Top ten things to do in Lanzarote

From the helium.com website, "where knowledge rules":

1. Take a ‘Grand Island Tour.’
2. Visit Timanfaya National Park
3. Visit Jameos del Agua
4. See the lagoon at El Golfo
5. Take a camel trek up the volcano
6. Visit the vine growing area
7. Visit the home of Cesar Manrique
8. Marvel at the viewpoint of Mirador del Rio
9. Relax on the beaches at Papagayo
10. Take a boat trip to Fuerteventura

Link: http://www.helium.com/items/1965140-lanzarote---best-ten-attractions

...and not an Irish/British bar in sight on any of the above!

Ryanair to continue flights from Shannon

For anyone flying from the West of Ireland this story will be of interest:

http://www.clarepeople.com/201009132331/Ryanair-to-go-ahead-with-Shannon-flights-to-Lanzarote.html

Ryanair will continue to fly from Shannon to Lanzarote this winter, despite their cutting of other services from that airport.

Seems Mick O'Leary knows that Irish Lanzarote-lovers will still flock to the island...

£30,000 for a studio apartment

I should correct the assumption in the last blog post about the man who supposedly saved £50,000 by NOT buying a property on the island.

This saving was based on the assumption that you couldn't get any property on the island for less than £100,000.

Since that post was posted, I've seen this:

http://www.lanzaroteinvestments.com/puerto-del-carmen.asp

...stating that you can get a studio apartment in Puerto del Carmen for roughly £30,000.

Alright, the man in the last post would have to take his holiday in Puerto del Carmen rather than Playa Blanca, but still...an apartment for £30,000!

You couldn't go wrong, could you?