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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.…
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Having Dogs In Fuerteventura
Many people have asked about our dogs – whether we bought them with us from the UK or got them here. So, I thought I would briefly talk about having a dog in Fuerteventura and give the legal requirements for having dogs in Fuerteventura. I did post about how we got the dogs here –…
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Fuerteventura Vlog December 2016
This Fuerteventura Vlog December 2016 saw Sue fly off to the UK for Christmas again leaving the dogs and I to look after ourselves. Poor us having to spend Christmas in Fuerteventura! Actually, as soon as she left, so did the nice weather. We had two weeks of rain and then very strong winds and…
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Fuerteventura – 2016 in 3 minutes
Fuerteventura – 2016 in 3 minutes Fuerteventura – 2016 in 3 minutes – my Fuerteventura 2016 review in a short video. Well actually it didn’t seem to take much longer than 3 minutes to happen in real time but I guess that is what happens when you get older and you are an expat in…
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My Top 5 Places To Visit In Fuerteventura
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…