Expat blogs roundup: beware the savage sea Every summer as hordes of holidaymakers arrive in the Baleares, many to take advantage of the islands" golden beaches and hotel swimming pools, local emergency services brace themselves for the mixed bag of accidents and tragedies that will inevitably occur... I've been getting a new expat experience recently, spending some time in Spain, talking to lots of recent Spaniards. Most of them are retired Brits and are in the privileged position of taking advantage of the low cost of living without having to worry too much about what the locals call the "cree-zeess..."