tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79837059222198784112024-03-13T12:21:22.192+00:00Lanzarote blogBlog about all things LanzaroteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-1396324942642779012010-02-09T15:40:00.002+00:002010-02-09T16:28:23.033+00:00Web design in LanzaroteIf you are in business in Lanzarote then you will need a web site. The internet is now an essential tool for anyone planning a holiday in Lanzarote. A web site to represent your business can be a source of a lot of new clients and in flow of much needed cash.<br />A simple web site, domain name and email addresses custom made for your business needs can be built for as little as 250 euros. This sort of investment can be very quickly recovered by any extra business, or return business, that your shiny new web site can bring in.<br />As a business owner a great <a href="http://web-sighted.com/">web design in Lanzarote</a> appearing on the first page of the search engines will make a significant different to your income.<br />Most tourists before ever visiting the island will book their accommodation online, will book their hire care online and then start to plan places to go online.<br />The web site they encounter that ranks well and has the right kind of design and feel will get their business.<br /><br />Web sites these days can be designed in a myriad of different coding languages displaying the web content if varying ways. Before asking for your own site have a look at what your competition is doing.<br /><br />If you own a bar in Lanzarote have a look in the search engines for the type of web sites the other bars in your area have. See what looks good and what works best on their sites. Make notes of the better features that you would like in your own site. Write down the web addresses so your Lanzarote web designer can incorporate them into your new web site. Before you know it you will have a web site to be proud of.<br /><br />A great web site does not go very far if it cannot be found in the search engines.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-16028700970592410462009-10-28T08:45:00.003+00:002009-10-28T08:53:41.676+00:00Lanzarote tourist figuresThe amount of tourists visiting the Canary Island of Lanzarote in the month of September 2009 compared to 2008's figures are down over sixteen per cent. This is not very encouraging news for owners of <a href="http://www.freedom4sale.com/lanzarote/property_search_results_global.php?area_name=lanzarote&aid=&header=&path=&regionid=&areaid=1&place=&type=0&maxprice=&minprice=&beds=0&tenure=3">property for holiday rental in Lanzarote</a>.<br />Recent economic reports from the UK have all indicated a rise in the economy and a return of confidence in spending. It would seem that there may still be a little way to go until pre recession holiday habits return. Property prices in the UK are on the mend but the pound is still not performing very well against the euro. This factor alone means that Lanzarote tourists have much less spending power across the euro zone.<br />The British winter has only just begun. Feeling are that as winter in the UK starts to wear on then the idea of a Lanzarote holiday with guaranteed sun will start to become a lot more appealing.<br />The worst if probably over but there is bound to be a slow start whilst confidence levels return.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-30609333669806217662009-10-05T11:22:00.003+01:002009-10-05T11:24:56.115+01:00Music in LanzaroteThe yearly Lanzarote music festival is all set for the 9th of October. This charity music event will be sending its proceeds to the Tias fire brigade.<br />In this year line up will be local bands such as Skatoons, Naughty boys, Question, The Tareaways, Rory Gallagher, Skin and Hyde and more.<br />The event will start at 3pm and entry is free.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-68296029819450959262009-10-05T10:54:00.002+01:002009-10-05T11:20:41.665+01:00Autumn in LanzaroteThe time of year that many Lanzarote residents most look forward to is finally upon us.<br />Autumn in Lanzarote marks the change from the windier summer weather. Autumn brings light winds, warm water and clear blue skies. As the air mass changes so does the visibility and therefore the type of light. The horizon becomes pin sharp and the light becomes bluer and clearer. Many photographers visit the island for this type of light and guaranteed good weather. Not to mention the breath taking scenery.<br />The Lanzarote sports people also welcome this time of year. Surfers are happy as the first swells of the winter season start to bring in the bigger waves. The reefs will now have waves after being flat for most of summer. The hang gliding and paragliding pilots love the winters in Lanzarote. Lighter winds and clearer skies bring ideal flying conditions. Whilst the rest of Europe is gripped by cold weather pilots can come to Lanzarote for a welcome break, warm weather and some spectacular flying.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-50468935327483533382009-10-01T13:33:00.002+01:002009-10-01T13:56:47.211+01:00Puerto del Carmen tourismMost tourists visiting Lanzarote either have their accommodation in Puerto del Carmen or at some point during their trip come and see what the area has to offer.<br />Puerto del Carmen is Lanzarote's longest established resort. You can see why it was the first place to develop a tourist trade on the island. It is very well located for the airport, has beautiful beaches along its entire length and the weather is perfect all year round.<br />There is a beach road that runs the length of the town. This road seperates the beach from the shops, apartments etc. There are only a few facilities on the beach side of this main road, which is also known as 'the strip'.<br />The resort suits all age groups as there is something for everyone to enjoy. As you go along the strip, which stretches from the San Antonio hotel to the north right down to the 'old town' fishing harbour in the south,there are many different sections. Each section will suit someone, whether it be the night clubs and late bars, the sea view restaurants, shops, casino or beaches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-22404187107493382252009-10-01T13:11:00.002+01:002009-10-01T13:33:39.640+01:00Puerto del Carmen on way systemPuerto del Carmen, in a very controversial move, made the main road that runs to entire length of the town into a one way road. Many locals and tourists were up in arms over this as access was made very difficult. To get to a given shop, restaurant of apartment that was the wrong way along the one system would entail a massive detour along congested back roads. At a time when local businesses needed all the help they could get to entice more customers through their doors this happened.<br />After a lot of local pressure a decision has been made to return things to how they were. Starting soon the old and troublesome one way system will go back to the two system. Parking will still be tricky in many sections of this road, locally known as 'the strip'. At least access will return to a good level.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-14555200793703488112009-09-28T11:59:00.004+01:002009-09-28T15:34:12.138+01:00New animal species found in LanzaroteMarine biologist Thomas Llife has discovered several new species of marine life in the famous lava tunnels of Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote. The lava tunnels are famous as being the longest in the world. The famous Lanzarote artist Cesar Manrique designed a beatiful tourist attraction near the coast where the roof of the lava tunnel had fallen in.<br />Thomas Llife has discovered three new species in total, two types of worm and a crustacean.<br />One of the crustaceans called 'Remipedes' could be over 200 million years old.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-51488536787639841522009-09-28T11:29:00.003+01:002009-09-28T11:50:03.275+01:00Lanzarote health careThe Lanzarote health care service is drawing a lot of patients from overseas.<br />A large amount of people are coming from all across Europe, the majority from Germany and the UK.<br />British patients are coming for the shorter queues and the fact that smokers can still get treatments that are not open to them back home.<br />Belgian and dutch visitors are coming for dialysis as that their own national health service does not provide.<br />During summer months a large percentage of the Lanzarote general hospital is taken up overseas patients receiving operations. The majority of these are hip and knee replacements, heart surgery and tumours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-41145930525131651352009-09-14T12:19:00.002+01:002009-09-14T12:24:59.468+01:00Lanzarote propertyThe European recession has been tough on the Lanzarote property market. Many estate agents have been forced to close and Zapatero (The Spanish prime minister) is not predicting a rise in the general Spanish economy until April 2010.<div><br /></div><div>Lanzarote has a better climate than mainland Spain, appealing to a different sector of the buying public. Property pundits are predicting a faster recovery to the property market coming as a direct reflection to the recovery of UK property prices. House prices are now at rock bottom and cash rich investors are taking full advantage. A much larger level of activity than normal is now being found in the higher priced end of the market. The higher value properties have taken the biggest drop in price and therefore can represent better investments.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-63329614329937442792009-09-12T19:30:00.000+01:002009-09-12T20:25:01.286+01:00Lanzarote<div><b>Lanzarote overview</b></div>Lanzarote is the furthest North East of the Canary Islands. It is found about 70 miles west of the Sahara Desert. The island is 60 kilometres long by 20 kilometres wide. Many experts believe that the Canary Islands have the best climate of any European country.<div><br /></div><div><b>How the island came to be</b></div><div>The whole Canary Island archipelago was formed along a fault in the ocean floor. Lava spilled out raising up the ocean floor until it broke the surface of the ocean. Volcanic eruptions lasted for many years and gradually formed the seven Canary Islands. The most recent eruptions were in the 1850's and lasted five long years. These eruptions took place in the area now called the Timanfaya National Park. Imagine the surface of the moon and you've got it. The eruptions were closely documented by a priest living on the island.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Commerce</b></div><div><div>Lanzarote's main form of income is via tourism, thanks to the great weather, beaches, landscape and friendly residents. Out of tourism grew other lines of income and business for the island like property, bars, restaurants, golf courses.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tourism</b></div><div><div>The island has three main tourist resorts and lots of smaller rural locations. The tourist resorts in order of popularity are Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise. Popular rural tourist areas are places like Yaiza, Arrieta, Punta Mujeres, Famara and La Santa.</div><div><br /></div><div>Puerto del Carmen was the first and is by far the most developed of all the tourist areas. It is located seven kilometres south of the airport so is a short taxi ride away. There is plenty to do here. The whole stretch of coast it covers has beach. There is a recently built golf course plus loads of bars, restaurants and shops.</div><div><br /></div><div>Playa Blanca is located on the very southern tip of Lanzarote and as Puerto del Carmen did, it grew out of a small fishing harbour. There are some really beautiful beaches in this area. Some very safe family beaches can be found right in the heart of town like the Playa Flamingo beach. A short car journey outside of town will bring you to the unspoilt golden sands of the Papagayo beaches. The town has plenty of do with lots of sea front bars and restaurants. There is a great pedestrianised shopping area with a good selection of things to buy. There are the most five star hotels in Lanzarote in this area.</div><div><br /></div><div>Costa Teguise is to be found about ten kilometres north of the airport. It is known as one of the best windsurf destinations in Europe. The area also boasts some lovely sheltered beaches close to the shops, bars and restaurants. Just inland from the main town is a great Aqua park and a golf course.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983705922219878411.post-45597450692431529192009-09-11T12:38:00.000+01:002009-09-11T12:41:22.490+01:00Welcome to Lanzarote blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Welcome to my lanzarote blog</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Here is the start of my new blog. Day by day this will grow. As time goes by this will become a great resource for finding out my perspective on all things Lanzarote. Its a small island but there is plenty going on. Check back regularly and see how things are progressing.</span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0