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Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife February 19th 2011

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Went to the market in Los Christianos by bus. Bought some tablecloths Had lunch with the English couple and thanked them for their advice re our Residencia and NIE. Had a rest ready for the journey home tomorrow and the chaos we know it is going to be over the next couple of weeks. ... read more

We are now legally Tenerifians / Canarians

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife February 18th 2011

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Met advisor at the Police Station for our Residencia and NIE documents at 9am. He speeded them through for us sorting out any hiccups as we went, and by 10am we left the building documents in hand. This would normally take about 3 – 4 hours unassisted The NIE document means that we are legally entitled to stay here and can work if we want to. All the locals that we know that do not have this have encountered problems. The Residencia is needed to get connected re phones, mobiles or the internet. Went to our bank and changed the address with them to the apartment. Got the bus to Iceland where we met our landlord for bacon sandwiches and coffee. He then took us home so we didn’t have to negotiate the hill. Spent the ... read more

Market day

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife February 17th 2011

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Left the apartment at 8.30am for the walk to the bus stop. Off to the market this morning in Torviscas. We managed to walk all the way round the market and not buy anything – that was a first. Walked from Torviscas to Las Americas – about 3 miles along the beach. Major waves today, even the surfers thought it was rough. Got a little wet. Had lunch at bar run by an English couple. Were talking to them about going the following day to get our Residencia and NIE from the Police Station. They recommended someone to help us do this. And the arrangement was made that he would meet us at the station at 9am tomorrow morning. Phoned Telefonica to try to get the phone and internet working. Phone now working, but internet is ... read more

Settling back in

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife February 16th 2011

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Had a lazy morning. Went to Iceland to pick up some items we forgot from the supermarket yesterday, then took the car back to the airport. Got the bus back and then had the half mile walk back to the apartment Sorted the apartment out to put our stamp on it. Hung up all the clothes and ironed those that needed it. Went to Las Americas for dinner. Realised that the bus we caught here stops running at 7.45pm and it is now 8.30pm. Had to get a bus to Los Christianos and then the airport bus from there. Then we had to do the half mile walk up hill to get home. Our legs are starting to show signs of all this walking. ... read more

Back to Tenerife

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife February 15th 2011

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We have an early start this morning. Ryanair flight at 6.40am from Stanstead to Tenerife. Stanstead is a two hour drive away from home. Arrived at Tenerife on time and hired a car for the drive to the new apartment, It has now been furnished and looks just like we wanted it. As we only have the car for one day, we had a lot to do in that time. We have decided to buy a new TV in Tenerife rather than the option of bringing our UK one with us. Went to a local store recommended by our new landlord and bought a 42” internet enabled one and brought it home. We also went to visit Makro which we had seen nearby on a recent bus journey. This is a very small store and we ... read more

Getting ready to go again

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Ashford Common February 9th 2011

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Decided today that we would replace our car before going to Tenerife. The amount we take with us will be impacted by this decision. To try to take some of the pressure off of the amount we can take to Tenerife, we have decided to take two hold bags of clothes with us when we go next week. That should get most of the clothes over. Sorting out of the possessions is going well. We have about 150 auction items ready to go up onto ebay this Sunday that will work whilst we are away. ... read more

Final preparations

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Ashford Common January 27th 2011

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Now the fun begins. We have until 22 March 2011 to complete emptying of the house. We will take a car load of stuff to Tenerife with us and can store a small amount in George’s Sisters loft, but everything else has to go. Getting really good at ebay. ... read more

Home for a while

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Heathrow Airport January 26th 2011

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Landed in London Heathrow bang on time. Now in UK until Tuesday 15 February when our next trip commences. ... read more

Do we really have to go home

North America » United States » Texas » Dallas January 25th 2011

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Completed the final packing this morning then went to lunch with our hosts and their daughter, Helen, then onto the airport for about 1pm. Flight 4.45pm. Relaxed at Dallas Fortworth airport. Had good seats on the plane and we both managed to get a decent amount of sleep. ... read more

Country music

North America » United States » Texas » Dallas January 24th 2011

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Drove back from the lake house following an enjoyable breakfast at a local Denny’s. Our hosts invited the bar owner, Jerry, and his wife for dinner tonight, and he brought his guitar with him. He played some his and our hosts favourite songs. A very relaxing evening was had by all. ... read more

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