These are my top 5 places to visit in Fuerteventura if you are coming for a holiday. You should never be stuck wondering what to see in Fuerteventura as there is plenty to see. But another good thing is that there are no “ancient ruins” that you feel you should visit as it will be…
Fred Olsen Express Ferry: The ferries between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote run roughly once an hour and are operated by ARMAS (slow ferry) and this one, Fred Olsen Express (fast ferry). We caught the 16:00 Fred Olsen Express ferry from Playa Blanca, Lanzarote which took us to Corralejo, Fuerteventura. It is the fastest of the two…
Over the past few months various online expat magazines have featured expat interviews with me. These have mainly been about what moving and living abroad has been like for us. I thought I would give a few links to them here should anyone be interested in looking at them. Expat.com Expatfinder.com Expatsblog.com Let me know…
Our 2 Day Trip to Lanzarote – Bonus Vlog We left Fuerteventura on the first ferry out of Corralejo for our trip to Lanzarote to meet my son, his wife and her family in Playa Blanca. They were staying for 4 nights to celebrate Louise’s mother’s birthday. See Armas Ferry post. After meeting up at…
Armas Ferry – Fuerteventura to Lanzarote The ferries between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote run roughly once an hour and are operated by Armas (slow ferry – 35 minutes) and Fred Olsen (fast ferry – 25 minutes). My son and his wife were staying in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote for a few days, with his wife’s family. So…
Am I Lucky To Retire To Fuerteventura? Absolutely not! When we decided to retire to Fuerteventura, as far as I am concerned, luck had nothing whatsoever to do with it. Sue and I decided that we wanted to retire in Fuerteventura, so we worked towards that. I always say that if it was down to…
One Year on Youtube One year on Youtube! It is hard to believe that I have been making videos for Youtube for a whole year but life just flies by the older you get, unfortunately. Overall I have enjoyed it. It is certainly very frustrating at times. Particularly when you have put a lot of…
Dance of the Pool Toys I was working on a video which was taking longer than I expected to edit. I looked out of the window towards the pool and saw the inflatable pool toys moving around in the breeze. That provided the spark of an idea so I set the camera up and started…
Battle of the Somme On 1st July 2016 it was the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, a major battle of the First World War. 20,000 British soldiers died on that day alone. I found some natural features in the landscape here in the dry river beds near Lajares…