Cooking to be kind
Jilly Simmons is a Lanzarote resident who has just written and published a vegetarian and vegan cookbook that will be sold in aid of SARA animal shelter. We chatted with her last month.
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Lanzarote: Spared the Worst
At the time of writing it’s fair to say that Lanzarote has been comparatively lucky compared to many other parts of Spain and the Canaries. Lanzarote’s first two cases were reported on March 13th, and consisted of a pair of tourists who had arrived from Madrid. The couple had arrived on Tuesday 10th, and the […]
Skeleton Cave
The discovery of 72 skeletons in a cave in Gran Canaria has been hailed as the “archeological find of the century”. The cave was first located by members of the archeological association El Legado, who used drone technology to explore remote and inaccessible crags in the mountainous Guayadeque region of the the island, where other […]
Lanzarote’s Superbowl
Canarian bowls is the most popular Canarian traditional sport. So last month the Gazette’s Shaun Addison and Sabrina Suppers enjoyed the atmosphere at one of the island’s biggest bowling events. Every Wednesday afternoon, the Albergue de Tegoyo near Tías is invaded by coaches from every corner of the island. Hundreds of older Canarians descend on […]
Bowling Brits
Bowling isn’t just popular among Canarians. Every Wednesday lunchtime, groups of British expats gather at the Teleclub de Mácher to play a few informal rounds on the covered cancha there. The restaurant provides the bowls, and serves up plenty of snacks and drinks to the bowlers, who are observed by their dogs. The rules here […]
Playa del Paso
Most people come to the little town of El Golfo to do two things: dine in one of the fine seafood restaurants there, or look at the stunning green lagoon that lies just west of the town. But a smaller group of visitors, usually dressed in hiking gear and bearing trekking poles, can often be […]
Cancellations Galore
This month’s Easter celebrations and Volcano Triathlon, and the island’s biggest sporting event – the Lanzarote Ironman – are among the huge amount of events that have been cancelled, suspended or postponed by the coronavirus crisis. With the Canarian government banning any gatherings of more than 1,000 people, and the subsequent closure of bars, restaurants […]
Tourist Evacuation
Lanzarote Airport was packed for days following the announcement of Spain’s lockdown as over 30,000 tourists struggled to get back to their homes. TUI, Jet2 and Easyjet were among the first airlines to cancel all flights to Spain, but tourists continued to arrive on the island even as the lockdown commenced. It took the closure […]
Rush for Pasta
The days leading up to the lockdown saw a spate of panic buying on Lanzarote, as supermarkets were stripped of basic necessities such as water, pasta, eggs and rice. Although panic-buying was nowhere near as widespread as it has been in the UK, there were queues of shoppers waiting to fill their trolleys before supermarkets […]
The Heart of the Matter
Heart Failure is the most common cause of death for men in both the UK and Spain, and the second most common for women. Gazette Editor Shaun Addison, who suffered a heart attack last June, recently chatted to two other Lanzarote residents who have recently been treated for heart attacks, to hear about their experiences.