One thing I have adapted to in the Falklands is how planning for the weekend works. In the UK my weekends would often be booked up or have events in it months in advance. Arranging to see friends needed diaries and lengthy consultation about possible free dates. When I arrived here I needed to adjust … Continue reading Weekend Life
Daily Life
The power of Facebook
One thing you quickly learn living in the Falkland Islands is that Facebook is an integral part of everyday life. This came as a bit of a surprise to me, as before leaving the UK I was on the verge of not using it, as only few people I knew were posting regularly. It's very … Continue reading The power of Facebook
Island Communication
Throughout the inhabited life of the Falklands, keeping up with the news and with your neighbours has been done in many ways and has followed technological developments in the rest of the world. However challenges including distance; the lack of an undersea cable to connect us to fast Internet (the obvious place to connect to … Continue reading Island Communication
A night out
The weekend is coming and you feel like a night out - what can you do? Pretty much every weekend you can go to the cinema and what a very lovely cinema it is too - the Harbourlights cinema at the Malvina House Hotel. Yes, Southampton readers, the cinema here has exactly the same name … Continue reading A night out
In the bleak midwinter?
When I first arrived, one thing that struck me was how much people talked about the winter with a sense of dread - so I wondered what would I think about it. In the middle of July, we're well past the winter solstice and the days are slowly, very slowly lengthening and I think it's … Continue reading In the bleak midwinter?
The Airbridge Experience
I recently wrote about the perfectly formed and friendly FIGAS, so thinking about flying and having recently flown to the UK and back it must be time to talk about ... the Airbridge. Those of you who live in Cowes on the Isle of Wight (and possibly in other harbours) will know about Floating Bridges, … Continue reading The Airbridge Experience
FIGAS
The Falkland Islands doesn't really do public transport - not on land anyway. However, in the air we benefit from the rather fabulous FIGAS - or Falkland Islands Government Air Service, which will celebrate its 75th birthday later this year. FIGAS flies to anywhere in the Islands with an air strip and they do it … Continue reading FIGAS
A magical, musical mystery
It's now 5 months since I became the owner of a second-hand Mitsubishi Pajero, a car that to be honest I bought as a "sensible" choice, but not one that makes me smile and appreciate its looks when I walk past one in the street. I spent a couple of months thinking about buying a … Continue reading A magical, musical mystery
Winter is coming ….
Not winter yet - but ominous times Well actually it's not yet - it's March, which is effectively autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, however, ever since I arrived here I have heard the following phrases: Wait until you've done a winter here, it's really hard It's so dark in winter, it's dreadful It's very cold … Continue reading Winter is coming ….
Christmas comes but once a year
Or apparently more often in the Falklands! This year has been quite odd - firstly it was because of strikes in the UK, which meant that many many Christmas parcels were delayed. For me this meant that most of my presents arrived post Christmas but at the start of January. Then Royal Mail were hit … Continue reading Christmas comes but once a year
Where is Sarah? 