Well this is it!!! The sign that has to be clearly displayed outside your villa when you eventually are issued with you legal letting licence. Boy do you have to jump through hoops to get it. All the villas on our site have been granted licences, unfortunately not all...

Getting from and back to the airport  You have a few options - airport transfers can be arranged in advance in shuttle buses, taxis at the airport are plentiful and around €20 to €25 to Costa Teguise or Puerto del Carmen. Playa Blanca will be expensive in a taxi,...

Tried in on Tuesday lunch time after seeing reviews on Trip Advisor. We were impressed! Great, very different tapas. Located on the other side of the road to Clinica Jorgani; set back a little on the corner. Very friendly staf and interesting menu. Aly and myself are...

The offer in Casa Gustavo has been taken up. NEW OFFER Casa Galles April 1st - 9th £100 a day for 2 people each extra person £75 maximum 6 people. A saving of over £100 contact Mand@lanzarotevillasdirect.com for further details.

Introducing ELVI who will probably be the lady who meets you when you book a car through my recommendation 'AUTOS MARTINA' Many and you will know of the sad loss of the lovely Baldomero in a fishing accident last year. Martinas family are trying so desperately hard to...

That kissing thing….. Yes, it’s generally the case when meeting a person of the opposite sex to kiss them. Twice. Even if it’s the first time you’ve met. Just get used to it - the secret is to put a hand either side of the other person’s lower chest, avoid boobs and...

That wasn't the intention but when we decided to go along the prom in Costa it turned out to be a bit harder than we expected. Great fun though you can take a cycle for 2 or 5 in our case. It is 15 Euros for a full hour; be warned however your legs feel like jelly...

The carnival party is in full swing in Arrecife and will soon be heading to Puerto del Carmen, here’s the programme for the first holiday resort in Lanzarote. The main carnival procession is on Saturday 4th March at 17:00, 35 floats and 30 carnival groups have...

Haria is know as the valley of a thousand palms, and the ayuntamiento has now taken on a team to trim and look after the trees in the valley. All the trees are being trimmed, and the leaves collected and given to local farmers, So far 220 trees have been trimmed, and...

Lanzarote - A Better Work / Life Balance Most north Europeans who move here, and I include myself in the group, do so for a better lifestyle. Canarians seem to be better at achieving a good work / life balance than those of us from cooler climes. The siesta is still...

It is never easy to give an accurate weather forecast and February can be one of the most unpredictable months as well as sometimes being one of the coolest and dampest months in Lanzarote. However having said that we would still expect most of the month to be warm...