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Corralejo Carnival 2017 – Carnaval de Corralejo 2017
On 18th March the annual parade of the Corralejo Carnival 2017 took place. It started about 7pm and continued until quite late, as most things tend to here. This is quite a large affair and takes probably 2 hours or more to pass by. Many people that go to watch also dress up even if…
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Fuerteventura March 2017 – Rain, Carnivals and Gold Lamé
Expat In Fuerteventura Vlog March 2017 – Rain, Carnivals and Gold Lamé This month as an expat in Fuerteventura we, hopefully, saw the last of the very odd weather we have been having which included gales, rain and even hailstones. As usual there were the daily dog walks with Oscar and Jenson – the highlight…
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Fuerteventura Vlog February 2017 – Stormy Weather!
The weather in Fuerteventura certainly went downhill during February. We had a big storm with gale force winds and then almost two weeks of very changeable weather. Not like Fuerteventura at all. It is not all sunshine being an expat in Fuerteventura. Of course, living in the Canary Islands does mean a life in the…
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Spanish Builders – What are they like?
We bought our house here in 2013 and since then it has been a constant round of maintenance thanks to the Spanish builders. We lived in our two previous houses in the UK for 17 years and in that time I didn’t need to do as much as I have done on this house in…
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Fuerteventura Vlog January 2017 – Food, Friends and Music
In this month’s Fuerteventura Vlog January 2017 we had friends over who were staying in a hotel early in the month so we met up with them (and ate). We also had friends coming over to stay with us for the last week of the month. This means we can play at being tourists again…
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Fuerteventura Calima – so it is very hot today!
Fuerteventura Calima – Living in Fuerteventura is such a trial! The wind has changed and is now blowing from the east. This means that we have a Calima which brings with it sand and dust (and heat) from the Sahara Desert (which is only 100 miles away). When this happens the temperatures rise quickly. The…
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Fuerteventura Squirrels or Fuerteventura Chipmunks
The Fuerteventura squirrels are found pretty much all over the island. Their correct name is the Barbary Ground Squirrel, which are endemic to Western Sahara, Algeria and Morocco. They were introduced to Fuerteventura in 1965 and have thrived ever since. Many people refer to them as chipmunks or Fuerteventura chipmunks, which they do resemble. Next…
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The Spanish Healthcare System – Living in Fuerteventura
The Spanish healthcare system is fairly similar to the UK system in that people pay a National Insurance contribution which gives them access to healthcare in Spain. This also applies to obtaining healthcare in the Canary Islands. If you are from the UK and working, so paying into the Spanish system, then you and your…
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Rubbish Collection in Fuerteventura
Here in Fuerteventura we don’t have wheelie bins and a weekly or fortnightly rubbish collection. This is the case in many northern European countries. Instead we have large bins positioned in most streets are emptied overnight every day, except Sunday. There are also strategically placed recycling bins for paper, glass, cardboard etc around each town/village.…
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The Amazing Caves of Ajuy Fuerteventura – Las Cuevas de Ajuy
The Ajuy Caves Fuerteventura We decided to take a trip down south to visit the Caves of Ajuy (Las Cuevas de Ajuy) as we had never been, and it is another thing to see in Fuerteventura. Ajuy (pronounced Ahooie) is a small coastal village about two-thirds of the way down the west coast of Fuerteventura.…