Good video. I've just retired here with my wife and everything you say is true and more. Workmen next door found a badly injured goat which we managed to get to a rescue centre and ended up with a rescue dog into the bargain (Toby, and we love him). Relaxed and civilised is the mode of life in the village where we live. We decided to bring over two cars and a motorcycle as well but then discovered Spanish Canarian bureaucracy. However, it's very hard to find anything here that's as bad as what is normal in the UK. A few comments on the list 1. Climate. This year was a very hot August, but even neighbours said it was unusual. End of October saw a big storm and now everything is a lot greener. But even when the weather seems harsh, it will still be sunny later on. 2. Cost of living. You forgot to mention the lack of heating bills. 3. Landscape. I love it just before sunset when the light is magical. Also, it's the only place I know where you can see so far. And then there's the fauna, right now we have the Hoopoes at their maximum and you are not too far from a goat anywhere. 4. Lifestyle. Throw away 75% of your UK wardrobe and get used to showing off your legs. You'll also eat healthier here. 5. People. Probably the best bit. There are numerous festivals from mid September to mid October and we went to as many as we could. Very good atmosphere and at one we went to the local teanagers served food to their elders. At the kite festival recently the small children could draw pictures on paper kites and fly them. I'm even starting to get used to Corralejo. Did you know it has an italian quarter with some excellent Gelaterias?
That's a coincidence, our second rescue dog was called Toby (now Jenson). Bureaucracy is definitely on the, albeit, small, list of negatives. Lack of heating bills would be a good one. Fuerte is quickly becoming one big Italian quarter with the Italian government grants to make them leave Italy ;-) Thanks for watching and your comprehensive comment!
+JP in Fuerteventura Goodmorning jp. ok.i like watching youre videos.Im living in The Netherland,and the weather is here almost the same as in England!This year we stay home,because of some reasons.But im all ready miss fuerteventura.Normaly we go the last of august to jandia.This year we must miss fuerteventura.But next year we go again☺ witch town are you living in fuerteventura? hihi.i like to have contact with somebody in fuerteventura. thank you for alsoo writing back! greatings from The Netherlands.
+JP in Fuerteventura hi jp. The last year we drive thru la oliva!we didt a road trip from corralejo thru la oliva,betancuria,and we drive thru la paret,and than back to coralejo. a few years back we also drive to villa winter!!hihi.this was a tough road. we see all off fuerteventura. in 10 days we were on holiday we drive almost 1000 km.
Fantastic informative video, I fell in Love with this island back in December I'm really considering living there now however I have a cat & he must come with me. I found the island to be beautiful a real scenic place the roads so clear to and the locals go out there way to help, as for the extortionate council back here sounds like the cost of living is very welcome, I'm learning kitesurfing so I think the island would be good for me, and oh the weather 🌞 yes please lol x👍
+Creative Films : It is certainly cheaper to live here than the UK, and other northern European countries, for the most part. My heating bills are certainly low - I think the gas bottle we have in our one gas fire is about half full now after two winters so we have used just over 12€ worth. Many people bring their animals with them and there are some specialist firms which will bring them by road and ferry, if flying isn't an option. I don't kitesurf but my niece's partner is a champion kitesurfer and he enjoyed his recent trip out here so I guess it must be good. Thanks for watching and your comments.
I visited Fuerteventura for the first time in my life last month (January 2017) and I really liked it. Lovely weather, nice beaches and not too developed like other islands. My friend moved out there 7 years ago and I must say I'm tempted to relocate and find a job there. I speak fluent Spanish so I think I'll have an advantage.
Great video! I'm going there in February on vacation. Last year I went to Gran Canaria. I love the islands there. You're very scary for moving there, as I don't care for the UK either. (as I'm from the USA)
Hi JP, great video, we have spent the last 10 years having holidays in Fuerteventura and fingers crossed in a few years time we shall have a place of our own there ready for early retirement, all the best, Mark 😎👍
+Mark Roberts That is pretty much the chain of events we followed. Early retirement is deginately the way to go. I only wish I had done it 40 years earlier and missed out the working phase altogether. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'm desperate to give up my middle management job to move to the canary islands. Just for the climate. We've had two decent summers back to back in the uk. 2018 didnt rain for 5 weeks and 2019 we have temperatures up to 32°C which was great but as you know we dont have air con as standard in the uk. The winters I suffer so bad from November to march. Aches, pains difficult to get up at 4:30am when it's dark. Commenting 2 hours each way in the rain. We had a week in gran canaria in November, The day I flew out of east Midlands, my town flooded. The sun was amazing on my bones and back. My mood was instantly better for the entire week. My son and I are looking in to leaving wet and gret Nottingham behind Also as you mention the cost of living. My son works 40 hours a weeks and barely covers his rent and council tax and public transport. My main reason to move out there would be the climate, My sons would be cost of living, The beaches are just a welcome bonus. Your videos are very informative.
Ah middle management. I left middle management 30 years ago to start my own business. The endless meetings and the final straw that broke the camel's back was a meeting to discuss the agenda for another meeting! It is a lovely climate here and SAD is unknown as even at the end of January we still have almost 10 hours of daylight. I don't even want to imagine getting up at 4:30 whether it is dark or not. We don't have air con either as we simply don't have enough really hot days (or nights) to justify it. Just a great steady climate all year. As I say, we only have two seasons really - summer and spring. I hope you manage to get here Kerry.
Thank You. Best holiday of my life was here. I met a beautiful Spanish lady two days into my two week holiday in 2004 and will never forget the time we spent together. (On that note, you forgot to mention the naturist beaches, incidentally) ...I may retire to this fantastic place.
That was lucky then and no wonder you won't forget it. Well although we came here on holiday because of the beaches, somehow we never seem to get to them any more. We keep saying we must start going again but that is as far as it goes. Well, retiring here is certainly not a bad idea that's for sure. Thanks for watching.
We moved from Sweden to Tenerife 20 years ago, learned the language and became Spanish citizens. The language opens all doors. Next month we will visit Fuerteventura again with our local Spanish senior club. We have visited all the Canarian Islands. Great to live in Paradise!
Well done Herman. I must admit that whilst my Spanish is getting better I do struggle to speak it. My brain is wired for solving problems not remembering things such as words. My wife is the other way, she remembers words immediately but is not good at things like maths. As much as I love Fuerteventura it is not Paradise. Ask the thousands of abused dogs if they agree.
@@JPinFuerteventura Hola JP, your videos are very instructive, thank you! Maybe I will see you in La Oliva on the 28 of October? - excursion to the north? We have two dogs ”from the street”, here is Urax: th-cam.com/video/7QOe00CI3CQ/w-d-xo.html
I've been to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. I'm now going to Fuerteventura (Caleta de Fuste) in August. I cant wait. Then I will have been to all 4 main Canary islands.
I was still running my UK business when we moved here. I was able to run it via the internet. I'm still not actually retired though - it is more like forced unemployment until I get my UK state pension later this year. We live in the north of the island. Thanks for watching Philip.
It certainly isn't easy, particularly without speaking Spanish. Technically I am forced unemployed (thanks USA), rather than being retired, but have just had to accept that, particularly at 62, I have zero chance of getting a job. I have to get by on what I have. Fortunately it is generally a cheap place to live. Thanks for watching and I hope you manage to live here one day.
Hello John, followed your vlogs for several years now. I know the Island quite well, in fact back there next Saturday. You say in your vlogs you don't drink alcohol. I think you said you gave up because you didn't care much for the Spanish/Canarian brew. Just wondering if you would drink British style Beers if they were more widely available on the Island?
As you say, I don't drink. I haven't for 6 years and stopped for 9 years back in the 90s too. This is partly because the beer is awful but also that I don't really like alcohol that much (and after 10 years of policing, what it does to some people). I also hate hangovers, not that I drank enough to get one very often but when I did the next day was a complete waste of life. If you could get good British draught real ale then I might have the odd one now and again. Thanks for watching Ian.
Oh my god, thank you! I am seriously considering buying a small piece of land inlands and install a ' tiny house'/prefab house on it; it does not require any plumbing and it runs on solar panels. It would be a great escape. How is the permit milieu in Fuerteventura? Is it difficult do get things done in terms of building/camping? I have been searching online and notice land is not too expensive, though quite remote. I just wonder how easy my plan would be.
Hi Don. Thanks for watching. I am no expert on planning restrictions here but I understand that there are ways to build some kind of house on rural land, for example, by planting a certain number trees.
fuerteventura is my island. im loving it there. i,ve been 6 times in jandia en one time in corralejo. i fell in love .💗 its so nice and quit there. fuerteventura means (hard wind).
Hi JP, Just watched your video with my mam, she says its very interesting , she asks what job you had in the UK, where did you live and where is your home now? Good luck to you John
Hi John. I ran my own company for 25 years and lived in Northamptonshire. We live in La Oliva in the north of the island. Thank you Mum for watching and the comments.
nice video...I'm really contemplating moving from dublin to fuerteventura as like you I'm sick of the weather and crowded city....thanks for video take care
Great video, my girlfriend and I have just booked up to go in September. We went to Tenerife last year and loved it so we're really looking forward to seeing your island.
No, it certainly isn't and there are no real forests. But after a while you begin to see the beauty here, particularly the seascapes. It is just different. There is no green in Antarctica but that can be a beautiful place too. Thanks for watching.
Thanks lots mate , great one , please keep doing more , I been twice in lanzarote once was when I’m 22 and last visit was two years ago when I was 38 years old ! I felt many changes there really , but maybe you write us later what things u don’t like about it there ?
Hi Ameer, I have been thinking of doing a "things I don't like about Fuerteventura" video, even though it will upset some who can see nothing wrong. Thanks for watching.
Funnily enough, the first time I brought Sue here, about 20 years ago, she thought I had brought her to the moon. It is pretty barren but it does have a beauty of its own. It gets greener during the winter after we have rain. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for posting this awesome video, if I didn't live in sunny California I would definitely like to live here. Will be visiting for kiteboarding. Thumbs up for sure! Thx!
Kiteboarding is getting bigger and bigger here every year. I have to say, having visited California a number of times, the climate is pretty similar here. Thanks for watching.
Hi JP. Nice videos and a good promotion for our favourite canary island. Two times a year we spend our holidays in La Oliva in one of Pedro Carrenos renovated antiquely canary houses. Everybody knows Fuerteventura, but nobody knows La Oliva ;-) Maybe we can meet eventually , drink some coffee and share some tips. Enjoy your stay ( and sorry for my bad english ;-))) Hasta luego, Mike and Oxana
Hi Mike. Thank you for the nice comment. Well as we live in La Oliva we certainly know it. Happy to meet for a coffee next time you are here. Just send me a message via my Facebook page, which I note you have just "liked". Your English is very good!
Hola JP. I found your site today:) I was interested to hear your remarks about people with arthritis suffering less. I'm looking to relocate to a sunny destination in Europe and am just back from a trip to Mallorca. It was cold and wet and my hands did not appreciate the experience. I have heard that the barometric pressure in the Canaries is pretty constant, which apparently is much kinder to your joints. I think a trip to the Canaries needs to be planned :)
Loads of petty crime in UK. And teenagers have a real chip on their shoulders in some areas. Can't stand it after 15 years in Italy. New year's resolution is to get the f* out!
Hi JP, Thank you for taking the time and making the videos I am starting to enjoy them. May I ask you how much would a married couple be able to live on comfortably ( Not Scrimping ) Maybe eating out 2/3 times a week and not taking into account rent as we plan to buy a villa or an apartment. Basically everything except the mortgage payment. Thans
Great videos JP really enjoyable. The Wife and I have just come back from Fuerteventura ( Our 5th visit in 15 months ) so we really like it :) we usually stay in Caleta De Fuste although this time we did venture down to Morro Jable.....Great place and wonderful videos ! :)
5 visits in 15 months - that's dedication. Perhaps try the north on your next visit - Corralejo or El Cotillo (our favourite place). Thanks for watching Sean.
Thank you Sir for this video. I enjoyed watching it. I feel now like I just want to jump on the plane and pay you a visit :) I have been to Fuerteventura before and I genuinely share your passion
Good video, considering I've never been there, I found this video one of the better reviews on a potential holiday destination. You should visit more places and do reviews as you seem to be a natural.
Hi JP, thank you very much for your quick reply. Just a queqtion : if you could choose between February and April for a first visit of the island, which month would you choose ?Best regardsMarie ange FRANCE
Well the weather would be more likely to be at its best in April but on the other hand it will definitely be much nicer than northern France in February!
Hi JP, you've been very good to reply to my queries lately & I really appreciate that. Just one fundamental question for you, which we really agonised over during our last holiday in July 2018 ... whilst in the UK we get fed up of the rain and cold ..... but when living in Fuerte, do you ever want to escape from the wind? We felt it was really relentless during our holiday this year, getting sand blasted every time we tried to settle on the beach, to the point that we started to question whether this really was the place we really wanted to live. Hopefully the 'average' weather is better? Cheers, Alistair
Well Fuerte is a pretty windy island for much of the year. Generally less so in late summer. I don't notice it that much now, particularly as we hardly ever go to the beach any more, which is odd as the beaches were a big part of coming here. It's a bit like the only time my relatives in Brighton ever went to the seafront was when we stayed with them when I was a kid. The wind does keep it cooler in summer.
@@JPinFuerteventura Thanks JP! ... as we head into Winter here in Scotland, I wish I was back in Fuerte right now! I'd cope better with the wind and the sun than the cold, rain and wind that we get here for the next 6 months!
I have just booked a 4 week holiday over xmas and came accross this very interesting video. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your experiences and answering questions.
I hope you have a great time. Christmas is different here as the Spanish don't make a big thing of Christmas Day but have their big celebration on 3 Kings Day.
Did you take a Caterham 7 with you to Fuerteventura ? (as depicted in the background of this video) Had one for 18 years.Loads of fun. Roads there are smooth as a billard table and twisty too in places,ideal for a good BLAT
Hi Kevin. No I didn't bring one here. I actually never drove one on the road. I raced them for 10 seasons though, finally winning the championship in 2011 and retiring at the top before moving here 18 months later. There are some thrills and spills from 4 minutes 51 in this video - th-cam.com/video/Q_P8ZE4dQGU/w-d-xo.html
Hope to retire to Fuerteventura eventually, my favourite place and , hopefully, will be on holiday next year (2021) . Usually go to Caleta de Fuste but visiting Correlejo , thanks for the video .
I am enjoying watching your videos. Me and my missus are going on holiday to Costa Calma this coming Saturday for a week . I can't wait . All the best. Mike
I totally agree. I've been in Fuertaventura for some time and it's amazing. Holidays in Fuerteventura is a great way to unwind. Hope I will be able to stay here in the future for good ;)
The weather is naturally a little less predicable in the winter, so you may have a few rainy days, however you would be very unlucky if the majority of days were not beach days. There is little difference between the norh and the south. One thing for sure, in that 2 week period, on the worst day here it will still be better than the best day in the UK.
Do you take the ferry over, to explore the other Canary Islands? Id like to climb La Teide on Tenerife, walk in La Gomera and look at the stars through the telescopes on La Palma.
It was our intention to do some island hopping, particularly as we get 75% resident's discount on inter-island ferries and flights, but with the dogs it is not so easy to go away. We have been over to Lanzarote twice on the ferry. Thanks for watching Liam.
I should be there on the 28 of April but I think it will be cancelled 😞 im gutted, if the situation changes please leave a post you have been most informative regards Chris Nicholson
It will definitely be cancelled. There are rumours that there will be no tourists here for 3 months. I am keeping a blog post up to date when I find out real information. I can't update a video so this is the asiest way - www.jpinfuerteventura.com/categories/travel-fuerteventura-life/fuerteventura-is-on-lockdown/
thanks jp , taking no2 daughter , son in law and grandkids this time , only staying a week this time (boo) its their first time away hence 1 week , will be back again thou , keep enjoying this fantastic island , adios
the magic day has arrived , 15.00 local time i finally laid my burden down , sat we fly out to paradise ( 1 week unfortunately ) but plans are underway for a return (yipee) take care jp and enjoy this magnificient island ,adios , tom
@@JPinFuerteventura Got any local tips for good waves? I'm a bodyboarder and I plan on chasing the waves. I figure being there for 3 weeks I should find some good waves. I'm gonna hit up El Fronton on Gran Canaria for sure but I know there are lots of spots that locals get to know. I know you don't surf but any info helps a lot. Thanks man...
Hi ,,We are staying in caleta del fuste and are trying to locate a fish mongers to buy fresh fish. It would appear that the spa in the shoping centre covers this. However do you know of any alertatives . Regards
Hi Stephen. I have never been in a shop in Caleta so can't help. I suggest you go on Facebook and join "Caleta de Fuste We Love You" as someone will know on there. facebook.com/groups/796917363762291/
It can be very windy or completely still at times (on a day by day or hour by hour basis). I wrote this article "Is it always windy in Fuerteventura?" on my website - www.jpinfuerteventura.com/categories/the-weather-in-fuerteventura/is-it-always-windy-in-fuerteventura/ Thanks for watching John.
Shopping malls are open but masks must be worn. I don't know about the Casino although without any tourists at the moment I don't imagine it is open yet. Thanks for watching Kenneth.
We just shot some vids on the island during a holidays, we loved it, such a great place. This crazy blues sky and this beautiful landscapes. Man, I envy you! I´d say, a pretty smart life decision moving there! Awesome! And yeah, great channel, just gotta sub, I guess. :)
I am glad you enjoyed the island and that you came recently. If you had been here in April and May then you would have had crazy grey skies! ;-) It isn't a bad place to live. Will you be uploading the footage to your channel? Thanks for watching.
Not a bad place to live is one way putting it :) One out of four videos is already up, but since I am doing tutorials on card magic the landscape is only background, but a very beautiful one of course :)
Hi We have been coming for long trips for a few years to get away from the UK winter, and echo everything you say about Fuerteventura. I noticed on your video you visited the rim of a volcano', looking into the caldera from a safe platform. I would love to see this, and wondered if you would reveal where this is? Thank you Keith
Hi Keith. Thanks for watching. The volcano is outside Lajares. You turn off the Lajares roundabout by the football ground towards Majanicho. You park on the right literally at the end of Lajares where you will see some footpath signs. You follow the path along the front of the hills (Camino Calderos on the map) all the way to the end and around the corner (left) and you will see the footpath climbing up the side of the volcano to the viewing platform. Great views from there and make sure you take an apple or something to feed the very friendly ground squirrels up there. Map here - www.google.es/maps/@28.6951748,-13.9275687,1989m/data=!3m1!1e3
Thanks. You are living my dream. In the U.K. I'm mostly housebound by my M.S. I am in far more pain when cold. (80% of the year) On holidays in Fueteventura or Lanzerote I take 48hrs to be able to walk without my usual 2 sticks! My pain is gone and I have a life! I wanted to ask if you have any concerns re your right to stay as a resident since the disaster of Brexit? Thanks
We have a number of friends living here who have medical problems (arthritis and asthma) who never need to use their medication, unlike when they were in the UK. Personally no, and I don't see it as a disaster either. There is no way that Spain would not allow the Brits to stay as they are too good for the Spanish economy. Likewise any EU citizens settled in the UK will remain. It is just the leftie media that likes to fuel the belief that things will be different. Brits were moving to Spain long before we even joined the EU. As it is your dream do you have any plans to make it your reality? I hope so. Thanks for watching and for your comment Wendy.
Thanks so much for you immediate reply. I pray you are right about the rights of Brits to live abroad. (And vice versa though European nurses have been informed their NHS contracts will not be renewed!) I guess I'm extra worried as when I get sick I need expensive hospital care. Since Brexit I feared that no matter what financial challenges, I'd never get a visa type permit of residence, as I am an expensive poorly person. But hey...that's the £200K or so I've cost the NHS in the past 20yrs. I am well in hot dry climates, so maybe no more relapses? Thanks for your vids here. I'm counting the days till 5th April when we'll be in Corralejo again. My plans are in their infancy but 'failing to plan is planning to fail' love Wendy
The NHS telling EU nurses they aren't going to renew their contracts is rather different to the Home Office telling them they cannot stay or work in the UK. As I keep reminding everyone who blames Brexit for everything - Brixit hasn't happened yet and won't for at least 2 years. I am sure you will have a great time - April is just around the corner.
There are job oportunities in fuerteventura?. i am gonna move with my fiancee, were 22 yo. And we have tickets for tenerife, but we are not decided on wich island we are gonna actually live.
Well as you may expect, there aren't that many job opportunities. Those that are tend to be in the tourist sector so aren't very well paid. If you speak Spanish then your options will be greater. They may be more opportunities in the more populated islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) but then there are probably more people looking for jobs there too. Good luck with the move whatever you decide.
thanks for the tips. well the good part its that i don't really need a job from beggining. but in the long therm it will matter. we know for sure that on november we have an one way ticket there and from there we will go where the wind takes us. probably will choose tenerife for starter. depends on what housing we find and if we find what we have in our minds in therms of costs/confort in tenerifes. if not we are gonna try other island.. thanks again.
Long term lets are few and far between in the north of Fuerteventura, due, mainly to a large influx of young Italians in the last year or so. Housing may be easier to find in Tenerife. Enjoy your adventure.
Most work is in the tourism sector so is not well paid. Some bars etc will take those who only speak English but I think most hotels will want at least some Spanish. Do you have any transferable skills?
@@JPinFuerteventura hello JP , how about local bus driving jobs on the island? I am a bus driver in London with over 5 years of experience, other than that I don't have any skills
My wife and I are toying with the idea of moving to Lanzarote, been 4 times , due to come in june , travel covid permitting. We are not rich only have our House to sell plus my state pension and small Private Pension , we are still working, me part time , any advice hurdles on actually doing it , we still have two daughters at Home though. Cheers Martin
You are in a similar position to us when we moved here. If you can afford to live in the UK then you certainly can here as the cost of living is lower. Since leaving the UK it is not as easy to live here as you no longer have the automatic right to do so but it just means you have a few extra hoops to jump though. For example, in order to swap your UK license for a Spanish one you will need to take a test now. I suggest you search on Facebook for "Citizens Advice Bureau Spain" and join as you will find lots of useful and up to date information on there. Good luck.
We would love to live there , but Brexit has put a stop to that . There is no way I can afford private health care especially with some pre existing conds.
Brexit won't stop people being able to move to Spain. It may put a few additional hurdles in the way. Before Brexit you needed to have private health insurance if under UK state pension age and, as the arrangement between the UK and Spain regarding healthcare is nothing to do with the EU, that will probably continue once the UK leaves. Don't right it off as an idea.
Yes I understand about that I am of pensionable age but my wife is a lot younger . Now as things stand at the moment her health care as mine would be free as we are legally married , unfortunately it’s my belief that after Brexit Jan 31st 2020 it will all change and you will have to be self insured , possibly linked to annual visa renewals as other non EU countries are beginning to do now . I have a friend who has lived in LaJares for about 12 years now with his own property and I know he is concerned with this now . Its a lovely set of islands and we have visited al of them many many times , may your good health and enjoyment continue for many many years
Hi, just watched some of your vlogs. Do you have a facebook page and email address? We are from the uk but live in Australia and been here 6 years. We love the canaries and look to retire there to stretch out our pensions (we are 48 and 50 with a 5 year old) and Australia is very expensive on a pension. Thanks. Sue and Gary
Hello, my name is Patrick. Ive seen some videos about the island, great job! Ive been in caleta de fuste for a vacation 6 years ago. Such a wonderfull place, still have warm memories. Ive been thinking about moving permantly from holland to fuerteventura. Pretty done in Europe, want to live my next 30 years in freedom and want to help rebuild economy. Do you pherhaps got any recommendations or advise about houses/jobs, chances in overall? Personally its a huge step, tho willing to take the risk. Still weighting a lot. Looking forward to hear from you.
Well I wouldn't exactly call living in any part of Spain freedom. Bureaucracy is an art form here. Sadly most jobs here are in the tourism sector so wages are low and at the moment are almost non-existent.
Ditto for Lanzarote! I Bought a 6 bedroom, 7 bathroom house, beautiful 4.2k sq m garden and pool in a rural position with indescribably stunning views, for the price of a 3 bed semi in UK, council tax for the year pays for one month in the UK, bins are separate, 51 Euros for the year for two collections a week. What is more you can actually see the council workers regularly attending to the roads and cleaning and clearing the roadsides keeping up appearances, what do they do with all that money in the UK? Build up their pensions I think.
That sounds like a stunning property. With regard to council tax, it is hard to believe that we get so much for so little here and yet so little for so much in the UK. Thanks for watching.
Hello JP, just dicovered your show, glad you are enjoying life" in the sun, I have been coming to Fuerte to windsurf for many years, now 57 yrs old living there has been on my mind fo a while now, having tried to work out how much per year renting would be, roughly, instead of buying a house, which I already own, and can sell for capital, Do you know if you can live in a modern RV camper van. Not like gypsy, I expect to pay all going utilities ground rents ,taxes, I know you can rent them. as an alternative to a house, any info would be appreciated
Hi Nick. Thanks for watching. You can rent one-bedroom apartments for as little as 300€ a month upwards on long-term rent, depending on where you want to be. I am not sure how you would go about siting an RV. There are no residential parks that I am aware of. It seems people who rent campervans just park up by the beaches most of the times, which I don't think you can legally do. Drop me an email if you want details of rental websites.
Great videos. A place I would seriously consider relocating too, I think we would have a lot to offer by doing so. The U.K. is in rapid decay and it’s becoming unimaginably difficult to have a decent and dignified life.
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It's where I'll end up eventually, my favourite place in the world.
I hope you make it soon. Thanks for watching.
Such a beautiful place to live. Always appreciate your videos :)
+Matthew Cremona - And I appreciate you appreciating my videos Matt!
I'm really starting to think the Canary Islands are the best place to live in the entire world.
Good video. I've just retired here with my wife and everything you say is true and more. Workmen next door found a badly injured goat which we managed to get to a rescue centre and ended up with a rescue dog into the bargain (Toby, and we love him). Relaxed and civilised is the mode of life in the village where we live. We decided to bring over two cars and a motorcycle as well but then discovered Spanish Canarian bureaucracy. However, it's very hard to find anything here that's as bad as what is normal in the UK.
A few comments on the list
1. Climate. This year was a very hot August, but even neighbours said it was unusual. End of October saw a big storm and now everything is a lot greener. But even when the weather seems harsh, it will still be sunny later on.
2. Cost of living. You forgot to mention the lack of heating bills.
3. Landscape. I love it just before sunset when the light is magical. Also, it's the only place I know where you can see so far. And then there's the fauna, right now we have the Hoopoes at their maximum and you are not too far from a goat anywhere.
4. Lifestyle. Throw away 75% of your UK wardrobe and get used to showing off your legs. You'll also eat healthier here.
5. People. Probably the best bit. There are numerous festivals from mid September to mid October and we went to as many as we could. Very good atmosphere and at one we went to the local teanagers served food to their elders. At the kite festival recently the small children could draw pictures on paper kites and fly them.
I'm even starting to get used to Corralejo. Did you know it has an italian quarter with some excellent Gelaterias?
That's a coincidence, our second rescue dog was called Toby (now Jenson). Bureaucracy is definitely on the, albeit, small, list of negatives. Lack of heating bills would be a good one. Fuerte is quickly becoming one big Italian quarter with the Italian government grants to make them leave Italy ;-) Thanks for watching and your comprehensive comment!
fuerteventura is the most beautiful beaches.ive been there for 7 times.
It certainly has Mathilda. In fact this week's video will be about the beaches of El Cotillo. Thanks for watching and your comments.
+JP in Fuerteventura
Goodmorning jp.
ok.i like watching youre videos.Im living in The Netherland,and the weather is here almost the same as in England!This year we stay home,because of some reasons.But im all ready miss fuerteventura.Normaly we go the last of august to jandia.This year we must miss fuerteventura.But next year we go again☺
witch town are you living in fuerteventura?
hihi.i like to have contact with somebody in fuerteventura.
thank you for alsoo writing back!
greatings from The Netherlands.
That is a shame you can't come this year. The weather is lovely at the moment. I live in La Oliva in the north of the island.
+JP in Fuerteventura
hi jp.
The last year we drive thru la oliva!we didt a road trip from corralejo thru la oliva,betancuria,and we drive thru la paret,and than back to coralejo.
a few years back we also drive to villa winter!!hihi.this was a tough road.
we see all off fuerteventura.
in 10 days we were on holiday we drive almost 1000 km.
That's is a lot of driving in 10 days. The road to Cofete is certainly interesting - th-cam.com/video/BvoxX2EVSL0/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic informative video, I fell in Love with this island back in December I'm really considering living there now however I have a cat & he must come with me. I found the island to be beautiful a real scenic place the roads so clear to and the locals go out there way to help, as for the extortionate council back here sounds like the cost of living is very welcome, I'm learning kitesurfing so I think the island would be good for me, and oh the weather 🌞 yes please lol x👍
+Creative Films : It is certainly cheaper to live here than the UK, and other northern European countries, for the most part. My heating bills are certainly low - I think the gas bottle we have in our one gas fire is about half full now after two winters so we have used just over 12€ worth. Many people bring their animals with them and there are some specialist firms which will bring them by road and ferry, if flying isn't an option. I don't kitesurf but my niece's partner is a champion kitesurfer and he enjoyed his recent trip out here so I guess it must be good. Thanks for watching and your comments.
I visited Fuerteventura for the first time in my life last month (January 2017) and I really liked it. Lovely weather, nice beaches and not too developed like other islands. My friend moved out there 7 years ago and I must say I'm tempted to relocate and find a job there. I speak fluent Spanish so I think I'll have an advantage.
I'm glad you liked it. Speaking Spanish is certainly a big advantage. It is a nice outdoor lifestyle here. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I'm going there in February on vacation. Last year I went to Gran Canaria. I love the islands there. You're very scary for moving there, as I don't care for the UK either. (as I'm from the USA)
It will be interesting to see what you think Ken. It is an island people either love or hate, no inbetween. Thanks for watching.
Hi JP, great video, we have spent the last 10 years having holidays in Fuerteventura and fingers crossed in a few years time we shall have a place of our own there ready for early retirement, all the best, Mark 😎👍
+Mark Roberts That is pretty much the chain of events we followed. Early retirement is deginately the way to go. I only wish I had done it 40 years earlier and missed out the working phase altogether. Thanks for watching and commenting.
+JP in Fuerteventura agree with the missing work phase entirely 😀, subscribed and hope to see more of your videos soon👍
How old are you now? Is it hard to find a job over there?
Mark Roberts the sale prices are really low at the min I’ve just got a new house
I'm desperate to give up my middle management job to move to the canary islands. Just for the climate. We've had two decent summers back to back in the uk. 2018 didnt rain for 5 weeks and 2019 we have temperatures up to 32°C which was great but as you know we dont have air con as standard in the uk. The winters I suffer so bad from November to march. Aches, pains difficult to get up at 4:30am when it's dark. Commenting 2 hours each way in the rain. We had a week in gran canaria in November, The day I flew out of east Midlands, my town flooded. The sun was amazing on my bones and back. My mood was instantly better for the entire week. My son and I are looking in to leaving wet and gret Nottingham behind
Also as you mention the cost of living. My son works 40 hours a weeks and barely covers his rent and council tax and public transport. My main reason to move out there would be the climate, My sons would be cost of living, The beaches are just a welcome bonus.
Your videos are very informative.
Ah middle management. I left middle management 30 years ago to start my own business. The endless meetings and the final straw that broke the camel's back was a meeting to discuss the agenda for another meeting! It is a lovely climate here and SAD is unknown as even at the end of January we still have almost 10 hours of daylight. I don't even want to imagine getting up at 4:30 whether it is dark or not. We don't have air con either as we simply don't have enough really hot days (or nights) to justify it. Just a great steady climate all year. As I say, we only have two seasons really - summer and spring. I hope you manage to get here Kerry.
Your Spanish must be indistinguishable from the locals by now.
It is indistinguishable from some of the local expats! As silly as it sounds I get very little chance to practice.
Thank You. Best holiday of my life was here. I met a beautiful Spanish lady two days into my two week holiday in 2004 and will never forget the time we spent together.
(On that note, you forgot to mention the naturist beaches, incidentally)
...I may retire to this fantastic place.
That was lucky then and no wonder you won't forget it. Well although we came here on holiday because of the beaches, somehow we never seem to get to them any more. We keep saying we must start going again but that is as far as it goes. Well, retiring here is certainly not a bad idea that's for sure. Thanks for watching.
We moved from Sweden to Tenerife 20 years ago, learned the language and became Spanish citizens. The language opens all doors. Next month we will visit Fuerteventura again with our local Spanish senior club. We have visited all the Canarian Islands. Great to live in Paradise!
Well done Herman. I must admit that whilst my Spanish is getting better I do struggle to speak it. My brain is wired for solving problems not remembering things such as words. My wife is the other way, she remembers words immediately but is not good at things like maths. As much as I love Fuerteventura it is not Paradise. Ask the thousands of abused dogs if they agree.
@@JPinFuerteventura Hola JP, your videos are very instructive, thank you!
Maybe I will see you in La Oliva on the 28 of October? - excursion to the north?
We have two dogs ”from the street”, here is Urax: th-cam.com/video/7QOe00CI3CQ/w-d-xo.html
He is lovely. Drop me an email nearer the time and perhaps we can meet up. You will find it in the about tab on TH-cam.
I've been to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. I'm now going to Fuerteventura (Caleta de Fuste) in August. I cant wait. Then I will have been to all 4 main Canary islands.
It will be interesting to see what you think of it here, compared to the other islands. Will you be travelling around?
Thanks JP - my wife and I make our third visit in October, I wouldn't mind living there myself.
Well I hope you make it. There are probably better places but it beats most others. Thanks for watching and have a good time in October.
Did you retire over in fuerteventura or did build business over there? Which part of fuerteventura do you live?
I was still running my UK business when we moved here. I was able to run it via the internet. I'm still not actually retired though - it is more like forced unemployment until I get my UK state pension later this year. We live in the north of the island. Thanks for watching Philip.
Fell in love with this place after a holiday there. I would love to live there, but I wouldn't have a clue as to finding employment at my age (52)
It certainly isn't easy, particularly without speaking Spanish. Technically I am forced unemployed (thanks USA), rather than being retired, but have just had to accept that, particularly at 62, I have zero chance of getting a job. I have to get by on what I have. Fortunately it is generally a cheap place to live. Thanks for watching and I hope you manage to live here one day.
Hello John, followed your vlogs for several years now. I know the Island quite well, in fact back there next Saturday. You say in your vlogs you don't drink alcohol. I think you said you gave up because you didn't care much for the Spanish/Canarian brew. Just wondering if you would drink British style Beers if they were more widely available on the Island?
As you say, I don't drink. I haven't for 6 years and stopped for 9 years back in the 90s too. This is partly because the beer is awful but also that I don't really like alcohol that much (and after 10 years of policing, what it does to some people). I also hate hangovers, not that I drank enough to get one very often but when I did the next day was a complete waste of life. If you could get good British draught real ale then I might have the odd one now and again. Thanks for watching Ian.
Oh my god, thank you! I am seriously considering buying a small piece of land inlands and install a ' tiny house'/prefab house on it; it does not require any plumbing and it runs on solar panels. It would be a great escape. How is the permit milieu in Fuerteventura? Is it difficult do get things done in terms of building/camping? I have been searching online and notice land is not too expensive, though quite remote. I just wonder how easy my plan would be.
Hi Don. Thanks for watching. I am no expert on planning restrictions here but I understand that there are ways to build some kind of house on rural land, for example, by planting a certain number trees.
fuerteventura is my island.
im loving it there.
i,ve been 6 times in jandia en one time in corralejo.
i fell in love .💗
its so nice and quit there.
fuerteventura means (hard wind).
google translate says ventura =fortune
Hi Mathilda could you let me know a little about Jandia. I've heard it's one of the best places to be.
Hi JP, Just watched your video with my mam, she says its very interesting , she asks what job you had in the UK, where did you live and where is your home now? Good luck to you John
Hi John. I ran my own company for 25 years and lived in Northamptonshire. We live in La Oliva in the north of the island. Thank you Mum for watching and the comments.
nice video...I'm really contemplating moving from dublin to fuerteventura as like you I'm sick of the weather and crowded city....thanks for video take care
I hope you manage it. Good luck. Thanks for watching and your comment.
Great video, my girlfriend and I have just booked up to go in September. We went to Tenerife last year and loved it so we're really looking forward to seeing your island.
I hope I haven't oversold it Andy ;-) I am sure you will have a great time. Thanks for watching.
Nice, I'me realy in love with Fuerte and jealous of people like you, when I good find a way to make a living over there, I would do it
No need to feel jealous Gerritje. Just make a plan and work towards it. I hope you make it. Thanks for watching.
JP in Fuerteventura thank you for making it sound very easy ✌🏻️
It's not what you'd call a green island? Like lush forests or anything?
No, it certainly isn't and there are no real forests. But after a while you begin to see the beauty here, particularly the seascapes. It is just different. There is no green in Antarctica but that can be a beautiful place too. Thanks for watching.
Thanks lots mate , great one , please keep doing more , I been twice in lanzarote once was when I’m 22 and last visit was two years ago when I was 38 years old ! I felt many changes there really , but maybe you write us later what things u don’t like about it there ?
Hi Ameer, I have been thinking of doing a "things I don't like about Fuerteventura" video, even though it will upset some who can see nothing wrong. Thanks for watching.
Contemplating now to move from Sydney OZ to Tenerife, keep it up you've been very helpful.
That's quite a move. Good luck with it. Thanks for watching.
so im having a marathon on your channel, i love your sense of humor 😆💥
Thank you. You obviously have a very high pain threshold 😉
Is there any vegetation - looks like a lunar landscape? JP, do you have any VIDs regarding cost of living? Thanks again for the VID.
Funnily enough, the first time I brought Sue here, about 20 years ago, she thought I had brought her to the moon. It is pretty barren but it does have a beauty of its own. It gets greener during the winter after we have rain. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for posting this awesome video, if I didn't live in sunny California I would definitely like to live here. Will be visiting for kiteboarding. Thumbs up for sure! Thx!
Kiteboarding is getting bigger and bigger here every year. I have to say, having visited California a number of times, the climate is pretty similar here. Thanks for watching.
Hi JP. Nice videos and a good promotion for our favourite canary island. Two times a year we spend our holidays in La Oliva in one of Pedro Carrenos renovated antiquely canary houses. Everybody knows Fuerteventura, but nobody knows La Oliva ;-) Maybe we can meet eventually , drink some coffee and share some tips. Enjoy your stay ( and sorry for my bad english ;-))) Hasta luego, Mike and Oxana
Hi Mike. Thank you for the nice comment. Well as we live in La Oliva we certainly know it. Happy to meet for a coffee next time you are here. Just send me a message via my Facebook page, which I note you have just "liked". Your English is very good!
Will be retiring there as soon as my son buys his own home
I hope he manages it soon then Chris.
Hola JP. I found your site today:) I was interested to hear your remarks about people with arthritis suffering less. I'm looking to relocate to a sunny destination in Europe and am just back from a trip to Mallorca. It was cold and wet and my hands did not appreciate the experience. I have heard that the barometric pressure in the Canaries is pretty constant, which apparently is much kinder to your joints. I think a trip to the Canaries needs to be planned :)
It certainly is a pretty healthy climate. I hadn't thought about air pressure being beneficial too. I hope you like it.
Hummm eso quisiera yo vivir en Fuerte Ventura 😯😢pero vivo en Gran canarias
¡Bueno, no está lejos moverse! Gracias por ver.
I LIVE THEREEEE
Looks amazing buddy . Yes I agree with you here in England it sucks , love the climate . You clearly have made the right decision .
Loads of petty crime in UK. And teenagers have a real chip on their shoulders in some areas. Can't stand it after 15 years in Italy.
New year's resolution is to get the f* out!
Hi JP,
Thank you for taking the time and making the videos I am starting to enjoy them. May I ask you how much would a married couple be able to live on comfortably ( Not Scrimping ) Maybe eating out 2/3 times a week and not taking into account rent as we plan to buy a villa or an apartment.
Basically everything except the mortgage payment.
Thans
That is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question of course. I would say 1500-2000€.
Great video! Very true about the climate and how it uplifts mood
Except the climate of the past few days! Thanks for watching Paul.
enjoyed the video , we try and visit every year , wouldn't go anywhere else!
+steve taylor That was how we were until we made it our home. Thanks for watching and commenting.
What type of temp can we expect at the end of October?
Cheers
The average daily maximum in October is 29.4ºC. I think September and October are generally the two nicest months here.
Great videos JP really enjoyable. The Wife and I have just come back from Fuerteventura ( Our 5th visit in 15 months ) so we really like it :) we usually stay in Caleta De Fuste although this time we did venture down to Morro Jable.....Great place and wonderful videos ! :)
5 visits in 15 months - that's dedication. Perhaps try the north on your next visit - Corralejo or El Cotillo (our favourite place). Thanks for watching Sean.
@@JPinFuerteventura Thanks we will do ! :)
Thank you Sir for this video. I enjoyed watching it. I feel now like I just want to jump on the plane and pay you a visit :) I have been to Fuerteventura before and I genuinely share your passion
I am glad you enjoyed it Jacob. Thanks for watching.
Good video, considering I've never been there, I found this video one of the better reviews on a potential holiday destination. You should visit more places and do reviews as you seem to be a natural.
Thanks. I never seem to leave the island these days.
Lovely. Your videos make us want to do it even more now. We're buying in Triquivijate. Can't wait! Take care
Good luck. That's a nice part of the island. Thanks for watching and your comment.
Hi JP, thank you very much for your quick reply. Just a queqtion : if you could choose between February and April for a first visit of the island, which month would you choose ?Best regardsMarie ange FRANCE
Well the weather would be more likely to be at its best in April but on the other hand it will definitely be much nicer than northern France in February!
Great video. Good info too. Thinking of making the move and find your videos very helpful. Keep it up👍
It is a pretty good place to live. Not paradise like some think but better than many places. Good luck with your plans. Thanks for watching.
Hi JP, you've been very good to reply to my queries lately & I really appreciate that. Just one fundamental question for you, which we really agonised over during our last holiday in July 2018 ... whilst in the UK we get fed up of the rain and cold ..... but when living in Fuerte, do you ever want to escape from the wind? We felt it was really relentless during our holiday this year, getting sand blasted every time we tried to settle on the beach, to the point that we started to question whether this really was the place we really wanted to live. Hopefully the 'average' weather is better?
Cheers, Alistair
Well Fuerte is a pretty windy island for much of the year. Generally less so in late summer. I don't notice it that much now, particularly as we hardly ever go to the beach any more, which is odd as the beaches were a big part of coming here. It's a bit like the only time my relatives in Brighton ever went to the seafront was when we stayed with them when I was a kid. The wind does keep it cooler in summer.
@@JPinFuerteventura Thanks JP! ... as we head into Winter here in Scotland, I wish I was back in Fuerte right now! I'd cope better with the wind and the sun than the cold, rain and wind that we get here for the next 6 months!
I have just booked a 4 week holiday over xmas and came accross this very interesting video. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your experiences and answering questions.
I hope you have a great time. Christmas is different here as the Spanish don't make a big thing of Christmas Day but have their big celebration on 3 Kings Day.
Thanks JP. That's great, trying to escape xmas for once.
living the dream mate. I wish brexit hadn't made it harder for me when my retirement comes but i am determined to move abroad.
It can still be done. I know a few that have managed without too much difficulty. Thanks for watching.
Did you take a Caterham 7 with you to Fuerteventura ? (as depicted in the
background of this video)
Had one for 18 years.Loads of fun.
Roads there are smooth as a billard table and twisty too in places,ideal for a good BLAT
Hi Kevin. No I didn't bring one here. I actually never drove one on the road. I raced them for 10 seasons though, finally winning the championship in 2011 and retiring at the top before moving here 18 months later. There are some thrills and spills from 4 minutes 51 in this video - th-cam.com/video/Q_P8ZE4dQGU/w-d-xo.html
sunshine .happy people and good beaches = good life!
Yes, it's not a bad recipe is it. Thanks for watching.
Hope to retire to Fuerteventura eventually, my favourite place and , hopefully, will be on holiday next year (2021) .
Usually go to Caleta de Fuste but visiting Correlejo , thanks for the video .
Good luck with the retirement plan Gary. There are certainly worse places to retire to. Thanks for watching.
I am enjoying watching your videos. Me and my missus are going on holiday to Costa Calma this coming Saturday for a week . I can't wait . All the best. Mike
Have a great time Mike
I totally agree. I've been in Fuertaventura for some time and it's amazing. Holidays in Fuerteventura is a great way to unwind. Hope I will be able to stay here in the future for good ;)
I hope you make it
Fuerteventura is a paradise.
Hello,just find your video, very nice! Its from 2016! How are you by today,..and your dogie??
Still enjoying it Leonor and the dogs are doing well thanks.
Looking at maybe trying 2 weeks mid February.What type of weather can we expect and does it differ around the island
The weather is naturally a little less predicable in the winter, so you may have a few rainy days, however you would be very unlucky if the majority of days were not beach days. There is little difference between the norh and the south. One thing for sure, in that 2 week period, on the worst day here it will still be better than the best day in the UK.
Gonna try and move there too! 💪
Do you take the ferry over, to explore the other Canary Islands? Id like to climb La Teide on Tenerife, walk in La Gomera and look at the stars through the telescopes on La Palma.
It was our intention to do some island hopping, particularly as we get 75% resident's discount on inter-island ferries and flights, but with the dogs it is not so easy to go away. We have been over to Lanzarote twice on the ferry. Thanks for watching Liam.
Lunar landscape, no internet, and i`m just about 65 years old and sure don`t need much longer to live. Sorry, JP, you can keep it.
Actually I have super fast fibre internet now Walter
I should be there on the 28 of April but I think it will be cancelled 😞 im gutted, if the situation changes please leave a post you have been most informative regards Chris Nicholson
It will definitely be cancelled. There are rumours that there will be no tourists here for 3 months. I am keeping a blog post up to date when I find out real information. I can't update a video so this is the asiest way - www.jpinfuerteventura.com/categories/travel-fuerteventura-life/fuerteventura-is-on-lockdown/
I love that island , its my number 1 dream to live their , be their in 4wks time visit number 4
It is a hard life here Thomas but someone has to do it ;-) Have a great time when you are here. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
thanks jp , taking no2 daughter , son in law and grandkids this time , only staying a week this time (boo) its their first time away hence 1 week , will be back again thou , keep enjoying this fantastic island , adios
the magic day has arrived , 15.00 local time i finally laid my burden down , sat we fly out to paradise ( 1 week unfortunately ) but plans are underway for a return (yipee) take care jp and enjoy this magnificient island ,adios , tom
Well done Tom and celebrating in style ;-)
I'll be there in about 2 months. I can't wait! Thanks for posting your video. I look forward to jogging on the "Moon"!
Well the gravity here is lower so it will make jogging easier ;-) Thanks for watching and have a great time when you are here.
@@JPinFuerteventura Got any local tips for good waves? I'm a bodyboarder and I plan on chasing the waves. I figure being there for 3 weeks I should find some good waves. I'm gonna hit up El Fronton on Gran Canaria for sure but I know there are lots of spots that locals get to know. I know you don't surf but any info helps a lot. Thanks man...
I suggest you join this Facebook group as they will be able to help - facebook.com/groups/534490707025240/.
I'm agree with you Sr.I love to Fuerteventura Island for live..🏝👌
Absolutely
Piękne miejsce do życia na emeryturze. Dużo szczęścia życzę ,pozdrawiam p.
Czasami jest za cicho. Dzięki za oglądanie Paulina.
Hi ,,We are staying in caleta del fuste and are trying to locate a fish mongers to buy fresh fish. It would appear that the spa in the shoping centre covers this. However do you know of any alertatives .
Regards
Hi Stephen. I have never been in a shop in Caleta so can't help. I suggest you go on Facebook and join "Caleta de Fuste We Love You" as someone will know on there. facebook.com/groups/796917363762291/
stephen essex hi coincidentally I have read this comment and live in cleta de fuste I hope u had a nice visit
I go there every year on holiday since I was 5 and I love it there!
That's good. You obviously do love it. Thanks for watching.
fair enough, but surely you wish to see the rest of the world?
Good afternoon JP is it always windy there is what I'm hearing or do you have some days where it's not very windy at all thank you
It can be very windy or completely still at times (on a day by day or hour by hour basis). I wrote this article "Is it always windy in Fuerteventura?" on my website - www.jpinfuerteventura.com/categories/the-weather-in-fuerteventura/is-it-always-windy-in-fuerteventura/ Thanks for watching John.
Hi JP ...do you no if the shopping mall where the cinema Is open and the casino in Caleta
Shopping malls are open but masks must be worn. I don't know about the Casino although without any tourists at the moment I don't imagine it is open yet. Thanks for watching Kenneth.
We just shot some vids on the island during a holidays, we loved it, such a great place. This crazy blues sky and this beautiful landscapes. Man, I envy you! I´d say, a pretty smart life decision moving there! Awesome! And yeah, great channel, just gotta sub, I guess. :)
I am glad you enjoyed the island and that you came recently. If you had been here in April and May then you would have had crazy grey skies! ;-) It isn't a bad place to live. Will you be uploading the footage to your channel? Thanks for watching.
Not a bad place to live is one way putting it :) One out of four videos is already up, but since I am doing tutorials on card magic the landscape is only background, but a very beautiful one of course :)
Hi We have been coming for long trips for a few years to get away from the UK winter, and echo everything you say about Fuerteventura. I noticed on your video you visited the rim of a volcano', looking into the caldera from a safe platform.
I would love to see this, and wondered if you would reveal where this is? Thank you Keith
Hi Keith. Thanks for watching. The volcano is outside Lajares. You turn off the Lajares roundabout by the football ground towards Majanicho. You park on the right literally at the end of Lajares where you will see some footpath signs. You follow the path along the front of the hills (Camino Calderos on the map) all the way to the end and around the corner (left) and you will see the footpath climbing up the side of the volcano to the viewing platform. Great views from there and make sure you take an apple or something to feed the very friendly ground squirrels up there. Map here - www.google.es/maps/@28.6951748,-13.9275687,1989m/data=!3m1!1e3
JP in Fuerteventura Thank you, and the map is very helpful.
We love Fuerte, this year we move there, finger cross...
Heaven in the earth
I hope it all goes well Esia
Im a teenager where is the best place for me and my friends to hangout when we come...
Corralejo or Caleta I would suggest
Thank bro you have changed my mind, I'm coming 2o22
I hope you enjoy it
We are going to Fuerteventura on 31.08 can’t wait!
Have a great time, well as much as you can with all these restrictions. Thanks for watching Emma.
Thumbs up ere' JP, enjoyed that - lots of information, many thanks for sharing and you have a new subscriber :-)
+Shaun Matthews Thanks Shaun, I am glad you found it useful. Thank you for watching and subscribing. John
I'm ganning back next year can't wait also when i went last year it was 40 to 55 degrees
Fortunately those sorts of temperatures are not common. Mid 30s is just perfect. Thanks for watching.
Thanks. You are living my dream. In the U.K. I'm mostly housebound by my M.S. I am in far more pain when cold. (80% of the year) On holidays in Fueteventura or Lanzerote I take 48hrs to be able to walk without my usual 2 sticks! My pain is gone and I have a life!
I wanted to ask if you have any concerns re your right to stay as a resident since the disaster of Brexit? Thanks
We have a number of friends living here who have medical problems (arthritis and asthma) who never need to use their medication, unlike when they were in the UK. Personally no, and I don't see it as a disaster either. There is no way that Spain would not allow the Brits to stay as they are too good for the Spanish economy. Likewise any EU citizens settled in the UK will remain. It is just the leftie media that likes to fuel the belief that things will be different. Brits were moving to Spain long before we even joined the EU. As it is your dream do you have any plans to make it your reality? I hope so. Thanks for watching and for your comment Wendy.
Thanks so much for you immediate reply. I pray you are right about the rights of Brits to live abroad. (And vice versa though European nurses have been informed their NHS contracts will not be renewed!) I guess I'm extra worried as when I get sick I need expensive hospital care. Since Brexit I feared that no matter what financial challenges, I'd never get a visa type permit of residence, as I am an expensive poorly person. But hey...that's the £200K or so I've cost the NHS in the past 20yrs. I am well in hot dry climates, so maybe no more relapses? Thanks for your vids here. I'm counting the days till 5th April when we'll be in Corralejo again. My plans are in their infancy but 'failing to plan is planning to fail' love Wendy
The NHS telling EU nurses they aren't going to renew their contracts is rather different to the Home Office telling them they cannot stay or work in the UK. As I keep reminding everyone who blames Brexit for everything - Brixit hasn't happened yet and won't for at least 2 years. I am sure you will have a great time - April is just around the corner.
Yeah...I keep telling myself, 'things will be O.K'. Thanks for reminding me to be hopeful. (£1=$1.25 today) eek!
There are job oportunities in fuerteventura?. i am gonna move with my fiancee, were 22 yo. And we have tickets for tenerife, but we are not decided on wich island we are gonna actually live.
Well as you may expect, there aren't that many job opportunities. Those that are tend to be in the tourist sector so aren't very well paid. If you speak Spanish then your options will be greater. They may be more opportunities in the more populated islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) but then there are probably more people looking for jobs there too. Good luck with the move whatever you decide.
thanks for the tips. well the good part its that i don't really need a job from beggining. but in the long therm it will matter. we know for sure that on november we have an one way ticket there and from there we will go where the wind takes us. probably will choose tenerife for starter. depends on what housing we find and if we find what we have in our minds in therms of costs/confort in tenerifes. if not we are gonna try other island.. thanks again.
Long term lets are few and far between in the north of Fuerteventura, due, mainly to a large influx of young Italians in the last year or so. Housing may be easier to find in Tenerife. Enjoy your adventure.
Brilliant review
thank you very much
Cheers Olito
Did you used to be a race car driver
Great vid by the way
Michael
I raced for almost 10 years. One thing I do miss living here. Thanks for watching Mike.
I love how happy you are and look. Very nice.
That must have been on one of my good days then 😏 Thanks for watching.
Very informative videos! Do you have any idea about jobs/work options for English speakers on the island? Cant speak Spanish yet :( Many thanks.
Most work is in the tourism sector so is not well paid. Some bars etc will take those who only speak English but I think most hotels will want at least some Spanish. Do you have any transferable skills?
@@JPinFuerteventura hello JP , how about local bus driving jobs on the island? I am a bus driver in London with over 5 years of experience, other than that I don't have any skills
We were this year but COVID 19
That is the story with many people sadly. It will end and you will do it James.
My wife and I are toying with the idea of moving to Lanzarote, been 4 times , due to come in june , travel covid permitting. We are not rich only have our House to sell plus my state pension and small Private Pension , we are still working, me part time , any advice hurdles on actually doing it , we still have two daughters at Home though. Cheers Martin
You are in a similar position to us when we moved here. If you can afford to live in the UK then you certainly can here as the cost of living is lower. Since leaving the UK it is not as easy to live here as you no longer have the automatic right to do so but it just means you have a few extra hoops to jump though. For example, in order to swap your UK license for a Spanish one you will need to take a test now. I suggest you search on Facebook for "Citizens Advice Bureau Spain" and join as you will find lots of useful and up to date information on there. Good luck.
@@JPinFuerteventura cheers for reply , enjoy your videos 👍
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Good place to find work and get good pay?
Not really. Work is mainly in the tourist sector so is not well paid.
Great video, What is the average rent price for house let’s say 2-3 bedrooms with swimming pool .
Cheers
You would be unlikely to get anything for much less than 1000€ a month on a long term let.
@@JPinFuerteventura Thank you, could you recommend any website to have a look for long term rent?
Thanks for the info... will be there somewhere beginning 2019
Is that for good or a holiday?
To travel, make videos and photographs, write and create guides about the island. Your videos are very helpfull in preparing. Thank you
well said about UK teenagers
It is sad but true. Thanks for watching.
We would love to live there , but Brexit has put a stop to that . There is no way I can afford private health care especially with some pre existing conds.
Brexit won't stop people being able to move to Spain. It may put a few additional hurdles in the way. Before Brexit you needed to have private health insurance if under UK state pension age and, as the arrangement between the UK and Spain regarding healthcare is nothing to do with the EU, that will probably continue once the UK leaves. Don't right it off as an idea.
Yes I understand about that I am of pensionable age but my wife is a lot younger . Now as things stand at the moment her health care as mine would be free as we are legally married , unfortunately it’s my belief that after Brexit Jan 31st 2020 it will all change and you will have to be self insured , possibly linked to annual visa renewals as other non EU countries are beginning to do now . I have a friend who has lived in LaJares for about 12 years now with his own property and I know he is concerned with this now . Its a lovely set of islands and we have visited al of them many many times , may your good health and enjoyment continue for many many years
what about the level of rent
Since long term rentals have become increasingly difficult to find, due to the demand, inevitably, it seems that rents have been increasing.
looks like a feckin desert.
And your point is?
Hi, just watched some of your vlogs. Do you have a facebook page and email address? We are from the uk but live in Australia and been here 6 years. We love the canaries and look to retire there to stretch out our pensions (we are 48 and 50 with a 5 year old) and Australia is very expensive on a pension. Thanks. Sue and Gary
Hi Gary. It is certainly relatively cheap to live here. You can find contact details here - th-cam.com/channels/UwCIEfGHB1pOW2CGgOoDig.htmlabout
Hello, my name is Patrick. Ive seen some videos about the island, great job! Ive been in caleta de fuste for a vacation 6 years ago. Such a wonderfull place, still have warm memories. Ive been thinking about moving permantly from holland to fuerteventura. Pretty done in Europe, want to live my next 30 years in freedom and want to help rebuild economy. Do you pherhaps got any recommendations or advise about
houses/jobs, chances in overall? Personally its a huge step, tho willing to take the risk. Still weighting a lot. Looking forward to hear from you.
Well I wouldn't exactly call living in any part of Spain freedom. Bureaucracy is an art form here. Sadly most jobs here are in the tourism sector so wages are low and at the moment are almost non-existent.
Ah! But do you have thousands of well paid underemployed Council Officials to support
Iike the UK?
That's true Peter. Thanks for watching.
@@JPinFuerteventura Am working my way through your very enjoyable vids, it may take some time! 😀
You are a glutton for punishment Peter ;-)
Ditto for Lanzarote! I Bought a 6 bedroom, 7 bathroom house, beautiful 4.2k sq m garden and pool in a rural position with indescribably stunning views, for the price of a 3 bed semi in UK, council tax for the year pays for one month in the UK, bins are separate, 51 Euros for the year for two collections a week. What is more you can actually see the council workers regularly attending to the roads and cleaning and clearing the roadsides keeping up appearances, what do they do with all that money in the UK? Build up their pensions I think.
That sounds like a stunning property. With regard to council tax, it is hard to believe that we get so much for so little here and yet so little for so much in the UK. Thanks for watching.
Hello JP, just dicovered your show, glad you are enjoying life" in the sun, I have been coming to Fuerte to windsurf for many years, now 57 yrs old living there has been on my mind fo a while now, having tried to work out how much per year renting would be, roughly, instead of buying a house, which I already own, and can sell for capital, Do you know if you can live in a modern RV camper van. Not like gypsy, I expect to pay all going utilities ground rents ,taxes, I know you can rent them. as an alternative to a house, any info would be appreciated
Hi Nick. Thanks for watching. You can rent one-bedroom apartments for as little as 300€ a month upwards on long-term rent, depending on where you want to be. I am not sure how you would go about siting an RV. There are no residential parks that I am aware of. It seems people who rent campervans just park up by the beaches most of the times, which I don't think you can legally do. Drop me an email if you want details of rental websites.
Great videos. A place I would seriously consider relocating too, I think we would have a lot to offer by doing so. The U.K. is in rapid decay and it’s becoming unimaginably difficult to have a decent and dignified life.
Obviously it has its bad bits but overall it is a pretty relaxed life here.