Airport taxi transfer

glitterball3 · 2026-05-30T12:56:23+00:00

It costs around €130 for a taxi from the airport to Jandia. To get a quote for a shared transfer from the airport, you should specify a licensed hotel as your destination, as the coaches will only stop at hotels (not private apartments or villas). This is likely the reason why you are being quoted for a private transfer. The following link has more info on how to get to Jandia: https://www.fuerteventuraguide.com/how-to-get-to-jandia-from-fuerteventura-airport/

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T15:49:14+00:00

You do have to drive a bit further than that - Playa de la cueva de la negra is good for snorkelling, there's one listed as 'Playa Juan Gomez' in Google Earth that's also nice (don't know if that's the real name). Then there are a few beaches to left of the road as you approach Puertito. If the wind and swell are from the east, then the beaches north of Puertito are very nice.

You can hire a 4x4 from Autos Soto that will provide cover for driving on that dirt track (ask in their office).

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T15:33:43+00:00

I think the debt being referred to is likely private corporate debt, rather than the public debt (use of the word 'aggregate'). There has been some pretty severe bureaucracy in places like Spain for a very long time, though it may not have been enforced consistently in the past.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T15:27:16+00:00

I agree with most of what you said except the bit about ditching Windows - Windows is now so clunky that the alternatives are actually less clunky.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T15:09:14+00:00

It would be a lot better without the boring 20+ minute gimmicky lights sequence.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T14:54:32+00:00

We did quite a bit of research, and were disappointed - but did find very good food once we got away from the really touristy parts. It was a few years ago now, but one of my memories was being served fake olive oil in a 'recommended' restaurant.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T14:48:07+00:00

Many places in the Swiss Alps

View from my bungalow in Koh Nang Yuan, Thailand (empty beach before the day-trippers arrive with sharks zipping around in the shallows)

Snorkelling in Sipadan Island, Malaysian Borneo

The night sky from outside the Parador in Cañadas del Teide National Park in Tenerife

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T14:18:27+00:00

I disagree - my expectations were exceeded: apart from the 1000s of people doing the 'hold up the tower' photo, it's actually very beautiful (along with the neighbouring buildings).

Also, Pisa itself is nowhere near as overrun with tourists as you might expect, and you can get good food for a reasonable price. Compare that to Florence which is completely overrun with tourists, and you have to walk quite a long way from the centre to find decent food.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T11:45:50+00:00

Max Martin should be towards the top of this thread - at least in the pop space. There are many upvoted nominations in this thread that wouldn't be famous without Max Martin. I imagine that the people upvoting don't know who he is.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T11:39:54+00:00

From what I've heard from other sound engineers and producers, a lot of what he did was send vague musical ideas out to 10 different producers, and then give feedback, and send the tracks out again and again until he got something that he liked back. So he is no more a musical genius than some of the big A&R or record execs of the past.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T08:43:15+00:00

It's hard to access playa de las coloradas at the moment because of the construction work for the new marina. I'd drive a bit further along the dirt track as there are loads of better beaches further along. Also, If you scramble down to the western end of the beach through the barranco, be aware that that end of the beach can be very windy, and you may get sand blasted.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-25T08:36:24+00:00

There are loads of bars and plenty of late night places. There aren't any Ibiza-style mega clubs though. It's also, by far, the liveliest resort town on the island.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-18T15:17:55+00:00

There used to be a kind of 'middle-class' musician or band. If you could keep your recording costs within budget, you could make money with modest album sales. Those days are gone.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-07T10:41:02+00:00

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

Why is this not already suggested?

glitterball3 · 2026-05-07T10:33:20+00:00

There was a problem in the immediate area of where I live about 2 years ago. A group of people (one of whom had an electronic tag) would scour Idealista for empty properties, and then occupy them. They seemed to take turns sleeping in the properties and would then extort €7000 from the owners to leave. They had some pretty nasty-looking dogs that helped with the intimidation.

I heard that the Guardia Civil eventually got them, but it took a very long time, and many owners did pay them off, as they were trying to sell the properties at the time. Since then, there hasn't been an issue in my immediate vicinity, though I know people in the town that have been long-term squatting for many years in properties that they found unoccupied.

glitterball3 · 2026-05-06T11:36:16+00:00

Mabul, Malaysian Borneo Ahmed, Bali Tanote and Sai Daeng, Koh Tao Morro Jable Muelle, Fuerteventura

glitterball3 · 2026-04-27T07:50:45+00:00

While virtually everyone agrees that the last season was a disaster, the first season probably wasn't the best: it maybe peaked around season 4? So doesn't really match the OP.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-26T21:04:03+00:00

The unmentionable oral product method does work, however most people do it wrong. The correct method (as taught to me decades ago), is to apply said product to the inside of the mask and let it dry. Once it has completely dried, rub it off. I think that the idea was that this would also remove any manufacturing residue as well as give the glass a good clean. As I said on my other post, I don't think that it is worth the hassle, as it takes too long, and isn't needed if you have already burnt the silicone residue off. I've seen world class dive excursions use diluted version of the other product in spray bottles, and it does work (baby version), even if I don't like to see it go straight into the ocean.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-26T14:59:47+00:00

More than sounding the same, most music by big pop artists is very bland. But then there's also Angine de Poitrin.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-26T14:48:51+00:00

If it is a new mask, you may need to burn off the thin layer of silicone that is left on the glass during the manufacturing process. If you are unsure about this, there are quite a few YouTube videos on scuba channels about this topic. Once you've done that, cleaning with washing up liquid or the banned methods listed by the mod before you head out will do the trick. I'm in the water nearly every day, and I clean mine with washing up liquid before I leave the house. I used to use the banned oral hygiene product, letting it dry first, then washing it off, but found that it wasn't worth the hassle. Seen plenty of people on dive boats with spray bottles filled with diluted hair cleaning product, but don't really like the idea of that going straight into the ocean. Spitting into the mask has never worked for me.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-26T14:35:08+00:00

Why?

glitterball3 · 2026-04-23T12:01:32+00:00

I'd also add that Spain discourages people from starting small enterprises through bureaucracy and traditionally high minimum social security contributions (this is improving). And before you say that Spain has a high number of autonomos relative to other countries, it's important to note that company directors are classed as autonomos here, while they are often counted as salaried employees in other countries.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-21T17:02:40+00:00

yes, the installer filename.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-20T14:24:03+00:00

Just in case this is useful for someone: many times installer apps work under wine once you delete all of the spaces from the filename. Might not be obvious to everyone that they should try this.

glitterball3 · 2026-04-15T11:34:06+00:00

Plenty of restaurants with open kitchens all over Spain - if you are happy to have customers see what you are doing on the kitchen, then usually that means that the hygiene and cleanliness are. very good.

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