Trending I have made a lot of friends over the years and you get very close to people and then they suddenly decide they re going to go back home or they meet a holidaymaker and then move back with them, shared Chris. So it s quite lonely at times.
Another problem with living in such a close-knit community in Benidorm is how quickly gossip can travel.
Chris found this out after a break up with his partner Gary. The pair had moved together to Benidorm, with their arrival in the resort documented in Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun but went their separate ways last month.
Fewer tourists in Benidorm means lack of work for bands like ours, he shared. We play all the big clubs in Benidorm and at the moment they have been closed since last March. With Spain blocking flights and flights getting cancelled nobody is coming in so we lose work.
As for local business, they are struggling in Benidorm.
Spain: As for local business, they are struggling in Benidorm (Image: Getty Images)
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