We're not long back from a couple of weeks on Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, hence the lack of posts here lately. Following right on from that I got hit with a pretty bad cold and throat infection so that more or less stopped the posting too. Anyway, I'm almost back to normal, well at least as normal as usual so I thought I'd better start scribbling again. Corralejo Bay Corralejo is the main tourist resort on Fuerteventura. We chose the holiday at pretty much the last minute and, as we'd

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It’s been a good year for the coast of Tenerife, the second annual campaign “La Mar De Limpia” promoted by the government, has cleared an amazing 1,200 kilos of rubbish from 6 zones. It is always an ongoing struggle to keep the shores clean but every effort really does make a difference and the involvement of 100’s of volunteers will help to spread the message about the need to protect the local environment. The campaign started in July at Abades in Arico, and moved on to Playa Jardin, Puert

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Tenerife coastal clean sweep

Winter Sun Holidays in Lanzarote Whilst the rest of Europe starts packing away the suntan lotion and beach chairs the Canary Islands are just gearing up for their busiest time of the year. Thanks to the fact that these seven specks of Spain located off the coast of Africa enjoy year round temperatures in excess of 20C – even in the depths of Winter. Lanzarote is the eastern most Canary Island – and whilst much smaller in size that neighbouring islands such as Tenerife and Gran Canaria is sti

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Winter Sun Holidays in Lanzarote

I have been staying with my boyfriend and the El Sombrero for over two weeks from September to October and we both really enjoyed the place. We had a studio with sea view. The whole place, including the pool and all the surroundings were very clean. Everyone is very friendly there. I even left 5 euro for the chambermaid and she did not take them. There is a pretty big safe in the room that you can rent. I don't think we would have had problems...

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