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Why not enjoy one of our Afternoon Gin Teas? A little bit of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ meets ‘Gin’ meets ‘Spain’! Another post-Brexit hurdle that Adam needed to overcome was gaining his Spain's residency. Without it, he legally was unable to work or even live in Spain for more than 90 days, leaving their dreams of settling down in the lurch. Adam said: "Alicia obviously has residency because she's a Spanish national. Without me having residency, I can't work. This is something post-brexit which has happened, so it all rests on this next meeting."
The show follows the couple as they relocated to Benalmadena in Spain, where they bought a former café with a spacious outdoor terrace and spectacular views across the Medetrainian sea. Adam loves nothing more than taking guests to our ‘interactive’ Gin shelves, to talk about, smell and even taste our ever-growing selection. First and foremost, it’s us! We are obsessed with our customers’ overall experience, it’s just the way we are! Alicia hosts the terrace everyday as if it’s a gathering of family and friends. She appears to remember every face & story and we both have a genuine love for everyone we meet. Alicia is originally from Spain, and has lived in England for 23 years. After selling their Lancaster based pub, Adam says its his turn to make a go of it in Spain. Jokingly, he said: "It's really disappointing having to be here isn't it? I mean, just look at it."
This game is full of exciting twists - turn over a 'spin' card and everyone jumps up and spins around, but turn over a donkey card and everyone must pop up their donkey ears and move the donkey one step closer to the carrot! Collect the most pairs of cards before the donkey reaches the carrot in this high energy action and performance game! The hard work isn't over for Ali and Adam yet however, as the couple face a tough few weeks prepping the bar for their opening night. Adam found himself very ill from Covid one Christmas, and after he and Alicia received what they describe as a 'scary wake-up call' they decided to make the leap. Lancaster couple, Adam and Alicia have become one of the 10,000 brits to make the move to sunny Malaga province in the last four years. Appearing on series eight of Channel 4's A New Life in The Sun, Adam has worked the hospitality industry for the last 30 years, but he and partner Alicia have long dreamed of making the leap to start a new life in sunnier climes.
After a trip to Malaga, a stressed looking Adam and Alicia returned with news. Adam said: "We went through the rigmarole, well I say we, I just sat there whilst Alicia went into a meeting with the grumpiest lady in Spain, who told us out paperwork wasn't good enough and we had to go off next door and do lots of photocopying. Adam said: "This bar cost us €25,000. I could never have got a bar in this location in the UK for that price. I simply couldn't have done. We have to make this work. We've put all our savings in to it, and we're never going to be millionaires out here but actually, that doesn't really matter."
More Brits choose to relocate to the Costa Del Sol than anywhere else in Europe, thanks to its 325 days of sunshine per year and 125 beaches along its 160km coastline.
The couple also desperately needed to find somewhere to live, but were struggling to find somewhere that would take them and their four little dogs on. Adam joked they'd be sleeping on the floor of the bar. But an hour and a half later, I came out with a piece of paper which said I had residency, I was legal and I could start work. Its a massive massive relief."
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