Lanzarote News (6th July 2024)
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- Here’s your weekly news from Lanzarote, your favourite island in the sun. We talk about being ready for summer, cruise ship visitors, some help with the water supply issues here, the Berber connection with the original inhabitants of the island, and much more.
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Very interesting yet again thank you 😊
Thanks Mike....
Mike once again thank you for information on Isla de los Volcanes
Thank you for this week's update
Many thanks for these little information sessions Mike. So useful and informative. More power to you for doing this.
I enjoy this channel and find out many things relevant to my stay(s) at the house here. Thank you for keeping the variety, interest, usefulness and educational pieces coming.
Interesting information as usual.
Good to hear the weather is returning to normal, before I arrive 😎
Excellent as always, Mike. Cheers!
True to form more fascinating information. Looking forward to updates on the history of the original people on the island. Keep up the great work. One of, if not the best, Lanzarote channels.
A grate channel as usual sheard to fb
Superb Mike. I am hoping to get to Lanzarote in August or September for 2 to 3 weeks. First time Visitor to this Beutiful Island and look forward to your videos thank you.🌞👍👍
Have fun!
Interesting info about the Berbers and the possible Roman connection
Thank you 🙏
Interesting to hear about the Berber history
Thankyou for the update Mike.
Just found you and found you’re news very interesting - thank you 😊
Morning Mike,,great news on the weather improvement next week as we're flying out next Saturday 👍
Excellent, and you’ll have a brilliant time here!
@LanzaroteInformation first time on the island mike,,really looking forward to it. Much comparison to gran canaria?
@@andyboardman7428 Yes. The north is similar to the north of Lanzarote, but assuming you stayed in the resort areas in the south of Gran Canaria, the ones here are smaller.
Great update and really enjoyed it.
I’m currently learning Spanish and look forward to practicing when we come over later this year.
Morning Mike love your informed news report every week.
By the way we both tried your recommendations regarding the local wine and was not disappointed. From Mark and Jacqueline from Manchester currently in Costa Teguise ❤
Great to hear you enjoyed the wines, and have a fabulous time for the rest of your stay here. 😄
Thank you for the update Mike..looking forward to our 30+ trip to Lanzarote next week..I am thinking of hiring a car for the first time..do you have any recommendations and/or advice..Elaine
We always use pluscar, very easy process, absolutely no hidden charges and cheap too👍🏼
We can help: lanzaroteinformation.co.uk/car-hire/
Auto reuses are very good, no big corporate hassle. I wasn’t happy with a car once and they were out a few hours later to Playa Blanca with a new vehicle. All bout how companies fix problems
@elaineoconnor4946 we use cabrera medina very personal service remember their clients when you hire again.
That big square block hotel areciffe. I think it's called the grand. Is the restaurant open to the public and can I go for an afternoon tea etc. Also do I have to book..cheers. also as we are coming in September is it possible to meet you in person and can I bring you something traditional British you are missing..as a gift. My friend who lives in France loves her Yorkshire tea ..cheers alan
Hi Alan. The hotel is the Arrecife Gran, and yes, you can have drinks or cocktails in the rooftop bar, and use the restaurants, even if you aren’t staying there.
Thank you for the kind offer, but there isn’t anything we miss. 😄
Morning sir. Re: The previously discussed works to resolve the lz703 sinkhole problem near Los Hervidores. Recently it was announced that local government now intended work to expedite a repair to commence asap. Any detail? Thank you.
It’s currently out to tender, but there’s no timeline on the work starting. I’ll keep you posted via the news videos.
@@LanzaroteInformation… thank you
Is there markets open in winter ty
Yes, everything is open here all year round.
Ty Mike always a reply
Hi Mike,
it seems that we have very different ideas about what "scathing" means.
Here's the definition from the Cambridge dictionary:
criticising someone or something in a severe and unkind way.
And here's my original comment:
Thanks, as always, for this video. But, as far as we can see, who needs cruise ships? We certainly don't want to see any near here. What kind of tourists is Lanzarote hoping to get? But maybe as long as it brings the money in, it's OK.
This doesn't seem severe and not at all unkind.
You replied:
I suspect the people who enjoy cruising want them. But for the island, they're great. They bring people here to spend their money and enjoy Lanzarote, loads of local businesses earn revenue by taking them on excursions, and the passengers don't put any strain on our infrastructure, because they're not actually staying here using the accommodation, water, electricity etc. Finally, many a cruise passenger has visited Lanzarote for the first time on a cruise, fallen in love with the island, and become a regular visitor.
I replied:
Then we find it very surprising that some places are refusing to allow cruise ships to dock. We would like to see tourists who stay longer than the current average stay. Less pollution from planes and cruise ships.
And this week you've talked about the number of cruise ship visitors again. Have you any data about how many go on paid excursions? Or the other things you mentioned? According to your logic it would be better to only have cruise ship visitors and no hotels as this wouldn't use any of the inland's resources. (Maybe the island should take a bit more care of its resources and not let half of the water leak from the distribution system before it reaches the end user.) And again, your arguments seem limited to producing income for the island, not mentioning the negative environmental effects of cruise ships. As I wrote in my comment about quads and buggies recently, I think César Manrique would turn in his grave if he knew about this. Lanzarote is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and cruise ships are the last things we need/want.
Of course I’m not suggesting that we should only have cruise ships. What the island needs is a good balance of tourism, which includes cruise, sports tourism, beach tourism, gastro tourism etc. And not having too much reliance on one sector gives some security if any one sector weakens. But that’s my opinion, and yours is clearly different, which is fine.
How come my last comment on restaurant etiquette was deleted 🤔?
Being naturist isn't a crime😄
We visit Charco del Palo regularly. I can’t imagine we’d have deleted your comment, unless it was sweary or nasty. Feel free to post it again.
@@LanzaroteInformationHi Mike, it was definitely not sweary or nasty as I only have positive things to say about Charco del Palo and would move there in a heartbeat ❤️
@@BazFairbrother No idea in that case. I can’t think either of us would have deleted it.