Pedro Sánchez, the president of Spain’s government, will spend the start of his summer holidays on Lanzarote with his family. Sánchez, who recently broke diplomatic tradition by openly describing the UK government’s decision to place quarantine restrictions on arrivals from Spain as “ill-considered” and “a mistake”, will arrive after a ministerial meeting on 4th August […]
Sooner or, preferably, later, you’ll need to use Lanzarote’s Dr. José Molina Orosa hospital. Here’s how… Emergencies The Urgencias (Emergency) department of the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife is the first thing you see as you approach it from the ring road around Arrecife. Stay right as you leave the roundabout, pass the […]
Questions still exist about the reasons why the UK Foreign Office’s advice for travellers was altered on Monday evening to state that the Canary islands were unsafe for travel. The Canaries and Balearics had previously been specifically excluded from the unsafe for travel warning applying to mainland Spain. We contacted the British Embassy in Madrid […]
Spain’s prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described the UK government’s decision to introduce quarantine restrictions on arrivals from Spain as “an error.” The continuing fiasco of the British government’s decision to impose quarantine restrictions was compounded yesterday after the UK ignored requests from the governments of Spain, the Canaries and the Balearics to exclude the […]
Traditional Indian Biryani, Authentic Indian Curry Dishes, Tandoori Grill, Vegan options and a huge range of drinks including spectacular cocktails. The New Indian Delights restaurant promises to make dining out in Playa Blanca an even more special memorable experience than it already is. With panoramic sweeping views of Fuerteventura, Isla de Lobos and the ocean, […]
The British government’s decision to introduce mandatory 14-day quarantine restrictions on all visitors returning from Spain has been greeted with a huge wave of anger from tourists, residents and the travel industry. Hundreds of thousands of visitors who are already in Spain will face the prospect of two weeks quarantine on their return, which will […]
The United Kingdom’s shock decision yesterday to remove Spain from the list of countries exempted from quarantine requirements is paradoxical, illogical, crude and hugely destructive. It is paradoxical because the Foreign Office has explicitly excluded the Canary Islands and Balearics from its updated advice to travellers to avoid visiting Spain. The British government, therefore, believes […]
The UK Government will review its list of travel corridors on Monday, and the idea of regional air bridges may provide hope for prospective holidaymakers and relatively safe tourist areas of Spain that have been affected by crude, national quarantine laws. The decision by the Norwegian government yesterday to quarantine all arrivals from Spain highlights […]
Spain’s Traffic Department (DGT) has issued a special warning to motorcyclists to take extra care following the exit from the lockdown, after an unprecedented rise in fatal accident involving motorcycles. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. 34 motorcyclists died in Spain between January 1st and 14th March, two more than in the same […]
The Canarian Health Service has launched a shocking new video that warns islanders not to let their guard down against coronavirus at family reunions. Titled “The Last Gift”, the video shows a birthday party for a grandfather with family members arriving, removing their masks, kissing, hugging, sharing a drink, singing and blowing out candles. The […]
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