Living

Do it locally!

If there's one person who's enjoying the coronavirus crisis, it's Jeff Bezos. The Amazon owner has seen the value of his company shoot up this year, as people do their shopping online.
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Start the day right

Breakfast is, for many, the most important meal of the day, and here on Lanzarote there are so many delicious and tantalizing way to charge your batteries for the glorious day ahead.
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Recipe of the month: Sweet Potato Pie

We don't celebrate Thanksgiving here, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy this classic soul food recipe, which is often preferred to pumpkin pie by African-Americans. As you probably know, Lanzarote's sweet potatoes are the best in the world,…
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Colonial Style

Spanish colonial style is easier to adapt to your home than you think. It offers a practical, tried-and-tested, timeless solution to life in a hot climate, and it’s more modern than you think.
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Prepare to Decorate

Christmas 2020 is on its way, and its certain to be a more subdued season than usual. There may be sadness, but there’ll also be comfort in the old traditions, and decorating your home is one of those traditions.
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Spike Island

Weird, wonderful, legendary and perfectly suited for Lanzarote’s climate, aloe and agave plants may be prickly customers, but they’re also fascinating, addictive plants to welcome into your life.
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