Costa Blanca is loaded with international schools, although again this is only true for the larger cities. The richest pickings are to be found in Alicante, Valencia and Javea, where British expats are especially well-catered for. International schools offer a foreign curriculum and the IB, and most classes are conducted predominantly in the home country´s language, with some Spanish included. Many expats choose not to send their children to international schools though, as there is a risk of ´ghettoising´ expat kids into expat communities and never giving them a chance to assimilate. Luckily for these families, school in Spain is free. The major centres on the Costa Blanca have very comprehensive transport networks, within the cities and between them. Once you move further away from the larger centres, you are at the mercy of infrequent (but clean and comfortable) bus and train services. These satellite towns occasionally experiment with Night Buses, but the reality is that if you want any kind of independence it will be necessary to either buy a car or import your own (FYI: It is a headache to import a car from the UK – easier to buy one in Spain).