Make The Best Of The World Cup 2010

The World Cup 2010 football tournament in South Africa will soon be upon us, many tickets remain unsold and it’s clear that for a variety of reasons, the football mad tourists are not going to fulfil FIFA’s expectations and flock there from Europe in their droves to fill the stands.

That means many European fans will be packing the bars to cheer on their respective teams, and/or will be having their own in-house supporter parties, and for the Brits, the now obligatory curries washed down with a few beers (ok, make that a lot of beers). Perhaps for the Spanish some tapas and San Miguel and for the French a bottle or two of wine topped with escargot.

If that’s the case, then the very best TV viewing can be found on one of our vast range of high definition digital flat screen TVs, like the SONY Bravia, KDL-46Z4500 LCD Television 46 inch (116 cm) 16/9, "Full HD" TNT HD, 200Hz, HDMI x3, USB 2.0 or the stylish 47LG5500 LCD Television from LG completed with 3-metre HDMI-HDMI gold-plated cable and a free cleaning kit for LCD/plasma screens. So whether you are bar wanting to take advantage of the potential crowds of football supporters or you just want to have the very best viewing in your home, now is the time to order your high definition digital TV direct from The Expat Marketplace. At The Expat Marketplace we have a wide range of branded TV products of all sizes, from which you can select.

If you order NOW, we’ll deliver it directly to your door and it will soon be in place for you to enjoy your nation’s victory, as they fight for the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Of course not everyone shares in the same football passion, so if you just want to get out of the hair of your spouse or partner and avoid the furore of a disputed offside goal or a penalty shoot-out then why not spend some time following your passion of shopping in Spain with our online shopping sites, The Expat Marketplace, UK Shopping in Spain and/or Compra Rebajas Reino Unido. With credit card, debit card or PayPal account in hand, then you can just leisurely surf our sites, undisturbed by the South African goings-on, for family gifts, homeware, health and beauty products, designer wear or merely things to keep the children amused, during those times when you need peace and quiet.

Go on, look into The Expat Marketplace now!

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Who Is Ahead In The Flat Screen TV Race?

LG are certainly a main contender for the ultimate flat screen TV manufacturer but as we described in the previous blog, there is stiff competition throughout the entire electronics market. Check out our range of great HD and LCD flat screen TV's at The Expat Marketplace - makes shopping in Spain so easy with free delivery to your door, anywhere throught Europe.


LG's 42LG7000 Bluetooth-enabled LCD television lets you view all images from your mobilephone or computer directly on its 42-inch screen. With its Full HD 1080presolution and impressive 60,000:1 contrast rate, you'll enjoy images filledwith deep colours and vivid detail. The 42LG7000's 100 Hz technology also guaranteesmaximum fluidity. This TV comes equipped with four HDMI sockets and one USBport so you can hook up all your external audio/video devices! Plus, for evenmore entertainment options, the 42LG7000's built-in digital tuner gives you access toloads of Freeview channels!

Serious Competition In The Digital Camera Market

In 2009, the digital electronics retail industry is a minefield. Trying to keep up to date with the latest gadgets, chips, processors, applications and wide range of product technology is more than a full-time job.

Take the digital camera retail market for example. You are wanting to choose a new digital SLR to replace your now out of date, 2003 state of the art model. Where do you start? Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji, Pentax, Minolta, Leica, Olympus and the list goes on...and that's just the easy bit! Once you have narrowed down the shortlist of manufacuturers you have the unenviable task of wading through the mountains of technical specifications and the comparisons of such, together with the need to decipher the associated jargon, e.g. the APS-C CCD image sensors and BIONZ® processing engine, or the "Quick AF Live View" technology

Then you move to mobile phones...or now as most are known 'smartphones' because of their 'smart and intelligent' capabilities. Nokia, Samsung, Blackberry, iPhones, Y phones, ABCDE phones, and probably the latest 'I can't work it out, does it make calls?' phones! Apps (applications - i.e. things it can do!) are available by their thousands and soon the high multi-thousands. They work like computers, they act like computers, and they confuse you, just like computers! Indeed, the computers are too very confusing - no wonder 6.3 million pensioners in the UK are not using computers.

Here at The Expat Marketplace, we understand technology. We don't keep up to date with every gadget made but we have a fair idea if we are ever posed the question -"What does it do?" or "Which do you recommend?" That's one reason why expat shopping with us is so enjoyable. We have a team that will de-mystify the jargon and advise you in the best possible way. Don't waste time trying to figure it out, just go to the people that know.

Is Spain Still The Place To Be!

Why For Very Many Expats Spain Is Still The Place To Be!

Sure there has a been a big recession globally, with UK and Spain still battling through it for what will be some while to come, in some areas. However, despite the doom and gloom of the economy, the sun still shines in southern Spain, and for every negaitve there are positives. Many of the people with whom I have had conversations recently, and yes some of them have been hard hit by the downturn in currency fluctuations, remain very positive about their continued lives in Spain.

As one retiree put it recently, "Where in the UK can you find a place as beautiful as the Andalusia province, with 2 bedroom apartments for as little as €70,000, where there are no traffic lights, little or no road works, no traffic queues, no CCTV, no TV licences, the sun shines for 320 days a year on average (which translates into cheaper fuel bills), a great health system with little or no queues, healthy food and good wine at€ €1.45 per bottle?"

When it's put like that it's a very convincing case for leaving the grey skies of the UK behind. But of course it does have some down sides too as the interviewee, pointed out. "Sure there are expats here struggling to make a living but no-one ever promoted Spain as the land of golden business opportunity". If you move abroad and it doesn't matter where you go, there are always cultural differences that one has to get used to e.g. the language, the siestas, the local manyana approach to life and some think the shopping...but none of this is surrmountable. If you are an enterprising type of person, then there is a host of different business opportunities, outside of the usual bar and restaurant route, in which one could become involved.

As for the shopping...online shopping makes everything possible. With sites like UK Shopping in Spain, expats can readily get any of their favourite brands delivered directly to their door, and as my interviewee confirmed, "...anything is possible including Coronation Street on TV! Reduced income? We've just got to get used to it!"

See what the Daily Mail has to say about the Spanish property market here