupied.
By the way the weather is awfull here in the UK.
Regards Tony & Jean

[pookie]

Hi guys, welcome to the forum and to Uzumlu.  We have just returned following a great week.  Scunner is right, it is one hell of a noisy place, donkeys, cockerels and birds !  You will love it I am sure.  I didn't like the comment about the Ex-Pats gossiping, everyone has been most welcoming and can't do enough for you.  There has only been a handful of break-ins and please don't get too concerned, just make sure you have security in place.  The break-ins are mainly on houses that are permanently lived in as they are looking for mobile phones, dvds, and electical equip that may not be there if the person isn't in residence.   We are back in July for another 'fix', so maybe we will bump into you in one of the cafes.   Hope everything goes well for you.

[puma]

hi both and congrats on your retirement in the sun, ooh so jealous we have to wait a few years yet