Covid expats: Briton in Spain shares what shocked her ‘more than anything’ | Travel News | Travel
“I now need to employ staff specifically with European passport if I have any hope of getting them able to teach in Spain without a five-month delay or so! Basically, it is very hard.
“I was lucky to arrive six months before this came into effect – this also meant I could sort out my driving licence relatively easily.”
Maddie said she felt “safer” in Spain during Covid times than back in the UK: “By the time I arrived in Spain their really strict lockdown laws had stopped. However, travel could not happen between different provinces (there are 18 in Spain).
“Mask wearing outside was compulsory at all times (it still is) and restaurants, bars etc mostly closed. Curfew from about 9pm to 6am for at least nine months, town restricted to towns (or close area) for at least four months, however, hairdressers were open until six! Life feels more open now, from around May 2021, but always some restrictions.
